Västerås Tourist Office
Västerås & Co
Kopparbergsvägen 1
72187 Västerås
Sweden
Monday-Friday
10-18
Saturday 10-15
Sunday 10-14
Telephone:
+46 (0)21-39 01 00
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Meetings and events
Mälardalen’s meetings and events capital. Winter or summer time, Västerås have a wide range of different events to enjoy.
The city with great shopping
Västerås Mälarstaden has seven indoor shopping centres in the city centre and two huge retail parks on the outskirts of the city.
Archipelago all year around
Västerås Archipelago, a spectacular place with over 300 islands. Boat trips are a fantastic way of discovering the archipelago.
Frösåkers Brygga "Viking settlement"
You can meet real Vikings here, admire their handicrafts and bake bread over an open fire. You can even go out on the lake in one of the Viking boats that was used when filming Arn and spend the night in a Viking tent. Opens 2 June... Read more»
Kungsbyn´s animal park
Sweden’s newest animal park with goats, wild boar, moose and deer is now opening at the market hall. Visitors are taken on a tractor drawn cart to see the moose Emil and Astrid close up...Read more (in Swedish)»
Tidö Toy & Comic Museum
Tidö Toy & Comic Museum where you’ll find Europe’s largest collection of antique toys and an exhibition of rare comics and life-size sculptures of characters like Bamse, Tintin and Lucky Luke. The museum can be reached by car or by boat from central Västerås during the summer months. Opens May 22... Read more (in Swedish)»
Wedding at Skultuna
The year of the Royal Wedding has begun and the Official Wedding Store at Skultuna Brassworks is now open. The store has a display of products from all the official suppliers and reflects the visual platform for the Official Wedding Series… Read more»
Tidö Tourist Route
Tidö Tourist Route is marked with a white flower on a brown background. It winds its way from Vallby open-air museum past interesting and historic sights to Strömsholm Palace... Read more»
Fun facts about Västerås
Did you know that Västerås is Sweden’s sixth largest city? Västerås also has Sweden’s highest cocktail bar? That the name Västerås comes from Västra Aros? You can read about this and much more here»
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