Furniture Factory

Furniture Factory is a building in Stockholm, Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County. Furniture Factory is situated near the locality Skansen city quarters, as well as near Mekaniska verkstaden.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: building at the world’s oldest open-air museum in Stockholm
Also known as: “Furniture Factory, Skansen”, “Snickeriet”, and “Snickerifabriken”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Skansen and ABBA The Museum.

Skansen

Theme park

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Skansen is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius to show the way of life in the different parts of Sweden before the industrial era. Skansen is situated 320 metres east of Furniture Factory.

ABBA The Museum

Museum

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ABBA The Museum is a Swedish interactive exhibition about the pop band ABBA that opened in Stockholm, Sweden in May 2013. ABBA's collected works are showcased in a contemporary, interactive setting at Djurgården, Stockholm. ABBA The Museum is situated 190 metres west of Furniture Factory.

Cirkus

Theater building

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Cirkus is an arena in Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden, that holds 1,650 people. It was originally used as a circus, but is today mostly used for concerts and musical shows.