{"id":92758,"date":"2019-05-05T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T04:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=92758"},"modified":"2026-10-07T08:30:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T06:30:45","slug":"besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/05\/besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting the Vasa Museum in Stockholm - info and tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ta_ads_container\" class=\"takeover-container has-clientside-condition loading run-count-0\" data-ttl=\"86400\"><div class=\"takeover-bar\"><a class=\"blog-logo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\" title=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sweden&#039;s largest travel magazine - \" rel=\"home\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FREEDOMtravel-resemagasin.png\" alt=\"FREEDOMtravel - Sveriges mesta resemagasin\"><\/a><a class=\"home-link close-takeover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/\">Go to FREEDOMtravel<\/a><\/div><div class=\"takeover-content\"><div class=\"label\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-455190167\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/husvagnar\/alpina\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-computer-1920x900px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1024x480.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-224x105.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-600x281.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1536x720.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-18x8.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-433x203.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-dator-1920x900px-1200x563.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"900\"   \/><\/a><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\" ) ) {if( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = parseInt( advads.get_cookie( \"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\" ) ) + 1;} else { var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1; }} else {var advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709 = 1;advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709_timeout\", \"true\", 86400 );}advads.set_cookie_sec(\"advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709\", advanced_ads_ad_impressions_317709, 86400 );});<\/script><\/div><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"h-skribent-helena-bergstrom\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Updated: October 2026<\/em> | It&#039;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 \u2013 and today we can stand almost face to face with a real ship from the 17th century.<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/05\/besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm\/#Vasas_fascinerande_historia\" >The fascinating history of Vasa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/05\/besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm\/#Varfor_sjonk_Vasa\" >Why did Vasa sink?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/05\/besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm\/#Vems_fel_var_katastrofen\" >Whose fault was the disaster?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/05\/besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm\/#Vasa_var_ett_fargsprakande_krigsfartyg\" >Vasa was a colorful warship<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/05\/besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm\/#Bargningen_%E2%80%93_efter_333_ar_pa_botten\" >The salvage \u2013 after 333 years at the bottom<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/05\/besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm\/#Hur_kunde_Vasa_bevaras_sa_val\" >How was Vasa preserved so well?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/05\/besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm\/#Arbetet_med_att_radda_Vasa_fortsatter\" >The work to save Vasa continues<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/05\/besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm\/#Manniskorna_bakom_Vasa\" >The people behind Vasa<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/05\/besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm\/#Vad_kan_man_se_och_gora_pa_Vasamuseet\" >What can you see and do at the Vasa Museum?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/05\/besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm\/#Vart_tips_%E2%80%93_borja_garna_med_filmen\" >Our tip \u2013 start with the film<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/05\/besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm\/#Ar_Vasamuseet_vart_ett_besok\" >Is the Vasa Museum worth a visit?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/05\/besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm\/#Bra_att_veta_infor_ett_besok_pa_Vasamuseet\" >Good to know before a visit to the Vasa Museum<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2019\/05\/besoka-vasamuseet-i-stockholm\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Att_besoka_Vasamuseet\"><\/span>Visiting the Vasa Museum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have both visited the Vasa Museum several times over the years. For me (Helena), the fascination began much earlier. As a child, I had a book about the Vasa ship that I read over and over again, and the story of the magnificent warship that sank almost immediately after departure has stuck with me ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Freedomtravel-p\u00e5-Vasamuseet-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Att bes\u00f6ka Vasamuseet i Stockholm\" class=\"wp-image-92801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Freedomtravel-p\u00e5-Vasamuseet-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Freedomtravel-p\u00e5-Vasamuseet-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Freedomtravel-p\u00e5-Vasamuseet-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Freedomtravel-p\u00e5-Vasamuseet-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Freedomtravel-p\u00e5-Vasamuseet-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Freedomtravel-p\u00e5-Vasamuseet.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Helena and Peter from FREEDOMtravel.se on site at the Vasa Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The last time we visited the museum, we had South African friends visiting. When we were thinking about what to show them in Stockholm, the Vasa Museum seemed like an obvious choice. After all, it&#039;s hard to find many places where you can stand in front of an almost 400-year-old ship that is so largely original.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2430924581\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-2119356906 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-1888927241\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-2552075685\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ullbadden.se\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider2119356906 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-2119356906\" );$freedslider2119356906.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider2119356906.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider2119356906.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider2119356906.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider2119356906.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Vasa is truly magnificent. The ship is 69 meters long, was equipped with 64 cannons and is covered in hundreds of sculptures. About 98 percent of the Vasa we see today consists of original parts. New parts have been made lighter to distinguish them from the 17th-century wood. It is quite a dizzying thought when you stand there in front of the ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8806-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-245297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8806-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8806-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8806-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8806-224x126.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8806-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8806-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8806-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8806.