# Things to see in Handen (Sweden): 44 places and when to go

> Handen is a town in Sweden, and this site lists 44 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (16), Nature (14), Wildlife (9). The best known are Tyresta National Park, Årsta Castle and Tyresö Palace. The best time to come is May to September; also possible: December to April and October. In June there are 18 h 10 of daylight, and in December, 5 h 50. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/handen/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Sweden · 59.1698, 18.1425
- **Places:** 44 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/senderismo/) (16) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/naturaleza/) (14) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/fauna/) (9) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/historia/) (5) · [Hot springs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/termal/) (4) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/espiritual/) (3)
- **Best time:** May to September.
- **Also possible:** December to April and October.
- **Nearest airport:** ARN Stockholm, 55 km as the crow flies

## What to see in Handen

The places in and around Handen, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Tyresta National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/tyresta-nationalpark/): National park of Sweden · 7.8 km
- [Årsta Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/arsta-slott/): Building in in Haninge Municipality, Sweden · 7.5 km
- [Tyresö Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/tyreso-slott/): Palace started in the 1620s and completed in 1636 by the Lord High Steward Gabriel Oxenstierna · 12 km
- [Stockholm Sweden Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/stockholm-sverige-tempel/): Mormon temple in Stockholm, Sweden · 5.4 km
- [Sandemar Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/sandemar/): Castle in Sweden · 14 km
- [Erstaviken](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/erstaviken/): Bay · 13 km
- [Flemingsbergsskogen Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/flemingsbergsskogen/): Nature reserve in Stockholm, Sweden · 11 km
- [Kalvfjärden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/kalvfjarden/): Bay · 12 km
- [Sandemar Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/sandemars-naturreservat/): Nature reserve in Stockholm, Sweden · 13 km
- [Telegrafberget](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/telegrafberget/): Mountain in Tyresö, Sweden · 14 km
- [Tornberget](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/tornberget/): Mountain in Haninge Municipality, Sweden · 8.1 km
- [Gålö](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/galo/): Nature reserve in Stockholm, Sweden · 12 km
- [Österhaninge Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/osterhaninge-kyrka/): Building in Haninge Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden · 5.0 km
- [Sankt Eskils kyrka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/s-t-eskils-kyrka/): Church building in Haninge Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden · 4 m
- [Vissvassfjärden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/vissvassfjarden/): Bay · 14 km
- [Ågestabadet](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/agesta-naturistbad/): Public beach · 6.9 km
- [Björksättrahalvön nature reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/bjorksattrahalvon/): Nature reserve in Stockholm, Sweden · 6.6 km
- [Gladöskogen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/gladoskogen/): Nature reserve in Stockholm, Sweden · 8.8 km
- [Naturum, Tyresta National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/naturum-nationalparkernas-hus/): Museum · 5.4 km
- [Paradiset nature reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/paradisets-naturreservat/): Nature reserve in Stockholm, Sweden · 5.9 km
- [Rudan nature reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/rudan/): Nature reserve in Stockholm, Sweden · 1.5 km
- [Runsten](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/runsten/): Swedish runic inscription · 4.6 km
- [Stensjöborg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/stensjoborg/): Building in Tyresö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden · 9.8 km
- [Tyresta nature reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/tyresta-naturreservat/): Nature reserve in Stockholm, Sweden · 9.7 km

And the other 20, by what you come to do:

- **Hiking**: [Huddingeleden (2)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/huddingeleden-2/), [Huddingeleden (3)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/huddingeleden-3/), [Huddingeleden (4)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/huddingeleden-4/), [Huddingeleden (5)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/huddingeleden-5/), [Huddingeleden (6)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/huddingeleden-6/), [Huddingeleden (7)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/huddingeleden-7/), [Kristinaleden](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/kristinaleden/), [Nyckelvandring](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/nyckelvandring/), [Sörmlandsleden, section 2](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/sormlandsleden-etapp-2/), [Sörmlandsleden, section 3](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/sormlandsleden-etapp-3/), [Sörmlandsleden, section 4](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/sormlandsleden-etapp-4/), [Sörmlandsleden, section 5](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/sormlandsleden-etapp-5/), [Sörmlandsleden, section 6](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/sormlandsleden-etapp-6/), [Sörmlandsleden, section 6:1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/sormlandsleden-etapp-6-1/), [Barbecue area Ugglekojan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/ugglekojan/), [Vattnets kraft](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/vattnets-kraft/)
- **Hot springs**: [Östra nora havsbad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/ostra-nora-havsbad/), [Oxnö Havsbad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/oxno-havsbad/), [Oxnö Klippbad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/oxno-klippbad/)
- **Stargazing**: [Saltsjöbadens observatorium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/saltsjobadens-observatorium/)

## When to go to Handen

The best time to visit Handen is **May to September**; also possible: December to April and October. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 6 h 35 |
| February | Possible | 8 h 54 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 22 |
| April | Possible | 14 h 09 |
| May | Best time | 16 h 38 |
| June | Best time | 18 h 10 |
| July | Best time | 17 h 31 |
| August | Best time | 15 h 14 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 30 |
| October | Possible | 9 h 48 |
| November | Better not | 7 h 16 |
| December | Possible | 5 h 50 |

In June there are 18 h 10 of daylight, and in December, 5 h 50. In May, 43 of the 44 places are at their best.

When to go to Sweden in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Handen

The nearest main airport is Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN, Stockholm), 55 km as the crow flies. How to get around Sweden (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=59.1698%2C18.1425)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=59.1698%2C18.1425)

## Other towns nearby

- [Stockholm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/estocolmo/): 242 places · 21 km
- [Sorunda](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/sorunda/): 21 places · 26 km
- [Södertälje](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/sodertalje/): 32 places · 30 km
- [Stavsnäs](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/stavsnas/): 32 places · 34 km
- [Ekebyvägen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/ekebyvagen/): 33 places · 42 km
- [Trosa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/trosa/): 30 places · 47 km

And all of Sweden, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Handen?

The best known: [Tyresta National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/tyresta-nationalpark/), [Årsta Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/arsta-slott/), [Tyresö Palace](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/tyreso-slott/), [Stockholm Sweden Temple](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/stockholm-sverige-tempel/), [Sandemar Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/suecia/sandemar/). In all, 44 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Handen?

May to September; also possible: December to April and October. In June there are 18 h 10 of daylight, and in December, 5 h 50.

### How do you get to Handen?

The nearest main airport is Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN), 55 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=59.1698%2C18.1425) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Handen as the destination and these 44 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).