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Stadsarkivet (The City Archive)

Stadsarkivet

Go to consult records and publications about Stockholm or search for documents connected to your family.

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Key facts

Address
Kungsklippan 6, 112 25 StockholmMap and directions
Opening hours
Opening hours this week
Monday11:00 to 16:00
Tuesday11:00 to 16:00
Wednesday11:00 to 16:00
Thursday12:00 to 19:00
Friday11:00 to 15:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed
Price
Paper or digital A4 copies: 4 SEK (about $0.40) each; excerpts: 125 SEK (about $12.50); other requests: 225 SEK (about $22.50) per commenced 15 minutes. No admission price is listed.

Facts checked November 2026.

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The City Archive’s Kungsklippan building holds public information and publications released by the City of Stockholm. Its collections include birth and marriage certificates, tourism pamphlets, magazines and building permits. Visitors can use the archive to research the city’s past or their family history. The archive also has a location at Liljeholmskajen, opened in 2019 to increase storage capacity.

At Kungsklippan, opening hours are Monday to Wednesday, 11.00–16.00, and Thursday, 12.00–19.00. On Friday it is open 11.00–15.00 on trust, without staff and with limited services; files cannot be ordered then. The archive is closed on weekends, according to the hours listed on its website. Take the metro to Rådhuset, bus 3 to Kungsholms kyrka or bus 54 to Bolinders plan.

Paper or digital copies cost 4 SEK (about $0.40) per A4 copy. Excerpts cost 125 SEK (about $12.50). Other requests are charged at 225 SEK (about $22.50) per started 15 minutes. If an inquiry takes more than an hour to answer, staff say they will contact you. The archive lists its phone number as 08 508 28 300. The published information does not give a typical visit length.

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Take the metro to Rådhuset, bus 3 to Kungsholms kyrka or bus 54 to Bolinders plan. Friday visits have limited services, and files cannot be ordered.

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Kungsklippan 6, Stockholm

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Visit Stockholm (Stockholm Business Region), CC BY 4.0. Text and ranking by Sweden Herald. Facts are checked against the sources above; opening hours and prices can change, so check with the place before you go.

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