- History and Purpose
- Opened in 1891 by Artur Hazelius to showcase Sweden's pre-industrial life
- Inspired by King Oscar II's 1881 Kristiania open-air museum
- Became independent in 1963, objects remain part of Nordic Museum
- Architecture and Exhibits
- Contains 150 houses from Sweden and one from Norway
- Only three buildings are copied from existing examples
- Features replica of 19th-century town with traditional craftsmen
- Includes tobacco growing area and open-air zoo with Scandinavian animals
- Events and Access
- Attracts over 1.3 million visitors annually
- Hosts Christmas market since 1903, attracting 25,000 visitors
- Features summer folk dancing and concerts
- Accessible by 196.4-meter funicular railway since 1897