Top 99 places to visit in Sweden
99 must-see places and attractions in Sweden, from famous landmarks to hidden gems, each with a map and photos.
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99 places
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1Museum & gallery
Vasa Museum
Houses the almost fully intact 17th-century warship Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage in 1628.
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2Old town & city
Gamla Stan
Stockholm's medieval old town of cobbled lanes, colourful merchant houses and the Stortorget square.
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3Museum & gallery
Skansen
The world's oldest open-air museum, with historic buildings and Nordic wildlife on Djurgården.
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4Castle & palace
Stockholm Royal Palace
Official residence of the Swedish monarch, with state apartments, a treasury and changing of the guard.
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5Castle & palace
Drottningholm Palace
UNESCO-listed royal residence with baroque gardens and an original 18th-century court theatre.
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6Old town & city
Visby
UNESCO-listed Hanseatic town encircled by a largely intact medieval ring wall.
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7Island
Stockholm Archipelago
Some 30,000 islands, skerries and rocks stretching from Stockholm out into the Baltic Sea.
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8Nature & national park
Abisko National Park
Arctic park of birch forest, canyons and mountains, renowned for northern lights and midnight sun.
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9Landmark
Stockholm City Hall
Red-brick landmark hosting the Nobel banquet, with the gilded Golden Hall and a tower with city views.
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10Theme park & attraction
Liseberg
Scandinavia's largest amusement park, known for its wooden roller coaster Balder and Christmas market.
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11Landmark
Icehotel
Hotel and art installation rebuilt each winter from Torne River ice, with a year-round ice exhibition.
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12Museum & gallery
ABBA The Museum
Interactive museum devoted to ABBA, with costumes, gold records and sing-along studios.
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13Coast & beach
High Coast
UNESCO-listed coastline with the world's highest land uplift, steep cliffs and forested islands.
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14Religious site
Uppsala Cathedral
Scandinavia's tallest church, a Gothic cathedral holding the tombs of Gustav Vasa and Carl Linnaeus.
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15Museum & gallery
Nationalmuseum
Sweden's national museum of art and design, with works by Rembrandt, Carl Larsson and Anders Zorn.
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16Museum & gallery
Moderna Museet
Leading modern art museum on Skeppsholmen, with works by Picasso, Dalí and Warhol.
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17Museum & gallery
Fotografiska
Contemporary photography museum in a former customs house on the Södermalm waterfront.
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18Landmark
Öresund Bridge
Combined road and rail bridge and tunnel linking Malmö with Copenhagen across the Öresund strait.
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19Landmark
Turning Torso
Twisting neo-futurist skyscraper by Santiago Calatrava, the tallest building in Scandinavia on completion.
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20Nature & national park
Kungsleden
Long-distance hiking trail through the Swedish mountains between Abisko and Hemavan.
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21Island
Gothenburg Archipelago
Car-free islands off Gothenburg with fishing villages, granite rocks and bathing spots.
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22Castle & palace
Kalmar Castle
Renaissance castle with medieval origins, set on an island where the Kalmar Union was formed in 1397.
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23Theme park & attraction
Gröna Lund
Historic amusement park on Djurgården, with rides and concerts overlooking Stockholm harbour.
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24Landmark
Stockholm Metro Art
Over 90 metro stations decorated with sculptures, mosaics and paintings, dubbed the world's longest gallery.
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25Archaeological site
Birka
UNESCO-listed Viking Age trading town on Björkö island, with burial mounds and a reconstructed village.
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26Historic site
Falun Mine
UNESCO-listed copper mine that once supplied much of Europe, with underground tours of old workings.
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27Religious site
Lund Cathedral
Romanesque cathedral from the 12th century, famous for its crypt and astronomical clock.
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28Archaeological site
Gamla Uppsala
Royal burial mounds and pre-Christian cult centre from the Viking and Vendel periods.
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29Archaeological site
Ales Stenar
Megalithic stone ship of 59 boulders on a clifftop above the Baltic Sea.
