Swedish Naval Museum (Marinmuseum)
Marinmuseum
The Swedish National Naval Museum, featuring a hall of ship figureheads, 18th-century warship models, and a submarine you can board. It is the core attraction of the naval port, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The museum sits on the seaside of Stumholmen, and its building looks like an upturned ship. The most striking space is the Figurehead Hall, filled with figureheads from ancient warships. Also impressive are the hundreds of finely crafted ship models left from the era of shipbuilder Fredrik Henrik af Chapman. An underwater glass passage lets you see the remains of a 17th-century shipwreck. You can go inside the Neptun submarine. In summer, old sailing ships dock at the pier. The permanent exhibition is free, though some displays charge admission. It is about a 10-minute walk from Stora Torget, and in summer you can join a naval base tour from here.
Opening hours
Approx. 10:00–16:00; approx. 10:00–18:00 in summer
Nearby sights
- Stumholmen
- Admiralty Church & Rosenbom
- Blekinge Archipelago Boat Trips
- Stortorget, Trinity Church & Fredrik Church
- Karlskrona Naval Base & Dockyard
- Blekinge Museum & Grevagården
- Brändaholm
- Kungsholm Fortress