Open-air museum with concert stages, a living culture heritage and Nordic animals

Founded in 1891, Skansen is the world’s first open-air museum. Visitors to Skansen meet a historical Sweden reflected both in the buildings and their surroundings. Some 150 historically interesting houses and farmsteads have been moved to Skansen over the years from all over Sweden to preserve their original materials and beauty.

Skansen is also home to 75 different species and breeds of Scandinavian domestic and wild animals such as seals, lynx, elks and brown bears. This includes The Baltic Sea Center with ocean life from the Baltic Sea. The park is a members of several organizations that work with species preservation, science and education.

The annual holidays are always celebrated at Skansen in a traditional manner, including Sweden’s National Day, Midsummer, Lucia and Christmas. Skansen is open every day all year round. In the houses and farmsteads there are historical interpreters in period dress. They explain to visitors how people lived in earlier times and they demonstrate traditional activities such as spinning, weaving, knitting and other crafts. You can travel back in time and meet people from the past or learn a “forgotten” craft.

Enjoy a delicious meal in one of Skansen’s restaurants with breathtaking views over Stockholm. And don’t miss the museum shop, which sells traditionally handicrafted and Swedish design products for decor, functional fashion, camping or the household.