Go with the beautiful ship M/S Östanå I or M/S Cinderella II from the centre of Stockholm direct to the fortress of Vaxholm. Enjoy a nice boat tour through the archipelago of Stockholm. A day at Vaxholms Kastell together with friends and family contains colourful art, military history, adventure, good food and ”fika” in the best spot in a unique environment.
Gallery Lena Linderholm at Kastellet
The famous Swedish artist Lena Linderholm open her new gallery with colourful and inspiring art. In the gallery there are ceramics, paintings, textiles and books signed by both Lena herself, her husband Gösta and her daughter Emilia.
Swedish craft in different design
In “Svenska tantens gallery” there are graphics, paintings at own linen paper, sculptures in glass, concrete, bronze and porcelain and jewellery made by the artist Susanna Arwin. Don’t miss her exhibition “Den Svenska tanten” at the museum.
Pionen Vaxholm is a store with home decorations, feel-good products and giveaways like locally made candles, wool blankets, soaps, candy, lemonade and jam from Swedish producers.
Bistro Kastellet - lunch and swedish fika
Enjoy the fantastic enviroment and the lovely outdoors seating in the KRAV-certified Bistro Kastellet. We serve sandwiches, salads, homemade pastries, ice cream and drinks. Menu and opening hours - read more.
History at Vaxholms Fästnings Museum
Visit Vaxholms Fästings Museum. The museum shows the defence of the archipelago of Stockholm and the exiting history of the fortress during a revolutionary time of 500 years. Here are also different interesting exhibitions.
The adventure Escape Kastellet
Kastellet Escape Room are an exciting and interactive activity for family and friends. The goal is to get out in the freedom by outwit the alarm, the guards and looked doors by using your ingenuity and creativity. The time is running, and you must handle quickly. Pre-book your adventure.
Visit the capital of the Stockholm archipelago
Save some time to discover Vaxholm the capital of the Stockholm archipelago. Go by the ferry from the fortress to Vaxholm. For the return to Stockholm you can enter M/S Östanå I or M/S Cinderella II in Vaxholm.
Read more about the summer at Kastellet
Stromma Sweden's Sustainability Work
At all Stromma Sweden's restaurants, we conduct purposeful sustainability work. We only use environmentally friendly cleaning agents and work actively to reduce the use of single-use plastic items. We only serve organic and ethically labeled coffee/tea and never fish that has a red light in WWF's fish guide. Our goal is for the purchase share of sustainable food to gradually increase. Read more about our work in the field of sustainability here.
