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View over Stockholm: Gamla Stan and the islands in the water
Travel guide

Stockholm

Sweden's capital sits on fourteen islands between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea: the medieval old town of Gamla Stan, the extraordinary Vasa warship, the Royal Palace and world-class museums. Beyond the city, the Stockholm Archipelago begins – a maze of thousands of islands stretching out to the open sea.

Highlights

The Vasa Museum on Djurgården seen from the water, with the warship Vasa's distinctive red masts rising above the roof.

Vasa

The Vasa Museum on Djurgården houses the only nearly intact 17th-century ship afloat – a warship that sank in 1628 and was raised in 1961.

The Royal Palace seen from across the Strömmen – the entire east facade of the palace, with its staircase, mirrored in the water.

Royal Palace

The Royal Palace (Kungliga slottet) in Gamla Stan is the official residence of the King – a Baroque building with over 600 rooms, treasury, Tre Kronor Museum and Changing of the Guard.

The historic main entrance to the Skansen open-air museum on Djurgården, with its distinctive lettering above the gate.

Skansen

Founded in 1891, the world's oldest open-air museum on Djurgården – around 150 historic houses from all over Sweden, a Nordic wildlife park and traditional crafts.

Facade of the Nobel Prize Museum on Stortorget in Gamla Stan, with the striking orange Baroque former Stock Exchange building.

Stortorget

Stockholm's oldest square, in the heart of Gamla Stan, lined with colourful gabled houses and the Nobel Prize Museum – scene of the 1520 Stockholm Bloodbath.

The pink-and-white west facade of Storkyrkan (Stockholm Cathedral) with its round window and outdoor staircase.

Stockholm Cathedral

Stockholm Cathedral (Storkyrkan), the city's oldest church: brick Gothic in Gamla Stan with the Saint George sculpture and the Vädersolstavlan.

A restaurant with a jetty and boat moorings on a wooded skerry island in the Stockholm archipelago.

Stockholm Archipelago

About 30,000 islands and skerries off Stockholm – from fortress-town Vaxholm and close-in Fjäderholmarna to the sailing hub of Sandhamn, reached by boat.

Discover Stockholm

Attractions

Stockholm's top attractions at a glance - the Vasa Museum, Skansen, Gamla Stan, the Royal Palace and the archipelago. Prices in SEK, free tips and a two-to-four-day plan.

Churches

The most rewarding churches in Stockholm at a glance – from the cathedral Storkyrkan in Gamla Stan to the royal tombs of Riddarholmen Church and the free parish churches on Södermalm and in Norrmalm.

Museums

Stockholm's best museums at a glance – from the Vasa Museum to ABBA and Nationalmuseum to Moderna Museet. Which are worth it, what's free, with admission prices in SEK.

Palaces

Stockholm's six palaces at a glance – from the Royal Palace in Gamla Stan to the World Heritage site of Drottningholm, Ulriksdal and Rosendal. With prices, free parks and visiting tips.

Neighbourhoods

Stockholm's six neighbourhoods at a glance – from the medieval old town of Gamla Stan to the green museum island of Djurgården and hip Södermalm. What you'll find where.

Getting There

Flight, train, ferry or car – every route to Stockholm with journey times and 2026 prices, plus airport transfer, public transport and the city congestion tax once you're there.

Travel Tips

All our Stockholm guides bundled together – best time to visit, getting there and public transport, SL tickets and the pass question, hotels, food and ready-made day routes – plus the money-saving tips and museums' free time slots.

Trip Planning

Plan your Stockholm trip step by step – best time to visit, getting there and the airport transfer, choosing a neighbourhood, SL tickets, the Stockholm Pass question with a worked example, and ready-made routes for 1 to 3 days.