Zoo
Skansen
🇸🇪 Sweden
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Sweden 152 spp. present
Skansen (Swedish: [ˈskǎnːsɛn]; "the Sconce") is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
59.324° N 18.101° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
152
speciesOpened
1891
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–17:00
Getting there
Who runs it
- Owned by
- Stiftelsen Skansen
- Founded by
- Artur Hazelius
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Skansen?
Stockholm, Sweden
Skansen is a zoo or wildlife park in Stockholm, Sweden. Its coordinates are 59.324° N, 18.101° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Gauja National Park, about 464 km away.
What animals can you see at Skansen?
152 species
Citizen-science photos record 152 species at Skansen, including Common Peafowl, Eurasian Moose, Wild Boar, Caribou and Red Junglefowl. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Skansen in the wild?
Common Peafowl: Udawalawe National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Skansen also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park), Eurasian Moose (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Biebrza National Park) and Wild Boar (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kaziranga National Park).
When is Skansen open?
Every day · 9:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Skansen is open Every day · 9:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Skansen open and how big is it?
Opened 1891, 30 ha
Skansen, a zoo or wildlife park in Stockholm, Sweden, opened in 1891 and covers about 30 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 152 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website