Södermanland
Södermanland, also called Sörmland, is a landscape in eastern Svealand. The name means sout men's land, which was the people who lived south of Lake Mälaren.
Restaurants & Icecream
Plevna Gården***
Here you can have your lunch or dinner on the pleasant glass veranda. Good food and the staff is ok.
Malmköpings Värdshus****
Well-prepared and affordable lunch. Only two choices but with a reasonably sized vegetable buffet. Lovely old-fashioned environment with peace and quiet.
Grinda Gårdsglass
On this farm in Malmköping, the family has been producing fresh milk for several generations.
From the fresh milk, more than 70 different types of ice cream are produced, which vary according to season. Their sorbets are made from fresh or frozen fruits and berries (depending on the season).
Bath & minigolf
Malmköpings bad&camping
One of Sörmland's finest baths with jetties and diving towers. Here you will find a mini golf course and a café.
Day trips
Strängnäs
Go on a cruise from Strängnäs to Stallarholmen and Mälsåker's castle with S / S Ejdern. Traffic summer season. For dates and booking, see website. https://wp.ejdern.org/
Gripsholm slott
Gripsholm Castle is a popular excursion destination. The stately Vasa castle is located on a small islet in Lake Mälaren, just outside Mariefred's idyllic city center. Around the castle is a cozy park that is worth the visit just that.
Malmköping
Malmköping is a picturesque trading and tourist town with a very interesting history. Here on the ridge people lived already in the Stone Age. The town originally grew up around the Armed Forces, which had operations there between the years 1774 and 1921. Many environments and buildings from that time are preserved. In Malmköping, there is, among other things, the Swedish Local Transport Museum with, among other things, trams from many of Sweden's tramway cities.
For the children
Parken Zoo
Parken Zoois one of Eskilstuna's largest tourist destinations. Get to know domestic animals and experience exotic animals, ride carousels and splash around in the outdoor pool - all on the same ticket!
Sagostigen
Easy for adults and fun for children. On Sagostigen, fairy tales come to life. Read & discover the folk tales together, have fun in the play area and meet the farm animals. There is a café with home-baked coffee, simple lunch and ice cream.
Outdoor adventure
Kanotcenter Skebokvarn
Kanotcenter Skebokvarn is located in the middle of Sörmland along highway 57 by Lake Båven, which is usually called Sweden's largest wilderness lake with approx. 500 km shoreline and an island for every day of the year!
You get here by car or bus which stops opposite the canoe center which is located in the middle of the village. The canoe center is located in Gamla Mejeriet from 1922 where we rent out Canadians, kayaks, bicycles and various camping equipment. We have a Hostel, a Cafeteria and Sale of canoes and accessories. We also arrange courses and training in kayaking.
Here you can start your paddling directly from our own jetty or be transported to your starting point.
Tolfta Gård
Riding on an Icelandic horse
They organize a half-day tour with a guide, efficient riding for about 2 hours, all in all it takes 3-4 hours. Here it is fine to be a beginner to an experienced rider. We adapt today's tour to the riders' level of knowledge.
They do not mix completely new riders with seasoned riders unless you belong to the same group. After the tour, coffee with sandwiches is served in our wonderful setting on the farm.
Price SEK 725 per person incl. coffee (at least 2 participants)
Cykling in the area
There are very nice cycle paths that are car-free in the area. Don't miss to experiencing the beautiful scenery from a bike. We have two older women's and men's bikes that you can borrow.
Arround the oak Ekllången
Distance: 34,2 km
Time: 3 hours
For map klick here
Oliveberg - Björndammen
Distance 12 km
Time: 1 hour
For map klick here
Oliveberg - Morssjön
Distance: 21,6 km
Time: 2 hours
For map klick here
Sörmlandsleden
Sörmlandsleden is a ring-shaped system of hiking trails that includes a total of approximately 1,000 km of groomed trails in Södermanland. The places that the trail passes include Södertälje, Trosa, Nyköping, Stavsjö, Katrineholm, Hälleforsnäs, Malmköping and Järna
Sörmlandsleden stage 20
Malmköping - Heneradalen, 6 km
Parking: Currently, it is not possible to reach the reserve's parking by car. Parking is available next to the road barrier just after Lisätter. See marking roadblock on stage map.
