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Barkarby
District in Stockholm County, Sweden

Barkarby

Barkarby, also known as Barkarbystaden is an area in Järfälla Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden, and part of the contiguously built-up Stockholm urban area.

Plan a trip to Barkarby→From Stockholm / Västerås

It is currently undergoing a large urban development through the Barkarbystaden project, transforming a former military airbase and airport area into an urban district.

Get in

Getting to Barkarby

  1. 01
    Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
See

Worth seeing

Stockholm's northern defenses are an array of fortifications and military buildings north of the city.

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    Edsbergs

    A 17th-century palace, today mainly used by the Royal College of Music.

  2. 02
    Edsvik

    An art gallery.

  3. 03
    Bögs

    A farm in Sollentuna for displaying traditional agriculture.

  4. 04
    MC Collection Museum

    Has a collection of more than a hundred motorcycles.

  5. 05
    Cedergrenska Tornet

    Kungsvägen 2, Stocksund, is an interesting tower in Danderyd conceived by Albert Gotthard Nestor Cedergren in the early 20th century.

  6. 06
    Gunnes

    A reconstructed Viking Age farm, mostly open during summer.

Do

Things to do

Several beaches for open-water swimming, especially at Järfälla and Sollentuna. Hiking, cycling, fishing and bathing during summer. Ice-skating and cross-country skiing during winter.

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    Väsjöbacken

    Alpine skiing during winter, with six ski-lifts and a designated snowboard park.

  2. 02
    Brukets

    In Järfälla, alpine skiing and snowboarding during winter.

Eat

Where to eat

The suburban centres have low-end diners.

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    IKEA Barkarby

    While the IKEA stores are similar around the world, the diners are the cheapest in Sweden, with a two-sandwich breakfast for 10 kr, and a full meal for 45 kr.

  2. 02
    Edsbacka Wärdshus

    Sollentunavägen 220 (Commuter train to Sollentuna, buses 607, 627 to Edsbacka),.

  3. 03
    Riddersvik

    Has Sunday brunches and à la carte on Friday evenings.

How locals move

Getting around Barkarby the local way

  • Get inTapanis Buss has a route between Tornio, Finland and Stockholm serving coastal region along road E4 FlixBus Baltic sea ferries with passenger and vehicular (car and truck) capacities connect Stockholm with Helsinki, Turku, Riga and Tallinn.
  • Get inA ferry from Gdańsk arrives in Nynäshamn, a port in the south of Södertörn.
  • Get inE18, which leads by ferry from Finland to Norrtälje and goes north of the lake Mälaren through Västerås, Örebro and Karlstad to the Norwegian border and then on to Oslo E20, which goes south from Stockholm via Södertälje, and then, south of lake Mälaren, it goes west to Gothenburg.
  • Get aroundSome archipelago islands are connected to the mainland by car ferries.
  • Get aroundThere are also regular ferries between the islands which are operated by independent companies - some are under the same SL fare scheme, and others are not, requiring separate tickets.
  • Get aroundSeveral archipelago ferries call at Gåshaga brygga at the end of the line.
  • Get aroundThere are also ferries going to Djurgården and Skeppsholmen, and from Nybroplan to Nacka and Lidingö.

From Wikivoyage: Stockholm County, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-06.

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