Tangled strands of the Rapa River flow below the slopes of Sarek National Park, one of six reserves that make up Sweden’s Laponian Area World Heritage site. Photograph by Orsolya Haarberg ...

I’m in Sweden, following the route of a river that flows across the country, and out to the sea. I’m starting from the beginning of the river which we call the source, here in the mountains.

Gary Rivers, a marketer originally from Berkshire, moved to Sweden from Manchester around seven years ago with his Swedish wife Cecilia, who works in the pharmaceutical industry. They now live in ...