The guide to Easter holidays in Stockholm

The guide to Easter holidays in Stockholm

If you happen to be in Stockholm with your children over the Easter holidays, there's plenty to do both in the city and just outside. Visit one of the city's many museums, get creative with Easter arts and crafts or run and play outdoors. Stockholm is full of activities that are fun for both large and small, whatever your age and interests. Follow our guide to get the most out of the Easter holidays in Stockholm, with museums, activities and cosy outings outside the city centre.

In this guide
  1. Easter holiday activities
    1. Junibacken – Come in costume!
    2. Skansen – For the whole family
    3. O'Learys – Action stations
    4. Boulebar – Fun with boules
    5. BallBreaker – Activities for the whole family
    6. Dieselverkstaden – Masses of courses and workshops
    7. Klättercentret – Learn to climb on an Easter holiday camp
    8. Tom Tits Experiment – Colourful experiments
    9. Laserfortet – Adventures for the whole family
    10. Historiska Vingslag – Spooky walking tours
    11. Bodyflight – Fly free
  2. Museums
    1. Livrustkammaren – Among kings and their artefacts
    2. Tekniska museet – Code and programme
    3. Hallwylska museet – Easter at the palace
    4. Stadsmuseet – On the hunt for hidden eggs
    5. Nordiska museet – Time machine and family footsteps
    6. Historiska museet – A thousand years of history
    7. Medelhavs­museet – Life around the Mediterranean
    8. Upplevelse­museet – Experience the whole world
    9. Östasiatiska museet – Meet samurai, merchants and artisans
    10. Sveriges museum om Förintelsen – Preserve the memory of the Holocaust
  3. In the great outdoors
    1. Bergianska trädgården – Sweetie walk in the greenhouse
    2. Hellasgården – Leafy nature reserve
    3. Rosendals Trädgård – Spring in bloom
    4. Parks – The city's green spaces
  4. Outings
    1. Artipelag – Archipelago art gallery
    2. Skoklosters slott – Easter at the castle
    3. Herrängens Gård – Easter eggs, brunch and afternoon tea
    4. Hågelbyparken – Easter in the park
    5. Thoresta Herrgård – Easter holidays at manor house
    6. Steninge Bruk – Delightful destination in Märsta
    7. Stockholm archipelago – Salty outing

Easter holiday activities

Fun things to do during the Easter holidays

Junibacken – Easter holidays
Junibacken
Junibacken – Easter holidays
Junibacken
Junibacken – Easter holidays
Junibacken
Junibacken – Easter holidays
Junibacken
Junibacken – Easter holidays
Junibacken
Junibacken – Easter holidays
Junibacken
Junibacken – Easter holidays
Junibacken
Junibacken – Easter holidays
Junibacken

Junibacken

Come in costume!

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.  

Skansen

For the whole family

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. 

O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm – Easter holidays
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm – Easter holidays
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm – Easter holidays
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm – Easter holidays
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm – Easter holidays
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm – Easter holidays
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm – Easter holidays
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm – Easter holidays
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm – Easter holidays
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm – Easter holidays
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm – Easter holidays
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm – Easter holidays
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm – Easter holidays
O'Learys Event Center Tolv Stockholm

O'Learys

Action stations

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.

Boulebar Liljeholmen – Easter holidays
Boulebar Liljeholmen
Boulebar Liljeholmen – Easter holidays
Boulebar Liljeholmen
Boulebar Liljeholmen – Easter holidays
Boulebar Liljeholmen
Boulebar Liljeholmen – Easter holidays
Boulebar Liljeholmen
Boulebar Liljeholmen – Easter holidays
Boulebar Liljeholmen
Boulebar Liljeholmen – Easter holidays
Boulebar Liljeholmen

Boulebar

Fun with boules

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.

BallBreaker – Easter holidays
BallBreaker
BallBreaker – Easter holidays
BallBreaker
BallBreaker – Easter holidays
BallBreaker
BallBreaker – Easter holidays
BallBreaker
BallBreaker – Easter holidays
BallBreaker
BallBreaker – Easter holidays
BallBreaker

BallBreaker

Activities for the whole family

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

Masses of courses and workshops

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. 

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Klättercentret Solna Klättercentret Telefonplan Klättercentret Akalla

Learn to climb on an Easter holiday camp

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.

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Tom Tits Experiment

Colourful experiments

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

Adventures for the whole family

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.

Historiska Vingslag

Spooky walking tours

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.

