Travel · Kalmar

The best things to do in Kalmar

Ranked by the Sweden Herald newsroom and our readers, with the practical details you need.

The best things to do in Kalmar

Voxtorp Church, KalmarNumber 11
Attraction

Voxtorp Church

Visit to see a heritage-listed church with a recorded founding date of 1240.

Astrid Lindgren's World, KalmarNumber 12
Attraction

Astrid Lindgren's World

Go to meet and play with characters such as Pippi and Emil in settings associated with their stories.

Vimmerby

Astrid Lindgrens Näs, KalmarNumber 13
Activity

Astrid Lindgrens Näs

Go to see the preserved childhood home where Astrid Lindgren was born and began writing.

Vimmerby

Number 14
Attraction

Gässhult Estate

Book the manor for a private group stay in the forests of Misterhult, with 37 beds on site.

Oskarshamn

Number 15
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Ishult Courthouse

See a courthouse where court sessions began in 1730 and continued until 1935.

Kristdala

Number 16
Attraction

Kristdala Homestead

Go to see household objects, older agricultural tools and displays of trades such as tailoring and shoemaking across several buildings.

Kristdala

Number 18
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Misterhult Church

See the late-14th-century triumphal crucifix that once hung in the earlier church.

Figeholm

How this list is made

Ranked by the Herald score: recognition (guides, heritage, visitor numbers, the tourism boards), interest from abroad (English Wikipedia), what Sweden Herald readers rate and read, how recently the facts were checked, and the editors. Nothing a place pays changes its place in the list.

Updated 3 November 2026

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