Viking summer at Stiklestad 2025
Day program 21 June - 3 August.
Tuesday - Sunday 11.00 - 16.00. Only exhibitions open on Mondays.
Stiklestad welcomes you to experiences for the whole family! At the medieval farm Stiklastadir you can play battle, shoot with a bow and arrow and join the Vikings' longhouse. Join our skilled mediators on a tour, experience exhibitions and enjoy a good meal in restaurant Skalden.
Viking summer at Stiklestad starts on 21 June and lasts until 3 August.
About the activities
The medieval farm Stiklastadir
Step into the world of the Vikings, and experience the time when the chieftains ruled from their mighty guild halls. Take the step across the yard and move forward in time. In the medieval guest loft, houses and people tell stories about the Christian kings and the church's extensive power. The medieval farm Stiklastadir provides golden opportunities to both learn about and play in the time around the battle in 1030.
The Longhouse
Visit the Vikings inside the Gildehallen and the residential part of Stiklastadir and hear the stories of the time before the battle.
The guest loft
Join us in the guest loft, built according to medieval building customs, and hear the stories about the changes the Battle of Stiklestad brought about.
Play the battle
Here you join the peasant army or the king's army and fight like a Viking with sword and shield! From 5 years
Viking game
Learn to shoot with a bow and arrow, drive the Torsvogna and play in our large pilgrim's labyrinth, as well as other Viking-inspired activities. You can borrow Viking clothes, helmets, swords and shields for photography.
Piling
Burial mounds are an important source of knowledge about the Viking Age. But how did a burial take place and what do we find in the mounds? We recreate a burial of a rich person in the Viking Age. Maybe we need volunteers, do you dare to volunteer?
Story time
Do you know the old Norse gods? The gods they believed in in the past, the gods who live in Åsgård? Join us for an exciting storytelling session, and hear about the time Tor lost his hammer and had to dress up as a bride.
Viking food
Learn about food traditions from the Viking Age. What did the farmer grow?
Stuggu - NEW
During the summer of 2024, it will also be possible to see the farm's newest building being erected. Stuggu will be built using traditional carpentry by our own skilled craftsmen. In other words, there is always something happening at Stiklastadir.
The Folk Museum
The folk museum at Stiklestad consists of over 30 buildings in a beautiful cultural landscape. Here you can go on a journey of discovery on idyllic paths, among buildings that house life, craftsmanship and history from the 1700th, 1800th and 1900th centuries.
Molåna Café
In the fine rooms of the venerable trønderlåna, you can buy coffee, cakes, waffles, ice cream and juice from the hosts dressed in period clothes.
The play barn and the toy shop
Vegvoktertunet is the favorite place for the smallest children. Here there are wooden animals waiting to be groomed, fed and played with. Try your hand at stilts and jump rope! In the storeroom on Molåntunet the children can play freely in the toy shop.
We feed the animals
Many cozy animals live in Stiklestad, including sheep, pigs and chickens. Come along and feed the animals at the barn and stable.
Ingvaldsengården
In the carpentry workshop you will find the digital exhibition Krakken. The old machines still work, and the film shows how building protection craftsman Håvard makes a copy of the original Ingvaldsen stool from 1914
The Culture House
Ticket sales, information, exhibitions, restaurant and hotel Scandic Stiklestad.
Guided tours
Join our guides who give you an insight into the history of Olav and show you around the Stiklestad battlefield and into Stiklestad church. Private guided tour adapted to children and families. Guiding in English and German is also available, ordered on tel: 74 04 42 00.
Feel free to visit our exhibitions and museum shop at the cultural center.
Exhibitions
The Saint King's stories - a thousand years in Olav's footsteps
Stiklestad church
The story goes that the church was built over the place where Olav Haraldsson died in 1030.
Open church from midday. June – mid-August at 11.00 – 18.00. With the exception of church actions.
Here you will find more information about the attractions at Stiklestad.
Ticket information
Entrance to Stiklastadir, the folk museum and stories, tours and exhibitions are included in the day ticket, which can be purchased online, at the reception at the cultural center (740 44 200) and at the ticket booth upstairs in the area.
Ticket prices:
Adult NOK
Children under 18 accompanied by an adult: Free entry.
Young people between the ages of 13 and 18: free entry.
Stiklestad card: Free entry
WHERE IS STIKLESTAD?
Stiklestad is 5 km from the exit on the E6 i Verdal municipality, and 4 km from Verdal Station. Follow national highway 757. Distance from Trondheim airport Værnes: 60 km, from Steinkjer: 30 km and from Trondheim: 90 km.
Inherred is located in Trøndelag county and consists of the municipalities of Levanger, Verdal, Inderøy, Steinkjer and Snåsa which are located north of Trondheim along the E6.
Stiklestad is located in the middle of an area rich in culture, nature and history. For more activities in the region, see visitInnherred.com or trondelag.com
Bring the family and experience Viking summer at Stiklestad this summer! Welcome!