Junibacken

Total recommendable. I am not a child anymore but I enjoyed the story train. Restaurant is not the spit you should go - high prices and food could be much better.

We visit with our 1y8m 👧 on a Friday around 10. Comming during morning times is probably better and you avoid the crowds.The story train is really well made for kids and adults and was the main attraction for us.The museum is more of an indoor playground and Stockholm has plenty of those. The place I evaluate more for 4-5 then for younger or older kids. Parking is available on the spot if you arrive early.Not worthy for adults only as you will witness hundreds of kids with parents pushing and trying to find a place to fit, stand take a picture.

Excellent place to immerse yourself in the world of Astrid Lindgren characters. Amazing journey by train, very nice lunch and fantastic theatrical performance by Pippi, Tommy and Annika! All of this together gave the impression of a fulfilling program. If there are no theater performances, there may be a feeling that something is missing...

Went on a Monday and there was no crowd. The train ride was great and we really liked it. Worth the visit for our 3 year old kid.

Junibacken was one of the main reasons we visited Stockholm. My daughter is a big fan of Pippi Longstocking and was eager to see the museum. We bought our tickets a couple of days in advance, and when purchasing online, it’s also possible to reserve seats for the theater show. The show itself is free, but you must book a seat in advance, as it’s not possible to stay and watch without one. I had read that there are usually long queues to enter the museum, but we were lucky and got in about 10 minutes before our ticketed time. Note that when you buy tickets online, you can enter within 30 minutes of the time specified on the ticket. The museum overall is okay. The first floor has a nice play area, a creativity zone where kids can make crafts, and a room filled with soft blocks that can be used for building. The highlight of the museum is definitely the train ride. It was very interesting, and you can choose the language for the audio tour. The last stop of the train is on the second floor at Villa Villekulla—Pippi’s residence. This area has another cute play space and the theater stage. Although the show was in Swedish, it was still enjoyable. After the show, we visited the dining area, which is designed like a circus. The cafeteria offers some traditional meals, like Swedish meatballs, as well as pancakes for kids.

What a wonderfully whimsical way to spend a chilly day in Stockholm! Our kids absolutely loved the train ride and Pippi’s house on the 2nd floor of the museum. Highly recommend :)

My daughter and I was so happy to see PIPPI Theater, it was amazing! We even thinking to see it once more. The actress is such a star ! Brava!

Very exciting for kids given the type of attractions, though it makes even more sense if you’re a fan of (or even know about) the authors and books most of them are based on. The options for eating were a bit limited (only three dishes available, in adult or kid servings). The room for assembling stuff was quite original

It's a decent place for like people. But it has 10x visitors. They don't seem to have any limits. Rooms are way overcrowded with everyone in everyone's way. Long lines to get in, get food..I hate it! There are some many better places to spend time in Stockholm.

If you at least know about Pippi Longstocking, you absolutely must come here. This is a unique place dedicated to all things Scandinavian children's literature. We loved, loved the Storybro train. I remembered how much I loved Emil and Karlsson. Boy, was Karlsson a messy "stout middle aged man" I recommend coming right as they open, which is at 10. Otherwise, brace yourselves for huge crowds.