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Our South African friends, Michelle and Henri, at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vasas_fascinerande_historia\"><\/span>The fascinating history of Vasa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story begins during the reign of Gustav II Adolf. Sweden was in a period of war and expansion, and the king wanted to build a strong navy. In 1625, an agreement was made with the Dutch shipbuilder Henrik Hybertsson and his business partner Arendt de Groote to build new ships for the crown.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-736668633\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88753\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-1043356012 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-485224678\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmia.se\/husvagn\/for-besokare\/biljetter\/?utm_source=freedomtravel&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=elmiahusvagn_kop_biljett_mars-sep\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-2012022041\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale (588 x 158 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider1043356012 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-1043356012\" );$freedslider1043356012.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider1043356012.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider1043356012.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider1043356012.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider1043356012.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vasa was to be an impressive warship, with two battery decks and heavy armament. However, Henrik Hybertsson fell ill and died before the ship was finished. Work continued under the leadership of, among others, shipbuilder Hein Jakobsson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On August 10, 1628, it was time for the maiden voyage. Vasa left the quay at the castle and sailed out through Stockholm. On board were not only the crew but also family members who had been allowed to accompany her on the first part of the voyage. But the journey was very short.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banner freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-3711457289\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-1068602254\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/firstcamp.se\/bra-att-veta\/incheckning-efter-stangning?utm_source=display&#038;utm_medium=Freedom-Travel&#038;utm_campaign=Freedom-Travel-sommar-2026\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-224x107.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dropin_freedom_travel_588x280_SE_final-433x206.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"280\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"245299\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8814-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-245299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8814-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8814-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8814-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8814-126x224.jpg 126w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8814-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8814-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8814-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8814-183x325.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8814-600x1067.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8814.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"245300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8825-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-245300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8825-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8825-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8825-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8825-126x224.jpg 126w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8825-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8825-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8825-7x12.jpg 7w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8825-183x325.jpg 183w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8825-600x1067.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8825.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Varfor_sjonk_Vasa\"><\/span>Why did Vasa sink?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vasa was too unstable. The ship was tall and heavy above the waterline and had too little stability to right itself properly when it heeled. Problems had already been discovered before the maiden voyage. During a stability test, a number of men were made to run back and forth across the deck to make the ship heel. The test was interrupted because Vasa began to rock alarmingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#039;s tempting to think that someone should have stopped the maiden voyage right then and there. But shipbuilding in the 17th century was largely based on experience and rules of thumb. People didn&#039;t have today&#039;s ability to mathematically calculate stability.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-2717423735\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-2475618829\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Vasa sailed out, a stronger gust of wind came and caused the ship to heel. Water began to flow in through the open gun ports on the lower battery deck. After only about <strong>20 minutes and 1,300 meters<\/strong> Vasa sank. There were an estimated 150\u2013250 people on board and about 30 died. Among them were both boatmen and family members who had accompanied them on the first part of the voyage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-luckor-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Vasaskeppet\" class=\"wp-image-92804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-luckor-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-luckor-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-luckor-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-luckor-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-luckor-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-luckor.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vems_fel_var_katastrofen\"><\/span>Whose fault was the disaster?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the sinking, people naturally wanted to know what had gone wrong. 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Furthermore, the king had been involved in and approved the ship&#039;s design. No clear scapegoat was ever found and no one was punished for the disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a way, perhaps the real problem was bigger than an individual: they had built a ship that was on the limit of what the shipbuilding art of the time could handle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-ship-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Vasamuseet\" class=\"wp-image-92763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-ship-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-ship-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-ship-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-ship-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-ship-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-ship.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vasa_var_ett_fargsprakande_krigsfartyg\"><\/span>Vasa was a colorful warship<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we see Vasa today, we are greeted by dark wood, and it is easy to imagine that the ship looked much the same in 1628. That was not the case at all. Vasa was richly decorated with hundreds of sculptures that were supposed to signal power, strength and royal splendor. 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});$freedslider471150677.unslider({ delay:5000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider471150677.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider471150677.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider471150677.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-dekoration-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Vasaskeppet skulpturer\" class=\"wp-image-92812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-dekoration-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-dekoration-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-dekoration-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-dekoration-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-dekoration-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-dekoration.