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City guide · Sweden

Stockholm

The lanes of Gamla stan, the heights of Södermalm and the museums of Djurgården – the tables, the hotels and the quartiers, in one guide.

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12 ✱ tables · 10 Key hotels
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The perfect weekend

Stockholm in 48 hours

Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, timed – written for late October, with the opening days checked.

The Royal Palace and the old town of Stockholm across the water at dusk
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Friday

  1. Two ghostly Halloween characters in Victorian dress outside a red wooden house at Skansen, lit by jack-o'-lanterns
    Photo: Skansen
    Halloween at Skansen

    Arrive as the light goes for Skansen's Halloween evening (15:00–19:00 on Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October): trick-or-treat through the old town quarter (book a time slot for every child and adult), the pumpkin disco, a Halloween parade and fire shows – included in admission, and children 0–15 go free.

  2. Bartenders and guests at the long bar of Bar Zeppelin on the top floor of Gondolen, in black and white
    Photo: Gondolen
    A martini and jazz at Gondolen

    Take the lift at Stadsgården 6 to the 11th floor (or cross the bridge from Mosebacke torg): on Fridays the jazz band plays at the cocktail bar from 16:00 until 01:00, and the award-winning Dry Martini comes four ways; Bar Zeppelin is one floor up.

  3. Candlelit tables under the great arched window and globe lamps in the main hall at Pelikan on Blekingegatan
    Photo: Pelikan
    Husmanskost at Pelikan

    Dinner in the vaulted hall on Blekingegatan, where a restaurant has served Södermalm since 1904 – classic Swedish home cooking and beer; open every day 11:30–01:00.

Saturday

  1. The warship Vasa, masts and rigging rising into the dim hall of the Vasa Museum
    Photo: Anneli Karlsson, Vasa Museum/SMMTF
    The Vasa as the doors open

    Start the day at 10:00 with the warship that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628 and lay on the seabed for 333 years; open daily 10:00–17:00, adults SEK 195 in October, 18 and under free, with free guided tours in English and a 17-minute film included.

  2. The Djurgården ferry passing beneath the rides of Gröna Lund on a grey day
    Photo: OleNeitzel/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
    Across the harbour on ferry 82

    Walk down to Allmänna gränd and take the Djurgården ferry back via Skeppsholmen to Slussen – boats at 12:28, 12:43 and 12:58 on Saturday 31 October, 12 minutes on the water, ordinary SL fares.

  3. A mounted musician of the Royal Guard in a blue uniform and gilded helmet playing a brass instrument in the palace courtyard
    Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
    The Royal Palace

    From Slussen it is a short walk through Gamla stan to the palace, open 10:00–16:00 on All Saints' Day: state rooms, the Tre Kronor Museum and the crowns in the Treasury, with animal-safari and picture trails for 5–12-year-olds at the front desk.

  4. People sitting on the rocks of Skinnarviksberget against a pink and orange sky after sunset, the city lights beyond
    Photo: Holger.Ellgaard/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    Sunset from Skinnarviksberget

    Up Blecktornsgränd from Mariatorget and along Monteliusvägen to the top of Skinnarviksberget – Visit Stockholm's pick for a Stockholm sunset in any season. Be there by mid-afternoon: the sun sets early at the end of October.

  5. The great granite cross of Skogskyrkogården silhouetted against a glowing night sky on All Saints' weekend
    Photo: BloodIce/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
    Candles at Skogskyrkogården

    Take the green line south for All Saints' evening at the Woodland Cemetery, when around 70,000 people come to light candles: Skogskapellet and Uppståndelsekapellet are open 11:00–19:00 and the Visitors center until 20:00. The City asks you to get off at Sandsborg and walk through, and to bring a torch.

  6. The long beer hall at Kvarnen with its chequered floor, wooden tables and globe lamps
    Photo: Kvarnen
    Dinner at Kvarnen

    Back on the green line to Medborgarplatsen and round the corner to Kvarnen, one of Södermalm's oldest restaurants, serving husmanskost and beer on Tjärhovsgatan since 1908 – lunch and dinner every day.

Sunday

  1. A group of children sitting on the gallery floor at Moderna Museet, one pointing at a work of art
    Photo: My Matson/Moderna Museet
    Paint at Moderna Museet

    Last day of the autumn-break Workshop on Skeppsholmen (11:00–16:30, free, no booking): families paint together on a collaborative artwork inspired by the collection; the museum is free for 18 and under.

  2. Two girls looking up in wonder at a figure in full armour against a stone wall at Livrustkammaren
    Photo: Livrustkammaren/SHM
    Knights and crowns at Livrustkammaren

    In the palace cellars, the Little Armoury's dressing-up box – cloaks, tabards, dragon costumes, crowns – is open 11:00–16:00 on the last day of the autumn break; the museum is open 11:00–17:00 and free for under-18s.

  3. An amber cocktail on a marble table in front of green velvet armchairs at Cadierbaren, Grand Hôtel
    Photo: Grand Hôtel
    Champagne hour at Cadierbaren

    Cross to Blasieholmen for a drink in the Grand Hôtel's grand bar, a timeless classic according to Visit Stockholm; the menu runs until 01:30 at weekends.

