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Vasa Museum

Local name: Vasamuseet

Located in Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County Coordinates: 59°19′40″ N 18°05′29″ E

Vasa Museum
Hanay · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nearest town
Stockholm
1.3 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
Elevation
11 m
above sea level
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BMA Stockholm-Bromma Airport9 km
ARN Stockholm-Arlanda Airport37 km

About Vasa Museum

Vasa Museum is a museum. Location: Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County.

From Wikipedia

The Vasa Museum (Swedish: Vasamuseet) is a maritime museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the island of Djurgården, the museum displays the only almost fully intact 17th-century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64-gun warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. The Vasa Museum opened in 1990. Together with other museums such as the Stockholm Maritime Museum, it belongs to the Swedish National Maritime-, Transport-, and Military Museums.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1990
Opened
1990
Visitors per year
1,220,429 (2014)
Official website
vasamuseet.se

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Vasa Museum

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 5° · Night 0° · Rain 62 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
Wettest month
July (69 mm)
Driest month
February (30 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Vasa Museum
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°3°8°15°19°22°21°15°10°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-6°-3°0°5°10°12°12°8°4°0°-3°
Precipitation (mm)433035373155696458536253

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Vasa Museum

The nearest airport is Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA), 9 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) (37 km). The nearest large city is Stockholm, 1 km to the west.

Airports

  • Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA) Stockholm 9 kmwest
  • Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) Stockholm 37 kmnorth
  • Stockholm Västerås Airport (VST) Stockholm / Västerås 88 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Stockholm Population: 1.5M 1 kmwest
  • Sollentuna Population: 139.6K 14 kmnorthwest
  • Västerås Population: 127.8K 93 kmwest
  • Örebro Population: 156K 164 kmwest
  • Jönköping Population: 112.8K 287 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Vasa Museum

Within 100 km: 37 historic and cultural sites, 79 natural sites, 1,102 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km85 places

  • Rindö Island 19 kmNE
  • Kalvholmen Island 20 kmSE
  • Lillön Island 25 kmW
  • Härsö Island 22 kmSE

25–60 km844 places

  • Runmarö Island 39 kmE
  • Husarö Island 47 kmNE
  • Granskär Island 49 kmW
  • Galtholmen Island 34 kmE

60–100 km289 places

  • Lillö Island 79 kmE
  • Högholmen Natural site 70 kmNE
  • Hamnholmen Island 73 kmNE
  • Bredholmen Island 64 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Nearest towns and villages

  • Stockholm City, Stockholm Municipality
    1.3 km W
  • Oscar Municipality, Stockholm Municipality
    0.6 km N
  • Östermalm Neighbourhood, Stockholm Municipality
    1.3 km N
  • Hedvig Eleonora Municipality, Stockholm Municipality
    1 km NW

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