Stockholm City Hall
Stockholm City Hall
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The Stockholm City Hall is one of Sweden's most famous buildings, and one of the capital's most visited tourist attractions. It houses offices for 200 people including the Municipal Council, and is also famous for its grand ceremonial halls and unique art pieces. The Stockholm City Hall is the venue of the Nobel Prize banquet held on 10 December each year. Between May and September, the City Hall Tower offers a breathtaking view of Stockholm.
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Neighbourhood: Kungsholmen
Kungsholmen is one of the largest islands in central Stockholm and one of the most popular places to live. Its most famous attraction is Stockholm’s City Hall, which stands out with its monumental architecture and is one of the most photographed buildings in Sweden. Kungsholmen has its own little city center and shopping mall, its own beach and a lovely pedestrian area next to the water, which charms both locals and visitors with beautiful little cafés, restaurants and of course an awesome view. This neighborhood is perfect for a relaxed stroll followed by some coffee on a Sunday afternoon.
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- T-Centralen • 6 min walk
- Rådhuset • 10 min walk
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LolaGo1
Washington DC, DC6,095 contributions
May 2023 • Solo
After visiting the Royal Palace, I continued my walk along the water. There are several boats docked near by, a statue of a musician, a bridge to cross.
I took several pictures of this attraction and realized how near it is to the Shopping Area and Central Station. Will definitely visit its interiors before leaving Stockholm.
I took several pictures of this attraction and realized how near it is to the Shopping Area and Central Station. Will definitely visit its interiors before leaving Stockholm.
Written 12 May 2023
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GraceB
Atlanta, GA40 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
I recommend the City Hall tour! It’s the only way to see inside the building and is like $10. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the building/each room and she was very friendly. Each room has a different style and function. The gold room is the most spectacular and jaw dropping! One of the biggest events the building hosts is the Nobel Prize Ceremony. The architecture is beautiful inside and out and it’s right on the water with a great view of Södermalm.
Written 13 April 2023
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Antonia
Constanta, Romania11 contributions
Mar 2023 • Couples
The building is impressive. The ticket incude a free tour with a guide. I felt small and intimidate to be in the Blue Hall, where is hosted the Nobel Banqut. Also the lesson about the Stockolm’s administration was very instructivw. The view in the court yard is amazing
Written 19 March 2023
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AngloItalian78
Aylesbury, UK369 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
I wouldn’t say this is a must see but it’s a great bit of architecture again and an imposing building on the Baltic seafront especially when viewed from the island of Riddarholmen.
Written 1 March 2023
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Passports and Us
United Kingdom50 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
Stunning building right on the water that’s perfect for watching the sunset. If you’re travelling in the summer you’ll be able to take in some incredible panoramic views of Stockholm from the tower.
Written 16 February 2023
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Myo M
Coquitlam, Canada23,685 contributions
Aug 2022
Starting at the Banquet Hall with a great "marble floor" (really quite a nice expanse of a floor the size of which I actually appreciated better by looking at the postcard bought from the gift shop on site which features the annual banquet for the Noble Prize winners), it was a "pleasant & relaxing" tour I would say since there were not too many rooms to cover in the duration of about an hour and yes a pleasant one thanks to the friendly staff lady who guided us. And with most of the tour actually being on the 2nd floor, after coming up from the Banquet Hall on the 1st was going through the rooms such as: the assembly room of the city council members (with also technical equipment at their seats for voting & such), the "beautiful corridor" with paintings & carvings along its two sides (and also a set of "mini-pillars" on one side) and like decorative patterns covering the ceiling of the corridor, and the room pretty much "entirely clad in gold" with a number of colorful mythical figures & such to see on its walls (and which is the reception room for the guest of the Nobel banquet before going down to the Banquet Hall).
It was arrival pretty much "just in time" for the tour at 10 am (with the tickets still open for that time slot) and along with the ticket for the tour was also the ticket for the tower at 3 pm but which I "unfortunately missed" by just about 10 minutes (after coming back from the Royal Palace in the afternoon) and for which I was just refunded since they were not able to put me in the tour for the next time slot (with likely a strict limit on the number of people in the tower at any one time).
