Open air museums in Sweden - list from north to south

There are plenty of Swedish open-air museums. We've visited a bunch of them over the past few years and here we've collected them, as well as a bunch we haven't seen yet. A list of open-air museums in Sweden!

Open air museums in Sweden

An open-air museum is a type of museum that displays a large part of its collections outdoors, for example in the form of different buildings. There are a lot of open-air museums in Sweden, but compiling the list was a bit more complicated than we first thought. Can a farm be an open-air museum, for example?

This list doesn't claim to be complete, but you'll find a large proportion of all Swedish open-air museums here, organised from north to south. From Uppland and south we've visited a bunch, but up north we've left most of them behind. How many have you visited?

Outdoor museums in Lapland

Vulture sites

Friluftsmuseet Gammplatsen is located on a peninsula in the Umeälven river in Lycksele. There are historic buildings here, and next door is the Forest Museum and the Gammplatsen nature reserve.

Gällivare local history area

Gällivare hembygdsområde is owned by the Gellivare parish local history association and is located on the Vassara River. Here you can see local buildings from the mid-19th century onwards.

Kåkstan

Kåkstan is a neighbourhood in Malmberget with reconstructed buildings from the late 19th century.

Open air museums in Västerbotten

Nordanå, Skellefteå

Nordanå is a cultural and recreational centre in the Skellefteå. It is home to the Nordanå Cultural Centre with Skellefteå Museum, Skellefteå Konsthall and Nordanåteatern. 

Museum of Västerbotten

The Västerbotten Museum is located in the Gammlia area in Umeå. The museum presents the cultural history of Västerbotten County and has an open-air museum with three Sami sites.

Open-air museums in Ångermanland

memories of man

Mannaminne is a museum and art centre in Kramfors, similar to an open-air museum, with houses, planes and much more.

Murberget Open Air Museum

The Murberget Open Air Museum is located at the Västernorrland Museum. At the museum you can see buildings and environments that tell the story of cultural history.

Open air museums in Jämtland

Jamtli

The Jamtli Museum is an open-air museum with historic houses, farms, cultural environments and crafts.

Glösa Open Air Museum Moose Kingdom

Glösa Älgriket is a thousand-metre-long open-air museum where you can experience rock carvings that are about 6,000 years old, the Älgklan's show about the everyday life of the trapping people 6,000 years ago and trapping pits for the moose where you can see real trapping pits.

Open air museums in Medelpad

North Mountain

Norra Berget is an open-air museum with historical buildings and cultural environments from Medelpad.

Open air museums in Härjedalen

Härjedalen Mountain Museum

Härjedalen Mountain Museum is located in Funäsdalen. Next to the museum is Fornminnesparken, which is open all year round.

Open air museums in Gästrikland

Koversta

Koversta gammelby is a museum village in Österfärnebo in Sandviken municipality. The village consists of five farmhouses from the 18th century.

Open air museums in Dalarna

Finngammelgården Skattlösberg

Finngammelgården showcases a collection of buildings that demonstrate the building traditions and way of life of the Finns.

Mill in Dala-Floda

Kvarna in Dala-Floda is a cultural reserve with remains from the 17th century. The site is beautifully situated west of Dala-Floda.

Open air museums in Uppland

Disa farm

The Disagården open-air museum depicts a farming village with houses and farms, crops and animals, and tells the story of local life in the 19th century.

Skansen

Skansen in Stockholm can be visited all year round and offers beautiful historical settings, Nordic animals and many different activities and events, such as Allsång på Skansen and the Christmas market.

Vikingagården Gunnes gård

Vikingagården Gunnes gård is an open-air museum in Upplands Väsby. The environment from the younger Iron Age is recreated here.

Viking village Storholmen

The Viking village of Storholmen is beautifully situated by Lake Erken in Roslagen. During some summer weeks the village is populated by a Viking association, and at certain times visitors are welcomed to learn more about the Viking Age.

Open air museums in Västmanland

Vallby open-air museum

At Vallby Open Air Museum you can see old buildings from Västmanland, farm animals and 'endangered words'. In the summer you can expect a 'Living Museum', where people in period clothing bring the museum to life.

Västanfor area

Around Västanfors Manor there are various attractions such as the local community centre and the foreshore area with locks, dams and power stations.

Frösåker jetty

At the Frösåker jetty in Västerås there are some 25 Viking ships, medieval ships and traditional boats, both original and replicas. In summer there is an ice-cream parlour.

