What to do and see in Sodermanland County, Sodermanland County: The Best History Museums

Old herritage railway built in 1877. Lots of old trains int the roundhouse and trips on the railway. Train runs wit steamengine from 1907 or electric locomotive from 1950 and coaches from 1930.

Arsenalen, the Swedish tankmuseum - a museum filled with vehicles, both with tracks and weels, from the early 1900s to modern Machines from the present day. Witness the smell and technical devlopment, and confront the fate of war from our times.

Dear visitors, Due to Covid-19 we are closing the exhibitions and other programs at the moment. This concerns both the museum at Tolagsgatan 8 and Kungstornet at Nykopingshus. The restaurant and giftshop are still open. It’s a sad decision to take but we all have to follow on regulations and guidance from the Public Health Agency of Sweden. Our webbsite is always updated about any changes. Sormlands museum is a regional museum for the county of Sormland. Here you can visit several exhibitions, take part in workshops in art and Craft, enjoy a lunch or dinner in the restaurant or maybe a cup of coffee outside in the Museum's park. There is always something for all ages and interests. Welcome!

Julita Manor is an Open Air-museum by lake Oljaren, Katrineholm in the heart of Sodermanland County. The estate includes a vast park, five gardens, preserved buildings, exhibitions and the characters from Sven Nordqvist’s famous books, Pettson and Findus during high season. The Manor House is open to visitors by guided tour. Several other buildings can be visited independently. The estate also includes 2,200 hectares of land and a park with a kitchen garden, orchard, hop garden and presentation garden. The orchard has approximately 290 fruit trees, and the living collections include hops, geraniums and peonies. The exhibitions at Julita Manor tell of Sweden’s agricultural and horticultural history. They include pieces from Nordiska museet agricultural collection, one of the foremost in the world. Visitors are welcome to stay the night in one of Julita´s charming rooms in the manor wings from the 17th century, or in the youth hostel.

In the Rademacher Forges, the 17th Century comes to Life! Rademachersmedjorna (The Rademacher Forges) is an open-air museum in the middle of Eskilstuna with a number of well-preserved houses from Reinhold Rademachers smith manufacture from the 17th century. Here you will find active craftsmen, a museum smithy, a café and a restaurant. Outdoors in the area there are several exhibitions, open around the clock, year round. The area is free to enter, all year around. The history of Rademachersmedjorna The first forges were completed in 1659 and formed part of Carl Gustaf's City Ironmanufactury, landscaped and named after King Karl X Gustav. The manufacture was led by Reinhold Rademacher, whom the king invited from Livland in his quest to develop the Swedish smithing. In each smith household there were, besides the master and his family, spouses and apprentices. This meant that it could get quite crowded at home. Working in the smithy was dirty and sometimes hot, sometimes very cold.

Eskilstuna City Museum is a local history museum located on the Factor Holm in central Eskilstuna. Experience a fully functioning mechanical workshop and steam engines from a sworn era. In the experimental space Factotum, you can experiment with magnetism, electricity and centrifugal power. At the museum you can also find the exhibition Lilla Stadsmuseet (the Little Town Museum) a colorful journey through history, where children and adults together can experience Eskilstuna's history. Free entrance!

Play your way through the history of Eskilstuna! In the Little City Museum, children and adults discover the history of Eskilstuna together. Shop for fish and eggs, shovel coal in the steamboat, dress royally in the castle and climb the Eskilstuna industry's chimneys. Ride around on minibuses and drive the excavator. Never ending fun for the hole family!