Historical Museums of Stockholm

There are many interesting museums in Stockholm about the history of the city as well as other historical phenomena such as the army.

  • Spårvägsmuseet - Stockholm Transport Museum

    • The Stockholm Transport Museum houses thousands of objects like vehicles, drawings, uniforms, tickets and much more describing the history of local transportation in Stockholm, especially from the the 1900th century...

  • Vasamuseet - Vasa Warship Museum

    • Photo © www.martin-muehlbauer.com The royal warship Vasa, built for King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, capsized just minutes after leaving  Stockholm (The Old Town) on her maiden voyage on 10th of...

  • Sjöhistoriska museet - The National Maritime Museum

    • The National Maritime Museum in Stockholm displays models of Swedish vessels and warships from the 17th century and onwards as well as paintings, weapons and uniforms to a total of 100,000 objects. An example is...

  • Sigtuna museum - Museum of Sigtuna

    • Sigtuna, a town founded on the shore of Lake Mälaren 1,000 years ago, was once Swedens most important city housing the royal courts, political contacts and center of the newly introduced Christianism. At...

  • Vin & Sprithistoriska museet - Museum of Wines & Spirits

    • The Historical Museum of Wines and Spirits in Stockholm tells you everything worth knowing about alcohol and drinks in Sweden, like brännvin (vodka) and punch and their culture and industrial technology....

  • Vaxholms fästnings museum - Vaxholm Fortress Museum

    • The Vaxholm Fortress describes Swedish coastal defence during 500 years, with special attention given to the defence of the Stockholm archipelago. The construction of this huge fortification on the island of...

  • Armémuseum - Swedish Army Museum

    • The Swedish Army Museum, or Armémuseum in Swedish, exhibits Swedens military history from the Vikings to the present. The displays include weapons, trophies and other objects related to the Swedish Army,...

  • Birka Vikingastaden - Birka the Viking Town

    • The viking town of Birka was founded in the late 8th century by the Swedish king as a trading port i the Lake Mälaren west of Stockholm. For 200 years Birka was an important trading center for the vikings,...

  • Stockholms Läns Museum - Stockholm County Museum

    • The Stockholm County Museum covers history, culture and art for the county of Stockholm. The region is full of findings from the vikings, hence the enormous amount of rune stones, which you can learn more of at this...

  • Strindbergsmuseet - August Strindberg’s Home

    • Visit the writer August Strindberg’s (1849–1912) last home and library. The museum is located in central Stockholm at Drottninggatan 85, a building that Strindberg himself nicknamed the "Blue...

  • Stockholms Stadsmuseum - The City Museum of Stockholm

    • The Stockholm City Museum, or Stockholms Stadsmuseum in Swedish, offers exhibitions about the the history of the Swedish capital. The building is located to Slussen, and was built in 1663-1685. It has served a lot...

  • Stockholms Medeltidsmuseum - The Museum of Medieval Stockholm

    • The Museum of Medieval Stockholm gives you the possibility to experience life in Stockholm during the medieval period between 1250 and 1520. The museum itself is built around a medieval city wall that was found...

  • Tullmuseet - The Swedish Customs Museum

    • The Swedish Customs Museum exhibits the first customs office in Stockholm and other customs premises from the past. A major theme in this Stockholm customs museum is smuggling. The museum moved from Dalarö...

  • Tobaks- & Tändsticksmuseum - The Tobacco & Match Museum

    • The Tobacco & Match Museum tells the history of tobacco and matches. Real tobacco is grown and you can see how it´s harvested. Exhibitions on cultivation, manufacturing and design during three...