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 Houses in a row on Strandvägen by polardabar
There'll all kinds of happening in Skansen during the year [especially during the summer months], so look out for a guide or something & be sure to visit... Leave a Comment
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Skansen is the oldest open-air museum in the world, founded in 1891. Skansen is also a zoological park. It is located on the island of Djurgården, a royal park near the centre of Stockholm. Skansen is open every day of the year, except Christmas Eve.
There is so much moore to do then look at animals. Look at the website for moore information (in english).
ALSO SEE MY VIDEOS AND TRAVELOGUES OF SKANSEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Address: Djurgårdsslätten 49-51Phone: +46 (0)8 442 80 00Directions: DjurgårdenWebsite: www.skansen.se
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I'll divide Skansen into 3 parts:
(1) Skansen-Akvariet: not just fish, but also snakes, spiders, scorpions, lemurs (oh so cute), frogs, parrots as well as some small mammals. Last year they borrowed 2 koalas: Teddy and Freddy from San Diego zoo and this year they have 2 squirrels: Piff and Puff (the Swedish version of Chip & Dale). There's a "petting corner" (klapp & kram-hörna) where you get to touch and pet a snake and a spider. At the entrance of the aquarium there's an environment where lemurs run wild amongst us humans :)
(2) Skansen the "mini zoo": I call it mini zoo because they don't have as many animals as other zoos, without being less interesting because of this. You'll see brown bears, lynxes, foxes, wolves...animals that are common in the Nordic countries. There's also pony rides for the small ones, horses, a butterfly garden and birds.
(3) Skansen the open air museum: it shows environments from ancient Sweden.
Come with time because this place is BIG! Address: DjurgårdenDirections: Buss 44 towards Skansen (Skansen being the last stop of this route) or 47 towards Waldemarsudde from the Central Station, bus stop: Skansen. The tram goes on weekends between April and mid December and daily during the summer. Line 7 takes you there.Website: www.skansen.se
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 Skansen by wadekorzan
It is an outdoor museum, with over 150 buildings and houses taken from all over Sweden and put back together here. If you are really interested, then perhaps buy the guidebook so that you have an explanation of exactly when each house was built, where it is from, etc. There are small descriptions at each building (in English), but the descriptions are short and not all that fascinating.
The day I was there, the museum was full of school groups and I felt I was more in a school playground than at a museum. Actually, watching the kids and their families was interesting in itself.
There's also a small zoo in the park, with some bears, wolves, etc etc, which might be interesting if you can get up close enough to see anything (I couldn't).
The museum is open from 10 AM - 8 PM in May, 10 AM - 10 PM in June-August, and entrance is about 70 Swedish Krone. You also get a 50% discount if you have the 3-day SL tourist/transportation pass. Leave a Comment Directions: Located in the Royal Garden (Djurgarden). Take bus number 47 from central Stockholm.Website: www.skansen.se
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 Skansen by ChiTownMike
When I went there is was later in the afternoon and drizzling. That made for a relaxing and crowdless walk through the museum for me! The park also gave me some wonderful views of the city. Leave a Comment Directions: On Djurgorden. I took the ferry from Slussen on the way there, but walked back.Website: www.skansen.se
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At Tooshio's recommendation above what I had to planned to see with my remaining time of my last afternoon in Stockholm, I headed in to the Skansen museum.
What an excellent excellent place!! This is a must see - and as it is is the most popular museum in Sweden and set a precedence for outdoor museums of its kind - actually the name Skansen became the meaning for 'outdoor museum'.
This excellent place creates such a place for obtaining an insight into things Swedish - housing, farming and living styles that may vary from area to area around Sweden, as is typical of any country, have been recreated right here at Skansen with actual buildings from previous centuries brought to and rebuilt here, right down to staff donned in the actual costumes that would be worn in that locality. This also includes homes and exhibits on the native Sami peoples.
Not only houses, farming set ups and mills, but also animals from all over Sweden are here in its excellent zoo.
You can see up close moose!, swedish reindeer, wolves, wolverines, brown bears, european bison, foxes, huge grey owls, all seeming happy in their recreated natural environments.
And to top it off you can get entertained with folk dancing and music - in the usual very colourful garb and get ups!
