Sweden’s National Day

We’ll be celebrating Sweden’s National Day all day at Skansen on June 6! Games, music, crafts and delicious food – there’s something for everyone. The evening ends with the traditional National Day concert at the Solliden Stage. Welcome!

  • Plan your journey and pre-purchase tickets

    On Sweden’s National Day, traffic on Djurgården is affected due to the royal motorcade to Skansen. The tram is canceled and so is bus 67. The best way to get to Djurgården this day is on foot, by bike or by ferry (SL) to the Allmänna Gränd stop. Pre-purchase your entry ticket at skansenbiljett.se to get into the park faster.

  • Before the evening's stage program

    All guests will be searched when they enter the stage area at Sollidenplan. To make admission easier, larger baggage should be left at home. No bags larger than 40 x 40 x 20 cm are permitted.

  • Sweden’s National Day Photo: Anna Hugosson
    Flag workshop and face painting

    Tingsvallen

    Let the creative juices flow! Here you can make your own flag or let your face be painted into what ever you like.

  • Folk dance performance

    Tingsvallen, 14.00 -14.30.

    Performance by Skansen’s Folk Dancing Group, with music provided by Skansen’s Folk Musicians.

  • Swedish Choir music

    Seglora Church, 13.00 and 14.30

    Swedish choral lyrics featuring Ekens Vokalensemble under the direction of Cecilia Rydinger. The concert lasts approximately 30 minutes.

  • Old fashioned games

    Hazelius meadow, 11.00 -17.00

    Walk on stilts, roll hoops, jump sack, skipping ropes and much more!

  • Skansen's street musicians

    10.00-15.30

    Skansen’s music ensemble walks around in the park, performing entertaining music from the 1950s.

  • National Day market

    Bollnäs square, 10.00-17.00

    Skansen’s music ensemble walks around in the park, performing entertaining music from the 1950s.

  • Dancing at Galejan

    Titanix kicks off the dance season at Galejan! Every Friday, Sweden’s best dance band performs, welcome to dance bugg, foxtrot or just as you like.

  • Guided Tour – In Sami Footsteps

    Join archaeologist and researcher Gunilla Larsson on a walk through Skansen’s houses and farms and discover various Sami crafts – why are they there?

Let's dance with Dansmuseet: Breaking

Don’t miss out when  Dansmuseum visits Skansen! Come to Bollnäs Square dance floor to learn more about and try breaking (breakdance) with dance teacher Emanuel Lindblad.

Let’s dance with Dansmuseet: Breaking

  • The evening’s stage program

    In the evening, the Speaker of the Riksdag, Andreas Norlén, through the Swedish National Day Foundation, is hosting a summery National Day concert from the Solliden stage.

    The royal family traditionally arrives in a horse-drawn carriage to the celebration. The King and the Prime Minister give speeches, flags are distributed and the evening is framed by performances from some of Sweden’s most beloved artists: Seinabo Sey, KAJ, Ola Salo, Peter Jöback Sofia Karlsson, Adolf Fredrik’s Boys’ Choir, Armens Musikkår and the house band led by Marika Willstedt. The evening is hosted by Anne Lundberg and Fouad Youcefi.

    The National Day concert begins at 6:30 p.m. and is also broadcast on SVT1 and on SVT24 (with interpretation) at 20.00–21.50.

    There is a limited number of seats and admission to the seats is at 15.00.

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