  4. White-clothed tables, bentwood chairs and wood-panelled walls in the dining room at Prinsen
    Photo: Prinsen
    Dinner at Prinsen

    End at Prinsen on Mäster Samuelsgatan, opened in 1897 as Café du Prince and a Stockholm classic ever since; open 13:00–22:30 on Sundays.

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The MICHELIN Guide · 2026 selection

The tables of Stockholm

12 starred · 8 Bib Gourmand · 23 more in the Guide within 6 km of the old town – every restaurant the inspectors have chosen, starred first.

Cinnamon and cardamom buns with Swedish flags in a Stockholm café
Photo: Sheviakova Kateryna/Shutterstock

The carte

  1. ✱✱✱Frantzén€€€€Creative · Stockholm
  2. ✱✱AIRA€€€€Modern Cuisine, Swedish · Stockholm
  3. ✱ADAM ALBIN€€€€Creative · Stockholm
  4. ✱Celeste€€€€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  5. ✱Dashi€€€Japanese · Stockholm
  6. ✱Ekstedt€€€€Grills · Stockholm
  7. ✱ergo.€€€€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  8. ✱Etoile€€€€Creative, International · Stockholm
  9. ✱Nour€€€€Creative · Stockholm
  10. ✱Operakällaren€€€€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  11. ✱Seafood Gastro€€€€Fish and Seafood · Stockholm
  12. ✱Sushi Sho€€€Japanese, Sushi · Stockholm
  13. BibAllegrine€French · Stockholm
  14. BibBabette€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  15. BibBar Agrikultur€Swedish, Small eats · Stockholm
  16. BibLilla Ego€€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  17. BibMatbaren€€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  18. BibRolfs Kök€€Traditional Cuisine · Stockholm
  19. BibTriton€€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  20. BibÄRLA€€Farm to table, Swedish · Stockholm
  21. ◆BORD€€Mediterranean Cuisine · Stockholm
  22. ◆Black Milk Gastro Bar€€€Creative, Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  23. ◆Brasserie Astoria€€Classic Cuisine · Stockholm
  24. ◆Essence€€€€Modern Cuisine, Seasonal Cuisine · Stockholm
  25. ◆Ett Hem€€€€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  26. ◆Farang€€South East Asian · Stockholm
  27. ◆Forma€Modern Cuisine, Asian · Stockholm
  28. ◆Hillenberg€€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  29. ◆Leijontornet€€European · Stockholm
  30. ◆Lux Dag för Dag€€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  31. ◆Minh Mat€Vietnamese · Stockholm
  32. ◆NISCH€€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  33. ◆Persona€€€€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  34. ◆Petri€€€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  35. ◆Prospero€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  36. ◆Restaurang B.A.R.€€Fish and Seafood · Stockholm
  37. ◆SOLEN€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  38. ◆Sperling & Co€€Steakhouse · Stockholm
  39. ◆Ulla Winbladh€€Swedish · Stockholm
  40. ◆Voisine€Modern Cuisine · Stockholm
  41. ◆Washoku TOMO€€€Japanese · Stockholm
  42. ◆Woodstockholm€€Contemporary, International · Stockholm
  43. ◆freyja€€Swedish, Modern Cuisine · Stockholm

✱ MICHELIN star · Bib Gourmand: good cooking at a fair price · ◆ selected in the Guide · € to €€€€: the Guide's own price bands, from «on a budget» to «spare no expense».

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Sunset and drinks

Where to drink

A rooftop over Brunkebergstorg, jazz above Slussen, one of the world's best cocktail bars and the grand bar of the Grand Hôtel.

The Stockholm waterfront and its bridge arches lit at dusk
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  1. Strandbryggan's floating terrace seen from above, with the façades and church spire of Strandvägen behind
    Photo: Strandbryggan
    Floating bar and restaurant on the quay · ÖstermalmSunsetStrandbryggan

    A meeting place for sun-worshipping Stockholmers since 1989 – it began with boat hire and a simple beer café – rebuilt in 2023 as the Mediterranean-style Strandbryggan Boat Club, with a new upper deck and panoramic views over Strandvägen and Djurgården.

  2. The TAK bar and dining room behind floor-to-ceiling windows, with the rooftops and spires of central Stockholm beyond
    Photo: TAK
    Rooftop cocktail bar and restaurant · NorrmalmTAK

    Fifty-two metres above Brunkebergstorg, a bar pouring cocktails with Nordic and Japanese flavours, with music and art – and warmer, fuller drinks once the autumn evenings draw in.

  3. A bartender shaking a cocktail behind the long bar at Gondolen, with lit bottle shelves behind her
    Photo: Gondolen
    Cocktail bar with a view (and Bar Zeppelin above) · SödermalmGondolen

    High above Slussen in Katarinahuset, with what Gondolen calls Stockholm's most beautiful view: at the cocktail bar a jazz band sets the mood and the award-winning Dry Martini comes four ways; Bar Zeppelin one floor up has the outdoor terrace.

  4. A row of brightly coloured cocktails lined up on the steel bar counter at Tjoget in Hornstull
    Photo: Tjoget
    Cocktail bar, restaurant and wine bodega · HornstullTjoget

    A neighbourhood bar at heart, open since 2012 and ranked among the world's best ever since – No. 51 on The World's 50 Best Bars extended list in 2026 – with Mediterranean food from the kitchen and a wine bodega alongside.