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30Archaeological site
Rock Carvings in Tanum
UNESCO-listed Bronze Age rock carvings depicting ships, people, animals and weapons.
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31Castle & palace
Gripsholm Castle
Lakeside Vasa castle with a round-towered façade and the national portrait collection.
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32Museum & gallery
Nobel Prize Museum
Museum on Stortorget exploring the Nobel Prize, its laureates and Alfred Nobel's legacy.
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33Neighbourhood & street
Södermalm
Hilly island district of vintage shops, cafés and viewpoints, known for its bohemian atmosphere.
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34Island
Öland
Long limestone island with windmills, the UNESCO-listed Stora Alvaret and sandy beaches.
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35Island
Fårö
Island north of Gotland known for its sea stacks, beaches and links to director Ingmar Bergman.
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36Nature & national park
Sarek National Park
Remote roadless wilderness of glaciers, peaks and deep valleys within the Laponian Area.
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37Mountain & viewpoint
Kebnekaise
Sweden's highest mountain, a popular summit hike from the Kebnekaise mountain station.
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38Theme park & attraction
Astrid Lindgren's World
Theme park bringing Astrid Lindgren's stories to life in the author's home town.
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39Theme park & attraction
Kolmården Wildlife Park
Large zoo and safari park with a dolphin show and a cable car over animal enclosures.
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40Lake & river
Göta Canal
19th-century canal crossing southern Sweden, with locks, towpaths and cruises.
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42Historic site
Karlskrona Naval Port
UNESCO-listed naval base town with baroque architecture and the National Naval Museum.
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43Historic site
Gammelstad Church Town
UNESCO-listed church town with over 400 wooden cottages around a medieval stone church.
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44Historic site
Skogskyrkogården
UNESCO-listed Woodland Cemetery, a landmark of modernist landscape design by Asplund and Lewerentz.
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45Historic site
Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland
UNESCO-listed timber farmhouses with richly painted interiors from the 18th and 19th centuries.
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46Historic site
Engelsberg Ironworks
UNESCO-listed 17th-century ironworks with a well-preserved mill and manor.
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47Neighbourhood & street
Haga
Gothenburg's oldest suburb, with wooden houses, cafés famous for giant cinnamon buns and small shops.
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48Museum & gallery
Gothenburg Museum of Art
Art museum on Götaplatsen with strong Nordic collections from the 19th and 20th centuries.
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49Theme park & attraction
Universeum
Science centre with a rainforest, aquarium and interactive exhibitions.
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51Nature & national park
Kosterhavet National Park
Sweden's first marine national park, with rich underwater life around the Koster Islands.
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52Coast & beach
Smögen
Fishing village with a long wooden boardwalk lined with boathouses and seafood restaurants.
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53Coast & beach
Fjällbacka
Picturesque fishing village beneath the Vetteberget cliff, linked to Ingrid Bergman.
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54Castle & palace
Malmöhus Castle
Renaissance fortress housing Malmö Museums, with an aquarium and natural history displays.
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55Neighbourhood & street
Lilla Torg
Cobbled square of half-timbered houses at the heart of Malmö's old town.
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56Mountain & viewpoint
Kullaberg
Rugged peninsula of cliffs, caves and a lighthouse at the entrance to the Öresund.
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57Park & garden
Sofiero Palace
Former royal summer palace famed for its rhododendron gardens overlooking the Öresund.
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58Historic site
Kärnan
Medieval brick keep, the remains of Helsingborg Castle, with views over the Öresund.
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60Old town & city
Ystad
Medieval market town of half-timbered houses, known as the setting of the Wallander novels.
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61Nature & national park
Stenshuvud National Park
Coastal park with a rocky headland, beech forest and sandy beaches in Österlen.
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62Museum & gallery
Kulturen
Open-air museum in central Lund with historic buildings and cultural history collections.
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63Religious site
Storkyrkan
Stockholm's medieval cathedral, home to the celebrated St George and the Dragon sculpture.
