Sweden, Stockholm - Fika, coffee and cinnamon bun

Our route

Stockholm

Sweden, Stockholm - map

 

What to do

  • wander around streets of Gamla Stan
  • learn more about a real treasure at Vasa Museum
  • enjoy the The Royal Guards Ceremony at the Royal Palace of Stockholm
  • take a guided tour at the City Hall
  • hangout in outdoor cafés for traditional Swedish Fika
  • check out Stortorget, the oldest square in Gamla Stan
  • take a guided tour at the Nobel Prize Museum
  • eat as many Kanelbullar (Cinnamon buns) as possible
  • take a boat tour to see Stockholm from another perspective
  • eat Räksmörgås: Swedish prawn sandwich
Sweden, Stockholm - Old Town (Gamla Stan)

Travel essentials

 

TIPS:

  • tap water is ok to drink
  • use SL app for public transport
  • we get 24h ticket for public transport - 165 SEK
  • SL ticket works also on the public ferry boats
  • luggage lockers at the train station are SUPER expensive

Our itinerary

Day 1 - 05.09.2022

  • arrived in Stockholm at 10:00 via Ferry
  • took a Walking Tour of Gamla Stan (Old Town)
  • visited the Vasa Museum - amazing!!!
  • enjoyed a traditional Shrimp Sandwich (räksmörgås) for lunch
  • explored the city by public ferries
  • visited the Grand Hotel
  • took an evening stroll through the Gamla Stan

Day 2 - 06.09.2022

  • took a guided tour of Stockholm City Hall
  • took a guided tour of the Nobel Prize Museum
  • visited the Wooden Horse Museum - traditional symbol of Sweden
  • enjoyed traditional Fika - coffee and cinnamon bun
  • took a train to Nynashamn
  • boarded a Ferry at 18:00 to Gdansk, Poland
Sweden, Stockholm - Dala Wooden Horse

Favourites

Some prices

At the time of our travel:

10 kr (Swedish Krona SEK) = 0,94 euro = 4,43 zł (PLN)

  • 24h ticket for public transport - 165 SEK
  • lunch for 2 at Bistro Ralf de Mare - 343 SEK
  • Vasa museum tickets for 2 - 380 SEK
  • Dinner for 2 - 372 SEK
  • luggage storage for 5 hrs at the train station - 299 SEK
  • coffee and cake - 86 SEK
  • coffee and cake for for 2 - 149 SEK
  • City Hall tickets for 2 - 260 SEK
  • Nobel Prize museum tickets for 2 - 260 SEK
  • train tickets for 2 from Stockholm to Nynahammn - 78 SEK
  • ice-creams for 2 - 72 SEK

Our favourite local food

Sweden, Stockholm - Swedish "räksmörgås", shrimp sandwich
Sweden, Stockholm - Cinnamon Bun
Sweden, Stockholm - Fika, coffee and cinnamon bun
Sweden, Stockholm - Fika, coffee and cinnamon bun
Sweden, Stockholm - Fika, coffee and cinnamon bun
Sweden, Nynäshamn - Ice-creams
Sweden, Stockholm - Cinnamon bun
Sweden, Stockholm - Cinnamon bun
Sweden, Stockholm - Fried chicken

Sweden, Stockholm - Swedish "räksmörgås", shrimp sandwich
Sweden, Stockholm - Cinnamon Bun
Sweden, Stockholm - Fika, coffee and cinnamon bun
Sweden, Stockholm - Fika, coffee and cinnamon bun
Sweden, Stockholm - Fika, coffee and cinnamon bun
Sweden, Nynäshamn - Ice-creams
Sweden, Stockholm - Cinnamon bun
Sweden, Stockholm - Cinnamon bun
Sweden, Stockholm - Fried chicken