This is a slice of heaven for five-year olds who enjoy imaginative play, whether or not they've read Astrid Lindgren books. We read older childrens' stories to our five-year old boy often (Indian in the Cupboard, Magic Treehouse books, Roald Dahl books) -- but couldn't engage him in the Pippi Longstocking books prior to our visit. Even so, he loved the museum / play space. The story train -- which is narrated in quite a few different languages -- is cute and fun even for children unfamiliar with the books, though there are some sad moments that might be too much for a sensitive child. (The lovely, but emotionally difficult, "Brothers Lionheart" is featured.) Immediately after the train, you enter into a large room that contains a children's scale model of Pippi Longstocking's house, complete with a slide, baking paraphernalia in the toy kitchen, and all the groundwork for hours of imaginative play. Outside the house in the same room, there's a full-sized replica of Pippi's polka dotted horse, which children can climb on to. As an American, I think: "Tort liability!" As a parent of a daredevilish five-year old, I think: "What fun!" There is a lovely cafe downstairs with pancakes (Swedish style thin ones served with lingonberry preserves and whipped cream), some slightly lackluster salads, stew (of venison, reindeer or elk, I think, based on the staff person's description), meatballs with potato puree, and a plethora of desserts. There's another play space on the other side of the cafeteria with a pretend spaceship, red room, gold room, a performance space, and a sideways room where, if you lie on the floor, it looks in an angled mirror like you are hanging sideways from the ceiling. Pretty fun stuff for grownups, too. I'm sure there were literary references, there, but not ones I recognized. In warmer months, visitors have access to a nice-looking outdoor play space as well. There are plenty of bathrooms with changing tables and child-height sinks around. They aren't entirely spotless -- but I suppose that's to be expected. We went on a weekday in November, so crowds were not a problem. I had trouble prying my child away to go to the Vasa museum next door, and even after I did, for the remainder of the day, he talked about how we should go back to Junibacken.

I have been here three times with my daughter - first at age 2 1/2 - then at 3 1/2 then at 5 - and she loved it each time. There are two major sections to this museum - which is totally devoted to Astrid Lingrind and her greatest work: Pippi Longstocking. First - there is a ride - which takes your through all of the major scenes from Lindgren's works. Then there is an interactive museum - where the child can explore and climb through sets of the author's world. This place is worth at least 3 hours of child-play - - before you drag your poor kid to the nearby Vasa ship museum.

On a 48 hour leave from daycare I decided to take my threenager to Junibacken because she loooves Pippi. We went on a Tuesday, thinking that it would be almost empty. Boy, was I wrong! The place was packed with tourists, not that it matters. The stroller gets left outside of the building in assigned stroller parking area, if you've forgotten a lock you can buy one inside at a rather decent price. They have storage bins to keep things you don't want to bring inside, it costs 5 SEK but you get it back when you open the locker again. It is rather expensive, 159 SEK for an adult and 139 SEK for a child over 2. Under 2 it's free. We started with the "play and explore" area and it was nice that for once be able to just let her roam around and touch EVERYTHING without being scared she would break something, or hurt herself. They have slides, stairs, hills, bridges, dragons, princesses, tools, airplanes etc. Anything and everything kids loves to get their hands on. We then went to the little story train, knowing that many children have gotten scared I was ready for a freakout. But no freakout came and she listened carefully to the stories and didn't say a word through the entire thing. When you exit the story train you come right to the Pippi house and ... oooh boy. Yeah. I lost her maybe three times, panicked maybe once that I lost her haha. But she was found in the little bowl that had blocks. After playing for a while we decided to eat lunch, or I was told someone was hungry. So we went and got some food in the very large dining area. The selection was what could be expected at a children's museum so the option was meatballs, pancakes and ... something else. I had some pork with potatoes and gravy. It was good. Again, the prices are above normal but then again you have no other option than to eat there or leave so not really a choice in the matter. After lunch, we entered Moomin room, and this is probably where we spent most of our time. It was great to see her explore with curiosity what everything was, luckily (for me) she never found the entrance to the large slide but seemed happy nonetheless. We left and she fell asleep right as I put her in the stroller and started walking. I could spend more time here but this day we couldn't case we had to get the little brother at daycare. But if you go plan a day's visit, your kids will love you. You will love yourself. Happy family.

