Nature
Ängsö National Park
Walk through the island’s flower meadows and woodland, and look for its birdlife.
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The best parks and nature in Stockholm archipelago: outdoors
Ranked by the Sweden Herald newsroom and our readers, with the practical details you need.
The best parks and nature in Stockholm archipelago: outdoors
Nature
Nämdö archipelago national park
Go to hike along the cliffs and see birdlife moving between the islands of Sweden’s first marine national park in the Baltic Sea.
Nature
Tyresta National Park
Follow a trail from Tyresta village or Stensjödal to reach old-growth forest about 20 kilometres from central Stockholm.
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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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