Top Stockholm Culture in 2026

This walking tour showcases contemporary architecture and teaches you all about Swedish culture—including its history, legends, royal family, and advanced social welfare system. Learn insider stories about life in Stockholm that you wouldn’t hear if exploring alone, and see some of the city’s most beautiful streets and buildings—including The Royal Swedish Opera, The Stockholm Concert Hall, and Stockholm City Hall.

Step inside Stockholm’s Royal Palace, one of Europe’s largest and most impressive royal residences, and discover centuries of Swedish history with an expert guide. Skip the ticket lines and enjoy a guided introduction to the palace’s magnificent State Apartments, ceremonial halls, and richly decorated interiors that continue to host official royal events today. The guided tour lasts approximately 30 minutes and provides the perfect overview of the palace’s history, architecture and royal traditions. After the tour, your guide will help you access the palace’s official audio guide, point out the best locations for memorable photos, and offer recommendations for exploring the highlights.. Taking time to admire the royal collections, historic rooms, and fascinating exhibits. Combining grand architecture, priceless treasures, and captivating stories, the Royal Palace remains one of Stockholm’s most iconic landmarks and a must-see destination for visitors from around the world.

See Stockholm the way locals love it, by water. Cruise from Skeppsbron, next to the Royal Palace, through the Djurgården Canal and out past Fjäderholmarna, Stora Höggarn and Tegelön, a world of rocky islets, pine-covered shores and red summer cottages. Your live guide shares stories of island traditions, Swedish maritime history and the nature that shapes this coastline. Move between panoramic outdoor decks and warm indoor seating with large windows, ideal in any season. A traditional Swedish fika is included: one hot drink (coffee or tea) and one fresh pastry per person, with more available to buy at the onboard café. Perfect for first-time visitors, returning travelers, families, couples and solo travelers, this relaxing two-hour Stockholm archipelago cruise is an easy way to enjoy island life without a long day trip.

Get your bearings in Stockholm without the stress navigating the city on your own. This small-group walking tour leads you to the Swedish capital’s most important landmarks, including the Royal Palace and Stortorget, in the company of a guide who fills you in on the city's history and culture.

The Old Town of Stockholm (Gamla Stan) is filled with rich history, but many of its secrets are hidden among its statues, narrow cobblestone streets, and concealed corners. Enjoy a deeper experience than you'd get on your own with a walking tour that reveals the stories behind landmarks such as the Royal Palace and the Nobel Prize Museum.

The Stockholm Metro is unique in the world, in that many of its stations double as vibrant, larger-than-life art installations. Discover the best of the public transit network’s artworks—and explore with a local guide who can take you to the highlights—on this insider group tour. Look forward to visiting multiple stations on this tour of “the world’s longest gallery,” and explore a side of the city that many visitors miss.

Arrive at this walking tour hungry, since by the end of it you should be full of Swedish flavors and delights. A local guide shows you some of the best spots in Stockholm for delicious dishes, like golden-fried herring and knäckebröd, handcrafted peppermint candies, prawn toast with dill and sour cream, local cheese, and more. Finish with Swedish princess cake if you’re lucky.

Learn about Stockholm's haunted history on this ghost tour in the city center. Hear tales of executions, myths, legends, murders, and unsolved mysteries. Follow a guide with a lighted lantern down the narrow alleyways of Stockholm's oldest neighborhood, where history and mystery will come alive through storytelling.

An intimate and immersive experience, this trip takes you on a small-group walking tour through Stockholm. With a maximum of just 10 people, discover some the city's top attractions, soak in the views, and delve into fascinating stories about Swedish history, culture, and traditions. From the oldest square to the medieval city center, this tour covers a bunch of landmarks.

Delve deep into Stockholm's culinary scene with this 4-hour walking tour. Get a comprehensive introduction to Swedish food and learn about the culinary history of this Scandinavian country. Walk approximately 2 miles (3.5 km) through the bustling city, stopping at 7 local restaurants. Taste foods such as fish soup, meatballs and Swedish salty licorice; all tastings are included and add up to a full meal.

A relaxing way to see the Stockholm archipelago, this boat tour takes you around some of the many islands while an onboard guide tells you stories about the history and culture of the area. You'll pass by natural and historical landmarks with opportunities to take plenty of photos. This is a great tour to take at the start of your stay to get oriented with the archipelago.

