Drop in-wedding
Get married at one of Stockholm's most beautiful summer locations! All you need to do is bring your IDs, a Certificate of No Impediment – we'll handle the rest!
New! Book wedding location and time
Do you want to get married with minimal planning but still be able to intive your loved ones to a specific time of day? For the first time we offer the possibility to book a Skansen location and a time for your wedding ceremony.
Choose between five beautiful locations at Skansen – from the magical and romatic Motjärn, grand and pompous Seglora church to the Pasture farm meadow (Fäboden) with a cow as your witness.
More information and booking can be found further down on this page, see Book wedding location and time.
Prices
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Bookable locations
Price: 2800 SEK/couple
You book a location and time for your wedding ceremony via the booking link further down this page.
Booking is open until May 31st and has a limited number of spots. Payment is made upon booking.
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Drop in-wedding
Price: 1800 SEK/couple
You are assigned a beautiful location at Skansen for your wedding ceremony. All wedding couples who arrive during the day will be married.
Pre-purchase a ticket here or directly on site in the Wedding Enter (Skansen’s main entrance).
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Wedding guests
Price: Ordinary entrance fee
Wedding guests pass through Skansen’s regular entrances.
We recommend that your guests pre-purchase their entrance ticket to get into Skansen faster, but they can also buy their tickets on site.
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Included in the wedding cost
You’ll find a variety of activities that you can take part in while waiting for your turn, or after the wedding ceremony, at Bollnäs Square.
- Entrance to Skansen
- In the changing tent there are mirrors and the possibility to change
- Birch leaf wreath binding. Our skilled wreath binders will help.
- Love songs are played on the dance floor, take the opportunity to place a request with our DJ!
- Folk dance performance
- Dance evening at Galejan
- See everything happening at Skansen in the calendar
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Exclusive offers to all couples
- Wedding bouquets in various designs and sizes are available for purchase from our florist. Different prices, depending on size.
- A fine selection of gift items is available for sale on site
- Take a quick honeymoon with the Skansen sightseeing train – 2 tickets for the price of 1!
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Seglora church
Seglora church, dating from 1729, is one of Stockholm’s most well-known churches and has been on Skansen for around 100 years. Couples have been getting married here for just as long! The church room feels both personal and historical, and becomes an extra magical place when it is decorated for weddings. With its beautiful surroundings and historical vibe, the church is an excellent place to celebrate love!
About the ceremony: Indoors, religious church ceremony (priest), space for 2-250 people (seated guests), ceremony can be conducted in Swedish or English
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Mora Farmstead
If you’re looking for an intimate and idyllic summer wedding, Mora Farmstead is the location for you. Get married in the beautiful courtyard which is bordered by, among other buildings, one of Skansen’s oldest buildings dating back to the 14th century!
About the ceremony: Outdoors, civil wedding ceremony, space for 2-100 people, ceremony can be conducted in Swedish or English
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Oscar's Terrace
Say yes to each other in front of Skansen’s most beautiful view! With its magnificent view of Djurgården’s treetops and the tower of the Nordic Museum, this place is made for a grand wedding.
About the ceremony: Outdoors, civil wedding ceremony, space for 2-150 people, ceremony can be conducted in Swedish or English
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Motjärn
Motjärn is Skansen’s most romantic and intimate oasis. With small wooden bridges over the pond and its lush trees, this small forest grove is made for a cozy and magical wedding. Maybe you’ll be lucky and get a squirrel or two as guests?
About the ceremony: Outdoors, civil wedding ceremony, place for 2-20 people, ceremony can be conducted in Swedish or English
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Swedenborg's gazebo
Promise each other eternal love at Swedenborg’s gazebo from the mid-18th century. Here you are surrounded by marble statuettes and over 100 types of roses in bright colors – and a strikingly beautiful view of Stockholm!
About the ceremony: Outdoors, civil wedding ceremony, space for 2-80 people, ceremony can be conducted in Swedish or English
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Summer pasture farm
In the middle of the Swedish mountain cattle’s summer pasture, surrounded by traditional Swedish fences, this will be a unique and intimate wedding. A cow has already signed up to attend, but maybe one of the goats or sheep will join in and celebrate with you!
