Villa Villekulla, Children's literature attraction in Kneippbyn, Sweden.
Villa Villekulla is a two-story wooden house with pale yellow horizontal siding and pink trim, moved to Kneippbyn in 1969. Its left section has a steep gabled roof with a pink triangular ornament, while the right section rises into a square tower topped by a pale green pyramidal roof. A pink veranda with a green corrugated metal roof and a door marked "ENTRÉ" complete the facade.
The house was built around 1902 at Visborgsslätt near Visby, where it served as a steward's residence, a private home and later a store for ammunition and underpants at the Gotland Infantry Regiment. SVT bought and repainted it for the 1968 TV series. In December 1969 director Einar Nyberg bought it for 53,000 kronor and moved it on metal rails to Kneippbyn, where Pippi on the Run was filmed in 1970.
The house brings to life Astrid Lindgren's literary creation, where Pippi Longstocking lives with her horse and monkey, Mr. Nilsson. Visitors can see the home of a character that has made generations of children laugh.
Access to the house is through the main entrance of Kneippbyn Resort, where visitors need an admission ticket for the grounds. During summer months, daily theatrical performances bring the literary adventure to life for guests.
The hollow tree in the garden, from which sweets and soda could be picked, existed only in Astrid Lindgren's books; the abandoned plot on Kung Oscars väg in Visby keeps some apple trees but no gate, fence or soda tree. The house at Kneippbyn was built around 1902 and served as a steward's residence and later a store before becoming a film set.
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