Writer: Helena Bergström
Updated: October 2026 | It's hard not to be impressed when you stand in front of the Vasa ship. The enormous warship only sailed about 1,300 meters before it sank in the middle of Stockholm in 1628. More than 300 years later, the Vasa was salvaged – and today we can stand almost face to face with a real ship from the 17th century.
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