Fun activities in Stockholm

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Looking for something fun to do with your friends or family? Then you’re in the right city. There are plenty of activities in Stockholm for both adults and children. From exciting, fast-paced, cozy, relaxing, and tasty things to do, the hardest part is choosing. So here’s your guide to the Swedish capital’s best activities and experiences. Have fun!
Last updated: August 13, 2024

Stockholm is a city where there’s always something to do – whether it’s a sunny or a rainy day. There’s something for everyone – action-packed adventures, exciting museums, great excursions, sweaty sports activities, and creative endeavors. And much more.

An activity is perfect when you want to do something nice or different with family, friends, or colleagues. Whether it’s a date, birthday, bachelorette party, bachelor party, or team building with work, a shared experience is always a hit.

Find the right activity in Stockholm


Do you want to feel the adrenaline flowing in a fast ride? Learn more about the history of Stockholm? Enjoy the sea and the view on an archipelago tour? Or solve exciting mysteries? Stockholm offers endless possibilities for those who want to do something on a day off or a free evening.

To help you find the right activity for you and your party, we’ve put together a guide to activities in Stockholm. There’s something for all ages and tastes, so just book your favorite. We wish you a fun and memorable experience!

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Gröna Lund

Gröna Lund offers 27 fun attractions for all ages

If you want to do something really fun in the Swedish capital, there’s probably nothing that tops Gröna Lund. It’s Sweden’s oldest amusement park, which opened in 1883. “Grönan”, as the locals call it, offers 27 adrenaline-pumping attractions for both young and old. From breathtaking roller coasters and scary haunted houses to more child-friendly carousels. In other words, it’s heaven for both families with children and groups of friends.

In addition to the great attractions, Gröna Lund offers many other pleasures. You can experience fantastic concerts with well-known artists (both Swedish and international) on the main stage, eat food from all corners of the world, and challenge family, friends, or colleagues in an exciting pentathlon. Among other things. The amusement park is open from late spring to September plus extra opening hours during Halloween and December.

And in the unlikely event that you have a moment to spare after visiting the funfair, you’ve come to the right place. Idyllic Djurgården is Stockholm’s entertainment and activity mecca and is incredibly popular with both tourists and Stockholmers. Besides Gröna Lund, you can enjoy yourself at the Vasa Museum, Skansen, ABBA The Museum, Junibacken, The Viking Museum, and more.

Lilla Allmänna Gränd 9, Djurgården

Fox in a Box

Perfect indoor activities for game lovers and escape artists at Fox in a Box

Fox in a Box is the perfect place for exciting escape rooms – and an entertainment center that offers activities for everyone who likes games and problem-solving. Fox in a Box is the perfect place for an unforgettable day or evening, whether you’re there with friends, colleagues, or family. The main attraction at Fox in a Box is their impressive escape rooms. With themes such as bank robberies, prison breaks, and apocalyptic scenarios, participants are challenged to solve complex puzzles and work together to break out within a set time. It’s an adrenaline-filled experience that tests both the brain and the heart, and is a great way to strengthen bonds within the group.

But Fox in a Box is more than just escape rooms. For those who want to extend the experience, there are a host of other activities to enjoy. After making it out of the room, you can relax in their cozy bar and restaurant Hop & Vine, where both food and drinks are served in a relaxed atmosphere. Perfect for recharging your batteries and discussing the day’s adventures. For those who love strategic challenges, there’s also a great selection of classic and modern board games to immerse yourself in. Grab a drink, gather your friends around a table, and enjoy a great time filled with laughter and games.

Sveavägen 14, Norrmalm/City

Hammarbybacken

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Hammarbybacken’s exciting climbing park – Photo: Holger Ellgaard/Wikimedia Commons

Stockholm is rarely associated with skiing, but if you want to go downhill in the middle of the city, Hammarbybacken is not bad at all. The ski area has four slopes of varying difficulty – two green runs, one blue, and one red. Something for most people in other words. There are also four lifts, a children’s area, and Snow Park for those who like jumps and tricks.

But Hammarbybacken doesn’t just offer ski slopes in winter. The facility also has many fun activities for the whole family during the snow-free parts of the year. There’s a climbing park with seven high-altitude courses, 60+ obstacles, and a 100-meter-long zipline. There are also several courses where you head down the hill in a rubber ring. And not least, you can ride a coaster along an 800-meter track at 40 km/h with fantastic views. Plus summer skiing on artificial grass, bungy rocket, and trampolines.

100% action guaranteed as you can see, so get ready for a super fun adventure. And getting here is easy – you can go here by bus, subway, tram, and car.

Hammarby Fabriksväg 111, Hammarby sjöstad

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Fjäderholmarna

Fjäderholmarna
Relax and have a good time at Fjäderholmarna, Stockholm’s closest archipelago island

Sweden’s amazing capital has much beauty to offer, and among the most magical is the Stockholm archipelago with its 30,000 islands. Exploring the archipelago is a great activity in Stockholm, whether you’re looking for a cozy day trip or a multi-day island hopping. With sun and swimming mixed with nature experiences and pier hangouts (and perhaps kayaking?), it can’t be anything but a success.

The easiest and quickest way to reach the archipelago is to visit Fjäderholmarna, Stockholm’s closest archipelago island. The boat ride from the city center takes only 30 minutes and offers a fantastic view of the town and the water. When you arrive, there are many things to see and do. Stroll through the archipelago environment, check out picturesque buildings, shop for fine crafts, relax on sunny rocks, and take a swim at the island’s beaches. If you get hungry, there are several good restaurants and cafés.