Bodyflight Stockholm – Easter holidays
Bodyflight Stockholm
Bodyflight Stockholm – Easter holidays
Bodyflight Stockholm
Bodyflight Stockholm – Easter holidays
Bodyflight Stockholm
Bodyflight Stockholm – Easter holidays
Bodyflight Stockholm
Bodyflight Stockholm – Easter holidays
Bodyflight Stockholm
Bodyflight Stockholm – Easter holidays
Bodyflight Stockholm
Bodyflight Stockholm – Easter holidays
Bodyflight Stockholm
Bodyflight Stockholm – Easter holidays
Bodyflight Stockholm
Bodyflight Stockholm – Easter holidays
Bodyflight Stockholm
Bodyflight Stockholm – Easter holidays
Bodyflight Stockholm
Bodyflight Stockholm – Easter holidays
Bodyflight Stockholm
Bodyflight Stockholm – Easter holidays
Bodyflight Stockholm

Bodyflight

Fly free

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.

Museums

Museums to visit during the Easter holiday.

Livrustkammaren – Easter holidays
Livrustkammaren
Livrustkammaren – Easter holidays
Livrustkammaren
Livrustkammaren – Easter holidays
Livrustkammaren
Livrustkammaren – Easter holidays
Livrustkammaren
Livrustkammaren – Easter holidays
Livrustkammaren
Livrustkammaren – Easter holidays
Livrustkammaren
Livrustkammaren – Easter holidays
Livrustkammaren
Livrustkammaren – Easter holidays
Livrustkammaren
Livrustkammaren – Easter holidays
Livrustkammaren
Livrustkammaren – Easter holidays
Livrustkammaren

Livrustkammaren

Among kings and their artefacts

The Easter break at Livrustkammaren offers plenty of exciting activities. In the vaults that house the museum, which is Sweden's museum of royal history, you can view royal artefacts and visit the magical Children's Armoury as well as other fun holiday activities. Enjoy arts and crafts in the unicorn workshop, an exhibition on unicorns and fun family guided tours. 

Tekniska museet

Code and programme

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. 

Hallwylska museet – Easter holidays
Hallwylska museet
Hallwylska museet – Easter holidays
Hallwylska museet
Hallwylska museet – Easter holidays
Hallwylska museet
Hallwylska museet – Easter holidays
Hallwylska museet
Hallwylska museet – Easter holidays
Hallwylska museet
Hallwylska museet – Easter holidays
Hallwylska museet
Hallwylska museet – Easter holidays
Hallwylska museet
Hallwylska museet – Easter holidays
Hallwylska museet

Hallwylska museet

Easter at the palace

Admire Countess Wilhelmina von Hallwyl's perfectly preserved art collections, and get an insight into the luxury and everyday life in Stockholm at the time, at the Hallwyl Museum. The museum was built as a private palace for the countess and her husband, and it looks exactly the same today as when they left it in 1920. In addition to guided tours and dramatised viewings, they organise Easter egg hunts for younger historians during the Easter break.

Stadsmuseet

On the hunt for hidden eggs

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.

Nordiska museet

Time machine and family footsteps

At the Nordic Museum visitors can take a thrilling journey through time. Step into a fascinating interactive exhibition on children's history from the 1800s onwards in the museum's time vault, play in the 19th century farm-themed play area and follow quests and family trails through the exhibitions. 

Historiska museet – Easter holidays
Historiska museet
Historiska museet – Easter holidays
Historiska museet
Historiska museet – Easter holidays
Historiska museet
Historiska museet – Easter holidays
Historiska museet
Historiska museet – Easter holidays
Historiska museet
Historiska museet – Easter holidays
Historiska museet
Historiska museet – Easter holidays
Historiska museet
Historiska museet – Easter holidays
Historiska museet

Historiska museet

A thousand years of history

With over ten million individual objects from ancient times to the present, the Historical Museum is one of Sweden's largest museums, and during the Easter holidays they invite visitors to take part in fun activities for both adults and children. Join a journey through time, play at a bustling marketplace, follow the new children's trail and create your own painting as a footprint for the future.

Medelhavs­museet – Easter holidays
Medelhavs­museet
Medelhavs­museet – Easter holidays
Medelhavs­museet
Medelhavs­museet – Easter holidays
Medelhavs­museet
Medelhavs­museet – Easter holidays
Medelhavs­museet
Medelhavs­museet – Easter holidays
Medelhavs­museet
Medelhavs­museet – Easter holidays
Medelhavs­museet
Medelhavs­museet – Easter holidays
Medelhavs­museet
Medelhavs­museet – Easter holidays
Medelhavs­museet
Medelhavs­museet – Easter holidays
Medelhavs­museet
Medelhavs­museet – Easter holidays
Medelhavs­museet
Medelhavs­museet – Easter holidays
Medelhavs­museet
Medelhavs­museet – Easter holidays
Medelhavs­museet

Medelhavs­museet

Life around the Mediterranean

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.

Upplevelse­museet

Experience the whole world

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.

