Parks in Stockholm

Djurgården ( or ) or, more officially, , is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open-air museum Skansen, the small residential area Djurgårdsstaden, yacht harbours, and extensive stretches of forest and meadows. It is one of the Stockholmers' favorite recreation areas and tourist destinations alike, attracting over ten million visitors per year, of which some five million come to visit the museums and amusement park. The island belongs to the National City park founded in 1995.

thumb|Kungsträdgården on a snowy December morning thumb|200px|Kungsträdgården, cherry blossom thumb|Stockholm, Sweden. thumb|200px|Ice skaters in winter Kungsträdgården (Swedish for "King's Garden") is a park in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is colloquially known as Kungsan.

amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden

botanical garden in Stockholm, Sweden

Hagaparken ("Haga Park"), or simply Haga in Solna Municipality just north of Stockholm, Sweden, is a vast and popular nature area, with large lawns, woods and gardens.

thumb|Statue of the Viking God Thor at Mariatorget thumb|Bust of Emanuel Swedenborg Mariatorget () is a square and a city park in the district of Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden.

Park in Stockholm, Sweden

Humlegården is a major park in the district of Östermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. The park borders on Karlavägen in the north, Sturegatan in the east, Humlegårdsgatan in the south and Engelbrektsgatan in the west. It is the location of the Swedish Royal Library (Kungliga biblioteket). thumb|225 px|Swedish Royal Library thumb|225 px| Linnémonumentet

thumb|300px|Fountain at Karlaplan thumb|300 px|Flygarmonumentet by sculptor [[Carl Milles]]

City park in Stockholm, Sweden

Tegnérlunden is a park at the border of city districts Norrmalm and Vasastan in central Stockholm, Sweden.

thumb|300px|Strömparterren in June 2010 during the 2010 Love Stockholm festival

Vanadislunden is a park located in the district of Vasastaden in central Stockholm, Sweden. ==History== One of Stockholm's largest parks, the area covers about 9 hectares and measures approximately 430 × 270 meters. Development first started in 1885. In 1893 about 2,000 trees and shrubs were planted. The park was largely completed in 1903. The area is named after Vanadis, which is another name for the Norse Goddess Freyja.

urban park in Stockholm, Sweden

park in central Stockholm, Sweden

Observatorielunden is a park in the Vasastaden district of Stockholm, Sweden. thumb| 250 px|Kentauren at Observatoriekullen

thumb|250 px|Lill-Jansskogen Lill-Janskogen, (English: "''Little Jan's Forest''"), is a park in Stockholm, Sweden.

thumb|Rosenborgshuset thumb|Björken 18 Stureparken is a small park in the borough of Östermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. The park is situated at the corner of Östermalmsgatan / Sturegatan. The park began construction in 1906. Stureparken is surrounded by several architecturally interesting buildings. Included are the residential buildings Björken 18 which was designed by architect Fredrik Dahlberg and built between 1885 and 1886 and Rosenborgshuset which was designed by Ferdinand Boberg and built between 1883 and 1884.

park on Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden

park in Stockholm, Sweden

Rålambshovsparken (English: Rålambshov Park) is a park in the Marieberg district on the island of Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden.

Tantolunden is a park in the southern part of central Stockholm, Sweden.

Swedish psychiatric hospital (1909–1997)