A few of the shops closed earlyish at 5pm but most, including the costumed and very helpful and informative staff, were present in the buildings for visiting until 7pm. The folk entertainment went on til about 8pm - which was great when daylight hours continue on til 9-9.30 pm. Leave a Comment
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 Kassy's favourite animals by Henrik_rrb
Then, the best place - the zoo! :) There is something with me that drags me to Zoos, all over the world. My travel companions normally get quite tired after a while (my brother wanted to throw me to the lions at the London Zoo... :D), but thankfully Kassy had no problem going around with me.
At Skansen there are a lot of animals, all of them swedish though. But still quite "new" for me, since most of them live up in the north, and I'm more often at the moon than I'm in the north of Sweden...
There are bears, wolfs, eagles, foxes, elks and Kassy's favourites, reindeers. And many many more animals, that I don't even have a clue about how to translate into english...
Very nice it is anyway, and it's really easy to stroll around there for 3-4 hours.
Summer is probably the best period to go there, since it's warmer. But also a lot more crowded with people...
We had a really good time there in March, never having any trouble to see the animals.
Skansen is open all year around, except for the 24th December. Although during the winter period quite many things in the park is closed, as restaurants, cafés and buildings in the "old" Sweden.
The entrance fee depends on the season, but range between 50 and 100 SEK for adults (6-11 euro). Check out the www.skansen.se for opening hours and entrance fee. Leave a Comment Address: Skansen - DjurgårdenPhone: +46 (0)8-442 80 00Directions: Take the Djurgården ferry from Slussen. 15 minutes, and you'll be at the island Djurgården. From the boat station you have a 5 minutes walk to Skansen.Website: www.skansen.se
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 skansen -inside one of the
houses by magor65Leave a Comment Directions: Djurgarden
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 I am soooo sleepy ;-) by sim1
A shy, but oh so cute, character! Hihihi, doesn't it look cute!!! And it looked soooo sleepy! It was sitting high up in a tree, and looking sleepy down to us from its fortress. Ooooh, it just melted my heart, sooo terribly cute!
This is the Grey Gentle Lemur, a seriously threatened species due to habitat destruction. It is one of the few animals that can feed on bamboo. Fig tree leaves, grass and different fruits will also do. Hahaha, but I felt that all it wasn't that interested in eating right now, all it wanted to do was getting a bit of sleep ;-) Leave a Comment Phone: 08-442 80 39Directions: Skansen Aquarium is located inside Skansen Open-air museumWebsite: http://www.skansen-akvariet.se/ Other Contact: info@skansen-akvariet.se
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 Skansen by sim1
I've only been to Skansen in the wintertime and this isn't the best time to be here. During summer the place comes alive, all kinds of events are going on, and it must be fun to walk around here in the summertime. In the winter it is very quiet and not much to do, so I can't really recommend in going here during that time of year, with the exception for the Skansen Aquarium, which is great. (see my next tip).
Skansen is an open-air museum with 150 historical buildings, handicraft, zoo, aquaria, etc. The open-air museum was founded in 1891 by Arthur Hazelius (1833-1901) for the purpose of showing how people had lived and worked in different parts of Sweden in times gone by. Over the years about 150 historic buildings have been moved here from nearly every part of Sweden. Most of them date from the 18th and 19th centuries. Visitors to the houses and farmsteads are met by hosts and hostesses in period costume. They often demonstrate domestic occupations, such as weaving and spinning.
Besides an open-air museum, Skansen is also a zoo, actually the world oldest, showing the typical Nordic animals like moose, reindeer, lynx, wolf, etc.
Opening hours: May 10 - 20, Jun - Aug 10 - 22, Sep 10 - 17, Oct - Apr 10 - 16. Historical building are open May - Sep 11 - 17, but only some buildings Oct - Apr 11 - 15.
Entrance fee: During the summer : Adults 80 SEK, 6 - 15 years 30 SEK. The entrance fee might differ, lower off season and higher on special days like midsummer and Swedish National day. There is an additional entrance fee for special exhibits like the aquarium. Free entrance with Stockholm Card. Leave a Comment Address: Djurgårdsslätten 49-51 on DjurgådenPhone: +46 8 442 80 00Directions: Take a walk, bus or ferry to the island of Djurgården. Buses 47 and 69 leave from the Central Station. Bus 44 from Karlaplan. The ferry leaves from Slussen all year round and also from Nybroplan during the summer.Website: http://www.skansen.se/ Other Contact: info@skansen.se
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