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Discover Sweden's cultural treasures
Plan your travels around our cultural treasures
Are you interested in Swedish history, gardens, parks, castles, royal palaces, fortifications, walking in the mountains, fishing or visiting museums?
Take inspiration from our holiday tips on this page. The National Property Board (SFV) is the largest manager of state-owned cultural buildings. Be sure to visit some of these cultural treasures during your holiday.
Holiday tips county by county
Several of the pages below carry links to the website of the current tenant, listing opening times, children's activities, etc. The County Governors' Residences are not generally open to visitors, but are still worth a visit to see the beautiful buildings and enjoy a picnic in the park.
- Blekinge: The Naval Museum and Godnatt Fortress Tower
- Dalarna: Rankhyttan Threshing Barn and Ornäs loft
- Gotland: Roma Abbey and The Beach Rider's House
- Gävleborg: Gävle Castle
- Halland: Halmstad Castle and Varberg Fortress
- Jönköping: County Governor's Residence and Visingsborgs kungsgård
- Kalmar: Kalmar Castle, The north tip of Öland and Borgholm Castle
- Kronoberg: Huseby Bruk and Huseby Bruk's Gardens and Park
- Norrbotten: Boden Fortress, Meteorological Station Ritsem and County Governor's Residence
- Skåne: The Tycho Brahe Museum, Hovdala Castle Park and The Colonel's House
- Stockholm: Ulriksdal Palace, Bergius Botanical Garden, Haga Park Museum, Riddarholm Church and Tullgarn Palace
- Södermanland: Gripsholm Castle, Stenhammar and Kungsberg Royal Manor
- Uppsala: Lövstabruk (Leufsta Bruk), Pelle Svanslös's House and The Linnaeus' museum
- Västernorrland: County Governor's Residence and Hemsö Fortress
- Västmanland: Strömsholm Castle and Frövi Colonel's Residence
- Västra Götaland: Karlsborg Fortress, Läckö Castle and Museum of World Culture
- Örebro: Örebro Castle
- Östergötland: Herresäter Major's Residence and Vadstena Castle
Travelling abroad?
SFV manages about half of Sweden's embassies, many of which are of architectural interest. Search by continent via the search link above and to the left.
Photo: Jonas Jakobsson
The new Tycho Brahe Museum on the island of Ven, between Sweden and Denmark, narrates the life and times of Tycho Brahe.
Photo: BLR-fotograferna ab
The Museum of World Culture The Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg opened earlier this year. The building has won many awards.
Photo: Per Linder
Seunarselet on the Saxån river between the lakes of Borgasjön and Stor-Dabbsjön, 8 km south of Borgafjäll and on the county border between Västerbotten and Jämtland. These are excellent angling waters, flanked by SFV forests and old hay fields, with beautiful mountains in the background.
Photo: Sofia Meurk, National Property Board
Tullgarn Palace lies a few kilometres south of Stockholm. This royal palace is best known as Gustav V's summer residence. The park includes biological water treatment beds.
Museum tips
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Discover more holiday tips
Search through our properties in the region you are travelling to and discover the local culture. You can search by type of property (e.g. castles or museums) and location (by county or by continent). Or you can search through all the links we have on our website. These are listed in alphabetical order and by subject.
(in Swedish)
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- To the page with all the links on the website
