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Norrköping [1] is located in Östergötland in Sweden. It is Sweden's 8th largest municipality with a population of 124,642. Traditionally, it was dominated by the paper and textile industry, giving it the nickname "The Manchester of Sweden".

[edit] Get in

• Norrköping airport (Kungsängen) with connection to Copenhagen, Helsinki and Münich and also regional flights to Visby
• Stockholm (Skavsta) airport about 60 km north of Norrköping. Ryanair and other lowcost airlines service this airport. Flygbussarna have bus services running from the airport to Norrköping.
• By train to the central station
• By bus with Swebus Express

[edit] Get around

A nice way to get around in Norrköping is with the yellow trams. Tickets or cards can be bought onboard but the price is twice as high compared to if you buy the ticket or card beforehand in a kiosk, supermarket or similar. You can even pay by SMS to avoid the 50% surcharge when paying cash on the tram or bus.

Everything listed here that's located in the city is within walking distance of the other listings, as the actual town centre isn't that big.

[edit][add listing] See

• Arbetets museum (The museum of work) [2] (free entrance) is worth a visit, as is the surrounding Industrilandskapet/Strykjärnet area with a concert hall, a science park, a tourist centre, a church, other museums, an art school, some space owned by the university and a lovely waterfall.
• Norrköpings konstmuseum (Norrköping's art museum) (Kristinaplatsen) [3] has a large collection of 20th century modern art as well as contemporary works. Free entrance.
• The cactus display in Karl Johans park (close to the railway station) has over 25,000 cacti.

[edit][add listing] Do

[edit][add listing] Buy

• There are lots of shops on the main street Drottninggatan and nearby streets. Especially interesting are the shopping malls Linden, Domino and Spiralen at Drottninggatan.
• Vaxkupan (Drottninggatan 25) [4] is an ambitious record store with both new and used records. They also sell postcards.
• Pressbyrån (Drottninggatan 37) is a well-stocked magazine store with lots of international and Swedish magazines.

[edit][add listing] Eat

• Sing Thai (Trädgårdsgatan 15) [5] serves well-done Thai food, and is located close to Drottninggatan. Mains 135-195 SEK.
• Restaurang Athena (Kungsgatan 19) [6] is a nice and price-worthy Greek restaurant. They also serve pizza. Mains 75-175 SEK.
• Världens Bar, Västgötegatan 15. Multicultural place. Mains 75-119 SEK.
• Fräcka frökens frestelser (S:t Persgatan 101, Kungsgatan 43) [7] serves salads, sandwiches, bagels and various types of coffee in a trendy environment.

[edit][add listing] Drink

You can pick up the free Nollelva magazine in various stores to read more about Norrköping's nightlife. It is only available in Swedish though.

[edit][add listing] Sleep

[edit] Budget

• STF Vandrarhem Norrköping/Abborreberg [8], Lindö, 011-31 93 44. Bus 116 from Norrköping station, 5 km.
• STF Vandrarhem Norrköping/Turistgården, [9], Ingelstagatan 31, 011-10 11 60.

[edit] Mid-range

[edit] Splurge

• Grand Hotel [10], Tyska Torget 2

[edit] Get out

• 30 kilometers north-east of Norrköping you'll find Kolmårdens Djurpark [11], Sweden's largest zoo with some 500,000 visitors yearly. Its main attraction is the dolphinarium, the only one in Scandinavia, with daily dolphin shows. Another popular feature is the safari park, where visitors drive their own cars among the animals. Entrance to the park is 230 SEK for adults or 120 SEK for children. The dolphinarium is included in the price, but not the safari park drive. Vildmarkshotellet [12] (The Wilderness Hotel) is a hotel for those wishing to stay near the zoo. In summer another option is Safari Camp Kolmården, where families stay in African-style camp tents near the safari park. Bookings at +46 11 15 71 00 or via email safaricamp@vildmarkshotellet.se.

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