#61 Gröna Lund - Stockholms Amusement Park!

Last week, everyone's favourite place in Stockholm - Gröna Lund, opened its doors for the summer! This amusement park is located in the middle of Stockholm, on the edge of the island of Djurgarden. My favourite thing about Gröna Lund is that all the roller coasters give you not only a heart attack, but a fantastic view of Stockholm!!

{I didn't have my camera with me, so I will return this week and update this post asap with some fantastic pictures!}


I bought the Green Card for 220kr, which gives me free entrance, but no rides. However, it also gives me free entrance to all the concerts they have on during the summer. Most of the acts are Swedish and I don't know them, but there are a few big names like Fun, Kesha, Tenacious D, Slayer and Loreen.

On Saturday I went to see American band Fun, which was, well, fun! We also got the daypass, so we went on as many rides as we could until we were sick (for me, this was unfortunately literally!). Most of the lines were about 15 to 20mins which was fine, and then after the concert at about 9pm the lines were only 5 minutes long, which was fantastic! The park doesn't close until 11pm, so I would definitely recommend sticking around until closing when there are very short lines.

The roller coasters give a great view of Stockholm, even if it might be a little difficult to appreciate when you are being hurdled upside down at breakneck speed! Some of the rides also extend out over the water which is super cool too!
My favourites were Insane (the white and purple one), Twister (the wooden one), Jetline (the big blue one), and Kvasten (the red one). I didn't try the free fall ones because they make me really sick afterwards, but there's 3 of them and they're popular! There's also the new ride Eclipse, the worlds highest star flyer! It swings you around Stockholm and gives you the best view, but there are also usually lines of about an hour.

"Insane" rollercoaster

 Eclipse starflyer

 Jetline (blue) and Vilda Musen (purple) intertwine throughout the park

 Kvasten taking off

 The drop in Twister, it looks okay but it's steep!

Some of the extra play-to-win games

Some of the rides include: rollercoasters, waltzers, tunnel of love, bumper cars, sudden drop rides, kiddies rides (mini rollercoasters, spinning tea cups, carousel etc) ghost trains, and then lots of stalls were you have to shoot in the circle or something and you win a teddy bear, or a giant box of chocolate (but these all cost extra, between 15kr for one try and 100kr for a few).

Ticket info: Entrance to the park costs 100kr, and it is 310kr for a day pass for all the amusements (so 410kr total). Most of the rides cost about 60kr, so it could be cheaper to just buy some 20kr coupons, depending on what you want to go on. Other options include a Green Card for 220kr for free entrance all summer (no rides, but includes entrance to the concerts). You can only get tickets online if you have a nordic credit card, so your best option is the ticket office outside the park.
The park is located on Djurgarden, get the ferry from Slussen or the tram from Sergels Torg.

The park at night, as seen from the ferry