Ice skating in Stockholm
Publish date: 23 August 2024
No matter if you're a pro skater or feel like Bambi out on the ice, places for ice skating are accessible and plentiful in Stockholm.
- Ice-skating in the city: There are several ice-skating rinks in Stockholm and its surrounding areas. The two most popular, and central, are the ice-skating rinks in Kungsträdgården and Vasaparken.
- Ice-skating on natural ice: When the weather conditions are right and the ice is thick enough, several lakes in Stockholm are plowed and made into ice-skating tracks. The closest to the city is Trekanten in Liljeholmen. Further south you'll find Drevviken, Magelungen, and Långsjön. Check this map to see which is closest to you (page in Swedish)!
- Guided tours on Nordic skates: If you'd like to get closer to nature still, a tour on Nordic skates over the frozen lakes in Stockholm might be more to your liking. Green Trails, Stockholm Adventures, and True Nature are among the tour operators offering guided tours on long-distance skates.
Looking for more skating rinks in Stockholm? Find the nearest one here (page in Swedish).
Never been out on natural ice before? Be careful.
Skating on natural ice is a wonderful experience, but can also be dangerous since the lakes are unsupervised and since the thickness of the ice varies. Avoid going on the ice if you don't have the right knowledge! Find more info here (page in Swedish).
If you're new, joining a guided tour might be a good idea. The skating tour operators have good knowledge of where in Stockholm the ice is thick enough to skate on.
Usually, the season for skating on natural ice starts mid to late January. Depending on the weather, if December is unusually cold for example, the season might start sooner.