Our tour of Stockholm City Hall was certainly a highlight of our weekend break to Stockholm. At 45 mins in length it is perfect for keeping your attention and allows enough time to see each of the rooms including the hall used for the Nobel Prize Banquet.
You can only visit by booking a guided tour and I would advise pre booking as on the day we visited the first two tours were already sold out.
You can take pictures inside the hall during the tour and you are free to wonder around the courtyard and gardens ( which have fabulous views overlooking the water) without paying. There is a cafe and restaurant, although we didn’t use, them plus a gift shop.
I must take a few minutes to commend our fabulous guide. We were on the 2pm tour on the 19th Feb and although I’m sorry not to remember her name, she was amazing, friendly and professional. Interesting, knowledgable, and passionate about her work place and culture are three more words I would use to describe her. The pace of the tour was perfect and so was the group size ( I think there were around 10 of us).
The lady who sold us our tickets in the morning was also very friendly, helpful and patient while we took time deciding which tour to book. The ladies who welcomed us into the hall were also very friendly and welcoming.
A few things to note. A meeting is held in one of the rooms on the tour on the third Monday of each month so avoid the 3pm tour on that day as you may not get to see it and weddings are held on Saturdays so some rooms may not be available then either, although you may get to see the couples taking photos in the courtyard.
There are toilets inside the lobby you are able to enter 10 mins before the tour starts and a cloak room too. It is an unmanned cloakroom but you are able to leave things there if you wish. Backpacks must be worn on your front during the tour or left in the cloakroom.
All in all it is an excellent experience and very good value for money at approximately £11 per person.
Well done Stockholm City Hall.