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Gröna Lund
Stockholm's historic waterfront amusement park on the island of Djurgården with over 30 attractions and live concerts.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Handen
Stockholm, Sweden · Europe
About Handen
Handen works well as a base: 20 minutes from Bollmora, 40km from Stockholm Archipelago.
Handen is in Stockholm, Sweden, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bollmora, about 10 km away.
Handen (also known as Haninge Centrum) is a part of Metropolitan Stockholm and the seat of Haninge Municipality in Stockholm County in eastern Sweden. Handen had around 15,092 inhabitants in 2018.
Geographically and statistically Handen is a part of the Stockholm urban area. Handen has a station on the StockholmRead more
commuter rail system and a large bus station serving great areas of Södertörn.
Handen is where the municipality seat of Haninge is located. Haninge's major shopping center, Haninge Centrum, and the joint campus of KTH and Södertörn University are also located here.
The Övre Rudasjön lake is located just west of the commercial center.
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What is there to see near Handen?
Within an hour or so of Handen: Gröna Lund (17 km), Gamla Stan, Stockholm (18 km), Stockholm City Hall (18 km), Vasa Museum (18 km).
Where is Handen?
Handen is in Stockholm, Sweden, about 10 km from Bollmora.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,524
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Sweden
- Region
- Stockholm
- Timezone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates
- 59.1681, 18.1380
Emergency & Services
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Dipped headlights required at all times. Watch for wildlife (moose/deer) on rural roads.
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Worth the detour from Handen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Gamla Stan, Stockholm
Stockholm's medieval old town on an island, a maze of cobblestone alleys, colourful facades, the Royal Palace, and the Nobel Prize Museum.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Stockholm City Hall
The iconic waterfront building where the Nobel Prize banquet is held each December, with a golden mosaic hall and a tower offering city views.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Vasa Museum
Home to the almost fully intact 17th-century warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage, the most visited museum in Scandinavia.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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ABBA The Museum
An interactive museum dedicated to Sweden's most famous pop group, where visitors can virtually perform with ABBA's holographic avatars.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Skansen Open-Air Museum
The world's first open-air museum, founded in 1891, displaying 150 historic Swedish buildings and a Nordic zoo on Djurgården island.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Drottningholm Palace
The private residence of the Swedish royal family, a UNESCO-listed 17th-century palace with a Chinese Pavilion and Baroque theatre.
22 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Stockholm Archipelago
A vast chain of approximately 30,000 islands stretching from Stockholm into the Baltic, ranging from bustling to utterly deserted.
40 km · about 45 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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