Sweden
Every hostel-dense city in Sweden. Sorted by the vibes we think you'll actually care about.
The cities.
The ranked list.
Castanea Old Town Hostel
8.9-rated small hostel tucked on Kindstugatan in Gamla Stan, steps from Stortorget square and the Royal Palace. Fifty beds across 4-to-8-person dorms and a handful of private rooms, with a proper shared kitchen and the single best hostel address in Stockholm's old town for walkability.
STF Stockholm Skeppsholmen Vandrarhem
8.8-rated STF hostel split between two 19th-century buildings on Skeppsholmen island: the Hantverkshuset naval barrack and the legendary AF Chapman — a 1888 three-masted iron sailing ship moored on the quay. Five minutes' walk from Gamla Stan across the pedestrian bridge; 15 from T-Centralen. The water-view dorms are why you book this place.
STF Långholmen Hostel
8.8-rated hostel inside the refurbished 1840s Långholmen prison — yes, an actual former Swedish state prison, converted in 1989. Rooms are the old prison cells (private bathrooms in most). On its own small island connected to Södermalm by a bridge, 12 minutes to Hornstull metro.
Hostel Snoozemore
Hostel Snoozemore is a self-check-in bunkhouse in Kvillebäcken, a quiet, gentrifying pocket of Lundby, 15 minutes on tram 4 or 6 to central Gothenburg. 8.6 from 856 Booking reviews, dorms from around €30 — reliably clean, spacious, and a three-minute walk from the Hisingen craft-beer triangle (Stigbergets, O/O Brewing, Beerbliotek).
STF Zinkensdamm Hostel
8.5-rated STF hostel on the south edge of Tantolunden Park in Södermalm, 3 minutes' walk from Zinkensdamm metro (red line, 8 minutes to T-Centralen). Two shared kitchens, a restaurant-bar on-site, free pasta for guests, and the classic Södermalm backpacker crowd — the best-value Södermalm hostel for stays of 2 to 5 nights.
City Backpackers Hostel
8.5-rated backpacker hostel set in a 19th-century building on Upplandsgatan — 500 metres from Stockholm Central Station and 5 minutes from Drottninggatan. Evening sauna free for guests, free pasta permanently in the kitchen, free ice skates in winter. The social backpacker hostel in central Stockholm.
Backpackers Göteborg
Backpackers Göteborg sits on Vegagatan in Linné, the city's nightlife street, two blocks from Järntorget. 8.5 from 612 reviews, dorms from about €32 — the social hostel locals actually point you to, with a sauna, a small roof terrace, and staff who run pub crawls in summer.
Kvibergs Vandrarhem - Hostel
Kvibergs Vandrarhem occupies restored military barracks from the 1800s in Kvibergs Park, eastern Gothenburg. 8.5 from 743 reviews, dorms and private rooms from about €34 — calm, family-friendly, with a Sunday flea market and archery ranges on the doorstep and tram 7/11 to the center in 25 minutes.
Skanstulls Boutique Hostel
8.4-rated design-forward boutique hostel on Ringvägen, 150 metres from Skanstull metro in the middle of Södermalm's SoFo neighbourhood. Bright individual-decorated rooms, many with private bathrooms, a small guest kitchen, and the quietest stay in Södermalm at this price.
Linnéplatsens Hotell och Vandrarhem
Linnéplatsens Hotell & Vandrarhem sits on Linnéplatsen square — the quiet Linné end of the neighborhood, where tram 11 to the Saltholmen archipelago ferries terminates. 8.4 from 938 reviews, beds from about €38; self-check-in, privacy curtains on bunks, and a bigger-than-average shared kitchen.