Skogaholm manor, Manor house in Skansen, Sweden

Skogaholm is a manor residence with Caroline-style architecture featuring stone terraces, a kitchen wing, and separate living areas within the Skansen open-air museum. The building shows how a Swedish estate was organized and structured, with different sections serving distinct purposes from cooking to family living.

The first manor at Skogaholm was probably built in the 1630s on the western shore of Skogasjön. In 1680 Catharina Rosenberg and Anders Wennerstedt replaced it with a one-storey log building with a säteritak roof and visible red-painted timber with white corners. A stone wing followed in 1780, and in the 1790s the manor was rendered and given larger windows and a Gustavian interior. The main building was donated to Skansen in 1929 and inaugurated there on 4 October 1931.

The working kitchen garden shows visitors which plants and herbs were grown in Sweden centuries ago, demonstrating how people on an estate lived and provided for themselves. The way the garden is maintained today reflects the daily routines and food practices of that time.

Visitors can explore the furnished rooms, gardens, and summer house while learning about Swedish manor life through guided tours and demonstrations. The best time to visit is during warmer months when the garden is most active and special activities are scheduled regularly.

A ghost story clings to Skogaholm: a messenger was said to have been murdered for a leather bag of money, and a servant was suspected though the bag was never found. When the manor was moved to Skansen, an empty leather bag is said to have turned up in the attic.