Drömlandet – the story of how Sweden became Sweden
The exhibition connects Sweden’s technological inventions with the changes they brought to society and everyday life.
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- When
- Since 23 October
- Where
- Tekniska restaurantMuseivägen 7, 115 27 StockholmMap and directions
Drömlandet traces how Sweden changed from a poor agrarian country into a global technology nation. The exhibition is open now and runs through 31 December. It follows seven periods, from 1809 to the present, and brings together more than 100 objects and installations in the museum’s Machine Hall.
Visitors can see Sweden’s oldest preserved steam engine, a Saab Gripen aircraft above a shelter, and the server associated with Pirate Bay. A large Electrolux vacuum cleaner has been turned into a slide. An audiovisual work pairs archive images from Swedish history with music composed by Christian Gabel. The displays connect industrial growth and new technology to changes in welfare, democracy, work and everyday life. They also examine the costs of progress, including environmental problems, economic inequality and digital polarisation. The exhibition offers visitors a way to understand how technology and ideas about a better society helped shape modern Sweden.
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- Event data: Visit Stockholm, Stockholm Business Region AB (CC BY 4.0; the text is ours).
- Event data and tickets: Ticketmaster.
- Listed at visitstockholm.com.
- Updated 2 November 2026