Wind shelter and dass: Västersjön - N 59° 07.256′, E 16° 47.880′
The stage starts through the Henaredalen nature reserve. A slightly longer way via the ancient castle, up there on the other hand you have a fantastic view.
Henardalen is a nature reserve with a botanically and zoologically very interesting and wonderful spring and early summer bloom. Please note that dogs must be kept on a leash all year round.
The reserve also contains Skansberget, an ancient castle with a lovely view of Lake Henaren. You can also see that the beaver has been active at the shoreline.
The trail goes through alternating large spruce forest and very beautiful rock outcrops with open pine forest.
After about 2 km of hiking, you will arrive at the "Gate of Hell". The original road between Dunker and Hyltinge ran between two mountain peaks, where people were forced to push forward their teams of horses, hence the name "Hell's Gate".
Further on, the trail passes Mörtsjön - a nice little pond.
A number of very large rocks can be seen along the trail. The border point "Staven" is a large border cairn, which used to be the border point for four parishes. It is passed approximately in the middle of the stage.
Towards the end of the stage, the trail goes through varied deciduous forest with lots of spring flowers.
At the stage finish is the Malmköping campsite. Here there are baths and the possibility to fill up with water. In Malmköping there is also the option of staying in a hotel. Here you can eat and stock up.
Sörmlandsleden Stage 21
Malmköping - Hagtorp, 10,5 km
Water: Source at Sundbysjön - N 59° 09.419′ E 16° 41.949′
Heifers and bulls can be found in the Malma nature reserve. At the end of the stage before Hagtorp, there may also be horses and sheep.
From the campsite at Hosjön, the hike goes up to Plevnahöjden with its war memories. There you pass Hotel Malmköping where you can eat something or fill up your lunch bag.
The trail then crosses Eskilstunavägen and then you come up to the Malma nature reserve with views over the bird-rich Sundbysjön and Dunkerbygden. At the height of Sundbysjön there is a cold spring.
Navestasjön passes revue before we walk on the overgrown old country road and through Mordgrind - the place where engineer Herman Upmark was murdered in 1874. The perpetrators Hjert and Tector were the last to be publicly executed in our country in 1876.
A few hundred meters from Navesta, you can see a strange lake on the left, it has an underground connection with lake Akaren. The small island visible in the middle of the lake wanders back and forth.
At the lake Nälen, which can be seen to the right of the trail, Stone Age settlements have been found. This lake is also considered to be one of Sörmland's most important bird lakes.
Just before we reach the stage finish is the gallows where Hjert was beheaded in 1876. Tector was executed the same day on Gotland. Those were the last public executions in our country.
Malmköping Malmköping nature reserve Malma nature reserve.
Fishing in Flen
Permitted fishing without a fishing license is only allowed between our association's shoreline and to the middle of the lake Eklången, Taljasjön and parts of Gårdssjön.
Malmköping
Fishing licenses for Nedingen are sold at Malmköping camping for SEK 50 / week per family.
Sparreholm
Fishing licenses for upper Båven and lower Skarvnäsviken are sold by Sparreholm's fisheries conservation association, Skebokvarn's canoe center and Sparreholm's kiosk. Day / week tickets are sold by the kiosk in Sparreholm and Skebokvarn's canoe center for SEK 30 / each and SEK 75 / each.
Mellösa
Fishing licenses for Mellösasjön are sold by Mellösa fisheries conservation association and Flens tourist office. Day card costs SEK 25 / pc, monthly card SEK 50 / pc
Bettna
In the municipality of Flen, fishing licenses are sold to Yngaren and Mäskaren at Bettna baren and Flen's tourist office, but also online www.fiskekort.se/yngaren. A three-day card costs SEK 100 / pc and an annual card costs SEK 300 / pc.
Fishing in Södermanland
Connected fishing areas in Södermanland County