Near Stockholm
Stockholm puts you within an hour of Birka, Gamla Uppsala, Stallarholmen and Storholmen. July is the month to be here.
The Gamla Uppsala Viking Festival is held in mid-June at the royal burial mounds outside Uppsala, 45 minutes north of Stockholm by train. It is Sweden's largest Viking Age festival, with reenactors from several countries camping beside the mounds and around 3,000 visitors over the weekend.
Birka Viking Weeks run for most of July on Björkö island in Lake Mälaren, two hours by boat from central Stockholm. Birka was Sweden's first town and a major Viking Age trading port, and the weeks fill the reconstructed village with reenactors and craftspeople.
| Event | Time | By |
|---|---|---|
| Birka Viking Weeks | 2 h | Strömma boat from Klara Mälarstrand |
| Gamla Uppsala Viking Festival | 1 h | Train to Uppsala, then bus 2 |