Celebrity Walk in the Northern Cemetery

Celebrity walk in the Northern Cemetery

Join a different and fascinating city walk in the Northern Cemetery in Stockholm – a place where history, culture and celebrity meet.
Just like in famous cemeteries in London, Rome and Paris, here we seek traces of Sweden's great and lesser-known personalities.

This is a walk about lives lived, ideas that shaped the country – and about how memories, identity and belonging take place in the city's landscape.

From Karlberg's Royal Estate to the celebrities' resting place

The Northern Cemetery was inaugurated in 1827 by Bishop Johan Olof Wallin, a moment that Märta Helena Reenstierna – Årstafrun – carefully documented in her diary.
The place was planned in French-classicist style, with avenues, open spaces and semicircular corridors – an expression of the ideals of its time regarding order, aesthetics and memory.

Here, generations of Stockholmers rest, side by side with people who have had a decisive impact on Sweden's history.

Meet Sweden's icons

The walk begins in the oldest parts of the cemetery. Here we meet graves belonging to some of the country's most influential names, including:

Nils Ericson, engineer and railway builder
Lars Johan Hierta, publicist and founder of Aftonbladet
August Blanche, author and social debater

We also stop at graves for Franz Berwald, Alfred Nobel's family and actress Lena Nyman – people who in various ways have left their mark on Swedish culture and society.

Monuments, mausoleums and power

On Lindhagen's hill we meet some of the Northern Cemetery's most monumental graves and mausoleums. Here rest, among others:

Paul U. Bergström (PUB) – entrepreneur and department store founder
Folke Bernadotte – diplomat and peace mediator
Rudolf Wall – journalist

Here are also the graves for Robert and Tyra Nobel, as well as the Lindhagen and Bünsow families. The monuments tell of wealth, influence – and of how memory takes shape in stone.

Other voices in the city's history

During the walk, we also make a stop at Polish and Roma burial grounds, where monuments, symbols and inscriptions tell of other traditions and ways of remembering the dead.
Here opens a perspective on a Stockholm shaped by migration, vulnerability and belonging – life stories that rarely take place in the big stories, but which are a natural part of the city's history.

Ending at Strindberg's black cross

The city walk ends at August Strindberg's well-known black, tarred wooden cross.
A simple grave marker – but loaded with symbolism.
Here, greatness and modesty, conflict and legacy meet.

A walk for the curious

Whether you are interested in history, a culture lover or just curious, this guided city walk in the Northern Cemetery offers a deeper understanding of the lives and destinies that have shaped Sweden.

Join us and let the place tell its story – at a leisurely pace, with respect and curiosity.

What is included in the city walk?

Guided city walk approx. 90 minutes at a leisurely walking pace

Low-key and engaging storytelling about the place's history and people

Well-chosen stops where we stop and let the place speak

Stories about, among other things:

Visit to the oldest parts
Graves belonging to Nils Ericson, Lars Johan Hierta, August Blanche et al.
Monumental mausoleums on Lindhagen's hill
PUB, Folke Bernadotte, Robert Nobel and other iconic names
Stop at Polish and Roma burial grounds
Stories about migration, traditions and belonging
Ending at August Strindberg's grave
The black wooden cross and conversation about life, legacy and simplicity

Practical information

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Children
Children under 15 are welcome accompanied by a paying adult and join free of charge.

🌦 Conducted in all weather
(unless otherwise notified)

👥Group size
Smaller groups for a personal, present and lively experience.
Max 25 on city walks and 16 people on food walks.

🐾Pets
Kind dogs on a leash are welcome together with their owner

🧥 Clothing
Clothes according to the weather and comfortable shoes. Keep in mind that it is colder to stand still and listen than to be out walking in the cold.

⏱ Time/Length
Approx. 120 minutes / approximately 3 km.

Collection & completion

📍 Collection: Solnadal's inn, Solna church road 1

🏁 Completion: Northern Cemetery. Feel free to use SL's travel planner for a smooth trip 🚇

🗣Language
Swedish. English and Italian are offered on request

👟Tempo
Leisurely walking pace with several stops for stories, pictures and reflection.

♿ Accessibility
Please notify in advance of any special needs
The surface varies between asphalt, gravel, hills and stairs.

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Thank you very much – and see you again in the city 🌱