  5. A tall cocktail on ice on the green marble bar at Pharmarium, with bottle shelves glowing behind
    Photo: Pharmarium
    Cocktail bar · Gamla stanPharmarium

    A 45-seat cocktail bar on Stortorget in Gamla stan, with a solid green marble bar, sofas on soft carpets and window seats kept for walk-ins – Visit Stockholm calls it an experimental workshop where the flavour of your drink decides what goes on your plate.

  6. The long, chandelier-lit Cadierbaren at Grand Hôtel with its dark carved panelling, arched windows and green velvet stools
    Photo: Grand Hôtel
    Grand hotel bar · BlasieholmenCadierbaren at Grand Hôtel

    The grand bar of the Grand Hôtel, which Visit Stockholm calls a timeless classic: after-work drinks, champagne evenings and bartenders the hotel counts among Sweden's best, under chandeliers and dark carved panelling.

  7. The blue awning and lit window of Bar Agrikultur on Skånegatan, by Nytorget on Södermalm
    Photo: Bar Agrikultur
    Gin and cocktail bar with small plates · SoFo, SödermalmBar Agrikultur

    A small, warm bar by Nytorget built around seasonal Swedish produce and the owners' favourite gin, with some seats always kept for walk-ins.

Sources: Visit Stockholm, VERA PI's map and sun model, and the bars' own pages, read 28 October 2026.

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Where to stay

The hotels worth the trip

The MICHELIN Guide's Keys first – its mark for hotels with character, service and a sense of place – then the rest of its selection and the ones we would book ourselves.

A cyclist passing the grand buildings with red awnings on Strandvägen
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Grand Hôtel Stockholm – staying opposite the palace todayTwo MICHELIN KeysGrand Hotel Stockholm279 rooms · StockholmRead the story
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What to see

The places worth the walk

Stockholm City Hall across the water in summer
Photo: Oleksiy Mark/Shutterstock
  1. Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde – the painter prince's home on DjurgårdenNo. 1Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde – the painter prince's home on DjurgårdenPrins Eugens Waldemarsudde on Djurgården in Stockholm: Prince Eugen's palace by Ferdinand Boberg, his art collection, the gallery and the waterside garden.Read
  2. Skeppsholmen, Stockholm – the navy's island turned museum islandNo. 2Skeppsholmen, Stockholm – the navy's island turned museum islandSkeppsholmen in central Stockholm: the island that served the Swedish navy for 300 years, its Tessin and Hårleman buildings, old ships and Kastellholmen.Read
  3. Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm – a countess's palace left untouchedNo. 3Hallwyl Museum, Stockholm – a countess's palace left untouchedThe Hallwyl Museum on Hamngatan in Stockholm: Isak Gustaf Clason's palace of 1898, the countess's 50,000-object collection and a home preserved intact.Read
  4. Riddarholmen Church, Stockholm – where Sweden buries its kingsNo. 4Riddarholmen Church, Stockholm – where Sweden buries its kingsRiddarholmen Church in Stockholm: the medieval friary church that became Sweden's royal burial church, its chapels, cast-iron spire and how to visit.Read

More to read

Thiel Gallery, Stockholm – a banker's Munch collection on DjurgårdenThiel Gallery, Stockholm – a banker's Munch collection on DjurgårdenStorkyrkan, Stockholm – the cathedral of coronations in Gamla stanStorkyrkan, Stockholm – the cathedral of coronations in Gamla stanUlriksdal Palace, Stockholm – a royal retreat on EdsvikenUlriksdal Palace, Stockholm – a royal retreat on EdsvikenHaga Park, Stockholm – Gustav III's English landscape on BrunnsvikenHaga Park, Stockholm – Gustav III's English landscape on BrunnsvikenRosendal, Stockholm – Empire palace and garden café on DjurgårdenRosendal, Stockholm – Empire palace and garden café on DjurgårdenKatarina Church, Stockholm – the twice-risen dome over SödermalmKatarina Church, Stockholm – the twice-risen dome over SödermalmKungsträdgården, Stockholm – from royal kitchen garden to city stageKungsträdgården, Stockholm – from royal kitchen garden to city stageSkansen, Stockholm – Hazelius's open-air museum on DjurgårdenSkansen, Stockholm – Hazelius's open-air museum on DjurgårdenThe German Church, Stockholm – Gamla stan's tallest spireThe German Church, Stockholm – Gamla stan's tallest spireHumlegården and the Royal Library, Stockholm – Östermalm's green heartHumlegården and the Royal Library, Stockholm – Östermalm's green heartLiljevalchs, Stockholm – Djurgården's gallery of contemporary artLiljevalchs, Stockholm – Djurgården's gallery of contemporary artSturebadet in Stockholm – the bathing palace at Stureplan since 1885Sturebadet in Stockholm – the bathing palace at Stureplan since 1885The Royal Palace in Stockholm – Tessin's palace and the Royal GuardThe Royal Palace in Stockholm – Tessin's palace and the Royal GuardMariaberget and Monteliusvägen – Stockholm's most beautiful viewMariaberget and Monteliusvägen – Stockholm's most beautiful viewDiplomat Town – Stockholm's twelve patrician villas by the waterDiplomat Town – Stockholm's twelve patrician villas by the waterThe Vasa warship – the ship that sank and became Stockholm's prideThe Vasa warship – the ship that sank and became Stockholm's prideDrottningholm Palace – a day at Stockholm's World Heritage Site on Lake MälarenDrottningholm Palace – a day at Stockholm's World Heritage Site on Lake MälarenGunnar Asplund's Stockholm – the Public Library and the Woodland CemeteryGunnar Asplund's Stockholm – the Public Library and the Woodland CemeteryWinter light in Stockholm – the ice, the sauna and the low light after ChristmasWinter light in Stockholm – the ice, the sauna and the low light after ChristmasStockholm City Hall – Östberg's brick palace and the halls of the Nobel BanquetStockholm City Hall – Östberg's brick palace and the halls of the Nobel BanquetMidsummer in Stockholm – the city's brightest weekend of the yearMidsummer in Stockholm – the city's brightest weekend of the yearStockholm's museums – Nationalmuseum, Moderna Museet and FotografiskaStockholm's museums – Nationalmuseum, Moderna Museet and FotografiskaÖstermalm's stone city – the architecture behind 1880s StockholmÖstermalm's stone city – the architecture behind 1880s StockholmDjurgården – from royal hunting ground to Stockholm's green islandDjurgården – from royal hunting ground to Stockholm's green islandThe archipelago by boat – from Fjäderholmarna to SandhamnThe archipelago by boat – from Fjäderholmarna to SandhamnGripsholm and Mariefred – The Vasa Castle on Lake Mälaren near StockholmGripsholm and Mariefred – The Vasa Castle on Lake Mälaren near Stockholm
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Walks

