Junibacken

Small place with a lot of tales of Astrid Lindgren. The fairy tale train was nice but the place seems to be more focused on sales of souvenirs, food, drinks which occupied most of the area. There could be more areas related to Astrid Lindgren which was a little limited.

Parents of young children, this must-visit destination is a magical and fun-filled place with play activities, a sensory room, and a musical theater. The story train is a must-see, but you might want to skip it if you’re afraid of dark places or heights. We spent an entire day here. Fortunately, they have a restaurant and a shop inside, so come curious and stay entertained. If you’re a fan of Pippi Longstocking, this is your paradise! Please note that this place can get booked up very quickly, so it’s best to book your ticket in advance.

The nicest, best playhouse I've ever been to. Not only is it a great experience for the kids, but it's also a real fun for the adults. The story train is a truly magical experience.

Lots of fun with our 18 month old. Story train was a real hit, the playground was great. I'm also glad we had lunch here, it was phenomenal. Literally the second best meal we had in Stockholm. We got the sweet and sour tofu stew, the pork collar, and the small children's pancake meal. There wasn't a thing on anyone's plate we didn't love.

Not worth it! Too crowded, too little to do, too expensive. If you are a family of 4 (2 grownups and 2 kids), I think there are better ways to spend both the time and money in Stockholm. The building looks large but most of the space is taken by the “fairy tale train”, which is cool but it lasts about 5 minutes and gives summaries for Astrid Lindgren’s stories (not very novel). The queue to get to the train was about 20 minutes. When we thought of having another ride as there was no queue at the end of the day, it turned out we had to pay 20kr extra per person. Which is honestly quite petty given that we paid over 200kr per person in entrance fees for a 5 minute experience. There is also a possibility to attend a theater performances. It’s 20 minutes long and you need to prebook the tickets. We arrived at ca 13:45, there were no tickets left by then (which made it extra annoying that it was required to pay for the fairy tale ride). Apart from these two activities, there are 3 playrooms nicely decorated around the themes from different stories such as Pippi Longstrump, Lasse Maja, Petsson and Findus etc. There’s also an activity room to build with PlusPlus. And there’s a Moomin playground outside, with fun figures but without any swings and only 2 slides (one of which is a meter long and dangerously rusty). We arrived at around 14:00 and were quite done with the place by 17:00. It would have even been enough to be there less. Upon arrival it was really crowded, and too warm. By 15:30 it was quite empty. In general felt like a rip off for what we got. Kids thought it was cool with the decorations. We as parents were quite miserable and disappointed.

I was always surprised by the hype around this place. I finally got to visit there this midsummer weekend. Must say , it’s a great place for kids definitely. My daughters enjoyed the train ride and also the other activities. As an adult I was pleasantly impressed by the pippy show performed live by the kids. Not sure if it’s an every day activity but it was really great. We reached early and spent about 4 hours. My kids got bored after that. However we paid high price since it was a weekend. I wish the prices were a bit lower. Nevertheless it can be visited at least once.

For regulars this place doesn’t have too much to offer after a while as they don’t often change the decorations/playgrounds. The round room is almost wasted with very odd entertainment. The pippi show and the story train is the best.

It is very interesting for kids and adults. The ticket is a quite expensive and I do not recommend to toddlers as there are many places to climb and for the very small ones it is tricky to manage alone

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.