The most walkable neighbourhoods in Stockholm
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
20 neighbourhoods of Stockholm ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Vasastaden and Gamla stan share the top score of 100/100, then Östermalm (99) and Riddarholmen (98). 16 of the 20 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Brevik (38).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasastaden | 100 |
| 1 | Gamla stan | 100 |
| 3 | Östermalm | 99 |
| 4 | Riddarholmen | 98 |
| 5 | Södermalm | 96 |
| 6 | Liljeholmen | 93 |
| 7 | Alvik | 91 |
| 8 | Lilla Essingen | 87 |
| 9 | Reimersholme | 86 |
| 10 | Aspudden | 81 |
| 11 | Enskede gård | 79 |
| 11 | Rinkeby | 79 |
| 13 | Stora Essingen | 78 |
| 13 | Långholmen | 78 |
| 13 | Traneberg | 78 |
| 16 | Farsta | 77 |
| 17 | Älvsjö | 69 |
| 18 | Södra Ängby | 53 |
| 19 | Djurgården | 51 |
| 20 | Brevik | 38 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Stockholm's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Vasastaden
Vasastaden scores 100/100, 1.3 km north-west of Stockholm's busiest point. 4,313 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 2 minutes away.
Gamla stan
Gamla stan scores 100/100, 1 km south of Stockholm's busiest point. None of the others has as many cultural venues, with 223 in a 30 minute walk; Nobel Prize Museum is the nearest, about a minute away. More on Gamla stan.
Östermalm
Östermalm scores 99/100, 1.3 km east of Stockholm's busiest point. 3,823 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 4 minutes away.
Riddarholmen
Riddarholmen is the most central of these five, 950 m south of Stockholm's busiest point, and scores 98/100. 4,632 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 5 minutes away. More on Riddarholmen.
Södermalm
Södermalm lies the furthest out of these five, 2.1 km south of Stockholm's busiest point, and scores 96/100. 2,790 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 3 minutes away. It has the fewest libraries and bookshops of the five, 42. 96% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Södermalm.
Centre and outskirts
The 8 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Stockholm's centre average 88, and the 12 further out average 75, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Riddarholmen, 950 m away, scores 98, and the farthest, Farsta, 9.9 km out, scores 77.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Stockholm.
Stockholm as a whole scores 79 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre.
Questions about Stockholm's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Stockholm?
2 of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank in Stockholm tie as the most walkable, each with a walkability score of 100 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise): Vasastaden and Gamla stan.
Which neighbourhoods of Stockholm are least walkable?
Of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Brevik (38), Djurgården (51) and Södra Ängby (53). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Stockholm's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Stockholm scores 79 across the 5 km around its centre.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.