Stockholm on foot

Sunset rocks on Södermalm, the water's edge round Riddarfjärden, Djurgården's museum round and candlelit Skogskyrkogården – Stockholm on foot.

The view over Stockholm from Monteliusvägen on Södermalm
Photo: Sina Ettmer Photography/Shutterstock
  1. Hundreds of grave candles glowing among the tall pines of Skogskyrkogården at dusk on All Saints' weekend
    Photo: Mattias Ek/Stockholms stad
    Time in the cemetery is up to you · Easy – gravel paths and quiet streetsSkogskyrkogården (the Woodland Cemetery) and Gamla Enskede

    A UNESCO-listed woodland cemetery of pines, chapels and stillness – and on All Saints' weekend, when thousands of candles flicker on the graves, Visit Stockholm calls a walk here the perfect way to spend the afternoon.

    Past The UNESCO World Heritage landscape of pines and chapels, and the path called Sju brunnars stig (the Way of the Seven Wells), Greta Garbo's grave, Skogskapellet and Uppståndelsekapellet (open Saturday 31 October 2026, 11:00–19:00)

    Open all year; the main gates are open round the clock for walkers and cyclists. All Saints' weekend 30 October–1 November 2026: around 70,000 people come to light candles; Visitors center Friday 11:00–17:00, Saturday 10:00–20:00, Sunday 11:00–17:00.

    Bus 183 runs a loop inside the cemetery on All Saints' weekend for those who find walking hard.

    Start: Skogskyrkogården metro station (green line); on All Saints' weekend the City suggests getting off one stop early at Sandsborg and walking through Sandsborg cemetery
  2. Dusk over Riddarfjärden from Skinnarviksberget, with the City Hall tower and Kungsholmen's lights mirrored in the water
    Photo: Holger.Ellgaard/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    Short – Visit Stockholm calls it 'short but beautiful' · Easy to moderate – cobbled lanes and a climb up Blecktornsgränd to MonteliusvägenMariaberget and Skinnarviksberget: Monteliusvägen

    The north edge of Södermalm gives you almost the entire inner city across the water, and Skinnarviksberget at the end is where Stockholmers go to watch the sun go down.

    Past The cafés around Mariatorget (Visit Stockholm suggests Kaffe, S:t Pauls Bageri, Drop Coffee, Bageri Petrus or Johan & Nyström), Blecktornsgränd, a cobbled street up the hill, Monteliusvägen along the edge of Mariaberget, with a view over almost the whole inner city

    All year – Visit Stockholm: 'It doesn't matter if it's winter, summer, autumn, or spring – the Skinnarviksberget is the place to be for a Stockholm sunset.' In late October the sun sets in the late afternoon.

    Fine for older children on foot; the climb and cobbles are awkward with a pushchair.

    Start: Mariatorget metro station (red line), Södermalm
  3. The arches of Västerbron spanning Riddarfjärden at sunset, seen from the air
    Photo: Pavel Maira/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    About 20 minutes from Västerbron along the water to the City Hall · Easy – flat waterside paths, apart from the climb over VästerbronAround Riddarfjärden: Västerbron, Norr Mälarstrand and the City Hall

    A walk without a single shadow, made for the low northern sun: over the high bridge, then east along Riddarfjärden with Stockholm's skyline ahead of you all the way to the City Hall.

    Past Västerbron, the landmark bridge with a view that 'will take your breath away', Norr Mälarstrand, the sunny waterside promenade on Kungsholmen, Stockholm City Hall

    Best in winter, says Visit Stockholm: there is no shade, so on a clear morning you walk with the low sun in your face. Open all year.

