Museums in Sweden map & data
There are 1,418 museums mapped in Sweden, spread over 21 counties. The most are in Västra Götalands län (181), Stockholms län (159) and Skåne län (146). 93% of them carry a name, and many add an address, phone number, website or opening hours. Well-known examples include Länsmuseet Gävleborg, Gruvmuseet and Evolutionsmuseet Paleontologi.
Museums by county
| County | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Västra Götalands län | 181 | 13% |
| Stockholms län | 159 | 11% |
| Skåne län | 146 | 10% |
| Värmlands län | 86 | 6.1% |
| Dalarnas län | 85 | 6.0% |
| Västerbottens län | 76 | 5.4% |
| Östergötlands län | 74 | 5.2% |
| Uppsala län | 60 | 4.2% |
| Jämtlands län | 55 | 3.9% |
| Gävleborgs län | 54 | 3.8% |
| Jönköpings län | 53 | 3.7% |
| Kalmar län | 51 | 3.6% |
| Västernorrlands län | 49 | 3.5% |
| Norrbottens län | 48 | 3.4% |
| Blekinge län | 39 | 2.8% |
| Södermanlands län | 37 | 2.6% |
| Västmanlands län | 36 | 2.5% |
| Örebro län | 33 | 2.3% |
| Hallands län | 32 | 2.3% |
| Gotlands län | 32 | 2.3% |
| Kronobergs län | 31 | 2.2% |
Notable museums in Sweden
- Länsmuseet GävleborgGävle · Gävleborgs län · museum
- GruvmuseetDalarnas län · museum
- Evolutionsmuseet PaleontologiUppsala · Uppsala län · museum
- Engelsbergs brukVästmanlands län · museum
- DalénmuseetVästra Götalands län · museum
- Kristianstads järnvägsmuseumKristianstad · Skåne län · museum
- Smålands MuseumKronobergs län · museum
- Karlshamns museumKarlshamn · Blekinge län · museum
- AbbamuseetStockholm · Stockholms län · museum
- Sveriges JärnvägsmuseumGävleborgs län · museum
- ZorngårdenMora · Dalarnas län · museum
- Evolutionsmuseet ZoologiUppsala · Uppsala län · museum
- Göteborgs Naturhistoriska museumGöteborg · Västra Götalands län · museum
- Regionmuseet KristianstadSkåne län · museum
- Utvandrarnas husVäxjö · Kronobergs län · museum
- Almgrens Sidenväveri & MuseumStockholms län · museum
- Fredens husUppsala · Uppsala län · museum
- Göteborgs konstmuseumVästra Götalands län · museum
- Arkitektur- och designcentrumStockholms län · museum
- Gamla Uppsala museumUppsala · Uppsala län · museum
- Göteborgs stadsmuseumVästra Götalands län · museum
- ArmémuseumStockholms län · museum
- Medicinhistoriska museetGöteborg · Västra Götalands län · museum
- Carl Eldhs AteljémuseumStockholms län · museum
- Ryttarens torvströfabrikVästra Götalands län · museum
- DansmuseetStockholms län · museum
- Sjöfartsmuseet AkvarietGöteborg · Västra Götalands län · museum
- Etnografiska museetStockholms län · museum
- VärldskulturmuseetGöteborg · Västra Götalands län · museum
- Fjärilshuset Haga OceanSolna · Stockholms län · museum
- Fyrhistorisk utställningStockholms län · museum
- FärgfabrikenStockholms län · museum
- Gustav III:s antikmuseumStockholms län · museum
- H M Konungens HovstallStockholms län · museum
- Hallwylska palatsetStockholm · Stockholms län · museum
- Historiska museetStockholm · Stockholms län · museum
- Judiska muséetStockholms län · museum
- LivrustkammarenStockholms län · museum
- Marcus Wallenberg HallenSödertälje · Stockholms län · museum
- MedelhavsmuseetStockholms län · museum
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Every museum in the layer comes with its name, category, brand and operator, street address, city, postcode, phone, website, opening hours, the region it is in, latitude and longitude (each where known). Museums of every kind.
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This layer holds 1,418 museums in Sweden, the most of them in Västra Götalands län. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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