Viking summer at Stiklestad 2025

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. 

Day program 21 June – 3 August.
Monday – Sunday 11.00:16.00 – XNUMX:XNUMX. Open every day!

 

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.

On our tours you can get a deeper insight into how people lived in the Viking Age. What kind of food did they eat? What did they trade with the Sami? And how did the Vikings build these magnificent houses?

The guest loft

Also new this year are activities for children in the guest loft based on the secrets of the primstaff. Here, the children will hear stories about faith and superstition, and then create their own rule that everyone in Stiklestad must follow on this day.

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, and play in our large pilgrimage maze, as well as other Viking-inspired activities. You can borrow Viking clothing, helmet, sword and shield 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

In the summer of 2025, we will continue work on completing the farm's newest building, the cottage. The cottage is being built using traditional carpentry by our own skilled craftsmen.

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 parlors of the venerable Trønderlåna you can buy coffee, cakes, waffles, ice cream and juice from the hosts dressed in period clothing. The parlors of the venerable Trønderlåna are a good place to take a breather.

The play barn and the toy shop
Vegvoktertunet is the favorite place for the youngest children. Here there are wooden animals waiting to be cared for and played with. In the yard there will be bustling life with stilts and skipping ropes, a pleasant yard host with stories from the old days,

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

Return – recipient missing

This year's big news at the Folk Museum is an unforgettable walking performance called Return – Recipient Missing. Here you join the postman on a journey through time and history, where the letters that never reached their destination are the main characters. These letters carry stories from some of the most dramatic events in Verdal's history to romantic love letters.

The walking performance takes you from the bakery and Vegvoktertunet via Ingvaldsengården to Molåntunet. The stories the postman tells span the period from 1813 to 1952.

The Culture House

Ticket sales, information, exhibitions, restaurant and hotel Scandic Stiklestad.

Guided tours

Join our guides who will give you insight into the story of Olav and show you around the Stiklestad battlefield and into Stiklestad Church, as well as the medieval farm Stiklastadir. Private guided tour adapted for children and families. Guiding in English and German is also available, book by calling 74 04 42 00.

Please visit our museum shop at the cultural center.

Exhibitions

In our main building, the cultural center, you will find the following exhibitions:

Stiklestad 1030-  permanent exhibition.
A journey into Olav's time and the great shift from Norse religion to Christianity.

The Saint King's stories– permanent exhibition
Stories about Olav Haraldsson/Olav the Saint and the legacy of the saint king.

In the footsteps of Saint Olav.– New in summer 2025.

Olav's canonization led to many pilgrims embarking on a pilgrimage to his grave in Nidaros. In this exhibition you can learn more about how Olav became one of the Nordic countries' most popular saints, his importance for pilgrimage in Norway and the ways in which he has remained an important figure in Norwegian history.

Borderland- Gaskelaante–  New in summer 2025

What does a thousand years of climate change look like? And what happens to our cultural heritage when the landscape changes? In this unique exhibition you can explore a 3D-scanned mountain landscape, see cultural historical objects in VR and reflect on our use of resources. The exhibition can be visited with a guide at fixed times. During the Olympics, there are extended opening hours.

Stiklestad for the new millennium.
Mini exhibition in the foyer about co-creation in the work on the new main exhibition towards 2030

 

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 225,- online, 250,- at reception
Children under 18 accompanied by an adult: Free entry.
Young people between the ages of 13 and 18: free entry.
Stiklestad card: Free entry

Unique accommodation

Travel back to the year 1247 and sleep in true medieval fashion The guest loft in the middle of the Viking and medieval farm Stiklastadir. An experience that will be remembered for a long time to come!
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Scandic Stiklestad:

Restaurant Skalden

Food and drink are an important part of life! That's why we want every Every meal should be a culinary experience! Versatility is our our main strength, and we offer everything from delicious cakes on the counter to snacksand dinners. Enjoy the food and spend time in our historic surroundings– well done!

Accommodation

There is a lot to experience in Stiklestad, so maybe you want to be here for more than a day? In our 57 rooms you can retreat after today's experiences, and enjoy the view of the cultural landscape outside.

Hotel packages

incl. family room, breakfast and day tickets to Vikingsommer. Here you will find information about the hotel package at Scandic Stiklestad (accommodation, breakfast and day tickets).

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!