'Ello chaps! Junibacken is a wonderous playland come to life. This is where the stories of Pippi Longstonging come to life. Junibacken is a children's museum dedicated to the literature of children's author Astrid Lindgren. The attention to detail is impeccable. It is located on the island of Djurgården in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden, and IS part of the Stockholm Pass attractions pass. From Wikipedia: Junibacken contains the largest children's bookstore in Sweden. The lockers in the entrance hall are unusual in that each is in the form of a giant book-spine, featuring world classics such as Treasure Island and The Jungle Book. Other main attractions include a Storybook Square, a mock public square where each house is devoted to a separate Swedish children's author (other than Lindgren), from the earliest writers such as Elsa Beskow to recent writers such as Sven Nordqvist. The square ends at a mock Vimmerby railway station. The station also presents framed copies of Lindgren memorabilia, including a glowing letter of praise for Lindgren from then president of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev. From the station visitors then take a theme-train ride through the world of Astrid Lindgren's books, with one "stage setting" for each of her well-known works, such as Madicken, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, Ronia the Robber's Daughter, Emil i Lönneberga, and The Brothers Lionheart. The train ride ends at a half-side reconstruction of Villa Villekulla, the home of Lindgren's most well-known character, Pippi Longstocking. It also includes a theatre, restaurant and temporary exhibition space. The temporary exhibition space is usually devoted to a single author or character and normally remains in place for 11 months. Among the most popular of the temporary exhibitions have been Pettson and Findus, and Trazan och Banarne.

Cute, but slammed smelly and filthy. Maintenance has not been done properly and everything is covered in a brown haze. Also they seem to have no cap on how many patrons come in at a time. So today 11am on a Wednesday you can barley turn around or keep an eye on your kids. Hope some day they do a nightly deep clean and create a lower limit to how many folks they let inside..

To crowded To small To loud To expensive Sagotåget was fun but you are only allowed on it once! Not worth the money. Really not. Kids 139 kr Adults 159 kr

Like some people mentioned it's small, crowded, and expensive but it's worth it! My 5 year old daughter totally loved it. It's so easy to spend 3 hours here. I think it's great for up to 7-8 years old.

Well, what can I say other than it may not fit my age, but "age is a matter of mind over matter, if you don't mind it doesn't matter" It wasn't my idea to go there though. However, my friend is a kind of Lindgren fan and if you are in Sweden you need to see this. It was hilarious though, when all the parents with their little ones were in line to pay the entrance and I felt like kidnapping one just to stand in line with a kid not to look too weird. Well, didn't work out. Price: Adult SEK 125 (during Christmas and summer holidays SEK 145) No student discount. What a surprise! Anyways, after we paid you have this main area with billion colorful lockers. Obviously the kids gonna play and which mum or dad wants to carry around jackets etc. I've used one of the lockers too, because I was there to play and go crazy (not really)... In the first section you have this massive, colorful and well designed fantasy land and little houses you can enter. Of course I had to enter one of the houses, too. A miracle I was able to fit through the door. I felt like a child. That one little house was sooo nicely decorated I actually wanted to stay in there. Screw the hostel! Lets sleep in the museum. To give you an idea: http://www.youtube.com/v/Jri3ZV8mo5M&autoplay=1&rel=0 Another very fun part was the "cable car ride" http://www.youtube.com/v/id7n85b9xrg&autoplay=1&rel=0 And VILLA VILLEKULLA was another big playground/theatre straight after the cable car ride. When we arrived there, they were performing a show the kids were enjoying a lot. Of course all in swedish! :( Well, you have at the end a Restaurant and again an area were kids can play. I was very skeptical at the beginning when I arrived but I have to say I enjoyed it a lot and if I come to Stockholm again (married with kids) I will definitely visit Junibacken once more.

Looooooved this cute little children's museum. Everything is based on Swedish fairy tales so we obviously had no clue but it is all made so intricately and with care. The story train was the main attraction which my son absolutely loved. You can request different languages which is a huge plus. Some of the stories are a little dark and there are parts that may be scary for little ones. The cafe had great food at reasonable prices and itself is an attraction as the decor was too cute. We had the Swedish meatballs and Swedish pancakes. Delicious!

What a wonderful place and not to be missed if you have young children. We were here in August and it was a bit more crowded than I would like. We still had a great time and will visit again next time in Stockholm.