Sweden

Tina Karneus

Born in Stockholm and having lived in many different parts of the city since she was a teenager, Tina Karnéus was thrilled to become a professional guide for her home city in 2016. She holds a degree in Cultural Studies from the University of Stockholm, speaks multiple languages, and has a wealth of experience working on international festivals and other similar projects. Communication is a thread that runs through all things she does in life. When not guiding, you will find Tina enjoying the great range of cultural events Stockholm has to offer, spending time outdoors (no matter the weather), and working as a public relations officer at the Botkyrka Multicultural Centre.

Tobias Ornrud

Tobias Örnrud refers to himself as a ‘big, Swedish Viking” and is proud to be a professional guide in what he considers the most beautiful city in the world-Stockholm! Also lucky enough to lead groups in Africa and Australia, he finds exploring the world a “fantastic privilege”. If he wasn’t so happy being a guide, Tobias would take a turn at being a gardener or perhaps an environmental educator, as he makes it a goal in life to teach people how live more sustainably.

Barbro Ryden

Barbro Rydén has a background in interior design, living and working for years in California before moving back to her hometown of Stockholm. Upon her return, she put her talents toward teaching at the University of Arts, Crafts, and Design and worked with many local hotels and restaurants. A career change in 2008 resulted in Barbro opening the Hunduddens Dog Training Center, a place where people who love dogs can come together as a community and learn new skills. Barbro takes her talent for dog training to Japan annually and loves sharing her knowledge of all things Swedish with her Japanese clients as well as all visitors to her native Sweden.

Lars Bjorkman

Lars Bjorkman is a native Swede who speaks five languages and has a varied background having worked in various capacities from bookkeeping to marketing and sales. Each of his roles were related to tourism and involved all areas of the world, including Greece, Ireland, the UK, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the US. An Authorized Guide in Stockholm since 2016, Lars’ goal is to travel and meet new people for both work and pleasure. Also a ranger-trained safari guide in Eastern and Southern Africa, he is happy to be back home introducing guests to his beloved Sweden. Lars also enjoys running, reading a good book, and spending time with friends and family over a nice meal and a glass of wine.

Marina Meerburg

Born and raised in Stockholm, Marina Meerburg first started working as a guide at an Austrian ski resort after graduating from the Stockholm School of Economics. It was at that resort that she met her husband, the two of them eventually moving to Stowe, Vermont. Marina continues to guide when not working as a freelance translator or a ski instructor at Stowe Mountain Resort. She is an avid outdoor and exercise enthusiast, as well as a certified Nordic Walking instructor.

Anu Ruohomaki

Based in Helsinki, Anu Ruohomäki is an ecologist and environmental educator who is passionate about wild food and urban farming. A lifelong nature enthusiast who loves spending time in the outdoors, Anu finds Helsinki to be the perfect place to live given it’s a region which offers an abundance of green spaces to explore. Anu loves exploring her home city with our guests, a place which she considers to be incomparable to all other world capitals.