Fjäderholmarna

Questrooms

Challenge your intelligence and courage at the escape room Questrooms

If you’re in the mood for brain exercise and butterflies in the stomach, escape rooms are the activity for you. And one of Stockholm’s best escape room games is Questrooms in Södermalm. Here you get locked in a room and must get out by solving mysteries, riddles, and puzzles – while a clock steadily ticks down to zero. Questrooms was the first to offer escape rooms in Stockholm, and since 2014 they’ve offered exciting experiences that test both intelligence and courage.

The facility has 13 exciting escape rooms and VR experiences. How about escaping from the Russian mafia, traveling through time, going on an adventure in the jungle, or experiencing a thrilling hunt in a horror-filled Horror Escape? Several of the experiences are also adapted for teenagers or children so that everyone can join in the fun. Whether you’re organizing a bachelorette party, bachelor party, birthday celebration, kid’s birthday party, or team building, Questrooms is guaranteed to be a hit.

Kocksgatan 21A, Södermalm

Golfbaren

Golfbaren’s 5 facilities offer the ultimate mini-golf experience

Few activities give you the same summer feelings as mini-golf. Grabbing the club, place the golf ball, and challenging friends or family to an exciting tournament. If you want to play mini golf in Stockholm, you should go for Golfbaren, the city’s largest player, founded by a former mini-golf world champion. They have five facilities around the Stockholm area where you can play mini golf on high-quality courses both outdoors and indoors.

The three outdoor facilities are open from May to August and are true summer oases. Aspudden and Kristineberg are among the city’s most classic miniature golf courses dating back to the 1950s, and in Nacka Strand, you can play with a sea view as a backdrop. All facilities also offer food and drink.

If you get a craving for mini golf even during the winter months, Golfbaren also has two indoor facilities, in Vasastan and Sundbyberg. In addition to fine courses, there are also restaurants and bars – perfect for warming up before the match or for a chat after the winner has been crowned. In short, you get the complete mini golf experience here.

5 addresses (click to see)
Surbrunnsgatan 46, Vasastan
Sundbybergs torg 1, Sundbyberg
Hjalmar Söderbergs väg 10B, Kristineberg
Hövdingagatan 14, Aspudden
Augustendalsvägen 53, Nacka strand

Stockholm Ghost Walk

If you’re interested in Stockholm’s history in general and the most spine-tingling part of the city’s past in particular, the Stockholm Ghost Walk is perfect for you. There are no guarantees that ghosts will appear in the alleys, but during the 90-minute dramatic ghost walk in Old Town or Södermalm – the oldest parts of the town- you will undoubtedly get your fill of myths, ghosts, murders, diseases, and horrific historical events.

In addition to ghost walks (see starting points on the website), Stockholm Ghost Walk also offers the show Spirit of the Glass (in Swedish). It’s a show that mixes illusion, storytelling, psychological manipulation, and misdirection – where the audience also participates in the events. Thrilling is an understatement. So if you’re looking for activities in Stockholm with lots of both creepiness and entertainment, few can match Stockholm Ghost Walk.

Järntorget 84, Old Town

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Äventyrsbanan Stockholm

If an adrenaline-filled high-altitude adventure is on your bucket list, head to Älta in Nacka. 15 minutes from Slussen, Äventyrsbanan Stockholm awaits with exciting activities for those who want to challenge their comfort zone among the treetops. The facility’s seven high rope courses offer an unbeatable combination of physical activity, mental challenge, a wonderful nature experience, and maximum fun that won’t forget. And everyone can join in – the courses are designed to suit different levels.

Äventyrsbanan is a perfect activity for individuals, companies (popular for team building and kickoffs), associations, and school classes who want to do something different, have fun, and socialize in one of the city’s finest forests. What’s more, you can combine the activity with a meal or a party – there are several barbecue areas for picnics (and you can even hire your own chef). And if you want to finish in the best way, end the experience with the cozy wood-fired sauna, scenically located by a lake.

Ältavägen 109, Älta

Inferno Online

Gaming and e-sports are activities that are only getting bigger and bigger. And if you want to game with others in a venue in Stockholm, you should head to Inferno Online. It’s the world’s largest center for gaming and e-sports with hundreds of computers, consoles, and racing arenas. There are three gaming centers in the city – two in central Stockholm (Odenplan and Skanstull) and one in Täby Centrum. Plus Red Bull Gaming Sphere, operated in partnership with the popular energy drink.

At Inferno Online you can play virtually all popular games available on the market. Players of all ages are welcome, and the environment is calm and comfortable with a relaxed atmosphere. It’s a nice and social way to LAN. The facilities are open seven days a week from morning to late evening (book in advance or drop in) and during the weekends they also organize “night gibs” where you can play all night. And for children’s birthday parties, Inferno Online is a safe bet. A complete gaming experience with food, drinks, and games will easily make the kids happy.

4 addresses (click to see)
Odengatan 60, Vasastan
Surbrunnsgatan 59, Vasastan
Ringvägen 125, Södermalm
Täby Centrum, Täby

Activities in Stockholm – a surefire way to have fun


There you have our guide to activities in Stockholm. We hope you find something that suits you and your party – whether you’re looking for kids’ activities to do with the family on a Saturday, want to treat your date to a memorable experience, are organizing a corporate event, or want to do something fun with your friends on a day off. We wish you a wonderful experience!

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