Skansen tickets: open every day, weekday hours to 15:00 until 10 January and an aquarium that costs extra

💡 The Short Version: Skansen is open every day. From 28 September 2026 to 10 January 2027 it closes at 15:00 on weekdays and 16:00 at weekends, with longer days for the Christmas market (27 November to 20 December) and a second opening on 31 December from 20:00 to 24:00. In summer 2027 it is open 10:00 to 18:00. The one-day ticket price varies by season and is cheapest online; the gate charges slightly more. It includes the zoo, Lill-Skansen and the Baltic Sea Science Center, not the Skansen Aquarium, which is a separate SEK 175 ticket. Children aged 0 to 15 are free but need a booked free ticket. Skansen takes cards only. Prices are in Swedish kronor. Or book a tour: the official Skansen ticketad is from SEK 130 and cancels free up to 24 hours ahead (GetYourGuide).

Tickets and prices

Skansen sells its tickets at tickets.skansen.se and prints the price for each date there. Its pages say the one-day ticket price “varies depending on the season and is lowest when purchased online”.

• Free child tickets. Each child aged 0 to 15 needs a complimentary ticket, booked with an adult, student or senior ticket or collected outside the entrance. Children under 13 must be with an adult.
• No group discounts. Skansen sells its lowest price online to everyone.
• Cards only. Skansen is cashless.
• Concerts carry their own tickets from the organiser, and admission to Skansen is included in them.

Where to buy

Tours worth paying for

Skansen has no guided tour that adds to the ticket price, and an online audio guide in Swedish, English, German, Spanish and French is free. The two listings below sell the operators’ own tickets. Prices are the lowest “from” prices, per person.

Skansen Open-Air Museum admission

From SEK 130 · a one-day ticket · 4.5 stars from 4,163 reviews

Stockholm: Skansen Open-Air Museum Admission Ticketad is Skansen’s own listing, labelled “Official ticket”, at the price of the cheapest date. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

Skansen Aquarium entry

From SEK 175 · 4.5 stars from 117 reviews

Stockholm: The Skansen Aquarium Entry Ticketad is the aquarium’s own listing, at the aquarium’s adult price. It does not include Skansen. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

What to see

Skansen is an open-air museum and a zoo on the hill of Djurgården, at Djurgårdsslätten 49 to 51. Skansen says it has 190 museum buildings, the oldest from the early 14th century.

Oktorpsgården, a thatched farmstead moved to Skansen from Halland in 1896. Photo: Sniper Zeta, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. The historic buildings. Skansen calls it live history: houses and farmsteads in historic settings. Guided tours of the buildings run on selected days, and the online audio guide covers selected parts.
2. The zoo. Wild Nordic animals, among them brown bears, moose, lynxes, wolverines, seals and otters, and rare Swedish livestock breeds.
3. Lill-Skansen and the Baltic Sea Science Center. The Children’s Zoo and a marine exhibition, both included in the ticket.
4. The Skansen Aquarium. About 200 species, from fish and corals to crocodiles, lemurs and spiders, with a pet and hugging corner open at weekends and on holidays in the low season.
5. The seasonal days. Halloween on 24 October and 28 to 31 October, 15:00 to 19:00, with its own Trick or Treat ticket and an entry time. The Christmas market from 27 November to 20 December. A second opening on 31 December from 20:00 to 24:00. In 2027, Walpurgis Night on 30 April to 21:00, National Day on 6 June to 20:00 and Midsummer Eve on 25 June to 22:00. Stockholm Christmas markets 2026, Stockholm on New Year’s Eve 2026 and Stockholm Midsummer 2027 have the details.

The order that works: on a winter weekday, arrive at 10:00, since Skansen shuts at 15:00. What to skip: the Aquarium unless you want it, since it is a separate ticket.

A moose in Skansen’s zoo. Photo: Sonse, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Hours, rules and getting there

• Aquarium hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 to 16:00, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 to 17:00.
• Rules: children under 13 must be with an adult, and the Skansen Aquarium is at the same address.
• Getting there: Skansen is on Djurgården. Stockholm public transport has the tram, bus and ferry fares, and every SL ticket works on the Djurgården ferry.
• The one thing that ruins a visit: arriving after 14:00 on a winter weekday. The park shuts at 15:00 until 10 January 2027.

A red-painted timber house among the trees at Skansen. Photo: Øyvind Holmstad, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What to book in Stockholm has the closed days for every sight. The Vasa Museum and ABBA The Museum are the other big Djurgården tickets, and Gröna Lund is the amusement park across the island. The hop-on hop-off bus has a Skansen stop. Stockholm with kids sorts the family sights by age. For the festive weeks, see the Stockholm Christmas markets 2026, Stockholm New Year’s Eve 2026 and Stockholm Midsummer 2027. Stockholm pass: is it worth it? says whether a pass covers Skansen. 3 days in Stockholm puts Skansen on a weekend. For a bed, see where to stay in Stockholm.