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Stora gatan i Sigtuna, kantad av låga trähus i gult, rött och grönt.

All about Sweden's oldest town

Welcome to Sigtuna

A street from the 900s, three church ruins, Sweden's smallest town hall and Lake Mälaren outside the door. An hour from Stockholm, fifteen minutes from Arlanda airport. A website for people who want to visit, who live here, or who are thinking of moving here.

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Photo: Brorsson

Visit

Getting here, the museum, the ruins, the castles, the farms, the beaches, the shops, the restaurants, where to stay.

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Live here

The events, the schools, the clubs, fishing and hunting, the practical side. And the newsletter.

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Move here

The neighbourhoods with prices and links, commuting, the housing market, and what the listing does not tell you.

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Events

What's on in Sigtuna

From the municipality's, the Sigtuna Foundation's, the business association's and Destination Sigtuna's calendars.

  1. Honey tasting at Sigtunastiftelsen

    SigtunastiftelsenOtherSigtuna Stads Företagareförening

    A honey tasting with the honey sommelier Eva Backen: five honeys paired with cheese, fruit, nuts and crackers over about two hours. 650 kronor, at most twelve people, booked by email to Sigtuna Slottsprodukter.

  2. Simone Weil: a thinker for our time

    SigtunastiftelsenOtherSigtunastiftelsen

    A literary salon at the Sigtuna Foundation on the French philosopher and mystic Simone Weil (1909 to 1943), with talks, readings, a bar and conversation.

  3. The Zebra club at Sigtuna library (ages 10 to 12)

    Sigtuna bibliotekCraftsSigtuna kommun

    A book club for ages 10 to 12 at the library: reading tips, games and crafts, with a snack. Three meetings in the autumn.

  4. Evening meditation in the Crypt

    SigtunastiftelsenOtherSigtunastiftelsen

    Silent meditation in the Sigtuna Foundation's crypt on Thursdays in term time, led by the foundation's staff. Open to all, free, no booking.

  5. Senior lunch at Sigtunahöjden, Fridays this autumn

    SigtunaFood & drinkDestination Sigtuna

    Senior lunch with classic Swedish home cooking at Sigtunahöjden, Fridays through the autumn.

  6. Lunch buffet and served dinner at Campus Kämpasten, 13 to 15 November

    SigtunaFood & drinkDestination Sigtuna

    The restaurant at Campus Kämpasten opens for booked tables the weekend of 13 to 15 November, a lunch buffet or a served dinner in the dining rooms overlooking Lake Mälaren. Tables are booked in advance.

  7. The farmer's dinner: an evening with Österby Gård

    SigtunaOtherDestination Sigtuna

    A four course dinner at Hotell Kristina with beef and vegetables from Österby Gård, a farm just north of town, with the farmers present. 750 kronor, drinks extra, tickets in advance.

All events →Updated 11 Nov, 13:16 · Sources: Sigtuna kommun, Sigtunastiftelsen, Sigtuna Stads Företagareförening, Destination Sigtuna · ICS

Sigtuna in numbers

~980
founded, late 970s
995
Sweden's first coins struck here
35
rune stones, more than any other Swedish town
10,000
inhabitants in the town
15 min
to Arlanda by car
45 min
to Stockholm Central by bus and Mälartåg, 65 by commuter train

The town

Stora gatan on a summer day with people and wooden houses.
Stora gatan in June. Photo: Bysmon
St Olof's church ruin.
St Olof, around 1100. Photo: Pudelek
Jetty with benches out into Lake Mälaren.
The jetty on the waterfront. Photo: Arild Vågen
Sigtuna town hall.
The Town Hall, 1744. Photo: Fabian65
Wooden houses in central Sigtuna in the evening.
The lanes in the evening. Photo: Alexander Cahlenstein from Uppsala, Sweden
The ice on Sigtunafjärden in January.
The bay in January. Photo: Jssfrk

About Sigtuna 980

Sigtuna 980 is independent and non-profit, with no ties to the municipality or the tourist office. The events come from the municipality's, the Sigtuna Foundation's, the business association's and Destination Sigtuna's calendars, the texts are our own and the photos are free to use. 980 is the year the town counts as its founding year. More about the site →