About the ceremony: Outdoors, civil wedding ceremony, space for maximum 5 people (including the copule), ceremony can be conducted in Swedish or English
The animals move freely in the pasture, with Skansen’s zoo keeper on site.
Food and drink
At Skansen, we have many restaurants that offer fantastic food and several of them have special offers during this day!
At Våffelbruket (the Waffle stand) by the Bollnäs square, you’ll find a wedding waffle with soft ice cream and berries, and close by you will find our champagne bar.
Restaurant Solliden with its beautiful premises and striking view offers a three-course menu, which can be booked in advance. For questions about the layout, menu and for booking, contact Solliden.
Restaurant Gubbhyllan Are you looking for hidden gems among restaurants? Then you have found the right place! Homemade food prepared from seasonal ingredients is served here. Make inquiries here.
Krogen Stora Gungan is a restaurant in a rustic 1880’s environment and the menu is a gastronomic tribute to Swedish food history. Make inquiries here.
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FAQ
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Can you book an appointment for your wedding?
Yes! This year, for the first time, there are a number of pre-bookable times in addition to the drop-in weddings. Choose a time and place that suits you to be able to plan the rest of your wedding day more easily.Limited quantities available, first come, first served! How long the wait for the drop-in times will be depends on how many people come. While you wait, there are a variety of activities you can indulge in. -
Can you choose a wedding officiant?
No. The wedding is officiated by the officiant who is free when it’s you turn to be wed.
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We have our children with us. Can they enter Skansen with us?
Accompanying children up to the age of 15 can enter Skansen with you and then pay the standard entrance fee.
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We have many guests with us, will everyone be able to see and hear the wedding?
We have venues suitable for both small and big companies
If there wedding party is more than 20, it is good that you register at the information stand on site when you arrive. Then we can make sure that you end up where there are most space.
It is possible that there may be a slightly longer waiting time if you are part of a large group.
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Should you bring ID?
Yes.
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What happens if you miss your time slot?
Upon arrival you will receive a number slip in the entrance and an approximate time (of 1-2 hours) for your wedding. At the party venue, the numbers are then called out in groups (“Now it’s time for numbers 20-30”) and the bride(s) and groom(s) must then stand in line together with the others in the same group.
If you miss your time within the group, just stand last in the group queue. If you miss your group, you can jump into the following group. You won’t end up at the very back of the long queue, but it may take some extra time.
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Can we bring our own witnesses?
Yes, you can. Inform the wedding officiant who they are directly on site in the wedding tent.
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How does the dance floor work?
On Bollnäs square’s dance floor, all couples are welcome to dance! Our DJ plays love songs all day, and if you want to wish for your favorite song, that’s fine too.
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Can you change into wedding attire?
Yes, at the Bollnäs square there is a place for that.
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Can we borrow chairs for those having trouble standing?
Yes, at each wedding venue there are two folding chairs to borrow during the wedding ceremony. However, these can not be moved to another location. On Bollnäs Square and around Skansen there are plenty of benches to sit on. If you want to bring your own chair thats fine.
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Can you get the marriage ceremony and marriage certificate in another language?
Yes, the marriage certificate can be obtained in English and Finnish. The languages in which the ceremony can be performed can be found in the information above.
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How and when is the marriage registered and is the marriage certificate a legal document we can use?
When the wedding is completed, the wedding officiant fills out the paper and send it to the Swedish Tax Agency, who then registers the wedding in the civil registry. In the summer when there are many weddings, registration can sometimes take several weeks.
When the marriage is registered you can order a family certificate yourself on the Tax Agency’s website, which is the legal document that shows that you are married. The document is sent home to your registered address and can also be ordered in English.
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We want to renew our vows, do we need to bring anything with us?
No. When you arrive at the wedding entrance, you announce that you want to renew your vows.
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More questions? Contact Us!
Contact us if you didn’t find the answer to your question, on info@skansen.se
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