Located right on the waterfront with actually a "great view" of the high-ground part with some beautiful heritage buildings just across the water, it's also just about a 10-minute walk to get here from Stockholm Central (with plenty of metro lines to arrive from various parts of the city), and afterward (which I did on my day here as mentioned above) is an option of continuing on to the "Old Town" Gamla Stan across the water and all the way to the Royal Palace (about a 10-minute walk first to Gamla Stan by the "nearest bridge" from this site followed by about another 10 minutes to the Palace).
It was arrival pretty much "just in time" for the tour at 10 am (with the tickets still open for that time slot) and along with the ticket for the tour was also the ticket for the tower at 3 pm but which I "unfortunately missed" by just about 10 minutes (after coming back from the Royal Palace in the afternoon) and for which I was just refunded since they were not able to put me in the tour for the next time slot (with likely a strict limit on the number of people in the tower at any one time).
Located right on the waterfront with actually a "great view" of the high-ground part with some beautiful heritage buildings just across the water, it's also just about a 10-minute walk to get here from Stockholm Central (with plenty of metro lines to arrive from various parts of the city), and afterward (which I did on my day here as mentioned above) is an option of continuing on to the "Old Town" Gamla Stan across the water and all the way to the Royal Palace (about a 10-minute walk first to Gamla Stan by the "nearest bridge" from this site followed by about another 10 minutes to the Palace).
Written 28 January 2023
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Fernando R
311 contributions
Jan 2023 • Solo
A la torre solo se accede en verano. Edificio moderno (1923) y bonito. Hay que pagar.
Only in summer the access to the emblematic tower is available. It's a fee to visit (only guided tour).
Nice and modern (1923) building.
Only in summer the access to the emblematic tower is available. It's a fee to visit (only guided tour).
Nice and modern (1923) building.
Written 21 January 2023
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Wendy B
Highland Park, IL24 contributions
Jan 2023
We did a private tour of city hall, and highly recommend either a private tour or the public tours in English. You'll see the upstairs hall all in gold and the "blue" hall where the Nobel prize dinner is held. We had an excellent guide who shared interesting information, which made this more special than just going on our own.
Written 9 January 2023
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Yvonne O
The Netherlands570 contributions
Oct 2022
I could have spent a hour in the golden ball room. Fabulously beautiful. The rest of the building was stunning too, very impressive room where city councillors meet, and interesting to see the Blue Room. Great tour guide too!
Written 29 November 2022
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William S
Clinton, NJ375 contributions
Aug 2022
We walked a considerable distance to visit the City Hall, only to be told when we got there that they had stopped doing tower tours a few days before due to students going back to school. That was not mentioned on their website and the dates, times were quite different from our guide books. The general tours were sold out for the remainder of that day (plan for your tickets well in advance) and the staff told us to come back another day around 8:00 to que for a limited number of tickets. We decide to pass, view the outside (quite nice), and move on the other interesting sites.
Written 31 October 2022
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María J.
Murcia, Spain3 contributions
Es accesible la visita para hacerla con carrito de bebé?
mafalda974
Huesca78 contributions
Creo que si que hay ascensor para personas que lo necesiten
John R
Nashville, IN234 contributions
Can one person arrive early and get tickets for the full group for a time later in the day? We will be coming in August with a group of 4 and I am wondering if all of us have to be there to get our own ticket.
MeTwitty1Day
Islay, UK129 contributions
Yes, you can arrive earlier and get tickets for your group of 4, assuming that you will be part of the hourly public tour guided by a docent. You just need to let the staff know the number of adults, children, students and seniors in your group and the time you'd like to visit. You will get a small sticker per each person in your group to put on hand or clothes for admission. Please see my review of Stockholm City Hall for other detail. Have fun!
