Hagdahls Smide

About the museum

The smithy lies on the Östergötland plain just outside Linköping, in a white-painted building from 1928. Here the original “Alvar-sme” lived and worked until his death in 1983, and you can read about him in the smithy’s small museum. Afterwards other activities were housed in the building, and the workshop stood empty when Stefan Hagdahl and his wife moved in in 2012. What remained was the heart of the smithy, the forge hearth (ässjan).

Around the forge hearth Stefan Hagdahl has built a complete smithy with plenty of room for visitors. Besides everything needed for forging there are curiosities in the form of old tools and crafts. The first part of the workshop is fitted out as a shop with forged items for sale. Since 2020 he has worked full-time as a smith, making, among other things, candlesticks, marshal’s holders (marschallhållare) and made-to-measure chandeliers. In 2018 he received the Östgöta-dagarna craft prize. The smithy holds courses and guided study visits.

Highlights

• Smithy dating from 1928 with a preserved forge hearth
• Small museum about the smith “Alvar-sme”
• Curiosities in the form of old tools and crafts
• Try-it-yourself blacksmithing courses
• Shop with candlesticks and other ironwork

Permanent exhibition

• Smedjans lilla museum – Tells about the smith “Alvar-sme”, who worked in the smithy until 1983, and shows old tools and crafts.

Operated by

Hagdahls Smide (Stefan Hagdahl)

Admission & discounts

The prices are for 2026. There are no fixed course dates; the customer sets the time.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Kids & families

• Hands-on stations

The courses suit children from about 12–13 years; for younger children from about 9–10 there is simpler forging under the guardian’s responsibility.

Getting there & parking

The smithy is on road 1136 between Linköping and Bergs slussar. From the E4, take exit 112 towards Bergs slussar and turn right towards Ledberg after about 2 km. The smithy runs parallel to Bergsvägen on the right-hand side.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Small shop in the first part of the smithy with forged items for sale.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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