Viking Museum Exhibition & Viking Saga Ride Tickets Stockholm

The Viking Museum on Djurgården

The Viking Museum is an interactive museum that shows the Viking Age from two sides: the brave seafarers who travelled far by ship, and the people who stayed behind to farm and run the households. It uses films, artefacts and reconstructed scenes to make one of history's most mythical periods easy to understand, even for visitors who know little about it.

Located on Djurgården, the museum is a good match for a day in Stockholm's green museum island. Many visitors combine it with other museums nearby, and a Viking Museum visit usually takes between one and two hours, depending on the tours and the ride.

Ragnfrid's Saga, the Viking Ride

The museum's own ride, Ragnfrid's Saga, is an adventure story about a Viking Age family and a raiding voyage in tenth-century Europe. The ride lasts eleven minutes and is available in nine languages, including English, Swedish, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Finnish, Russian and Chinese.

The ride is recommended for children aged 7 and over. It is included in your ticket, and it is a highlight for many families, giving a sense of the sights and sounds of a Viking Age journey. If a member of your group is uncomfortable with dark or moving environments, they can skip the ride and enjoy the exhibition.

Vikings, Trade and Daily Life

The exhibition explains that Viking Age Scandinavians were traders and farmers as well as raiders. Swedish Vikings travelled east along Russia's rivers to reach Constantinople and the Islamic world, and silver coins from Baghdad have been found in Viking hoards in Sweden, evidence of how far their trade routes stretched.

You will also learn about houses, tools, clothing, beliefs and gods, and about runestones, the carved memorials that survive in Sweden. Costumed guides lead daily tours in English and Swedish, and the audio guide, in ten languages, is used on your own smartphone with headphones.

Planning Your Visit on Djurgården

Djurgården is reached by tram line 7, by bus or by ferry from the Old Town, and it is pleasant to walk in from the city centre. The exact address and entry instructions are on your voucher. Choose your date and time in the booking panel and show your mobile voucher at the entrance.

The best time to visit is a weekday morning, when the museum is calm. The museum has a restaurant with a Nordic menu, and a shop with Viking-inspired products. Bring headphones and a charged phone if you want to use the audio guide. Opening hours change by season and on holidays.