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum has a 1:10 scale model that shows what the Vasa might have looked like when the ship was new. The model is worth stopping to look at, precisely because the contrast with the dark original ship is so great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we first visited the museum together, we wrote that we would have loved to see a reconstruction of the entire Vasa in its original condition. The model comes at least part of the way \u2013 and makes it easier to imagine what a spectacular ship sailed out of Stockholm on that August day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" data-id=\"92798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-f\u00f6r-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-f\u00f6r-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-f\u00f6r-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-f\u00f6r-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-f\u00f6r-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-f\u00f6r-433x243.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-f\u00f6r.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"92806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-lejon-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-lejon-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-lejon-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-lejon-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-lejon-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-lejon-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-lejon.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" data-id=\"92803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-akter-modell-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-akter-modell-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-akter-modell-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-akter-modell-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-akter-modell-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-akter-modell-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-akter-modell.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bargningen_%E2%80%93_efter_333_ar_pa_botten\"><\/span>The salvage \u2013 after 333 years at the bottom<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already in the 17th century, attempts were made to salvage the Vasa, but the technology was not sufficient to lift the entire ship. However, divers managed to recover many of the valuable cannons. Then the Vasa remained at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 1950s, Anders Franz\u00e9n began a systematic search for the ship. He knew that the brackish waters of the Baltic Sea made it difficult for shipworms to survive here, and therefore suspected that old wooden wrecks might be unusually well-preserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasamuseet-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bes\u00f6ka Vasamuseet\" class=\"wp-image-92807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasamuseet-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasamuseet-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasamuseet-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasamuseet-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasamuseet-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasamuseet.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1956 he got a nudge. With the help of a self-designed sampler, he brought up blackened oak from the bottom off Beckholmen. Diver Per Edvin F\u00e4lting was later able to determine that there was a large old ship down there with two rows of cannon ports. It was the Vasa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But finding the ship was one thing. Raising it was another. Divers worked under very difficult conditions to flush tunnels under the hull. Steel cables were pulled through the tunnels, and the Vasa could be gradually lifted from the bottom and moved to shallower water. On April 24, 1961, the ship finally broke the surface of the water again. After almost 333 years at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dykare-3-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"dykare\" class=\"wp-image-92761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dykare-3-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dykare-3-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dykare-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dykare-3-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dykare-3-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dykare-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hur_kunde_Vasa_bevaras_sa_val\"><\/span>How was Vasa preserved so well?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A large part of the explanation lies in the Baltic Sea. The water is brackish, making the environment inhospitable for shipworms that would otherwise eat wooden wrecks. Vasa was also located in cold, dark water with low oxygen levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But once the ship had surfaced, a new problem arose. The wood was soaked with water after centuries at the bottom and could have shrunk, cracked, and been destroyed if it had only been allowed to dry out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vasa was therefore treated with polyethylene glycol, PEG, a water-soluble wax that gradually replaced the water in the wood. The ship was sprayed with the preservative for many years. The work on Vasa did not end when the ship came out of the water. It is still ongoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8823-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-245301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8823-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8823-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8823-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8823-224x126.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8823-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8823-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8823-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8823.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arbetet_med_att_radda_Vasa_fortsatter\"><\/span>The work to save Vasa continues<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Almost 400 years after the sinking, the Vasa is facing a new challenge. The wood has weakened over time and the ship has difficulty supporting its own weight. It has also slowly deformed and is leaning slightly to port. That is why the project is underway <strong>Support Vaasa<\/strong>, where the old support structure is replaced with a completely new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The previous 17 pairs of external supports will be replaced by 27 specially adapted steel cradles. In addition, Vasa will have an internal structure that functions somewhat like a steel skeleton and helps support the ship from the inside. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The work started in 2024 and is scheduled to be completed in 2028 \u2013 just in time for the 400th anniversary of Vasa\u2019s first and only sailing. The museum will be open during the work. It\u2019s fascinating to think about. Vasa is not a fully preserved museum piece that just sits there. Preserving the ship is a job that continues generation after generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-skepp-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"Att bes\u00f6ka Vasamuseet i Stoclholm\" class=\"wp-image-92796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-skepp-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-skepp-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-skepp-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-skepp-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-skepp-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasa-skepp.