See Stockholm's most important sights from land and sea with this hop-on hop-off combo bus and boat tour. Disembark the bus or boat at all of the stops, or stay onboard and listen to the audio commentary offered in 15 different languages. Explore attractions like Skansen, Royal Palace, Gröna Lund, Vasa Museum, Fjällgatan, City Hall, The ABBA Museum, or Gamla Stan. With a 24- or 72-hour ticket, get a comprehensive overview of the city's history and culture at your own pace.

Your time in Stockholm is precious, so don't waste it waiting for others or visiting places that don't interest you. This private tour is fully customizable, so you will visit only the places you want to see. In the company of your group and a guide, you can explore at your own pace.

Royal Palace Explore the Royal Palace in the heart of Stockholm’s Old Town, one of Europe’s largest royal residences. Enjoy a 45-minute live guided tour with an English-speaking guide who brings Swedish royal history, kings, queens, and traditions to life. Discover grand halls, ceremonial rooms, and richly decorated interiors. After the guided tour, continue exploring at your own pace, revisit highlights, and take photos. Use the official audio guide to deepen your visit and learn more at your own rhythm. Canal Cruise Experience Discover Stockholm from the water on a relaxing canal cruise through the city’s beautiful waterways. With an audio guide included, you will pass historic buildings, modern landmarks, and scenic waterfronts while learning about the city’s history and culture. Enjoy a peaceful journey as you glide under bridges and along the shores of the city built on 14 islands. Each moment of the cruise offers a different perspective—bright and lively or calm and golden.

The Old Town of Stockholm (Gamla Stan) is filled with centuries of history, but its fascinating stories can be easy to miss when exploring alone. This small-group walking tour takes you along the area's cobblestone streets and through wining alleyways to the most important landmarks while filling you in you in on all of its history and hidden details.

This tour helps you save time and tick off two key attractions in just a few hours—Stockholm’s Old Town and the Vasa Museum. Explore the city in a small group—a more intimate alternative to crowded sightseeing buses—and learn about the history of Stockholm as you walk around its famous sights. The tour includes a boat trip to Djurgården and a guided visit inside the Vasa Museum.

Set off on an interactive Viking adventure with this full-day tour, complete with a delightful Swedish coffee break. Immerse yourself in the rich history of the Rune Kingdom (Unrivet), a famous trail of Viking sites. Explore medieval churches, view the remains of an ancient Viking settlement at a traditional farm, and indulge in a cup of traditional Swedish coffee, "fika." Visit Sig tuna, the former capital of Sweden, Old Uppsala, the spiritual center of the Vikings, and Uppsala Cathedral.

Stockholm's Vasa Museum is home to a remarkable collection including the world's only preserved 17th-century ship, but without a guide it's easy to miss the stories behind the exhibits. Enjoy a deeper experience with a guided tour that reveals the history of the Vasa warship, why it sank, and the successful effort to salvage it.

Book ahead to secure a visit to the Viking Museum in Stockholm. With prebooked admission, you’ll cut out any hassle at the ticket desk, and enter the museum with ease to browse its Viking artifacts at your own pace. Archaeologist guides dressed as Vikings are on-hand to give you the lowdown as you explore, and you also have access to an audio guide and the Ragnfrid’s Saga ride — an interactive Viking voyage.

With so much to see, it can be tough to fit in visits to Stockholm’s most popular tourist hotspots into a single trip, especially on foot. Hop aboard a golf cart on this small-group tour, for an eco-friendly trip around the city that lets you see far more sights than you would walking.

Immerse yourself in Stockholm’s vibrant contemporary art scene—and make your visit hassle-free—when you book tickets to Fotografiska. Housed in a beautifully restored industrial building, the institution showcases some of the finest photographers working today. Current exhibitions include Lebohang Kganye, Lotta Antonsson, The Machine's Eye in Human Hands, and Nils Petter Löfstedt. Visit at a time that's best for you, and explore the exhibitions and museum shop at your own pace.

Stockholm is a city of islands, and this sightseeing cruise offers an idyllic way to explore its postcard-worthy waterways. Cruise through the city center, listen to an audio guide, and look out for highlights from the Södermalmn neighborhood and the leafy island of Djurgården to the Vasa Museum, and beyond. Cruises depart regularly, so you can choose a time that best fits your schedule.

Tour Stockholm's waterways and bridges on this sightseeing cruise. Pass under all 15 of the bridges that connect the central islands of Stockholm's archipelago as you relax on board. Glide around tranquil Djurgården, snap photos of the colorful townhouses in Gamla Stan, and pass through the locks that connect the city's canals to the Baltic Sea and Lake Mälaren. Follow commentary on board in English, or with audio guide via your phone for other languages.