The Linnaeus Garden
Welcome to Sweden's oldest botanic garden and the garden of Olof Rudbeck Sr and Carolus Linnaeus.
Guided Tours every day
in the Garden of Linnaeus
Join us on a guided tour at 11.30 or 14.30 every day we are open!
Events in The Linnaeus Garden
The Director's Lodge
The Linnaeus museum, was Linnaeus's home and study for 35 years.
Linnaeus' Orangery Venue for parties and events
A botanical heritage
Wild tulip has been grown since the time of Olof Rudbeck the elder.
The educator's garden
Take a tour in the garden where Linnaeus taught his students.
The Linnaeus Garden – a haven in Uppsala
The Linnaeus Garden was the first botanical garden in Sweden founded in 1655 by Olof Rudbeck the elder. It is laid out in the French style and was restored following Linnaeus' and Carl Hårleman's design from 1745. Today, approximately 1,000 species are cultivated here. All of them are known to have been cultivated by Linnaeus and are arranged according to his sexual system.
The Linnaeus Garden – a historic gem in central Uppsala
The Linnaeus Garden is an oasis hidden behind a planked fence on Svartbäcksgatan in central Uppsala. The botanic garden, with Carl Linnaeus’ professorial residence, exhibitions, café and shop is open from the beginning of May to the end of September.
The former home of Carl Linnaeus is now the Linnaeus Museum, managed by Uppsala University on behalf of the Swedish Linnaeus Society. The museum is open for pre-booked groups throughout the year.
Getting to the The Linnaeus Garden
The Linnaeus Garden is on Svartbäcksgatan 27, north of the pedestrian street.
With bus to the Linnaeus Garden
There are no bus stops right outside the garden. The nearest bus stop is ’Skolgatan’ and 'Stadsbiblioteket', just around the block from The Linnaeus Garden. City bus line 5 (green), 8 (bright red) och 10 (pink) stop at Kungsgatan, bus stop Skolgatan. Bus line 6 (brown) and 9 (blue) stop at S:t Olofsgatan, bus stop Stadsbiblioteket.
- Bus line 9 (blue) and bus line 6 (brown) stop at Resecentrum where you can catch the train to Arlanda or Stockholm. The bus number 9 will also take you to Linnés Sävja.
- Regional buses number 110 and 115 leave from bus stop Skolgatan and pass Gamla Uppsala on the way north. The trip takes about ten minutes and the bus departs twice an hour.
Parkering at the Linnaeus Garden
There are parking lots at Österplan, east of the railway, with entrance from S:t Olofsgatan. At Dragarbrunnsgatan, close to Klostergatan, there is a multi-storeyed car park.
Also visit Linnaeus' Hammarby
The the country estate of the Linnaeus family
Open May–September.
Also visit the Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden after Linnaeus
open year around.