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manniskorna_bakom_Vasa\"><\/span>The people behind Vasa<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Something we appreciate about the Vasa Museum is that the story is not just about Gustav II Adolf, shipbuilders and cannons. It is also about the people. The remains of at least 17 people have been found in and around Vasa. Through archaeology, osteology and modern DNA technology, researchers have been able to uncover more and more information about them \u2013 including age, health and, in some cases, appearance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Soppa\" class=\"wp-image-92759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-3-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-3-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-3-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Soppa-3.jpg 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fascinating example is the individual that researchers have named G. The person was long assumed to be a man, but new DNA analyses showed that the skeleton belonged to a woman. Later research has been able to say something about her hair, eye and skin color, among other things. Such stories make the people of 1628 come a little closer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibitions also tell about life in the 17th century and about the people who built, worked and lived around the ships. When we previously sailed on the training ship Gratia, we got to experience for ourselves how confusing all the controls and rigging can be on a sailing ship \u2013 and Gratia is of course tiny compared to Vasa. Handling a large warship in the 17th century must have been something completely different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-modell-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Att bes\u00f6ka Vasamuseet i Stockholm\" class=\"wp-image-92799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-modell-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-modell-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-modell-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-modell-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-modell-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-modell.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vad_kan_man_se_och_gora_pa_Vasamuseet\"><\/span>What can you see and do at the Vasa Museum?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The big draw is of course the Vasa itself. The museum is built so that you can view the ship from different levels and discover new details depending on where you are. It\u2019s worth taking a good walk around \u2013 the bow, the stern with all the sculptures and the different decks look completely different from different angles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-akter-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Vasaskeppet akter\" class=\"wp-image-92802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-akter-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-akter-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-akter-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-akter-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-akter-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vasaskeppet-akter.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But don&#039;t just look at the ship. Around it are exhibitions about the sinking, the people on board, life in the 17th century, the salvage and conservation, among other things. Here you will find objects found in and around Vasa and models that help explain things that are difficult to see on the original ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For us, the combination is important. First comes that almost immediate wow feeling in front of the enormous ship. Then the story becomes increasingly interesting the more you learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Styra-segelfartyg-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Bes\u00f6ka Vasamuseet\" class=\"wp-image-92762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Styra-segelfartyg-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Styra-segelfartyg-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Styra-segelfartyg-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Styra-segelfartyg-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Styra-segelfartyg-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/Styra-segelfartyg.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peter at the Vasa Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vart_tips_%E2%80%93_borja_garna_med_filmen\"><\/span>Our tip \u2013 start with the film<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On our last visit we had our South African friends with us. We took the opportunity to watch the film about the Vasa, which tells the story of the ship, its sinking and its salvage. We watched it in English and both we and our guests thought the film gave a really good introduction and feel for what you will see in the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our tip is therefore to watch the film early during your visit.<\/strong> It is approximately 17 minutes long and is shown throughout the day in different languages. Please check the current showing times when you arrive at the museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8817-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-245298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8817-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8817-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8817-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8817-224x126.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8817-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8817-433x243.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8817-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/batch_IMG_E8817.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ar_Vasamuseet_vart_ett_besok\"><\/span>Is the Vasa Museum worth a visit?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, we really think so. And maybe it says something that we live in Stockholm ourselves, have visited the Vasa Museum several times, and yet chose this particular museum when we were going to show the city to friends from South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are of course many good museums in Stockholm, but Vasa is something very special. You don&#039;t just read about a historical ship or look at a few objects from the 17th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ship is there. Almost the entire enormous ship that left the quay in 1628 and sank after about 20 minutes is before you. And all around, research continues to add new pieces to the story of the Vasa and the people who were on board. It&#039;s hard not to be impressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Vaasa Museum\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7akgxzoJskg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container faktaruta uagb-block-19aa8aaf default uagb-is-root-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bra_att_veta_infor_ett_besok_pa_Vasamuseet\"><\/span>Good to know before a visit to the Vasa Museum<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How much time do you need at the Vasa Museum?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expect about 1.5\u20132 hours for a normal visit. If you are interested in history and want to read a lot in the exhibitions, you can of course stay much longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can you board the Vasa ship?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, visitors are not allowed to board the Vasa itself. However, you can see the ship from several different levels and get surprisingly close. Models and exhibitions help to show what the ship looked like and how life on board worked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is the Vasa Museum suitable for children?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, especially for children who like ships, history and dramatic stories. How much they get out of the more detailed exhibitions depends of course on age and interest, but Vasa itself is usually impressive even without reading every single information sign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is it cold inside the Vasa Museum?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The temperature in the ship&#039;s hall is kept relatively low to create the right climate for Vasa. If you are freezing, it may be nice to bring a sweater even during the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do you get to the Vasa Museum?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vasa Museum is located on Djurg\u00e5rden. From central Stockholm you can walk along Strandv\u00e4gen and over Djurg\u00e5rdsbron. You can also take public transport, including trams, buses and the Djurg\u00e5rden ferry. 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