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Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is a safe destination, suitable for families with children.

Understand[edit]

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]

Public transport[edit]

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 a 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]

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.

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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.


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