    Pushchair-friendly along Norr Mälarstrand – Visit Stockholm calls it 'a highway for strollers'.

    Start: Hornstull (metro, red line), Södermalm
  4. Golden October trees and old wooden houses at Blockhusudden on the eastern tip of Djurgården
    Photo: Arild Vågen/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
    8 km · Easy – waterside footpaths, cobbled lanes in Djurgårdsstaden and about 300 metres along the busier DjurgårdsvägenDjurgårdsstråket: from Blockhusudden to Gamla stan

    The City's own 'museum round' on Djurgården: eight kilometres of water, wooden houses, galleries and palaces, ending with the monumental view of the Royal Palace and Strömmen from Strömbron.

    Past The shore of Saltsjön from Blockhusudden to the tram terminus at Ryssviken, Thielska Galleriet and Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde, The wooden houses in the lanes of Djurgårdsstaden, to Allmänna gränd

    All year. This is the City of Stockholm's walking route no.

    Long for small legs in one go, but the route follows the city tram (Spårväg City), so you can hop on and off; plenty of museums and cafés to break it up.

    Start: Blockhusudden, the eastern tip of Djurgården (SL bus and boat stop 'Blockhusudden')
  5. The narrow stepped alley of Mårten Trotzigs gränd in Gamla stan, between ochre walls and black shutters
    Photo: AleWi/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    Medieval times in Old town: 45 minutes · Easy but uneven – hills, stairs and cobblestonesGamla stan with the City's family audio walks

    The best way to get small feet through the medieval lanes of Stockholm's oldest district: a story at every corner, written by the City's own museum educators.

    Past Riksplan and Stora Gråmunkegränd, Kåkbrinken and Prästgatan, Storkyrkan, its door on Trångsund and the churchyard

    All year, any time – the lanes are open; bring a charged phone and headphones.

    Both are free audio guides made for children and families by Stockholm City Museum and the Medieval Museum – one tells of sauna baths, bagpipes, shipwreck treasure, kings and grey friars; in the other, children help the little rat Lillan find her family among dragons, mermaids and talking statues.

    Start: Riksplan on Helgeandsholmen (for 'Medieval times in Old town'), or the main door of Storkyrkan (for 'The Rats in Old town')
  6. The still water of Årstaviken with the wooded Årsta holmar islands and the towers of Liljeholmskajen beyond
    Photo: ThibautRe/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    Not given – out to Hornstull and back the same way, or the loop round the bay via Årstabron · Easy – a flat shore promenade on the Södermalm sideÅrstaviken: from Skanstull towards Hornstull, or round the bay

    Södermalm's southern shoreline is where Stockholm comes to walk at the weekend – water on one side, cafés at the end, and the option to loop back through the woods on the far shore.

    Past The waterside promenade along the north shore of Årstaviken (part of the City's walking route 25A), Hornstull at the far end, for coffee, food or a drink, Or: cross Årstabron before Hornstull for the loop

    All year; Visit Stockholm's favourite in late winter and early spring, when the sun returns to the bay.

    The Södermalm shore is flat and pushchair-friendly; the Årsta side has forest paths.

    Start: Skanstull metro station (green line), Södermalm – Visit Stockholm suggests aiming for the restaurant Nyfiken Gul to find the shore path

Sources: Visit Stockholm, the City of Stockholm (its walking routes, Skogskyrkogården and the Historiska vandringar audio guides) and SL, read 28 October 2026. Coastal paths close in rough seas – check before you set off.

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With kids

Stockholm for children

Halloween at Skansen and Gröna Lund, Astrid Lindgren's Story Train, dinosaurs and a boat to the archipelago – plus Drottningholm, Gripsholm and Tom Tits for a day out.

The Vasa Museum on Djurgården in Stockholm
Photo: sigurcamp/Shutterstock

In Stockholm

  1. Costumed Halloween characters among the red wooden houses of Skansen's town quarter at dusk
    Photo: Skansen
    To do · Ages All ages; children 0–15 free (book a free child ticket); under-13s must come with an adultSkansen

    The world's oldest open-air museum: historic buildings, Nordic animals, the Lill-Skansen children's zoo and the Baltic Sea Science Center in one ticket – and at the end of October, trick-or-treating through the old town quarter.

    Open all year.

    Djurgården
  2. Two young girls watch from the Story Train at Junibacken as it passes a miniature red cottage
    Photo: Junibacken
    To do · Ages Young children and families; under-2s free but need their own ticket; the 'Midwinter' activity is marked from 3 yearsJunibacken

    Astrid Lindgren's story world on Djurgården: ride the magical Story Train, watch 'Pippi Moves In' played by a children's ensemble at Villa Villekulla (in Swedish) and roll giant snowballs in the 'Midwinter in Moominvalley' exhibition – with daily theatre over the autumn break.

    Open all year.

    Djurgården
  3. The 1:10 scale model of the warship Vasa under full sail in the Vasa Museum
    Photo: Karolina Kristensson, Vasa Museum/SMMTF
    Museum · Ages All ages; 18 and under free; children 12 and under must be with an adult at all timesVasa Museum (Vasamuseet)

    The king's warship that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628 and lay on the seabed for 333 years, raised almost whole – children can follow Olof, a boy at the shipyard, on the museum's own audio guide for families.

