Skansen Open-Air Museum

Skansen consists of the oldest open-air museum in the world and the Stockholm zoo, with a beautiful location on Royal Djurgården and a view over all of Stockholm.

Skansen is a favorite both among Stockholmers and visitors passing through, and it’s a perfect family outing. At Skansen you can learn about traditional crafts and traditions. This is the place to visit historic Sweden in miniature. 150 farms and dwellings from different parts of the country were disassembled and transported here. You’ll find charming town districts with glass blowing, pottery, a tinsmith’s workshop and a bakery, a gold-colored manor house, the Skogaholm manor house, the beautiful eighteenth-century Seglora wooden church and the The museum shop is a must for fans of traditional handicrafts. You can also see all of the animals native to Scandinavia such as moose, bears, lynxes, wolves, wolverines and seals. There is also a terrarium, a monkey house and a children’s zoo.

Swedish traditions such as Midsummer, Walpurgis Night and Lucia are celebrated at Skansen. Skansen in the Christmas season is a special event, with a Christmas market, traditional Swedish julbord (Christmas buffet) and hopefully snow. Those who want to enjoy a traditional Swedish smörgåsbord can have their wish at the Solliden restaurant. Skansen has several restaurants and charming cafés.

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Don sri lanka 6/4/2013 10:09 AM

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What's special on 6th june??

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Jonas Stockholm 12/11/2012 6:23 PM

Reply to Paige Shi

The last christmas market at Skansen this year will be the weekend 15-16 december. See www.skansen.se for more information.

Paige Shi Singapore 12/4/2012 3:42 PM

Christmas Eve & Christmas

Hi (: I will be heading to Stockholm during Christmas and I really wish to be visit the Christmas market. Would the Christmas market be open in Skansen on Christmas Eve or Chstimas Day?

Visitstockholm.com Stockholm 10/15/2012 10:24 AM

Reply to Anna

Skansen will be open every day during that period, but with limited opening hours on holidays, except on New Years Eve when it is open all day until midnight. Detailed information for each day is found here: http://www.skansen.se/en/priser

Anna NY 10/13/2012 6:50 AM

Very atractive pictures. I want to go there.

Will the Skensen open-air museum be closed sometime between 22/12/12 to 31/12/12? My family plan to visit there in that period.

Adrianna Dallas, TX 8/17/2012 7:23 PM

Good for families; not so "authentic"

Houses, farmsteads, and gardens are thrown together in Skansen, furnished with both historical artifacts and props (and sometimes augmented with live animals). The "urban planning" of the grounds is not so authentic, in that they're all kind of like ducks of different time periods/classes/functions lined up in a row. Staff dressed in traditional dress may be spotted spinning wool or simply standing about, friendly and willing to answer your questions about the buildings and interior objects. Young children will enjoy the childrens' zoo, aviary, and playing grounds. However, not much overall to offer to adults traveling on their own.