C.T
Cassina de Pecchi, Italy190 contributions
salve,dovrei andare a Stoccolma nel mese di Agosto, ho lettoin qualche forum che il tour del municipio c'è anche in italiano,ma come funziona,perchè sui siti leggo che è solo guida in inglese e tedesco,inoltre vorrei sapere se è possibile entrare senza guida,se non volessi visitare interno posso visitare solo giardino?è possibile da soli senza guida?la visita della torre è possibile senza guida?i biglietti si aquistano in loco o anche on-line.grazie
ilegingy
Prato, Italy218 contributions
ciao, ti confermo che ad agosto le visite guidate si intensificano rispetto all'inverno e due volte al giorno può essere fatta anche in italiano. gli orari li trovi sul sito quando ci si avvicina ai mesi estivi. oppure direttamente al municipio dove sono ben visibili su uno schermo. il giardino esterno è visitabile gratuitamente senza guida, ma consiglio di fare la visita interna perchè è un luogo molto bello. la torre è visitabile a pagamento con un biglietto a parte che conviene fare anticipatamente perchè si esaurisce velocemente.
inoltre fai attenzione agli orari, nei paesi nordici chiudono molto presto.
buon viaggio
alessandra a
Roma27 contributions
Hello everybody,
is't possible to book a guide tour in italian if I have the stockholm pass?
Is't possible to climb up to the tower at the end of November? It seems not possible reading the reviewes, but I can try...
Thank you very much!
ale
Maurizio C
Santa Lucia di Serino, Italy103 contributions
Il libro in Italiano c'è , ma i tour guidati sono in inglese .
Liz C
Boulder, CO5 contributions
What are the hours of operation for city hall?
Gabriel9431
Stockholm, Sweden252 contributions
Dear Liz,
Here are the different opening hours for stockholm city hall(tours):
Available tours in English in 2018
March 1 - May 1 : 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00 and 15.00.
May 2 - 11: 9.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00 and 15.00.
May 11 - 31: 9.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 12.30, 13.00, 13.30,14.00, 14.30, 15.00 and 15.30.
June 1 - June 5: 9.00, 9.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 12.30, 13.00, 13.30,14.00, 14.30, 15.00 and 15.30.
Exceptions
April 13: the last tour is at 14.00
April 14: last tour is at 12.00
April 17: the City Hall is closed to visitors as well as the City Hall shop.
April 21: the last tour is at 14.00. The City Hall is open 18-00 during Stockholm Culture Night.
May 4: last tour is at 12.00
May 16-17: last tour is at 12.00
May 19: last tour is at 15.00
May 22: last tour is at 15.00
May 25-26: last tour is at 15.00
May 29-30: last tour is at 12.30
May 31: last tour is at 15.00
June 6, National Day: City Hall is closed for tours
In the summer, we offer tours in English every half hour and also tours in German, Spanish, Italian, French and Chinese. Detailed schedule will be published later on.
bezoekerBelgie
belgie1 contribution
Hallo,
Is dit ook individueel te bezichtigen zonder rondleiding?
Dank voor een antwoordje,
Rik Van Gils
CarlosYohei
Sao Paulo, SP2,369 contributions
You must follow a tour. When you buy the ticket, they will give you the time of your tour. You cannot walk freely inside the rooms only following the guide who explain the history and proposal of every room
請問一月一日有開放嗎？
ちばっこちゃん
Chiba, Japan184 contributions
2018
January 1st the City Hall is closed for tours
January 2-7: 9.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00 and 15.00.
January 8- February 28: 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00 and 15.00
1 March- 4 March: 9.30, 10.00, 10.30, 11.00, 11.30, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00 and 15.00.
Please note that due to the large number of events in the City Hall, tours can be cancelled
From official site
Ofelia I
San Juan, Puerto Rico2 contributions
Wheelchair friendly?
Emma S
Stockholm, Sweden
Hello,
Yes, the City Hall of Stockholm is wheelchair accessible. There is a ramp outside and inside we there is an elevator.
Please note that the City Hall Tower is not accessible by wheelchair.
Welcome to the City Hall!
Stockholm City Hall
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