A Visit to Astrid Lindgren's Värld

 

Located in Vimmerby, Sweden, Astrid Lindgrens Värld (Astrid Lindgren's World  in English) is a Theme Park based on characters and little houses from the Swedish Author's stories.

The idea of Astrid Lindgren's World was to create a 'Fairy tale village' and the first houses started in 1981. 

About a 4h drive south from Stockholm, we visited this magical theme park during our Summer vacation and it was actually better and bigger than we expected. 

There were theater performances all around the park with singalongs and different areas from the books to discover! Areas one has only read or heard about from the stories really come to life in this park!

Despite it being a warm summer day, the kids enjoyed the play areas! The little houses to enter even had little details like indoor furnishings and school desks so they could pretend-play to their heart's content. It's wonderful to have so many different park areas to walk through and visit. Even just spending time relaxing in one area in the shade was great. 

Of course, one has to see the most famous character from Astrid Lindgren's stories, Pippi Longstocking, and the Pippi Longstocking performance at the main stage. 

The kids rushed in to check out Pippi's house after the show and even went down the slide from the second floor. However, it was a bit chaotic as they just let everyone in at the same time. 

After one of the Pippi performances, you can get a chance to say hello to the characters, including Pippi, from the show!

There are more than few different eating places throughout the park. We stopped for hot dogs on the way to a show then fika in one of the cute little cafes in the afternoon. It was too hot to sit in, so we grabbed takeaway and sat outside.

A visit to the park wouldn't be complete without stopping for a souvenir or a gift for others who also enjoy Astrid Lindgren's characters and stories.

There are some cabins you could stay during your visit. Tickets to enter the park can be single day or multi-day tickets as well. We visited from the cabins we stayed at in Gamleby (blog post on our cabin stay).

Some of the gifts we picked up at the Pippi store!

Enjoy your visit and remember, kids are hungry for snacks all the time, so don't forget your snacks!

Astrid Lindgrens Värld

598 85 Vimmerby, Sweden  

Check out their website to plan your visit!

(The park is open from May to August)