Postmuseum

About the museum

The Postmuseum is in a cultural house from the 17th century at Lilla Nygatan 6 in Gamla stan. The house was bought by Posten (the Swedish Post) in 1720 and until 1869 housed Stockholm's only post office. The Postmuseum was inaugurated in 1906, and the museum is today owned by PostNord. It is financed through the parent company rather than directly by the Ministry of Culture. Since 1926 the museum has had a friends' association, Postmusei Vänner (Friends of the Postal Museum).

The collections cover both postal history and philately, with, among other things, a library, an archive and a large body of objects. The postal service was founded in 1636 by Axel Oxenstierna, and the museum tells how communication and the postal system have changed since then, with a focus on the people who worked in the post.

In the permanent exhibition Post visitors can follow a journey of almost 400 years with vehicles, uniforms and a post office from the 1980s. The play exhibition Postis lets children sort, transport and deliver parcels in their own postal terminal, and the Skattkammaren (Treasury) shows the development of the Swedish stamp from 1855, with rarities such as the Mauritius stamps. The museum also has a restaurant, a museum shop and a library.

Highlights

• The permanent exhibition Post, with a post coach, a post horse and a mail coupé
• The play exhibition Postis, with its own postal terminal for children
• The Skattkammaren with rare stamps, including the Mauritius stamps
• A post office from the 1980s and postmen's uniforms to try on
• A library, a museum shop and Restaurang AVI

Permanent exhibitions

• Post – The permanent exhibition follows the post's almost 400-year history with vehicles, a post horse, uniforms, letter rooms and a post office from the 1980s.
• Postis – A play exhibition for children, where they sort, transport and deliver parcels and letters in their own postal terminal.
• Skattkammaren – The development of the Swedish stamp from 1855, including a quarter sheet of 4 skilling banco and rare Mauritius stamps.

Founded

1906

Operated by

PostNord

Director

Malin Valentin

Admission & discounts

The adult price applies to ages 19–64. Employees of PostNord get two for one. Postis requires one place per person, and a time slot must be booked on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and during school holidays (no advance booking is needed Tuesday–Thursday).

Accessibility

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

The main entrance at Lilla Nygatan 6 has a high kerb and three steps, but automatic door openers. An accessible entrance is at Munkbrogatan 1–3 with a platform lift (not automatic door opening; contact reception). The lift between the floors has automatic doors, visual information and an audio announcement of the floor. The lift is out of use for replacement from 12 October to 20 December 2026. Toilets are on the entrance level, floor 1 and floor 2. There is no induction loop. The premises allow prams, wheelchairs and rollators.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Baby changing facilities
• Playground / play area

The play exhibition Postis is aimed at children, who can sort, transport and deliver parcels and letters in a postal terminal; next to it is a studio where they can write postcards and do crafts. For fire-safety reasons prams may only be on the entrance level and may not be taken up to Postis. Changing tables are on the entrance level.

Getting there & parking

From Central Station it takes just over ten minutes to walk to the museum.

Amenities & dining

• Restaurant
• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers

Restaurang AVI serves lunch and fika and is open to all. The museum shop sells, among other things, pens, stationery, toys, books and stamps. Lockable lockers in the cloakroom (no coins needed). Packed-lunch room for the youngest visitors on the entrance level.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

Meeting rooms for companies.

Plan your visit