PARKS & Beauty spots in Stockholm

Stockholm is described as being composed as 1/3 water, 1/3 urban land and 1/3 greenery. Here's where you can enjoy the latter! N.B. These are just a few of Stockholm's wonderful parks and beauty spots. To find one near you or explore somewhere new, you can always search on the Stockholm Parks website here.

Djurgården

Stockholm

A nature reserve, owned by the king of Sweden since the 15th century. Royal Djurgården is brimming with museums, restaurants, and cafés right in the center of Stockholm, including Skansen, the ABBA museum and the Nordic museum. Aside from all these activities, it's a beautiful place to experience nature in the heart of the city.

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Drottningholmen

Ekerö

Another right royal beauty spot, this park surrounds Drottningholm Castle, the permanent residence of the king and queen of Sweden. Drottningholm Palace itself is on UNESCO's World Heritage list, but the magnificent gardens and the Chinese Pavilion are worth making the journey alone.

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Gustaf Adolfsparken

Karlavägen/Gyllenstiernsgatan, Östermalm

This is a popular playground for kids in the Östermalm area.

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Hagaparken

Solna

A large park surrounding Haga Palace, where the crown princess Victoria lives. There are huge areas of open space, running paths, forest areas with sheep and horses and even beaches along Brunnsviken. There's also the butterfly house, which provides a warm outing in the winter and the copper tents, where you can get Swedish fika.

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Ivar Lo's Park

Södermalm

One for the Söder folks, this boasts one of the best views in Stockholm, whilst your children play in this 'traditional Swedish countryside' themed park. Wooden horses, old Swedish houses and BBQ facilities, what's not to love?

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Humlegården

Karlavägen/Sturegatan/Birger Jarlsgatan/Engelbrektsgatan

This is a nice park in the center of Stockholm that has a big playground for younger children open M-F 09:00-17:00 and S-S 10:00-17:00. If you have primary children at SIS, you will spend a lot of your time here! There is a street hockey area, skate board ramp, and football area for the older kids. In the winter you can borrow sleds/sledges. They have facilities for parents that include toilets, microwave, coffee/tea, and drinks.

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Kronobergsparken

Polhemsgatan/Bergsgatan/Kronobergsgatan/Parkgatan, Kungsholmen - 08 508 089 04
In 1883 work started on creating Kronobergsparken and it is now one of Stockholms hill parks. Today it also has a fully manned playground open M-F 09:00-17:00, and in winter it boast with a very nice hill for sledging. During the weekend it is possible to rent the indoor part of the playground for a birthday party.

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Marabouparken

Sundbyberg

A little further afield, but the collection of sculptures and art gallery, plus a fabulous restaurant makes this a park you can enjoy too. There's a splash pool to enjoy for those two weeks of Swedish summer and dedicated children's activities on the weekends via the initiative Monsterklubben.

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Rålambshovsparken

End of Norr Mälarstrand/Rålambshovsleden/Västerbron, Kungsholmen

A large green area on Kungsholmen, known by the locals as Rålis, offers many opportunities for outdoor activities such as football/soccer, boule, beach volleyball, outdoor gym, swimming, sunbathing and BBQ with friends. Quite often events happen in the park, big screen film, festivals, aerobics and theater to name but a few. A popular addition to the park is the the skateboard area and amazing playground for kids, manned M-F 09:00-17:00 and every other Saturday 10:00-15:00

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Tantolunden

Hornstull, Södermalm

The wonderfully named 'dragon park' is just one of the reasons to visit Tanto - you also have the beach, volleyball court, nature trails, food trucks and even a boule bar! There are some really picturesque Swedish houses and allotment sheds. For the hot summer months, you can really enjoy the sandy beach; for winter, there's a great hill for sledging.

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Vasaparken

Dalagatan/Odengatan/Torsgatan, Vasastan

Popular park for football/soccer and in the winter ice-skating under floodlights. It also has a manned playground for younger kids, opened M-F 09:00-17:00 and S-S 12:00-16:00.

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Vitabergsparken

Renstiernas gata/Skånegatan/Barnängsgatan/Malmgårdsvägen

This park has a music pavilion, outdoor theater, playground and Sofia Church on it’s north east peak, the highest part of this hilly park. The park also has one of Stockholm’s most secret gardens at Malmgårdsvägen 53. It was first established in 1670 followed a few years later by the manor house. Today open to the public W-F 11:00-15:00 from the start of the blooming magnolia tree to midsummer and the from august to frost, followed by a yearly Christmas market.

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