Sverigeleden is described in three guide books:

Turist & Cykelguide Sverige, 2 - sydvästra delen, by Lasse
Brynolf, ISBN 91-7902-311-8.
Covers the western half of southern Sweden, from the south
coast up to a little north of Mora.

Turist & Cykelguide Sverige, 3 - sydöstra delen, by Lasse
Brynolf, ISBN 91-7902-310-X.
Covers the area from the south coast of Blekinge up to
a bit north of Rättvik.

There is also a part 1, which covers the northern part
of the country.
The books are available in good book stores and in
the map and guide book shop outside Stockholm central
station. The price per book is SEK 160 - 170 approx.
I suppose you can also buy them directly from Svenska
Cykelsällskapet.

The roads that are used for Sverigeleden appear to have
been picked mainly to be safe and take you through beautiful
countryside. Most of the time, Sverigeleden is not the shortest
way from point A to point B. With the maps in the books you can
make out your own shortcuts if you like. In some densely
populated areas, for example Märsta and some of Stockholm's
suburbs, Sverigeleden makes many tricky turns and bends
(sometimes unnecessarily in my opinion), and you may need the
map to find it if you lose it.

If you need to buy food or drink, do it in the first store you
see, because it's quite far between them along most stretches
of Sverigeleden.

There is not much about camping in the books but they contain
a list of phone numbers and other information you can use to
plan your overnight stays.

The maps in the books are in 1:250 000, and the pages are
not very big, so you may want to complement them with a
bigger map to get a better overview of where you're going.

My favourite part of Sverigeleden is the one between Binneberg
and Torbjörntorp, maps 116 and 115 in book 2. (If you want the
ride to last a bit longer, start in Tidan instead of Binneberg.)
Beautiful landscape and many sights to see along the way. An
obvious place to stop at is Varnhem, with the medieval church
where many Swedish kings are buried, the ruins of the monastery,
a couple of museums, café and grocer's shop.
A little later you will get a good view of Hornborgasjön, in
the springtime a favourite spot for bird watchers.
When you get to Torbjörntorp I suggest you leave Sverigeleden
and enter central Falköping. Then take the road to the top of
Mösseberg where you will find a restaurant, an outlook tower,
a small zoo, a playground, an excellent picnic area and a
large parking lot.

(C) Gunnar Hovmark 2001-06-26