Östasiatiska museet – Easter holidays
Östasiatiska museet
Östasiatiska museet – Easter holidays
Östasiatiska museet
Östasiatiska museet – Easter holidays
Östasiatiska museet
Östasiatiska museet – Easter holidays
Östasiatiska museet
Östasiatiska museet – Easter holidays
Östasiatiska museet
Östasiatiska museet – Easter holidays
Östasiatiska museet
Östasiatiska museet – Easter holidays
Östasiatiska museet
Östasiatiska museet – Easter holidays
Östasiatiska museet
Östasiatiska museet – Easter holidays
Östasiatiska museet
Östasiatiska museet – Easter holidays
Östasiatiska museet

Östasiatiska museet

Meet samurai, merchants and artisans

Experience life and history from China, Korea, Japan, India and Southeast Asia at the East Asian Museum. Meet samurai, merchants and artisans from Japan and learn about the rise and history of Korea - there's something for everyone here. You can take a break in the café, where soft drinks, tea, coffee, pastries and ice cream are served.

Sveriges museum om Förintelsen – Easter holidays
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen – Easter holidays
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen – Easter holidays
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen – Easter holidays
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen – Easter holidays
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen – Easter holidays
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen – Easter holidays
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen – Easter holidays
Sveriges museum om Förintelsen

Sveriges museum om Förintelsen

Preserve the memory of the Holocaust

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.

In the great outdoors

Spend Easter break in the fresh air

Bergianska trädgården

Sweetie walk in the greenhouse

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.

Hellasgården

Leafy nature reserve

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.

Rosendals Trädgård

Spring in bloom

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. 
 

Stockholm's loveliest parks – Easter holidays
Stockholm's loveliest parks
Stockholm's loveliest parks – Easter holidays
Stockholm's loveliest parks

Parks

The city's green spaces

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?

Outings

Outings to enjoy during the Easter break.

Artipelag – Easter holidays
Artipelag
Artipelag – Easter holidays
Artipelag
Artipelag – Easter holidays
Artipelag
Artipelag – Easter holidays
Artipelag
Artipelag – Easter holidays
Artipelag
Artipelag – Easter holidays
Artipelag

Artipelag

Archipelago art gallery

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.

Skoklosters slott – Easter holidays
Skoklosters slott
Skoklosters slott – Easter holidays
Skoklosters slott
Skoklosters slott – Easter holidays
Skoklosters slott
Skoklosters slott – Easter holidays
Skoklosters slott
Skoklosters slott – Easter holidays
Skoklosters slott
Skoklosters slott – Easter holidays
Skoklosters slott
Skoklosters slott – Easter holidays
Skoklosters slott
Skoklosters slott – Easter holidays
Skoklosters slott

Skoklosters slott

Easter at the castle

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.

Herrängens Gård – Easter holidays
Herrängens Gård
Herrängens Gård – Easter holidays
Herrängens Gård
Herrängens Gård – Easter holidays
Herrängens Gård
Herrängens Gård – Easter holidays
Herrängens Gård
Herrängens Gård – Easter holidays
Herrängens Gård
Herrängens Gård – Easter holidays
Herrängens Gård
Herrängens Gård – Easter holidays
Herrängens Gård
Herrängens Gård – Easter holidays
Herrängens Gård
Herrängens Gård – Easter holidays
Herrängens Gård
Herrängens Gård – Easter holidays
Herrängens Gård

Herrängens Gård

Easter eggs, brunch and afternoon tea

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.

Hågelbyparken

Easter in the park

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.

Thoresta Herrgård – Easter holidays
Thoresta Herrgård
Thoresta Herrgård – Easter holidays
Thoresta Herrgård
Thoresta Herrgård – Easter holidays
Thoresta Herrgård
Thoresta Herrgård – Easter holidays
Thoresta Herrgård
Thoresta Herrgård – Easter holidays
Thoresta Herrgård
Thoresta Herrgård – Easter holidays
Thoresta Herrgård
Thoresta Herrgård – Easter holidays
Thoresta Herrgård
Thoresta Herrgård – Easter holidays
Thoresta Herrgård

Thoresta Herrgård

Easter holidays at manor house

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 – Easter holidays
Steninge Bruk
Brunch · Steninge Bruk – Easter holidays
Brunch · Steninge Bruk
Steninge Bruk – Easter holidays
Steninge Bruk
Steninge Bruk – Easter holidays
Steninge Bruk
Steninge Bruk – Easter holidays
Steninge Bruk
Steninge Bruk – Easter holidays
Steninge Bruk
Brunch · Steninge Bruk – Easter holidays
Brunch · Steninge Bruk
Steninge Bruk – Easter holidays
Steninge Bruk
Steninge Bruk – Easter holidays
Steninge Bruk
Steninge Bruk – Easter holidays
Steninge Bruk

Steninge Bruk

Delightful destination in Märsta

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.

Stockholm archipelago

Salty outing

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.

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