Solna Travel Guide

 Sjalen Says:  This is where I spent lots of time waiting for, or lunching with my mum when I was little as she worked for the national touring theatre which had its head quarters here at the time. They moved in when the historic film studios from 1920 closed. Today, a couple of building... 

 Sjalen Says:  I have no photo of the church, but I will try to get one soon as it is one of the nicest ones in the County Stockholm and moreover, it is one of the oldest and one of three "round churches". These are normally mainly found in Denmark - notably on Bornholm - but here for some... 

 Sjalen Says:  Those of you who enjoy park landscapes and gardens should definately go to the royal Haga Castle and Park. Here you will amongst other things find the Butterfly House ("Fjärilshuset") in the former royal hothouses. The butterflies are the main draw, although there are also... 

 Sjalen Says:  This is where the present king was born. The castle's proportions are a bit odd and the artistic Gustav III would not have liked it but since his own masterpiece was never finished, a new and smaller castle was built here in the 19th century as the Gustav III's Pavilion was... 

 Sjalen Says:  The Eco temple was where Gustav III liked to have his dinners as he loved eating out. This huge gazebo originally had frescoes in the ceiling (discovered during a later renovation) but they are now in the Copper Tent exhibitions. Today, the temple is a popular place to get... 

 Sjalen Says:  Also in gorgeous Haga Park are these Copper tents. Originally built to cover up the royal horse guards' stables and living quarters as you entered the royal grounds, they are today used as a cafe, restaurant and have a small but interesting exhibition on Haga Park and its... 

 Sjalen Says:  As the king was waiting for his huge palace to be built nearby, this is where he stayed when at Haga. He took his friends here to relax, but it is said that the queen was never allowed in. 

 Sjalen Says:  This is Sweden's Pere-Lachaise and where you find more famous Swede's graves than anywhere else (not Garbo's though - she is at Skogskyrkogården). August Strindberg, Vilhelm Moberg and lots of other writers as well as businessmen like Krueger and the whole Ekman acting... 

 Sjalen Says:  Karlberg is a property just across the border in Solna municipality, along the railway leading north from Stockholm and close to Kungsholmen. In the 1620s, king Gustav II Adolf's half brother, Admiral Gyllenhielm, aquired the property through merging three villages, and a... 

 scorpion219 Says:  We sat down, and my son 2 years old started to play with the toothpick holder, suddenly this very unfriendly staff member came and warned me that my son should not play with it. So I logically wondered if he was caring about my son or the dining table, and suprisingly it was... 

 vec Says:  Klå Fann Thai is consider to be one of the best Thai restaurants in the Stockholm area, and I must agree. The food are good and according to my VT friends from Thailand the food tastes as real Thai food is supposed to, and they even got a menu in Thai when asking after... 

 vec Says:  Näckrosgrillen is a typical Swedish fast food restaurant with a bit of 70's feeling. You will not find so many such places any longer.When ordering something with french fries, you will get them served in a woven basket. 

 vec Says:  If you are planning to take the subway to or from the Solna Strand area or Lilla Alby in Sundbyberg, it's good to know that the service is limited at the Vreten subway station.On weekdays the last stop in both directions is around 22.30. An weekends the station is open for... 

 Sjalen Says:  The centre of Solna includes a huge shopping mall which has all major Swedish high street brands and a lot more. The design of it makes it feel quite airy and I have to say I don't mind going here even though I don't like huge crowds when I go shopping. There are also some...