Five days of Vikings in Sweden, Stockholm and Skåne
Sweden's Viking Age sits in two clusters, around Stockholm and in Skåne. This route does both, with a train between them, and lands on Gamla Uppsala in mid-June or Foteviken and Trelleborg in early July depending on when you come.
The shape of it
Stockholm for the finds and the sites where Sweden began; Skåne in the far south for the biggest market in Scandinavia. Four and a half hours by train between them, or a short flight.
Day 1: Stockholm
The Viking Museum on Djurgården for the story, the Vasa Museum next door because you are there, and the Swedish History Museum on Östermalm for the Birka finds and the Viking hall. All three are walkable or a tram apart.
Day 2: Birka
The day boat from the city centre to Björkö, two hours each way through Lake Mälaren, with a guided tour of the site by an archaeologist. Go during the July reenactor season if you can. Read our Birka page first so you know what to expect; it is archaeology, not a market.
Day 3: Gamla Uppsala
Train to Uppsala, 40 minutes, and bus to Gamla Uppsala. The three royal mounds, the museum and the church on the site of the pagan temple. In mid-June this is Sweden’s largest Viking festival, with a camp and market at the foot of the mounds. Uppsala’s cathedral and Gustavianum fill the afternoon. Evening train to Malmö, four and a half hours, or fly.
Day 4: Foteviken
From Malmö, bus 100 or a 35-minute drive to Höllviken. The largest Viking market in Scandinavia in late June, or the reconstructed town on ordinary days through the season. Give it the whole day in market week, arrive early, and go on a weekday if you can.
Day 5: Trelleborg and Lund
Trelleborg is 25 minutes east: a rebuilt quarter of a ring fortress in the town centre, with the Battle of Trelleborgen festival the weekend after Foteviken. In the afternoon, Lund for the cathedral and the university museum, or Löddeköpinge’s VikingaTider if it is late July. Copenhagen Airport is an hour from Malmö across the bridge.
When to go
Two windows. Mid-June for Gamla Uppsala’s festival, with Birka’s village not yet staffed. Late June into early July for Foteviken and Trelleborg back to back, with Birka’s reenactor season starting. Nine days covers both.
Costs
Museums and the Birka boat come to roughly 1,200 to 1,600 SEK for one adult; the Stockholm to Malmö train from about 300 SEK booked ahead. Children are free or cheap almost everywhere.
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Last updated 2026-09-06. Prices and opening hours change; check the venue before you go. Back to Plan your trip or the festival calendar.