Hagaparken Park

Address: Hagaparken (Haga Park), Solna/Hagastaden vicinity, Stockholm County, Sweden

Website: https://www.sfv.se/en/places-to-visit/haga-park/

Hours: Open 24 hours (grounds). Buildings and cafés follow seasonal opening hours.

Admission: Free

Hagaparken is a large public park in Solna Municipality, immediately north of central Stockholm, known for its English-style landscape, historic buildings and recreational facilities. The park dates to the late 18th century when it was developed as royal grounds and remains part of Stockholm’s Royal National City Park.

Prominent features include the neoclassical Haga Palace, extensive lawns and wooded promenades, and the public tropical conservatory Fjärilshuset (the Butterfly House). The park is used for walking, cycling and informal recreation and contains several listed buildings and follies.

Hagaparken was laid out under King Gustav III in the late 1700s as a landscaped royal domain and has since been adapted for public use while retaining its historic character.

Geographically the park sits in Solna, immediately northwest of central Stockholm, and is readily accessible from the city by public transport in roughly 10-20 minutes depending on connection.

• Getting there: The park is about 6 kilometres north of central Stockholm and is commonly reached by commuter train to Solna followed by a short walk or bus ride.
• Best time to visit: Spring and summer are the best seasons to see the landscaped gardens, open lawns and the butterfly house in full operation.

What to See#

• Hagaparken landscape: An 18th-century royal landscape park laid out in an English-style design with avenues, lawns and specimen trees; it forms part of the Royal National City Park around Stockholm.
• Haga Palace: A former royal residence now used by the state as a guesthouse for visiting dignitaries, located within the park and visible from several promenades.
• Fjärilshuset (Butterfly House): A large tropical greenhouse and butterfly house situated inside the park that is open to the public and houses living butterflies and an aquarium.

Hagaparken is reachable by Stockholm public transit: take the metro (Tunnelbana) to Odenplan or Universitetet, then a short bus (line 507/510) or a 20-30 minute walk north along the waterfront to the park. From central Stockholm it’s about 6 km; many visitors use bike paths that run along the water. The nearest commuter rail stop is Solna Strand; from there it’s a 20-25 minute walk.

• Enter from the north (near the Haga Park metro stop) to avoid the crowded southern approach from Brunnsviken.
• Don't miss the small Gustav III Pavilion and the terraced gardens; they get overlooked by photographers who head straight for the Butterfly House.
• Bring a picnic - locals often queue at the Haga Bakery for their famous cinnamon buns (kanelbulle).