The Stockholm archipelago consists of over 24, 000 islands and islets scattered across the Baltic Sea.

BBC: Here comes the sun in Sweden

The 30, 000-plus islands of the Stockholm archipelago are breathtakingly beautiful and a must during the summer months.

FORBES: Insider's Guide To Stockholm

Malaysia is part of the Malay Archipelago and Sweden has tens of thousands of islands -- 24, 000 in the Stockholm Archipelago alone.

CNN: Your connections between Sweden and Malaysia

On the way out to the archipelago from Stockholm, the road winds through the radiant green landscape of a fairy-tale: forests, timber houses, rye fields, fat cows.

BBC: Here comes the sun in Sweden