City Hall

Stockholm City Hall Clouds Yanan Li cropped
Stockholm City Hall. Photo: Yanan Li

It’s from the  tower on this imposing building on the waters edge that you get a terrific view of Stockholm. The building itself is interesting though and is apparently constructed with 8 million bricks! This is still the seat of power in Stockholm and the daily tours will take you to see the areas where council business takes place, like the council chamber but you’ll also see the ceremonial halls – the Blue Hall and the Golden Hall which we found particularly impressive. The mosaics in the Golden Hall are stunning!

Stockholm City Hall Blue Hall Yanan Li
The Blue Hall at Stockholm City Hall. Photo: Yanan Li

The Nobel Banquet is held in the Blue Hall (pictured above) on December 10 every year. After your visit, it’s worth taking a walk in the small park (Stadshusparken) between the building and the lake.  Here you’ll find sculptures and an impressive view of Gamla Stan.  We did this on a really cold winters day and it was beautiful.

You can only visit City Hall on the organised tours which take place hourly through the year.  There are more tours in the summer months than in the winter months. Adult admission to the tours varies depending on the season too. From April to October it costs 120 SEK and from November to March it costs 90 SEK (2019 prices).

Stockholm City Hall at night Yanan Li
Stockholm City Hall at night. Photo: Yanan Li

Admission to the City Hall tower is by separate ticket and is only available from May to September. The tower opens at 9.15am each day and groups are allowed up every 40 minutes.  A lift is available half way to the top. You cannot book in advance for a future day as the ticket office only sells same day tickets. The ticket office opens at 9am. Adult tickets cost 60 SEK (2019 prices).

LOCATION & CONTACT

Address:  Stadshuset (City Hall), Ragnar Östbergs Plan, 1 11220 Stockholm, Sweden
Tel: +46 (0)8 508 290 58 (Guided Tours)

The Stockholm Hop-on, Hop Off Tour stops at City Hall and is a great way to get around the city and learn about its history along the way.

MORE ON CITY HALL

City Hall – Official Website
Stockholm Hop-on, Hop Off  Tour – Stops at City Hall
More Things To Do In Stockholm – The full list of tours and activities
Hotels near City Hall – Lowest Prices guaranteed at Hotels.com
Stockholm City Hall – Wikipedia

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