Fjärilshuset Haga Ocean

About the museum

Fjärilshuset was founded in 1989 and has been run since 2006 by Mikael Odell and his family. The operation describes itself as a living museum where visitors enter a warm tropical environment with free-flying butterflies, fish, frogs, turtles and many other animals.

In 2013 Haga Ocean was built with the large shark tank. The tank is 30 metres long and holds 1.2 million litres of water, and its purpose is to show the public what the sea can look like at a depth of seven to eight metres, with colourful reef fish and reef sharks.

In the tropical butterfly room visitors can follow the butterflies’ life cycle from egg, larva and pupa to adult butterfly. The house receives over 700 pupae every week, all year round. Fjärilshuset also takes in students on work placements, who receive guidance from the house’s zoologist.

Highlights

• Free-flying butterflies in tropical greenhouses
• Reef sharks in a 30-metre tank holding 1.2 million litres of water
• Butterflies hatching from pupae
• Fish, frogs and turtles
• Shark presentations and animal feedings with the zoologist on some weekends and holidays

Permanent exhibitions

• Fjärilshuset – Tropical greenhouses where butterflies fly freely among the plants, and where visitors can follow the butterflies’ mating, hatching and life cycle.
• Haga Ocean – hajtanken – A 30-metre tank with reef sharks and colourful reef fish that shows life at a depth of seven to eight metres.

Founded

1989

Operated by

Familjen Odell

Admission & discounts

All tickets are bought on site; payment by card or Swish.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Wide walkways; the whole exhibition can be visited by wheelchair, but the ground is uneven in places. Two adapted toilets, one in the café and one beside the shark tank. Dogs may not be taken into the exhibition, the café or the shop, but are welcome on the outdoor terrace.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly: not available

Pushchairs may not be taken into the exhibition because of the free-flying animals, but there is pushchair parking outside the entrance. Baby carriers and pushchair locks can be borrowed from the shop against an ID card as a deposit. The zoologist gives presentations and feedings on some weekends and holidays.

Getting there & parking

By car on the E4/Uppsalavägen: turn off at Haga Norra, where the entrance to Hagaparken lies between the exit and the on-ramp. From there it is a few minutes’ walk through Hagaparken to Fjärilshuset.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers: not available

Haga Trädgårdscafé (Haga Garden Café) next to Fjärilshuset serves fika and lighter lunches; a large outdoor terrace is open all year round. Own food and drink may not be eaten in the café. The shop has an unattended cloakroom, but no valuables lockers.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Weddings / ceremonies

The house offers premises for weddings and events.

Plan your visit