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The best things to do in Stockholm: winter

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The best things to do in Stockholm: winter

Skansen Open-Air Museum, StockholmNumber 1Report
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Skansen Open-Air Museum

Skansen brings Swedish buildings, traditions and native animals together in one open-air museum.

Djurgårdsslätten 49-51

Bergius Botanic Garden, StockholmNumber 2Report
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Bergius Botanic Garden

See plants from around the world in the garden’s outdoor sections and conservatories.

Gustafsborgsvägen 4kr

Streetcar Djurgården Line, StockholmNumber 3Report
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Streetcar Djurgården Line

Ride a museum tram from central Stockholm to Djurgården on a route that has operated since 1991.

Norrmalmstorg

More things to do in Stockholm

Places we know about and have not yet written up. No ranking, and no page of their own yet.

  • Gröna LundLilla Allmänna Gränd 9, StockholmWebsite
  • Ice skating with Green TrailsTideliusgatan 62, StockholmWebsite
  • LångholmenStockholmWebsite
  • MonteliusvägenMonteliusvägen, Stockholm

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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