Skeppsholmen is one of the islands of Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

. It is connected with Blasieholmen and Kastellholmen

Kastellholmen

Kastellholmen is a small island in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden, connected to the adjacent Skeppsholmen through the bridge Kastellholmsbron. It has an area of 31,000 m²....

 by bridges. Positioned strategically at the Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea

The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...

 entrance to Stockholm, it has traditionally been the location of several military buildings. Today the military presence is low and several museums can be found there instead, such as the Museum of Modern Art

Moderna Museet

Moderna museet, the Museum of Modern Art, Stockholm, Sweden, is a state museum located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, that was first opened in 1958. Its first manager was Pontus Hultén...

, the main modern art museum of Stockholm, the architectural museum, in the same building, and Östasiatiska Muséet (East-Asian museum). It is also home to the Teater Galeasen

Teater Galeasen

Teater Galeasen is an independent Swedish theatre group based at Skeppsholmen in Stockholm. It was founded in 1983.Teater Galeasen is known for their singular, avant-garde and experimental productions of both classic and contemporary dramatic work. They work with freelance actors and...

. On the southern shore is the old sailing ship af Chapman which is now used as a youth hostel. It is accessible by foot from Kungsträdgården, past the Grand Hôtel

Grand Hotel (Stockholm)

Grand Hôtel is a five-star hotel in Stockholm. It was founded by Frenchman Jean-François Régis Cadier in 1872 and opened on 14 June 1874. It opened at the same time as the Grand Hotel in Oslo and all Scandinavian capitals have a major Hotel called 'Grand Hotel'. Grand Hôtel is located next to the...

 and Nationalmuseum, by bus number 65, or by boat from Slussen

Slussen

Slussen is an area of central Stockholm, connecting Södermalm and Gamla stan. The area is named after the locks between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The locks themselves allow passage between these two bodies of water...

, Djurgården or Nybroplan

Nybroplan

Nybroplan is a public space in central Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the border between the city districts Norrmalm and Östermalm, Nybroplan connects a number of major streets, including Birger Jarlsgatan, Strandvägen, Hamngatan, and Nybrogatan...

.

Stockholm Jazz Festival

Stockholm Jazz Festival

Stockholm Jazz Festival, established in 1980, is an annual jazz festival in Stockholm, Sweden. It is a major summer event of Stockholm and it is spread over several venues across the city.-Overview:...

 is a popular annual summer event held on Skeppsholmen.

See also

• Kastellholmsbron
  Kastellholmsbron
  Kastellholmsbron is a small bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting the small island Kastellholmen to Skeppsholmen.The name is derived from the citadel, lending its name to the entire island. The first citadel was constructed in the 1640s together with the bridge. The citadel was then...
  
  
• Skeppsholmsbron
  Skeppsholmsbron
  Skeppsholmsbron is in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Blasieholmen to Skeppsholmen.The bridge, 165 metres long and 9.5 metres wide, consists of a 5.5 metre wide roadway flanked by 2 metre pathways, and is divided into 5 compartments.It was the first forging iron bridge to be constructed in...