Oden is considered by many to be the foremost research icebreaker in the world. On 10 November, while docked in Stockholm for a few days, members of APECS Sweden had the rare opportunity for a guided tour of Oden, Sweden’s primary platform for polar science. Ulf Hedman from the Swedish Polar Research Secretariat and Axel Meiton, the Systems Engineer of Oden, led APECS Sweden on a fascinating two hour tour of the ship and all its on-board laboratories and other scientific infrastructure.