First Trip to Scandinavia - Short Break - Where to Go?

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We%26#39;re thinking of a five or six day break to Scandinavia this Autumn, coming from London. We have never been before. I know I will never get consensus on this, but where should we go?

We are my wife, my five-year-old daughter (who is a VERY good traveller and walker), and I. We typically would stay at a main city for three or four nights, and then either rent a car and drive around for another few days, or take a train to another nearby town to get a feel for more than just the city. It would be a sort of city-break-plus.

We typically walk all day long around a new city, getting in every sight in the Lonely Planet guide book, see a couple of museums or art galleries, and try to find a very good restaurant at least once. We never take guided tours or packaged holidays, except the occasional on-site or half-day tour guide.

Price isn%26#39;t really a huge factor, and we will most likely be visiting Scandinavia again in the future, but which city and/or area would be our best introduction to the area?

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Depending on exactly *when* you%26#39;re going this is an easy one.

You have a five year old yes?

Legoland. I%26#39;m sorry if it seems boring and whathaveyou, but if you have kids of that sort of age it%26#39;s fantastic. 2 days there and then maybe take the train to Kobenhavn from Vejle and stay there for a couple more days to do the museums etc...

Or you could take the train and ferry to Oslo or Gothenburg as well. But if it was me I%26#39;d - with my 4 and 7 year olds - go for the lego (it%26#39;s rather a lot better imo than the one in Windsor).

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Another suggestion is, to visit Copenhagen use a few days to see the interesting sights there, like Tivoli Gardens, Nyhavn, The little Mermaid, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art ect. and then do some trips around Zealand either by car or by train/bus.

If you are travelling from October 11th till 19th you will experience the mid-term holiday in Denmark and many of the attractions around the country are having special activities for children.

Legoland in Billund is a fantastic experience for children, no doubt!,but if you are looking for something a little closer to Copenhagen you can consider BonBon-Land nearby Næstved (1 hour from Copenhagen) which is an amusementpark or, if you are renting a car, take a trip to Knuthenborg Park %26amp; Safari on Lolland. Another possibility, close to Copenhagen and easy to reach by train, is to visit Roskilde with Roskilde Cathedral (UNESCO) and the Viking Ships Museum.

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I want to apologise to all who replied for not acknowledging your help. In the end, we couldn%26#39;t go on the trip at all and then I was not logged into the web site for the longest time.

Thank you for your responses. The trip is still on the books for some time in the future, so undoubtedly we will revisit this section then.

// Eric