Viking Season

Sweden · Near Copenhagen

Fröja Thing 2027: late July, dates not announced

Fröja Thing is a Viking market held over the last weekend of July at VikingaTider, an archaeological open-air museum on the Lödde river in Löddeköpinge, Skåne, fifteen minutes from Lund and under an hour from Copenhagen. It is a small, family-priced market on the site of a real Viking Age trading place.

A Viking Age longhouse under construction at VikingaTider, its roof timbers and woven wattle walls standing open against a flat Skåne sky
A longhouse going up at VikingaTider, the reconstructed village where Fröja Thing is held. The site is built by hand and grows year by year. Photo: Thopotter, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Quick facts

To be announced
Dates
Late July 2027, dates not announced
Hours
Not confirmed
Where
VikingaTider, Ådalsvägen 18, Löddeköpinge, Kävlinge, Sweden
Nearest airport
Copenhagen Airport (CPH), about 50 min
From Malmö
25 min by car
From Lund
25 min by bus to Löddeköpinge
Organizer
VikingaTider
Admission
2026 prices were 100 SEK for adults, 50 SEK for ages 6 to 15, 280 SEK for a family of two adults and up to four children.
Payment
Cards and Swish.
Kids
Yes. Priced for families, with jesters, storytellers and games.
Dogs
Not confirmed
Camping
Not confirmed
Accessibility
Not confirmed
Language
English spoken.

What happens

Löddeköpinge was a Viking Age trading place on the Lödde river, and VikingaTider is the open-air museum built on the excavations. For Fröja Thing the site fills with market stalls, Vikings and merchants, jesters and storytellers, warriors and pirates. It is smaller and gentler than Foteviken and priced for families.

What visitors say

VikingaTider rates 4.2 out of 5 on Tripadvisor from a small number of reviews, which describe a cosy site in beautiful nature with engaged staff who give a good picture of Viking Age life, suitable for children and adults and easy to reach by car. Reviewers who came for Fröja Thing call it a pleasant family outing. The site also hosts vintage car meets on summer evenings, which tells you something about its scale: this is a community open-air museum, not a destination.

Our take

Fröja Thing is the gentle option in a Skåne summer that also has Foteviken and Trelleborg. It is small, cheap, close to Lund and Malmö, and built for families with young children who would be overwhelmed by the big markets. If you are in the area on the last weekend of July, spend a relaxed half day here. If you are choosing one Skåne market, choose Foteviken.

Our take is based on visitor reviews, reenactor forums and the organizer’s own program, not on a visit. We say so because we think you should know.

Getting there

Löddeköpinge is 25 minutes from Malmö by car and 15 from Lund, with regional buses from both. Copenhagen Airport is about 50 minutes across the Øresund Bridge.

Sources

Visitor reviews on Tripadvisor, the organizer’s Fröja Thing page, and Visit Skåne.

Past editions

Last checked 2026-09-08 against the organizer's website: VikingaTider. Dates can change; confirm before you travel. Back to Sweden, near Copenhagen or the full calendar.