These Haunted Places In Sweden Will Give You Chills

For a country that hasn’t really gained much of a reputation for being haunted, there is a decent number of haunted places scattered around Sweden that are all but guaranteed to give those brave enough to visit chills. Here are some of the spooky sites to see in Sweden.

The Ghost Station

Stockholm’s subway system is home to the world’s longest art gallery—and it’s also allegedly home to the Ghost Station. Legend has it that if passengers waiting on the subway platform see a silver train slowly passing, don’t get on. It’s Silverpilen (the Silver Arrow) heading to an abandoned station in the middle of the woods while carrying the souls of the dead. Those that do get on will never return. The legend stems from a station that actually was built in the 1970s but never completed paired with a prototype aluminum train that was in use between 1966 and 1996. Most of the trains were scrapped, but there are still a few in museums…and on the blue line.

1. Gamla Stan

Building, Historical Landmark

The Stockholm Bloodbath of 1520 is one of the most macabre events in Swedish history. When Danish King Kristian II successfully invaded Sweden, 92 members of the Swedish nobility who opposed the Dane were beheaded or hanged in Stortorget, the main square in Old Town (Gamla Stan). Some say that people can see their blood flowing across the square’s cobblestones in early November. Should one of the 92 white stones in the red building near where the nobles were murdered—which represent the slain men—be removed, the ghost of the person represented will rise from the dead and haunt the streets of Stockholm for all of eternity.

2. Drottningholm Palace

Building

No less than Her Majesty Queen Silvia has reported seeing ghosts at Drottningholm Palace, the official residence of the Swedish King and Queen, Queen Silvia describes the ghosts as ‘All very friendly but you sometimes feel that you’re not completely alone’, says that having the ghosts is ‘really exciting’, and reports that she doesn’t get scared. The king’s sister, Princess Christina, backs Queen Silvia, saying that the palace has so much energy it would be strange if it didn’t take the form of guises. Since Drottningholm is open to the public, it may be time for visitors to do a bit of ghost hunting themselves.