Came here on a cool September day. Took the 401 bus from Slussen and it arrives right outside of…read morethe garden. Aside from beautiful grounds, fun amenities like grills and mini golf, the real attraction for me was the sauna. You can sauna and then walk to the lake and swim in the frigid water. In the winter this is all also available with the caveat that the lake is partially or fully frozen, but I've heard they enable swimming after saunaing even in the summer. You should expect to be nude while saunaing and it's perfectly fine to be nude while swimming. There may be a small amount of culture shock for some Americans but if you just try to enjoy the hot-cold cycles you'll be totally fine. The feeling of swimming in the cold lake is refreshing beyond what you can really imagine elsewhere. The price to sauna is ~60 SEK per person, renting a towel was an additional 30 SEK (non-refundable rental) and they will rent a lock for the locker. It comes out to about $10 to go to the sauna. They have crocs or sandals for you to use in the locker room and even offer water bottles for free (I would highly recommend one). The saunas are gender separated. There's a changing room, shower room and sauna. If you've never sauna'd in Europe before here are tips: shower first before getting in. Sit on your towel in the sauna, stay lower down on the seats if you want to be cooler. Afterwards cool yourself off in the lake, and remember the code to the door so you can get back in! Repeat the sauna / swim as much as you like (and as long as you feel good). I'd definitely recommend this experience as part of a short trip to Stockholm. The experience is really refreshing.

This place is AWESOME. My friend was visiting from Madrid and we wanted to have a very Swedish…read moreadventure so we went polar bear swimming in the lake in Feb! It was definitely an ADVENTURE, and very exhilarating! The place itself is cool, they have lots of little huts in the complex, a restaurant, a place to rent ice skates, and then a locker room with separate showers and saunas for men and women (nothing fancy, but clean enough!). Basically, you arrive, change into your swimsuit (or nothing at all, as many people did!) hustle down to the water, hop in for a few seconds, and hustle back to the sauna and spend half an hour getting your body temp back up to normal :) And repeat. My biggest piece of advice is BRING SANDALS! We didn't and our feet are suffering from painful frostnip now. Luckily some girls there were super nice and for our second dip, they lent us their flip flops for the icy walk down to the water. It made a HUGE difference. A bus takes you right from Slussen to Hellasgarden (about a 20 min ride), and it's only 60kr entrance fee for many hours of entertainment- best deal in Stockholm! Only drawback is the guy who is working at the cash register where you pay to enter is a real nightmare. But aside from him, it was sweet :)

I have memories of riding my bicycle around and around this lake, and although a very nice…read moreenvironment the ducks scare me. And the geese. Do Not Feed the birds here. You will get attacked or eaten or something along that line. However, DO go to Gröna Stugan and enjoy a coffee, or ice cream when the weather is nice. It's always nice to stroll around this lake, do not miss the miniture golf place, or if you have children there is a play ground close to the lake. It's close to Hallonbergen subway, or you can take a bus from Sundbyberg or Hallonbergen that will literally drop you off right by the lake. A nice place to go.