    Daily September–May 10:00–17:00, Wednesdays until 20:00; June–August 08:30–18:00.

    Djurgården
  4. Costumed drummers in the Halloween parade at Gröna Lund at night, with the lit carousel behind
    Photo: Gröna Lund
    To do · Ages All ages: a 'just scary enough' pumpkin-and-cobweb trail for families, five haunted houses on the main area for horror fans; children 0–3 free with a paying adult (15+)Gröna Lund – Halloween

    Stockholm's 1883 waterfront amusement park turned spooky: a fire-and-laser show, a parade, haunted houses and all rides included in the ticket, with a gentler trail and disco for the youngest.

    Halloween season: open daily 26 October–1 November 2026, 10:00–22:00; then 6 November 18:30–midnight, 7 November 10:00–22:00 and 8 November 11:00–19:00.

    Djurgården
  5. A small boy and his mother playing with toy cars on a colourful play table in Teknoleket at Tekniska museet
    Photo: Tekniska museet
    To do · Ages From toddlers up; under-7s free, reduced price 7–18Tekniska museet (National Museum of Science and Technology)

    Ten exhibitions under one roof: Teknoleket for the youngest – marble runs, cogs, light and sound, with a Brio train room – then the Mine, an indoor Forest of dens and slopes to climb, and the MegaMind creativity lab for older children.

    Open every day 09:00–21:00 (also through the autumn break, 24 October–1 November).

    Ladugårdsgärdet
  6. A guide and three children looking up at dinosaur skeletons in the Swedish Museum of Natural History
    Photo: Martin Stenmark/Naturhistoriska riksmuseet
    To do · Ages All ages; exhibitions free for under-19s; the Lab creative session is recommended from 3 years with one adult per childNaturhistoriska riksmuseet (Swedish Museum of Natural History) and Cosmonova

    Dinosaur skeletons, fossils and the natural world, with films at Cosmonova next door – this autumn break the museum runs a dinosaur trail, a fossil desk with a dinosaur egg and a T. rex film twice a day.

    From 17 August 2026: closed Mondays; Tuesday–Friday 11:00–17:00 (Thursday until 21:00 from 17 September); Saturday–Sunday 10:00–17:00.

    Frescati
  7. An older man and a boy cutting out and building boats together in the Ruskpricken workshop at Sjöhistoriska museet
    Photo: Sjöhistoriska museet
    Museum · Ages Blubb play room 0–6 with an adult; Ruskpricken workshop from 4 with an adult; autumn-break ghost tour 6–10, story time 4–6; 0–18 freeSjöhistoriska museet (National Maritime Museum)

    Blubb is an underwater playroom for the under-sixes – slide down the sailing ship, steer the fishing boat, tinker in the engine room – while older children build their own boat in the Ruskpricken workshop; over the autumn break there are 'just scary enough' sea-ghost tours.

    Tuesday–Sunday 10:00–17:00, closed Mondays (open Monday 26 October during the autumn break).

    Ladugårdsgärdet
  8. Children playing in the 1890s farmhouse kitchen of the Children's Playhouse at Nordiska museet
    Photo: Nordiska museet
    To do · Ages Playhouse from 5 years (about 45 minutes); the Time Vault from 8; children 3–18 SEK 75Nordiska museet – the Children's Playhouse

    In the Children's Playhouse, children step into an 1890s farm with no phones, running water or electricity – do the chores, tend the wooden animals and shop at the village store – and older ones can take on the Time Vault or the Vaesen and Arctic missions.

    Museum daily 10:00–17:00, Wednesdays until 20:00 (September–May).

    Djurgården
  9. Two children dressing up in a tricorn hat, cloak and plumed hat under the starry ceiling of the Children's Armoury
    Photo: Carl Olof Zimmerman/SHM
    To do · Ages Family activities especially for 4–9-year-olds; the Castle Mouse activity for 4–8; 0–18 freeLivrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury) – the Children's Armoury

    Royal history in the cellars of the Royal Palace, and a Children's Armoury under a glittering starry sky with a cabinet of curiosities and a conservator's studio – over the autumn break the Little Armoury hands out cloaks, tabards, dragon costumes and crowns.

    1 September–31 December 2026: closed Mondays; Tuesday–Wednesday 11:00–17:00, Thursday 11:00–20:00, Friday–Sunday 11:00–17:00.

    Gamla stan
  10. A man at the wheel and a boy leaning out of the back door of a modern police car at Polismuseet
    Photo: Polismuseet
    Museum · Ages Families; children and young people up to and including 19 free; the autumn-break forensics tour is from 11Polismuseet (Police Museum)

    Try on real police uniforms from different eras, follow the children's trails, step into a 1930s police kiosk and ride along on a blue-light call-out in the modern patrol car – a small museum made for doing, not just looking.

    Regular hours: closed Mondays; Tuesday–Friday 12:00–17:00, Saturday–Sunday 11:00–17:00.

    Ladugårdsgärdet
  11. The blue-and-white Djurgården ferry on line 82 crossing the harbour, with Gröna Lund's towers behind
    Photo: kallerna/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    To do · Ages All agesDjurgården ferry (line 82)

    The cheapest boat trip in town: an ordinary SL ferry on ordinary SL fares, across the harbour from Slussen past Skeppsholmen to Djurgården's museums and Gröna Lund – eight minutes on the water, all year round.

