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.

Borgvattnet Vicarage
Bed and Breakfast
Borgvattnet Vicarage
The tiny village of Borgvattnet in the province of Jämtland has just 50 residents—and is said to have the highest number of ghosts per capita in the country. It’s also said that its vicarage, which dates from 1876, is Sweden’s most haunted spot. It was back in 1927 that ghosts were first spotted at the Vicarage and there have been a significant number of reported sightings since. The good news is that the ghosts are fairly harmless—if knocking people out of chairs, moving furniture around while people are sleeping, or tossing babies out of windows sounds harmless. Today, the Vicarage is a small bed and breakfast for those brave enough to book a room.
Borgvattnet Vicarage, Borgvattnet 702, 830 76 Borgvattnet, Sweden, +46 0 695 500 81
Svaneholm Castle

Svaneholm Castle
Svaneholm Castle lays claim to a number of ghosts, including a love-lorn 16th century Danish king, the helpful Grey Monk, and a few random ladies who waft about the place looking ethereal. Located in southern Sweden, ghost hunters who have investigated the place haven’t discovered any evidence of a haunting. However, that doesn’t stop people from believing and reporting sightings regularly.
Svaneholms Castle, Svaneholm 274 91 Skurup, Sweden, +46 411 400 12
Stockholm Royal Palace

Stockholm Royal Palace
Stockholm’s Royal Palace attracts numerous visitors each year, and it has served as a royal residence and symbol of the monarchy for centuries. With over 1400 rooms, it’s also one of the world’s largest palaces—meaning there is plenty of room for some ghost action.
And ghost action there is. The White Lady—Vita Frun—allegedly appears in connection with the death of a member of the royal family. King Oscar wrote that she is tall, wears a white dress, a long white veil, and dark gloves clutching a ring of keys. In 1971, Princess Eugenie saw her three days before Queen Louise’s death. More than 50 years before, she appeared as Princess Margaret lay dying. The princess wasn’t dead yet, but the flag at the palace was lowered to half mast and a guard allegedly saw her on the roof. Two hours later, Margaret was dead.
Royal Palace, Stockholm, Sweden, +46 8 402 60 00
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Building, Historical Landmark
The Palace of Scheffler
Building, University
The Palace of Scheffler
Possibly Stockholm’s most notorious-haunted building, reports of ghosts at the Palace of Scheffler (known as Spökslottet or ‘the ghost castle’) date from the 18th century. Witnesses have reported seeing mirrors and windows shattering for no reason as well as music and songs filling the air from seemingly out of nowhere. The palace has been the site of a number of murders and disappearances with one former owner (an alleged worshiper of Satan), Jacob von Balthasar Knigge, last seen entering a black carriage being pulled by a coachman with horns and a tail. Meanwhile, a priest who came to exorcise the building was allegedly thrown from an upper window, a famous opera singer committed suicide here, and a young couple was murdered and bricked up behind a wall in the basement. The palace is now owned by Stockholm University, who uses it mostly as a storage space.
The Palace of Scheffler, Drottninggatan 116, 113 60 Stockholm, Sweden
Drottningholm Palace
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Toftaholm Herrgård
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Toftaholm Herrgård
Considered one of the most haunted hotels in the world, Toftaholm Herrgård, located on the edge of Lake Viköstern, is a legend among ghost hunters. The story is a simple one: a young man killed himself in one of the rooms after he was forbidden to marry the daughter of the landowner. The commoner had been carrying on a secret-love affair with the daughter of a rich baron. When the baron discovered the illicit love, he married his daughter off to an older man equal to the baron in wealth and stature; distraught, her true love hanged himself from the rafters of what is now Room 324. The 5-star hotel that occupies the former manor is magnificently appointed with antiques and fabulous views—but guests to this day have reported seeing a young man wandering through the hotel, windows shutting by unknown hands, and strange noises coming from around the time when the young man hanged himself.
Toftaholm Herrgård, 341 55 Vittaryd, Sweden, +46 370 440 55
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