Eksjö

Eksjö’s idyllic city centre has over 50 culturally significant wooden houses and is one of the best-preserved wooden towns in Europe. Stroll through old neighbourhoods where plagues, famine, war, and fires have ravaged.

Eksjö

Eksjö is one of Sweden’s best-preserved wooden towns, with architecture and memories spanning over four centuries. Eksjö as a city has existed since the 1400s but was burned down in the mid-1500s. Most of the buildings now found in the picturesque city centre, old town, were built after the city was devastated by fire, and Eksjö has since been relatively spared from major fires. Many of the current houses were built in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries.

Unlike many other similar older neighbourhoods, Eksjö fared well during the major wave of demolitions that swept across Sweden after World War II. The well-preserved architecture led to the city being awarded the Europa Nostra diploma for excellent building and cultural heritage conservation in 1997.

Discover this cultural treasure on your own, on one of the guided city walks arranged, or with an audio guide.

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Experience Nature

Cycle out to scenic areas or go hiking! In Eksjö, you will find unique places like Skurugata and Skuruhatt, a fault-lined gorge often described as one of southern Sweden’s most peculiar natur…

Cycle out to scenic areas or go hiking! In Eksjö, you will find unique places like Skurugata and Skuruhatt, a fault-lined gorge often described as one of southern Sweden’s most peculiar natural phenomena. The viewpoint of Skuruhatt, one of the highest points in Småland, offers a fantastic view at 337 meters above sea level.

Skurugata & Skuruhatt