Sweden Solar System

The sun is represented by the Globe Arena in Stockholm, the largest spherical building in the world. The planets, all appropriately scaled, are all around Stockholm and its suburbs. Jupiter (diameter 7.3 m) is at the Stockholm-Arlanda International Airport, Saturn is in Uppsala, and Pluto in Delsbo, 300 km from the Globe Arena. At each planet, a small exhibit provides information about astronomy and the mythological figure after whom each planet is named. Even a few non-planets are represented in the Swedish solar system. Sedna, a trans-Neptunian object, can be found 912 km from the Globe Arena in the "Technical House" in Luleå. 1. The Sun - Stockholm Globe Arena. Address: Globen, Stockholm. How to get there: Take the subway in Stockholm to the stop Gullmarsplan. From there you have five minutes walk to Stockholm Globe Arena which is the model of the Sun. At the entrance to the ticket office, on the ground floor, you will find information about Sweden Solar System including a stone relief by artist Eric Ståhl describing the whole model. 2. Mercury - Stockholm Town Museum (Stockholms Stadsmuseum). Address: Ryssgården, Slussen, Stockholm. How to get there: Take the subway in Stockholm to the stop Slussen, and exit through the entrance Slussen. From there you have three minutes walk to the model of Mercury. Cross the square towards the left, and go down the curved stone stairs to the entrance of Stockholm Town Museum (Stockholms Stadsmuseum). Below the stairs, ten meters in front of the entrance to the museum, you will find the model of Mercury. It is kept warm - after all, Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun. 3. Venus - Observatoriemuseet. Address: The Old Observatory Hill, Stockholm. How to get there: Take the subway in Stockholm to the stop Rådmansgatan, and exit through the entrance Handelshögskolan. The Old Observatory Hill is covered by grass and trees and easy to recognize. The Observatory Museum lies on the top of the hill. You walk along a meandering path up the slope to the top. The model of Venus is inside the museum, which is open Saturdays and Sundays, with guided tours 12.00, 13.00 och 14.00 (subject to changes). For latest information about opening times and tours, call 08-31 58 10. 4. Earth and the Moon - Cosmonova and the National Museum of Natural History (Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet). Address: Frescativägen 40, Stockholm. How to get there: Take the subway in Stockholm to the stop Universitetet. Outside the entrance to the subway you will find signs with directions how to get to Cosmonova and Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, a walk of 5-10 minutes. The model of Earth is inside the ticket office of the OmniMax cinema Cosmonova. Watch a film and look on the model on the way in, or ask in the ticket office to see the model of Earth between films. Call 08-519 551 30 for information about films and times for them. 5. Mars - Mörby Centrum. Address: Mörby Centrum, Danderyd. How to get there: Take the subway in Stockholm to the stop Mörby Centrum, and enter the shopping mall. The model of Mars in the upper level (the same level as the coffee shops), and close to one of the exits. 6. Jupiter - Arlanda Airport.Address: Arlanda Flygplats, outside of Sky City. How to get there: Take an airport shuttle from the centre of Stockholm to Arlanda, and get off the bus at the foreign travel terminal, "utrikes". Walk along the building in the same direction the bus came, until you are outside the part of the building labeled Sky City. There you find the model of Jupiter on the grass lawn in front of the building: a circular 7.3 meter large planting of flowers on a low hill. It is best seen in the summertime. 9. Neptune - Söderhamn. Address: Söderhamn, Hälsingland. How to get there: Continue driving your car north towards Söderhamn. In the centre, close to the public library and the canal, you find the park "strykjärnsparken". There lies the model of Neptune. It is best seen after dark, when the glittering sphere of acrylic pl