Svindersvik is a well-preserved 18th century country residence, which is too small to be called a castle or a manor house. It was built in the 1740s for Claes Grill, ... read more
Tyresö Palace, built in the 1630s for Count Gabriel Oxenstierna, Councillor of the Realm, is today open for the public. It is surrounded by a garden and an English ... read more
Julita Manor is an example of how a large estate would have looked and operated in the early 20th century. The last private owner, Arthur Bäckström who donated the ... read more
Stora Hyttnas Museum & Carl Larsson Garden: It was the family home of the botanist Bengt Linderdahl. The house is now a museum. The idyllic grounds include an ... read more
Frederiksdal is an Open Air Museum and Botanical Garden. It consists of an 18th-century mansion and associated lands of 36 hectatres, including the historic park, a ... read more
The Linnaeus Museum is the former home of Carl von Linne (1707-1778), known as Linnaeus, and is located in the Linnaeus Garden. He became director of the garden, which ... read more
Gripsholm Castle is today a museum, but still part of the Crown palaces and at the disposal of the King. It houses part of the National Portrait Gallery, paintings and ... read more
Rosendal Palace, located at the Djurgården hunting park, was built in the 1820s for King Karl Johan, the first Bernadotte. The palace stands today largely as it did in ... read more
Skokloster Castle was built by Count Carl Gustaf Wrangel, the famous statesman and general, and is today a state museum displaying collections of paintings, furniture, ... read more
Skånelaholm Castle, a former abbey and crown estate manor, offers much to see, such as furniture, art, books, a natura medica cabinet from the 18th century and a ... read more
The Vasa is the unique and well-preserved seventeenth-century ship, beautifully decorated with hundreds of carved sculptures. The Vasa sank on its maiden voyage in the ... read more
ABBA The Museum, opened in 2013, is focused on the pop band ABBA, where its collected works are showcased in a contemporary, interactive setting. You can virtually try ... read more
Fotografiska is an international meeting place, focusing on contemporary photography. It features 4 major exhibitions and approximately 15-20 minor exhibitions, each ... read more
The Museum of Modern Art (Moderna Museet), opened in 1958, is a state museum for modern and contemporary art, with a collection comprising more than 130,000 works in ... read more
The Hallwyl Museum is a private house museum, once the winter residence of the Count and Countess Walther von Hallwyl, and donated to the Swedish state in 1920, under ... read more
Skansen, opened in 1891, is the world's oldest open-air museum (30 ha), showcasing a full replica of an average 19th-century town, and other houses and farmsteads ... read more
Swedish Army Museum is dedicated to the military history of Sweden, from 1500 to the present day. The museum displays fascinating historical objects and realistic ... read more
The Nationalmuseum is Sweden's museum of art and design, housing important collections. The collections of around 700.000 items include paintings, sculpture, ... read more
The Royal Armoury displays ceremonial equipment, weapons and costumes from Sweden's royal history. The Royal Armoury is part of the National Historical Museums, and ... read more
The Zorn Museum has the world’s largest collection of works by artist Anders Zorn (1860–1920), including watercolours, oil paintings, sculptures, drawings, and ... read more