The guide to Easter holidays in Stockholm

The Easter holidays at Junibacken are all about dressing up and all children who come in Easter-themed costumes will get a gift. There will also be activities, exhibitions and theatrical performances. The Easter holidays at Junibacken run from 25th March-7th April.  

There are masses of fun activities and events for the whole family at Skansen open-air museum. Experience Swedish traditions in traditional houses and farm buildings, listen to stories and music, enjoy Easter arts and crafts, paint Easter eggs in the Ukrainian way or make your own witch's broomstick. Easter at Skansen will be celebrated from 28 March - 7 April. 

Tolv Stockholm entertainment centre has 7,000 square meters of fun and activities such as bowling, adventure golf, shuffleboard, arcade games, table tennis and basketball to enjoy during the Easter holiday. Over the holiday week, they'll also have a craft corner with an Easter theme and face painting, and if you're lucky, the Easter bunny might make an appearance. When hunger strikes you can hit the buffet, which is loaded with child-friendly favourites such as chicken nuggets, hamburgers, pancakes, fries, nachos and ice cream.

The French national sport, boules, has become popular with adults and children alike and Boulebar in Liljeholmen is the ideal spot to try it out. Play under the guidance of an instructor and eat French brunch before or after the match.

Whether you're in the mood for bowling, car racing, billiards or shuffleboard, Ballbreaker's the place to go. Challenge family members to a match, and then relax in the family-friendly restaurant afterwards.

Dieselverkstaden in Sickla has masses of activities for creative young people. They hold courses and workshops in photography, dance, theatre and much more. See Dieselverkstaden's website for more information about what's going on over the Easter break. 

Sweden's national climbing arena is arranging an Easter holiday camp ideal for both beginners and children who've tried some climbing before. The level is adjusted to suit children's individual abilities and the days are filled with masses of exciting experiences and adventures.

The Easter holidays have a space theme at Tom Tits in Södertälje. Drive a Spacebot while on assignment in space, build rockets, astronauts and aliens, and get a feel of what it's like to walk on the moon. 

Laserfortet is home to the laser arena LaserForce, which includes a medieval castle, a large cave and full-scale tank, and Prison Island, a series of fun and challenging escape rooms. If you want to try both, choose their Marathon package, which allows you to play both LaserForce and Prison Island in under three hours.

If you're tired of eggs, feathers and chocolate and want to do something a little different, you're sure to enjoy a ghost walk with Historiska Vingslang. During the roughly hour-long walk through the Old Town, you'll get to know eerie figures and phenomena that affected people in the Stockholm of the past, including the executioner Jürgen Homuth and the king-killer Jacob Johan Anckarström - if you dare. A walking theatrical performance for brave children and their adults.

Experience the feeling of floating completely free! Bodyflight is a thrilling activity that allows you to "fly" in the world's highest wind tunnel. Before your flight you're provided with equipment and a safety briefing, then you just enter the tunnel and fly, while your group watches. Suitable for families with children from three years and upwards, as well as groups of friends of colleagues.

The Museum of Science and Technology holds Easter holiday courses for tech-interested kids who want to learn programming at all different levels. Try out various tools on a beginner's course, or learn more in an intermediate course and test out your new knowledge in the workshop. Their other exhibitions are also open for all kids free from school and their adults. 

The eggs have escaped and Stadsmuseet has been invaded by fried eggs. Now they need the help of children on their Easter holidays to find all the hidden eggs so they can clean up and restore order. Pick up a map at the entrance and go on the hunt – as a thank you, an 'eggstra eggy' prize is promised.

Experience life around the Mediterranean and meet people and objects that tell the story of the region's past and present. Listen to exciting myths, meet gods and emperors, check out artefacts such as shining weapons and strange trophies and travel thousands of years back in time to ancient Egypt. There's something here for all ages.

Try out things from all over the world at this museum of experiences in Globen Shopping. Look, feel, smell and taste all kinds of fascinating objects. Hold an enormous tooth fossil, stand on an Indian bed of nails, sample sweets from all over the world and challenge your vertigo with VR.

At Sweden's Museum of the Holocaust, life stories and testimonies from World War II survivors are retold, in order to preserve and pass on the memory to future generations. The museum regularly holds guided tours of the exhibits, in which we follow the journey of several individuals through the war to their arrival in Sweden where they create a new life for themselves.

Go on an egg hunt at The Museum of Natural History and find eggs among their displays, create eggs and birds and learn more about which birds lay which eggs. You can also check out the dinosaurs, challenge yourself in the escape room and watch films in Cosmonova!

ArkDes has activities for the whole family over the Easter holidays. Go on a guided tour, read a book, build a house using blocks in a workshop, look for eggs and take a break in the museum's family room. 

Visit the Edvard Anderson greenhouse and find out which plants are hidden in your Easter egg. You'll find cacao trees in the Palm Hall, whose cacao beans are used in chocolate, and sugar palms also grow here. Don't miss eating lunch or having a coffee in the Gamla Orangeriet.

It's easy to forget you're just quarter of an hour outside the big city once you enter Hellasgården nature reserve. Hire kayaks, take a sauna and walk the reserve's hiking trails. Activities for all ages and interests.

Wander around and look at the plants, sit down under the apple trees and have a coffee or take a look in the greenhouse. Rosendals Trädgård is surrounded by dreamy gardens and the café serves food made from ingredients grown in their own kitchen gardens. 
 

There are plenty of green spaces in the middle of the city where you can enjoy the coming of spring. Perhaps a picnic in the sunshine or fun in the playground?

This popular art gallery on Värmdö makes an ideal outing for children and adults alike. Combine your visit with coffee and cake in Bådan Café & Konditori on the second floor, or a meal in the restaurant on the third floor.

Just outside Uppsala is Funplays, a massive activity centre for children with lots of energy. Slide down slides, compete against each other on bike tracks, jump into ball pits, climb, bounce on trampolines and much more – the only limit is your imagination. If you start to run low on energy, just head to the café where food, drinks and snacks are served.

Skoklosters Castle is putting on a baroque Easter, with baroque flower arrangements and decoupage Easter egg decoration. Meet Count Carl Gustaf Wrangel and Countess Anna Margareta von Haugwitz at Skoklosters Castle, enjoy the incredible baroque surroundings, join guided tours and have a coffee break in the café. The castle is one of the world's best-preserved baroque castles and can be easily reached from both Stockholm and Uppsala.

In a cosy 17th-century farmhouse next to Lake Långsjön, you'll find Herrängens Gård, which opens its outdoor seating area from Easter, weather permitting. They also organise Easter egg painting contests and serve both brunch and afternoon tea during the Easter period.

There's masses to do in Hågelby park by Lake Aspen in Tumba. Check out the witches' broomstick parking lot, play bingo, meet the Easter bunny, and see the animals.

Celebrate Easter surrounded by tranquil nature at Thoresta Herrgård. They're serving a 4-course Easter dinner on Good Friday and Easter Saturday and if you want to extend your manor-house experience you can book a package that includes accommodation. The focus in the kitchen is on sustainable cooking, and dishes are made using ingredients from nearby farms. If you want to enjoy some activities before or after your meal you can book Loftet - an activities room with billiards, shuffleboard and darts.

Steninge Bruk, around half an hour outside the city, is a renovated stone barn that used to be a glassworks. Steninge makes for a delightful day trip to eat, have a coffee and take a walk in the beautiful surroundings. The restaurant serves lunch, brunch and delicious cakes and pastries.

The islands of the Stockholm archipelago are one of the best things about the city. There's an endless selection of both large and small islands and skerries and the ferry network means many of them are easily accessible for a day or weekend outing.