Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is a safe destination, suitable for families with children.
Understand
[edit]“ | What's the matter with all the gay nannies? | ” |
—According to urban legend, a foreigner in Stockholm was surprised by the young men pushing strollers around Stockholm. These are fathers, not nannies. Sweden has three months of paternity leave, which most dads take. |
Get In
[edit]If you come for a day trip with one of Baltic cruising ferries with Junibacken as a key destination, planning the day is essential as it's quite hard to pack something else into the few hours you have left.
Get around
[edit][add listing]Public transport
[edit][add listing]Buses give free rides to a stroller with a child, and one accompanying adult.
Children younger than 7 ride public transport for free, but must be accompanied by an adult with a good ticket. On weekends from Friday noon, six children younger than 12 years old, ride for free with one accompanying adult.
See
[edit][add listing]Most museums are free of charge for children.
- Junibacken (Stockholm/Djurgården) is based on Astrid Lindgren's works.
- The Vasa Museum (Stockholm/Djurgården) is suitable for children.
- The National Museum of Natural History (Stockholm/Östermalm) offers interactive guides to Earth's history, as well as Scandinavian, Arctic and Antarctic wildlife.
- The Science and Technology Museum (Stockholm/Östermalm) has a science centre, Teknorama, and a big exhibition hall with vehicles of all kinds.
- The Music and Theatre Museum, Musik- och teatermuseet (Stockholm/Östermalm), has hands-on musical instruments.
- The Viking Museum (Stockholm/Djurgården)
- 1 Stockholm City Museum (Stadsmuseet i Stockholm), Ryssgården. This building was finished in the 1660s, as Stockholm's Southern City Hall. Over the centuries, it has been used as a courthouse, a jail, an anatomic theatre, and a school. Since 1942 it is a museum, displaying Stockholm's history from 1523 to present day, with special attention to construction and architecture, and activities for children. The museum organizes walking tours.
- Skansen (Stockholm/Djurgården) is an open air museum with both Scandinavian animals and lots of old cultural buildings from all over Sweden. Very popular with families.
Do
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[edit][add listing]Cope
[edit]Toilets are hard to find in Stockholm. Most hotels have toilets with nursing table, in the best case available on request in the lobby.
Stay safe
[edit]Stockholm is rather safe, compared to other cities of similar size.
Go next
[edit]Uppsala, Sigtuna and Stockholm archipelago are good nearby destinations.