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The best things to do in Stockholm on a rainy day

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

The best things to do in Stockholm on a rainy day

Number 1
Activity

Bio Capitol

See a film from a programme that ranges from classics and international cinema to off-beat titles, with a bar menu available in the auditorium.

Sankt Eriksgatan 82

Number 2
Activity

Hey STHLM!

Go to play Japanese music games and arcade titles in one place, or challenge a friend to a game.

Gyldéngatan 2kr

Number 3
Activity

Bodyflight

Go to experience the sensation of free fall without jumping out of an aircraft.

Bromma

Number 4
Activity

Kista public library

Go to use a study room or public computer in Stockholm’s second-largest library.

Kista

Number 5
Activity

PDL Center Frihamnen

It offers padel for adults and children, alongside training and junior sessions.

Magasin 7

Number 6
Activity

JumpYard Heron City

Go for trampolines, climbing and a ninja course under one roof.

Kungens kurva

Number 7
Activity

JumpYard Nacka Forum

Go for a mix of trampoline jumping, climbing and games under one roof.

Nacka

Number 8
Activity

Quezzle

It gives a group a shared, timed puzzle challenge in central Stockholm.

Döbelnsgatan 12kr kr

Number 9
Activity

Swing by Golfbaren

It pairs an indoor mini-golf game in a 1930s setting with a restaurant and bar.

Surbrunnsgatan 46

Number 10
Activity

Upplevelsemuseum i centrum

Go to try more than 70 interactive optical-illusion installations, including rooms that reverse or multiply your sense of space.

Sergelgatan 20kr kr

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 3 November 2026

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