Open air museums in Värmland

Sawdust Museum

Såguddens Museum is an open-air museum in Arvika. The museum includes about 25 buildings from different places in western Värmland.

Open air museums in Södermanland

Julita farm

Julita Farm is a mansion and open-air museum owned by the Nordic Museum. There are gardens and heritage buildings, and events are often organised.

Sörmlandsgården

Sörmlandsgården is an open-air museum in Eskilstuna. The houses show what a typical central Swedish farm from the mid-19th century might look like.

Torekällberget

Torekällberget is an open-air museum in Södertälje. The museum shows how people lived in eastern Södermanland in the 19th century. 

Rademarcher forges

Rademachersmedjorna is an open-air museum in the centre of Eskilstuna with preserved forges from the 17th century. The oldest forges in the area were part of the fine jewellery manufactory established in Eskilstuna in the 1650s.

Open air museums in Närke

Wadköping

Wadköping is a living open-air museum in Örebro where you can walk around in beautiful historical environments. Here you will find picturesque houses and alleys, craft shops, a restaurant, bakery, café and museum.

Open air museums in Dalsland

Gammelgårdens open-air museum

Gammelgårdens friluftsmuseum is located on Majberget in Bengtsfors. Here you can see how people in Dalsland used to live and work, and the Straw House museum is also located here.

Open air museums in Östergötland

Old Linköping Open Air Museum

Gamla Linköping is a charming open-air museum that shows Linköping from the past, with city blocks, houses, shops and farms. There are several museum environments, as well as cosy cafés and shops.

Open air museums in Västergötland

Ale Viking farm

Ale Viking Farm is a reconstructed farm settlement from the Viking Age. The farm is located in Ale municipality.

Borås Museum

Borås Museum is a cultural-historical open-air museum in Ramnaparken in the centre of Borås. Borås. There are historic buildings and a café, and guided tours are sometimes organised.

Open air museums on Gotland

Bungee Museum

Bungemuseet is an open-air museum in Fårösund with a museum, Änget, playground, coffee shop, guided tours and more.

Open air museums in Småland

Jönköping City Park

The city park in Jönköping offers an open-air museum with old buildings, but also a playground, a bird museum and various animals such as goats and alpacas.

Målilla-Gårdveda local community park

Målilla-Gårdveda Hembygdspark contains around 30 buildings. Several of the buildings house museums, including a motorbike museum.

Grännabergets open air museum

Just above Gränna, on the edge of the mountain with a wonderful view, is the Grännabergets Open Air Museum. The open-air museum is the first museum activity that was started in Gränna in 1912.

Open air museums on Öland

Eketorp Castle

Eketorp's castle is the only one of Öland's ancient castles that has been reconstructed so that you can get a visual picture of what life was once like here. Inside the walls, you can see how people once lived.

Öland Museum Himmelsberga

Öland Museum Himmelsberga is a nice open-air museum that shows an old-fashioned Öland row village and what life was like in the past. There is also a cosy little café, a shop and an art gallery.

Open air museums in Halland

Hallandsgården

On Galgberget in Halmstad is the open-air museum Hallandsgården. Here you can see older Halland buildings, which in the summer can also be seen inside. The café is open during the summer and various events are organised.

Äskhults village

Äskhults village is a cultural reserve in Kungsbacka. There are four farms, a coffee house and various activities are organised.

Open air museums in Blekinge

Wämö Park

Wämöparken in Karlskrona is an outdoor park and a popular destination. There are historic houses and farms, various farm animals, a hiking trail and a coffee house.

Open air museums in Skåne

Foteviken Museum

Foteviken Museum is an archaeological Viking museum in south-eastern Skåne. It offers guided tours and a programme of activities.

Fredriksdal Museums and Gardens

At Fredriksdal Museum and Gardens, you can experience old-fashioned buildings, meet farm animals and stroll through beautiful gardens.

Culture in Lund

Kulturen i Lund is an open-air museum spanning two blocks in the centre of Lund. Here you can peek inside everything from crofts to castle houses, and there are also plenty of both permanent and temporary exhibitions.

Ängelholm Heritage Park

Ängelholm's Hembygdspark is a natural area of Ängelholm, with an animal enclosure, a playground, an inn, various events and an ice cream and waffle parlour. There are also five small museums.

What do you think about Swedish open-air museums?

Which of these museums have you visited? Which ones do you like best?

More open air museums in Sweden?

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