Överjärva gård

About the museum

Överjärva gård in northern Solna is a well-preserved farm environment in the Igelbäcken nature reserve. In the 1600s there were two farms in the village that were leasehold farms under Ulriksdal Palace. In 1790 they were merged into a single farm unit named Överjärva gård, and at the same time a new main building was erected. At the farm there is a burial ground from the Late Iron Age, which shows that people have lived here for over a thousand years.

In 2023 Solna City decided to develop the farm into an open-air museum. On Saturday 5 September 2026 Överjärva gård was inaugurated as an open-air museum. The story of the farm stretches from prehistoric times to the present, with a particular focus on the people who lived and worked here, from statare to gentry.

Today visitors can see the Statarlängan (the statare row) with a museum flat whose furnishings are based on interviews with former residents, as well as the outbuildings of the statare row. The cowshed has a new exhibition on life on the farm about a hundred years ago, with a particular focus on women’s conditions, and a play environment where children and adults can try tasks from a dairy farm. Gula villan (the Yellow Villa), from around 1870, which was a residence until 1997, is now a farm café with a historic garden. The farm works closely with Solna naturskola (Solna Nature School).

Highlights

• The statare row’s museum flat based on interviews with former residents
• The cowshed with an exhibition and the play environment Lek-lagårn
• Gula villan from around 1870 with a farm café and historic garden
• Cultural-historical signs and audio guides around the farm
• Late Iron Age burial ground

Permanent exhibitions

• Statarlängan – A museum flat furnished after interviews with people who lived in or were connected with the statare row, as well as the outbuildings of the statare row, with a privy.
• Ladugården och Lek-lagårn – Exhibition on the people who lived and worked on the farm about a hundred years ago, with a play environment on milking and farm work.

Operated by

Solna stad

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission to the museum and the farm days. Fees for other activities at the farm are set by the respective operators; the café is cashless (Swish or card).

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• 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

Paths and the farmyard are surfaced with gravel. There is an asphalt ramp to the Hästskostallet (horseshoe stable) and a ramp to the Statare Museum. A toilet for people with disabilities with a changing table is at the back of the Magasinet, and parking for cars with a special permit is in the visitor car park nearest the Magasinet.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

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

Children’s Överjärva with Lek-lagårn (play cowshed), where children can milk wooden cows and dress up as a farmhand (dräng) and maid (piga). Family tours can be booked all year round, and children’s parties can be arranged. The animals’ paddocks have electric fencing.

Getting there & parking

The farm lies in northern Solna, just north of Järva krog. By car: E4 to Järva krog, then E18 towards Oslo and the exit at Bagartorp or Kolonnvägen. Cars should be left at home during the renovation.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Wi-Fi

Farm café in Gula villan with fika and light lunch. Free Wi-Fi in the café via the network Solna_Stad_Guest. Shops are in the Magasinet. Drinking water at the café’s outdoor seating in summer.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties

The premises can be hired for children’s parties and conferences.

Plan your visit