    Runs all year from Slussen via Skeppsholmen to Allmänna gränd on Djurgården.

    Slussen – Skeppsholmen – Djurgården
  12. Two girls reading together between red and green bookshelves in the children's library Rum för Barn at Kulturhuset
    Photo: Kulturhuset Stadsteatern
    To do · Ages 0–9 years with their adults; someone in the group must be under 10Rum för Barn – Kulturhuset's children's library

    A free library made only for small children and their grown-ups, with books in more than 50 languages and cosy corners for reading together, on Sergels torg in the middle of the city – and in the same house Konstverkstan, the workshop where children and adults make art together.

    Monday–Wednesday 11:00–17:00, Thursday 14:00–18:00, Friday 11:00–17:00, Saturday–Sunday 11:00–17:00.

    Norrmalm
  13. A girl and an older woman painting together on a shared canvas in the Workshop at Moderna Museet
    Photo: My Matson/Moderna Museet
    To do · Ages Family tours for 3–6 and for 7 and up; the Workshop is for the whole family; 18 and under freeModerna Museet – family Workshop

    Sweden's modern-art collection – Rauschenberg's Monogram, the Surrealists – on the island of Skeppsholmen, with a Workshop where children paint alongside the grown-ups, a kids' reading corner and family tours.

    Museum open 10:00–18:00 on the days read (28–29 October 2026); Free Friday 18:00–20:00 (21 August–18 December 2026).

    Skeppsholmen
  14. Visitors walking among vintage trams and metro cars in the great hall of Spårvägsmuseet at Gasverket
    Photo: Spårvägsmuseet
    To do · Ages All ages; under-18s freeSpårvägsmuseet (Stockholm Transport Museum)

    Thirteen trams, buses, horse-drawn carriages and boats across three floors of the old gasworks, plus the museum's popular mini metro for the youngest – more than a hundred years of Stockholm on the move.

    Tuesday–Sunday 11:00–17:00, closed Mondays.

    Gasverket
  15. A small painted soldier figure with a flag, one of the stops on the children's trail at Armémuseum
    Photo: Armémuseum
    To do · Ages Families; under-19s free; minimum age 13 without an adultArmémuseum (The Army Museum)

    Swedish military history told through people and objects, with two hunts for children – the 'Jakten på krigsbytet' trail and a Kanonbingo card that sends them round the floors and the courtyard looking for things – and holiday activities in every school break.

    General hours: closed Mondays; Tuesday 11:00–19:00; Wednesday–Sunday 11:00–17:00 (some days and weeks differ – the museum's calendar has the exceptions).

    Östermalm
  16. A troop of costumed stormtroopers marching through the hall at Comic Con Stockholm, Stockholmsmässan
    Photo: Comic Con Stockholm
    To do · Ages Families and teenagers; child, adult and Sunday family tickets are sold (early-bird multi-day tickets are from 13)Comic Con Stockholm Winter

    Sweden's largest gathering for fans of film, comics, games and cosplay takes over Stockholmsmässan for the autumn-break weekend – costumes everywhere and special guests to meet.

    30 October–1 November 2026: Friday 30 October 10:00–19:00, Saturday 31 October 10:00–19:00, Sunday 1 November 10:00–18:00.

    Älvsjö
  17. Swimmers in the steaming heated outdoor pool at Eriksdalsbadet on a frosty January day
    Photo: Holger.Ellgaard/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    To do · Ages All ages; under-12s and non-swimmers must have an adult (18+) with them at all times; child price 4–19Eriksdalsbadet

    Sweden's national swimming arena, run by the City, with an adventure pool – slide, wild-water rapids, whirlpool and an outdoor pool – for the days when it is too cold and grey for anything else.

    Pool and gym: Monday–Thursday 06:00–21:00, Friday 06:00–20:00, Saturday 08:00–18:00, Sunday 08:00–20:00 (adventure pool has its own, shorter hours).

    Södermalm
  18. A line of Royal Guards in blue uniforms during the changing of the guard in the Outer Courtyard of the Royal Palace, Stockholm
    Photo: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
    To do · Ages Picture trails for 5–12; under-7s free; children 7–17 pay a reduced price; minimum age 12 without an adultThe Royal Palace (Kungliga slottet)

    State rooms, the medieval Tre Kronor Museum and the crowns in the Treasury, with an animal safari and picture hunts that turn the visit into a treasure trail – and outside, the Royal Guard, on duty here since 1523.

    Open daily 10:00–16:00 in late October and early November 2026, including All Saints' Eve and All Saints' Day (30–31 October).

    Gamla stan
  19. The full-scale Resande Man exhibition at Vrak, with the wreck printed on the floor and green-lit underwater photographs around it
    Photo: Anneli Karlsson/Vrak/SMMTF (CC BY)
    Museum · Ages All ages; 0–18 freeVrak – Museum of Wrecks

    The Baltic's shipwrecks in one museum, a winner of Museum of the Year: in the Resande Man room you walk across a full-size print of a ship that went down in the archipelago in a November storm in 1660, surrounded by photographs taken inside the wreck – a good pairing with the Vasa Museum on the joint ticket.

