The best things to do in Stockholm: day trips

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

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Attraction

Drottningholm Palace

Go to see a royal palace, Chinese Pavilion and palace theatre within one UNESCO-listed site.

Drottningholm

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Activity

Segla i Stockholms Skärgård

The trips let you explore the archipelago by sail, with a skipper and time to swim or fish.

Tideliusgatan 62kr kr kr kr

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FjäderholmarnaFjäderholmarna, StockholmWebsite
Ice skating with Green TrailsTideliusgatan 62, StockholmWebsite
Båt till DrottningholmStromma - Ticket shop Klara Mälarstrand, StockholmWebsite
Strömma: sightseeing med buss och båtkr krStockholmWebsite

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 2 November 2026

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