See and do in Linköping
Your Guide to Linköping
Linköping is Sweden’s aviation capital, a city large enough to offer everything you need, yet small enough to keep everything close at hand. Whether you are drawn to culture and entertainment or you are a nature lover looking for open countryside, plains, lakes, and canals, you will find something for you within easy reach.
The city features a vibrant and well-preserved city center filled with attractions, shops, cafés, restaurants, charming culinary streets, rich history, and inspiring walking tours. Quite simply, there is a lot to see and experience. When you stay at Linköpings City Hotel & Hostel, you are close to most things in town.
Below you will find the most important information about Linköping. Through Visit Linköping, you can also explore a much wider range of activities and current events.
The Cathedral
Linköping Cathedral has dominated the city skyline for more than 800 years. It impresses with its grand scale, featuring a 110-meter-long structure and a tower rising 107 meters high. This magnificent cathedral is an essential part of Linköping’s silhouette and a true symbol of the city.
The cathedral is just a short walk from the hotel. Nearby, you will also find Linköping Castle and the Cathedral Museum.
Restaurant recommendations
Linköping offers a wide selection of restaurants and bars. Most of them are located around Stora Torget and along Ågatan, both just a few minutes’ walk from the hotel. We are always happy to help with recommendations.
Old town of Linköping
No visit to Linköping is complete without a trip to Gamla Linköping. Step back in time and experience city life, forests, and countryside as they were a hundred years ago. Take a break and enjoy a peaceful and unique setting with wooden houses, cobbled streets, historic gardens, and numerous museums.
There are activities for all ages, along with a wide selection of restaurants, cafés, and shops.
Sports in Linköping
Linköping has many different sports teams, with the most famous being Linköping Hockey Club (LHC) and Linköping Football Club (LFC). Linköping is also home to other successful elite sports clubs such as Linköping Floorball, LASS, and Linköping Volleyball Club.
Linköping Air Force Museum
The Linköping Air Force Museum is a Swedish state-owned museum of technology and cultural history, featuring exhibitions on the development of military aviation from the early 1900s to the present day. Located at the military airfield Malmen in Malmslätt, west of Linköping, the Air Force Museum showcases aircraft from the pioneer era to the modern JAS 39 Gripen.