Archaeological site · Ekerö · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Birka and Hovgården is an archaeological site in Ekerö, Stockholm County. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 1 of the 7 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km. Within 310 m you'll find a public toilet.
Audio tour · Birka and Hovgården
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You're standing on Björkö, Birch Island, in Lake Mälaren, about thirty kilometres west of Stockholm. It looks quiet and rural now, but this was once Birka, one of the busiest trading places of the Viking world. Many Swedes see it as the country's oldest town.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No bench, water point, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
7 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 1 of the 7 well-known points of interest nearby is within 1 km.
Hear the story of Hovgården on the spot with the app
Yes: a public toilet at 310 m.
When you stand at Birka and Hovgården, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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