    Monday–Sunday 10:00–17:00, Wednesday until 20:00.

    Djurgården
  20. Children in Halloween costumes – a pumpkin, a princess, a zombie – on the steps at Sergels torg during Shockholm
    Photo: Nina Uddin/Visit Stockholm
    To do · Ages All ages; there is a children's costume awardShockholm – Halloween parade and festival

    Billed as Scandinavia's largest Halloween parade: Sergels torg fills with ghosts, witches, vampires and clowns, children get their faces painted and compete for the best costume, and the evening ends in fireworks – free for everyone.

    Saturday 31 October 2026, 17:00–22:00: 17:00 opening, costume-contest registration, spooky dancing, crafts and face painting; 19:00 show; 19:30 children's costume awards; 20:00 the parade leaves, with a burning heart and fireworks; 20:45 adult costume winners and music.

    Norrmalm

A short drive away

  1. A shark gliding above the coral reef in the blue-lit shark aquarium at Fjärilshuset Haga Ocean
    Photo: Fjärilshuset Haga Ocean
    To do · Ages All ages; under-3s free, child ticket 3–15Fjärilshuset Haga Ocean

    Tropical warmth on a grey day: butterflies fly free around you in the glasshouses, and next door are sharks, reef fish, frogs and turtles; over the autumn break zoologist Owe Sandström gives talks and shows feedings.

    September–March: Monday–Sunday 10:00–16:00.

    Solna · about 24 min by car
  2. Carl Milles's bronze Man and Pegasus seeming to fly against a cloudy sky at Millesgården on Lidingö
    Photo: Håkan Svensson (Xauxa)/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
    To do · Ages All ages; 0–18 freeMillesgården

    Carl Milles's former home and studio on Lidingö, where bronze angels, the Hand of God and the flying Man and Pegasus stand in a sculpture park with what Visit Stockholm calls a magnificent view of Stockholm – free for anyone 18 or under.

    Tuesday–Sunday 11:00–17:00; closed Mondays (exceptions listed on the museum's site).

    Lidingö · about 25 min by car
  3. Drottningholm Palace and its clipped hedges reflected in the still water of Lake Mälaren
    Photo: Jakub Hałun/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
    To do · Ages Image hunts for 4–12; under-7s free with an adult; minimum age without an adult 12Drottningholm Palace

    The King and Queen's permanent home and Sweden's best-preserved 17th-century royal palace, on UNESCO's World Heritage list; children pick up a Lion Safari or Gold Hunt picture trail at the desk and search the state rooms for the images.

    Palace in October–November 2026: weekends only, 10:00–16:00 (including Saturday 31 October, All Saints' Day, and Sunday 1 November).

    Ekerö · about 33 min by car
  4. The red-brick former factory of Tom Tits Experiment in Södertälje with its name on the gable
    Photo: Holger.Ellgaard/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
    To do · Ages Toddlers to teenagers; under-3s free; under-12s must come with an adult (18+)Tom Tits Experiment

    More than 400 hands-on experiments, from soap-bubble shows to a treasure hunt, where toddlers, teenagers and adults can all spend a full day – and over the autumn break the experiment park outside is open too.

    The house: 10:00–17:00.

    Södertälje · about 49 min by car
  5. A white archipelago boat crossing the sound in front of Vaxholm fortress
    Photo: Gerda Arendt/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    To do · Ages All agesArchipelago boat to Vaxholm

    The easiest taste of the archipelago, within an hour of the city: the regular Waxholmsbolaget boats, which run all year, take you from Strömkajen to Vaxholm and its fortress on the sound – a real outing even in November.

    Waxholmsbolaget runs regular boats all year, with fewer departures August–May.

    Vaxholm · about 55 min by car
  6. The great round red-brick tower of Gripsholm Castle in Mariefred, seen across the lawn
    Photo: Arild Vågen/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
    To do · Ages Picture hunts for children of all ages; under-7s free; children 7–17 reducedGripsholm Castle, Mariefred

    Gustav Vasa's 16th-century castle by Lake Mälaren – dungeons, armouries, cannons, a stuffed lion and hundreds of portraits whose eyes follow you down the corridors – with a fashion safari and a portrait hunt for children, who get a reward at the ticket office.

    Open for individual visitors on Saturday 31 October (All Saints' Day) and Sunday 1 November 2026, 10:00–15:00; then closed to individual visitors until Twelfth Night, 5–6 January 2027 (12:00–16:00).

    Mariefred (Strängnäs) · about 60 min by car

Sources: Visit Stockholm, the City of Stockholm, SL's journey planner and the places' own pages, read 28 October 2026. Drive times from the town centre without traffic. Check seasons and ages with the place before you go.

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The atlas

Stockholm at a glance

The MICHELIN tables, the hotels and the sights, on one map.

Old houses on a cobbled lane on Södermalm in Stockholm
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Plan it

Stockholm by the numbers

A seaside villa on the rocks at Sandhamn in the Stockholm archipelago
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  • 43tables in the MICHELIN Guide
  • 12starred tables
  • 8Bib Gourmand
  • 27hotels in the Guide
  • 10Key hotels
  • 5sights

Sources: Guide MICHELIN (distinctions) · metromode.co · VERA PI.

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