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65Museum & gallery
Swedish History Museum
Museum covering Swedish history from the Stone Age, with a renowned Gold Room.
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66Museum & gallery
Nordic Museum
Museum of Swedish cultural history housed in a grand palace-like building on Djurgården.
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67Museum & gallery
Millesgården
Former home of sculptor Carl Milles, with terraced sculpture gardens overlooking the water.
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68Museum & gallery
Hallwyl Museum
Lavishly furnished late-19th-century city palace preserved with its original collections.
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69Market & shopping
Östermalm Market Hall
Historic food hall from 1888 selling Swedish delicacies, seafood and cheeses.
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70Mountain & viewpoint
Monteliusvägen
Clifftop walking path on Södermalm with panoramic views over Riddarfjärden and City Hall.
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71Castle & palace
Skokloster Castle
Baroque castle with extensive 17th-century collections of arms, art and furnishings.
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72Old town & city
Sigtuna
Sweden's oldest town, with medieval church ruins, runestones and a charming main street.
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73Park & garden
Linnaeus Garden
Restored 18th-century botanical garden laid out as Carl Linnaeus planned it.
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74Historic site
Vaxholm Fortress
Island fortress guarding the sea approach to Stockholm, with a defence museum.
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76Museum & gallery
Carl Larsson-gården
Artist Carl Larsson's home, whose painted interiors shaped the Swedish domestic style.
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77Lake & river
Lake Siljan
Large lake in the Dalarna heartland surrounded by villages known for folk traditions.
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78Museum & gallery
Zorn Museum
Museum of painter Anders Zorn's works alongside his preserved home, Zorngården.
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79Nature & national park
Fulufjället National Park
Mountain plateau park featuring Njupeskär, Sweden's highest waterfall.
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80Mountain & viewpoint
Åre
Sweden's leading mountain resort beneath Åreskutan, for skiing in winter and hiking in summer.
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81Lake & river
Tännforsen
One of Sweden's most powerful waterfalls, plunging 32 metres in the Jämtland mountains.
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82Museum & gallery
Jamtli
Open-air and regional museum with historic buildings and costumed living history.
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83Museum & gallery
Ájtte Swedish Mountain and Sami Museum
Main museum of Sámi culture and mountain nature in Swedish Lapland.
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84Mountain & viewpoint
Aurora Sky Station
Mountain-top observation station reached by chairlift, famed for northern lights viewing.
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85Island
Luleå Archipelago
Hundreds of islands in the Gulf of Bothnia, reachable by boat in summer and over ice in winter.
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86Castle & palace
Borgholm Castle
Dramatic ruin of a 17th-century baroque castle on a limestone ridge.
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88Island
Blå Jungfrun National Park
Granite island in the Kalmar Strait with smooth rocks, caves and a stone labyrinth.
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89Island
Visingsö
Island in Lake Vättern with castle ruins, an oak forest and horse-drawn carriage tours.
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90Museum & gallery
Gamla Linköping
Open-air museum recreating a small Swedish town of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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91Theme park & attraction
Kingdom of Crystal
Forest region of historic glassworks such as Kosta and Orrefors with glassblowing demonstrations.
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92Castle & palace
Läckö Castle
Baroque castle on a peninsula in Lake Vänern, with gardens and exhibitions.
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94Historic site
Varberg Fortress
Seaside fortress housing a museum that displays the medieval Bocksten Man.
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95Castle & palace
Tjolöholm Castle
Arts and Crafts style manor from the early 1900s set in parkland by the sea.
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96Lake & river
Trollhättan Falls and Locks
Hydroelectric waterfalls and historic canal locks where the Göta River descends to the sea.
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97Archaeological site
Anundshög
Sweden's largest burial mound, surrounded by stone ships and a runestone.
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98Nature & national park
Söderåsen National Park
Deep rift valleys, beech forest and the Kopparhatten viewpoint in northern Skåne.
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99Park & garden
Wanås Sculpture Park
Estate with contemporary site-specific art installed in beech woods around a castle.
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