Town

Shopping, culture and history

In Vaxholm you go ashore in a vibrant archipelago town, with shops, cafés and restaurants. If you are interested in culture and history, you will feel the wings of history in almost every neighborhood. 

Discover our archipelago town

When you want to capture the photogenic Vaxholm.

There's plenty to discover in Vaxholm for anyone with a child's mind.

Fishermen's families, society wives, soldiers and Vikings. They are all part of Vaxholm's history.

Underway in the center of Vaxholm

Shopping

Don't be surprised to find some of your new favorites in the Vaxholm stores. All with a carefully selected range.

  • Lilla Handelsboden


    Lilla Handelsboden is Vaxholm's lovely children's shop filled with gifts for birthdays, parties, baptisms, name days and welcome-to-world presents. Here you will find toys and decor from well-known brands.

    Hamngatan 9
    185 31 Vaxholm
    08-54130102
    info@lillahandelsboden.se

  • Food crafts workshop

    At Mathantverkstan you will find handmade cheeses, seed crackers, marmalades, kombucha, coffee, ice cream and much more of high quality. Always with genuine craftsmanship in focus.

    Rådhusgatan 26
    185 31 Vaxholm
    073-3600808
    info@waxholmmathantverk.se

  • Church flea market in the parish hall


    At the church flea market in the parish hall you can find used clothes, bags and shoes, Thursdays from 10 am to 2 pm (when the sidewalk chatter is out). You can also drop off clothes you no longer need if they are intact, clean and in season.

    Hamngatan 25 (Entrance from Kungsgatan)
    Vaxholm
    08-54130003
    vaxholm.forsamling@svenskakyrkan.se

  • Waxholms choklad


    The small confectionery shop with the wide range. Here you will find everything you want in chocolate and licorice for the Friday snack or when you go away. Good quality confectionery from all over the world, pralines and candies.

    Rådhusgatan 26
    185 31 Vaxholm
    08-54131400
    info@blandkobbaroskar.se

Inspiration from the archipelago city