Svindersvik
Well-preserved 1740s summer residence in Nacka with rococo interiors, Chinese wallpapers and a banqueting hall; visited on guided tours at summer weekends.
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About the museum
The main building of Svindersvik was built around 1740 for Claes and Anna Johanna Grill to designs by Carl Hårleman, one of the leading architects of the time. Claes Grill was an influential financier and later became director of the Swedish East India Company. The family lived in Stockholm during the winter half-year and spent their summers here, reached by rowing boat.
In 1780 the estate was sold to Catharina Charlotta De Geer. After several changes of ownership, the silk manufacturer Knut August Almgren bought it in 1863. The Almgren family owned Svindersvik until 1949, when the property was transferred to Nordiska museet. The summer residence has never been rebuilt and is today counted as one of Sweden’s best-preserved rococo complexes. In March 2024 the County Administrative Board (länsstyrelsen) decided to designate Svindersvik as a listed building (byggnadsminne).
The main building is symmetrically planned in the French fashion and has tiled stoves and silk-upholstered furniture from the 18th century. In the largest reception room the walls are covered with Chinese paper wallpapers with flower and bird motifs, and in the cabinet the ceiling is painted as a summer sky. Next to it is a separate kitchen wing, and down by the water is the Pavilion from the 1780s, with a banqueting hall five metres high. The garden is laid out in the French style, with some sixty fruit trees in straight rows.
Highlights
- Main building in French rococo, designed by Carl Hårleman
- The Great Antechamber with Chinese paper wallpapers
- The cabinet with its ceiling painted as a summer sky
- The Pavilion with a banqueting hall from the 1780s
- Symmetrical fruit garden that is open all year round
- Founded
- 1949
- Operated by
- Stiftelsen Nordiska museet
Admission & discounts
| Groups | SEK 85 per personReduced admission fee of SEK 85 per person for a booked group tour (maximum 25 people); the tour itself costs SEK 2,000 during the day and SEK 2,600 on evenings and at weekends, per group. Cancellation is free of charge up to 10 days before the visit. |
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| Group tour with guide, daytime (1 hour, max 25 people) | SEK 2,000Per group, in addition to the admission fee of SEK 85 per person. |
| Group tour with guide, evening and weekend (1 hour, max 25 people) | SEK 2,600Per group, in addition to the admission fee of SEK 85 per person. |
| Nordiska museet annual pass | SEK 400Free admission for one year to Nordiska museet’s five visitor sites, including Svindersvik (a tour ticket must be booked in advance). |
The ticket price for individual visitors on the open tours is not published on the website. Tour tickets are bought in advance in the ticket system.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: not available
- Accessible restroom: no information
- 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
The cultural-historical setting is not accessible: the grounds have gravel paths, a flight of steps leads into the main building, and inside the buildings there are thresholds between rooms and stairs without a lift. Stools can be borrowed. There is no electricity in the buildings, so it can be dark indoors on an overcast day.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Nacka station · 15-min walk
SL bus 409, 410, 413, 414, 420 or 422 from Slussen (or 409, 410, 413, 414, 420 or 422 towards Slussen from Nacka Forum) to the Nacka station stop, then about a 15-minute walk.
By car
Parking available
It is a short walk from the car park to the main building.
Svindersvik is in Nacka, south of Stockholm.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
The Svindersviks brygghus café down by the water serves pastries and light lunches in spring and summer. The catalogue about Svindersvik (SEK 100) is sold in connection with the tours.
Events & venue rental
Associations, companies and private groups can book their own guided tour during the summer season.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | The summer residence can only be visited on a guided tour, with a limited number of participants per tour. Tours are held in Swedish, but all guides speak English. Leashed dogs are welcome in the garden outside the fruit garden. |
