Stora Essingen
Stora Essingen is an island and a district in the Kungsholmen borough in Stockholm, Sweden.
Stora Essingen is an island and a district in the Kungsholmen borough in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located adjacent to Lilla Essingen on Lake Mälaren. Both Essingen Islands are mainly residential areas. Stora Essingen is scattered with private houses and apartment buildings. The Essingeleden motorway, part of European route E4, passes along a section of the eastern shore. The Tvärbanan light rail passes near the eastern shore and has one stop on the island.
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Worth seeing in and around Stora Essingen
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Karolinska Institutet
The Karolinska Institute Caroline Institute in English) is a research-led medical school in Solna within the Stockholm urban area of Sweden and one of the foremost medical research institutes globally. The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute awards the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
3.8 km · medical university located in Stockholm, Sweden · Wikipedia - 02Stockholm City Hall
Stockholm City Hall is the seat of Stockholm Municipality in Stockholm, Sweden. It stands on the eastern tip of Kungsholmen island, next to Riddarfjärden's northern shore and facing the islands of Riddarholmen and Södermalm.
3.8 km · building of the Municipal Council for the City of Stockholm with the luxury restaurant Stadshuskällaren inside, wherein is the venue of the Nobel Prize banquet · Wikipedia - 03Kungsholmen
Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of central Stockholm, Sweden. It is situated north of Riddarfjärden and considered part of the historical province Uppland.
3.2 km · island in the Lake Mälaren in Stockholm, Sweden · Wikipedia - 04Konstfack
Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design, is a university for higher education in the area of art, crafts and design in Stockholm, Sweden.
2.5 km · art college in Stockholm, Sweden · Wikipedia - 05Tranebergs Idrottsplats
Tranebergs Idrottsplats was a football stadium in Traneberg district, western Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened in September 1911.
1.5 km · 1911-1935 sports ground in Stockholm, Sweden · Wikipedia - 06Högalid Church
Högalid Church is a protected church located in the Södermalm district of Stockholm, Sweden. It was designed by architect Ivar Tengbom.
2.8 km · Church of Sweden church building at Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden · Wikipedia - 07Stockholm Court House
The Stockholm Court House is situated on Kungsholmen in Central Stockholm, Sweden. The building is connected to the Stockholm Police House through an underground pedestrian walkway.
3.3 km · the building was designed in the Swedish National Romantic style, and was constructed between 1909 and 1915 · Wikipedia - 08Karlberg Palace
Karlberg Palace is a palace by the Karlberg Canal in Solna Municipality in Sweden, adjacent to Stockholm's Vasastaden district. The palace, built in 1630, today houses the Military Academy Karlberg.
2.9 km · palace and military academy in Solna, west of Stockholm, Sweden · Wikipedia - 09Ulvsunda Castle
Ulvsunda Castle is a manor house at Bromma in Stockholm, Sweden.
2.6 km · a palace in western Stockholm, Sweden · Wikipedia - 10Kungsholmen Church
Kungsholm Church or Ulrika Eleonora Church is a church building at Bergsgatan on the island of Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden. Belonging to the Västermalm Parish of the Church of Sweden, the church was inaugurated on 2 December 1688.
3.5 km · Church of Sweden church building on the island of Kungsholmen, Sweden · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
While most visitors to Stockholm see the City Hall, few of them take the opportunities to see the rest of Kungsholmen. Still, the waterfront is walkable around most of the islands, and there is a variety of restaurants, cafés and stores.
- 01Stockholm City Hall
- 02Kungsholmen Church
However, it is centrally located, still calm and secluded.
- 03Stockholm Court House
The courthouse from the turn of the century with its massive tower is regarded as one of the foremost examples of Swedish national romanticism architecture, with a successful 2000s restoration.
- 04Kristineberg Palace
Today used partially as a school and partially as dwelling, though you can still watch it from the outside.
- 05Cheiron Studios
A studio where Swedish music producer Denniz Pop mentored Max Martin, and created many world hits of the 1990s.
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Things to do
- 01Smedsuddsbadet
- 02Fredhällsbadet
- 03Boulebar
- 04Hornsbergs
An artificial beach, acclaimed for its design.
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Where to eat
Eastern Kungsholmen is packed with restaurants of different price levels.
- 01Café Fix
Sankt Eriksgatan 35.
- 02Rådhuset
A café inside the impressive district courthouse, Stockholms tingsrätt.
- 03Restaurang Ät Gott
S:t Göransgatan 74.
- 04Salt
A casual diner with Swedish and international food.
- 05Mäster Anders
French and Swedish cuisine with an emphasis on grilled meats.
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Getting to Stora Essingen
- Airports
- Stockholm-Arlanda (ARN), 37 km · Stockholm Västerås (VST), 82 km · Stockholm Skavsta (NYO), 85 km
- Stations
- Stockholm Central Station, 3.9 km · Rådhuset metro station, 3.3 km · Sankt Eriksplan metro station, 3.5 km · Västertorp metro station, 3.6 km · Solna Strand metro station, 3.8 km
- Stockholm / Västerås → Stora Essingen82 km · quickest by road, 1h 58m · kr100–130
- Nyköping → Stora Essingen84 km · quickest by road, 1h 53m · kr90–120
- Linköping → Stora Essingen169 km · quickest by road, 3h 3m · kr185–245
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Stora Essingen
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Stora Essingen. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inStockholm is served by international luxury cruise ships (see cruising the Baltic Sea), and the local Baltic Sea ferries ("ferry" is quite a misnomer, most are giant ships).
- Get inThe Baltic Sea ferries link Stockholm to Helsinki, Mariehamn and Turku (these ships are locally known as finlandsbåtar, "Finland boat"), Riga and Tallinn every day.
- Get inMost importantly, it's used by Viking Line for ferries to Mariehamn, Helsinki and Turku and their 22-hour cruises to Mariehamn.
- Get inThere are multiple departures from the port 15–60 minutes after the ferry arrives and from the station 1–3 hours before the ferry departs.
- Get inThe ferry terminal is served by SL commuter train line 43.
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Next door to Stora Essingen
Stora Essingen is 5 km from Stockholm, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Bromma city districtcity district in Stockholm, Sweden3.5 km
- Långholmenisland and urban district in Stockholm, Sweden2.2 km
- Kungsholmen city districtcity district in Stockholm, Sweden3.2 km
- Reimersholmeisland and urban district in Stockholm, Sweden1.8 km
- Lilla Essingenisland and urban district in Stockholm, Sweden1 km
- Alvikurban district in Stockholm, Sweden1.4 km