Stockholm Museums and Attraction Info

Stockholm offers an incredible range of attractions and museums for everyone. In order to help you in learning more about Stockholm we have gathered texts and information about the fabulous city of Stockholm. Also visit our Stockholm Museum List.

  • Skansen - Stockholms famous open-air museum from 1891

    • Skansen is the first open air museum and zoo in Sweden and is located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833-1901) to show the way of life in the different...

  • Pomp, circumstance and fine Swedish table linen

    • Although the history to fine Swedish table linen is impressive enough, the current reverence for its past can be seen in many international functions. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony has taken place in...

  • Stockholm City Hall - an emblematic building

    • The Stockholm City Hall (Stockholms Stadshus in Swedish) houses the Council for Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. This remarkable building was built between 1911 and 1923 in the so called national romatic style that was...

  • Vasa Royal Warship Museum in Stockholm

    • Vasa capsizes in Stockholm, 1628 The 10th of August 1628 the Swedish warship Vasa left the quay in central Stockholm for her maiden voyage. But in just a matter of minutes this gigantic  warship, the largest in...