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Holidays and traditions

Many of the year’s biggest holidays and traditions are celebrated at Skansen. The park is buzzing with life, new and old traditions, and fun activities – come and celebrate with us!

  • Skansen’s founder, Artur Hazelius, created new traditions and soon linked Skansen to many of the traditions that are now considered classically Swedish. Just six months after Skansen opened, Walpurgis Night was first celebrated here – albeit on a modest scale. The following year, Hazelius came up with the idea of celebrating Sweden’s National Day on 6 June, and later that year the first Lucia procession made its way through the park. Find out more about all the holidays and traditions that you can celebrate here at Skansen.

2-12 April

Easter celebrations

Celebrate Easter at Skansen and discover how this great spring holiday has been celebrated in Sweden through the ages. Here, traditions, folklore and creativity come together.

Easter break

  • The Children´s zoo (Lill-Skansen) included in the entrance fee
    Jan-Mar weekdays10-15 weekends 10-16, April 10-16, May 10.00–17.00, Jun-Aug 10.00-18.00, Sept 10.00-17.00, Oct-Dec weekdays 10-15, weekends 10-16

  • Baltic Sea Science Center, included in the entrance fee
    Jan-Mar weekdays10-15 weekends 10-16, April 10-16, May 10.00–17.00, Jun-Aug 10.00-18.00, Sept 10.00-17.00, Oct-Dec weekdays 10-15, weekends 10-16

  • Funicular railway (Bergbanan)
    The funicular railwayruns daily during Easter, weekends in April and thereafter daily.

  • The Skansen-Aquarium
    Opens daily 10.00 see calendar for closing hours