Vasa Museum
Local name: Vasamuseet
Located in Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County Coordinates: 59°19′40″ N 18°05′29″ E
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Airports
- BMA Stockholm-Bromma Airport9 km
- ARN Stockholm-Arlanda Airport37 km
About Vasa Museum
Vasa Museum is a museum. Location: Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County.
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.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1990
- Opened
- 1990
- Visitors per year
- 1,220,429 (2014)
- Official website
- vasamuseet.se
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Vasa Museum
Climate of Vasa Museum
Best months for sightseeingBest 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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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| 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) | 43 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 31 | 55 | 69 | 64 | 58 | 53 | 62 | 53 |
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-
Biological museum Museum, Stockholm0.4 km E -
Moderna Museet Museum, Stockholm Municipality0.5 km SW -
Cirkus Attraction, Stockholm0.6 km SE -
Nationalmuseum Museum, Stockholm0.7 km W -
Stockholm Palace Historic site, Stockholm Municipality1.1 km W -
Skeppsholmsbron Landmark, Stockholm County0.7 km W -
German Church Attraction, Stockholm1.2 km W -
Maximteatern Attraction, Stockholm1 km N
Nearest towns and villages
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Stockholm City, Stockholm Municipality1.3 km W -
Oscar Municipality, Stockholm Municipality0.6 km N
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Östermalm Neighbourhood, Stockholm Municipality1.3 km N
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Hedvig Eleonora Municipality, Stockholm Municipality1 km NW
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