Stockholm with children

Stockholm, the capital of Sweden, is a safe destination, suitable for families with children.

Understand

“ What's the matter with all the gay nannies? ”

—According to urban legend, a foreigner in Stockholm was surprised by the young men pushing strollers around Stockholm. These are fathers, not nannies. Sweden has three months of paternity leave, which most dads take.

Get In

If you come for a day trip with one of Baltic cruising ferries with Junibacken as a key destination, planning the day is essential as it's quite hard to pack something else into the few hours you have left.

Get around

Public transport

Buses give free rides to a stroller with a child, and one accompanying adult.

Children younger than 7 ride public transport for free, but must be accompanied by a adult with a good ticket. On weekends from Friday noon, six children younger than 12 years old, ride for free with one accompanying adult.

See

Most museums are free of charge for children.

• Junibacken (Stockholm/Djurgården) is based on Astrid Lindgren's works.
• The Vasa Museum (Stockholm/Djurgården) is suitable for children.
• The National Museum of Natural History (Stockholm/Östermalm) offers interactive guides to Earth's history, as well as Scandinavian, Arctic and Antarctic wildlife.
• The Science and Technology Museum (Stockholm/Östermalm) has a science centre, Teknorama, and a big exhibition hall with vehicles of all kinds.
• The Music and Theatre Museum, Musik- och teatermuseet (Stockholm/Östermalm), has hands-on musical instruments.
• The Viking Museum (Stockholm/Djurgården)
• 1 Stockholm City Museum (Stadsmuseet i Stockholm), Ryssgården. This building was finished in the 1660s, as Stockholm's Southern City Hall. Over the centuries, it has been used as a courthouse, a jail, an anatomic theatre, and a school. Since 1942 it is a museum, displaying Stockholm's history from 1523 to present day, with special attention to construction and architecture, and activities for children. The museum organizes walking tours. 
• Skansen (Stockholm/Djurgården) is an open air museum with both Scandinavian animals and lots of old cultural buildings from all over Sweden. Very popular with families.

Cope

Toilets are hard to find in Stockholm. Most hotels have toilets with nursing table, in the best case available on request in the lobby.

Stay safe

Stockholm is rather safe, compared to other cities of similar size.

Go next

Uppsala, Sigtuna and Stockholm archipelago are good nearby destinations.