Stockholm City Hall tour: SEK 150, a guided tour is the only way in, and shut 6 to 11 December

💡 The Short Version: A guided tour is the only way into Stockholm City Hall: about 45 minutes, in English or Swedish, SEK 150 for an adult. Tickets are released one week ahead online, or bought on the day at the City Hall Shop from 08:30. The number of tours changes by day, from six English tours to one at 10:00, and the hall is closed 6 to 11 December and 24, 25, 26 and 31 December 2026. The tower is shut for renovation, scheduled from early 2027 to the end of 2028. The City Hall Park and the shop are open to everyone. Prices are in Swedish kronor. Or book a tour: the City Hall, Gamla Stan and Vasa Museum tourad is from SEK 995 (GetYourGuide).

Tickets and prices

Prices are from the City of Stockholm’s guided tours page. The City of Stockholm runs the City Hall.

• Online: tickets for the public tours are released one week in advance.
• On the day: at the City Hall Shop, whose entrance is in the archway at Hantverkargatan 1. The ticket office opens at 08:30.
• Groups of more than nine should book a private tour rather than join a public one.
• Short notice: the City Hall is also the workplace of politicians and civil servants and a venue for events and weddings, so tours can be cancelled and rooms closed at short notice.

Where to buy

Tours worth paying for

The City of Stockholm sells the City Hall tour itself, and GetYourGuide has no listing for it. One reseller’s morning tour includes a City Hall visit. Prices are the lowest “from” prices, per person.

City Hall, Gamla Stan and the Vasa Museum

From SEK 995 · 5 hours · English or Spanish · 4.9 stars from 80 reviews

Stockholm Must See: City Hall, Gamla Stan and Vasa Museumad is run by Tulium. The itinerary is a 45-minute City Hall visit, a two-hour Gamla Stan tour, a 20-minute break, a 15-minute ferry and a two-hour guided visit to the Vasa Museum, which ends there. Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

What to see

The City Hall is on Kungsholmen, opened in 1923 and built with 8 million bricks. It is where the Stockholm City Council meets and where the Nobel Prize banquet is held each year.

Stockholm City Hall on the Kungsholmen shore, seen across Riddarfjärden. Photo: Richardmaackphotography, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.

1. The Blue Hall. The banquet hall of the Nobel Prize banquet.
2. The Golden Hall. One wall shows events from Swedish history, from the 800s to World War I, and above the doors are the seven stages of life.
3. The Council Chamber. Where the City Council governs Stockholm. The wooden ceiling is painted blue in the middle, with stars, moons, suns and clouds.
4. The Gallery of the Prince. A hall with a mural by Prince Eugen, “City by the Water”, which shows the view of Stockholm from Riddarfjärden and Mälaren. It is closed on Saturdays for wedding ceremonies, and on some other days from late morning.
5. The City Hall Park and the shop. The park runs along the water with sculptures, and the City Hall Shop sells souvenirs.

The Blue Hall, with its bare brick walls and arcade. Photo: Øyvind Holmstad, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The order that works: take the 10:00 English tour, the one that runs on days with a single tour, then walk the park. What to skip: the tower, which is closed.

Hours, rules and getting there

• The calendar on the City’s guided tours page lists each day’s tours. In November, for example, 3 to 5 November has English tours at 10:00, 11:00 and 12:00 only, and 6 November has one at 10:00.
• The tower is 106 metres tall with about 365 steps and a tower museum halfway up. It is closed to visitors for renovation, scheduled to start in early 2027 and finish at the end of 2028, with reopening expected in 2029.
• Getting there: the City Hall is at Hantverkargatan 1 on Kungsholmen. Stockholm public transport has the fares, and the Drottningholm boat leaves from Klara Mälarstrand by the City Hall, as Drottningholm Palace says.
• The one thing that ruins a visit: arriving without a ticket on a day with one tour. Look at the City’s calendar and buy online a week ahead.

What to book in Stockholm has the closed days for every sight. Gamla Stan and the Royal Palace are across the water. The best views in Stockholm says where to go instead of the tower. Stockholm Christmas markets 2026 has the December dates. Stockholm walking tours compare the guided options. 3 days in Stockholm fits the tour into a morning. For a bed, see where to stay in Stockholm.