The best museums in Södermanland
Ranked by the Sweden Herald newsroom and our readers, with the practical details you need.
The best museums in Södermanland
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Swedish Tank Museum
See military vehicles that can travel on land and in deep water, with exhibits tracing their development from the early 20th century to today.
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Museispårvägen Malmköping
To see older trams used for museum traffic on a route between Malmköping and Hosjö.
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The Birka museum
See archaeological finds and models of Viking-age Birka alongside displays about people buried there.
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Östra Södermanlands Järnväg
Ride a roughly 100-year-old narrow-gauge steam train on the route linking Mariefred, Läggesta and Taxinge.
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F11 Museum
Visit to see how cameras and aircraft were used for Sweden’s Cold War reconnaissance missions.
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National Portrait Gallery of Sweden
See more than 800 portraits at Gripsholm Castle, including works spanning the collection’s history from the 16th century to the present.
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Högsjö bruksmuseum
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Naturum Stendörren
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Skottvångs gruva
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Gnesta kulturtryckeri
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.
We do not have enough reader ratings for these places yet, so for now the order rests on the outside signs and on how much the world looks for each place. Ratings will count once readers have given them.
Updated 7 November 2026
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