Postmuseum is considered one of the finest postal museums in the world with unique postal history and philatelic collections. Centrally located in Gamla stan (the Old Town in Stockholm) near the underground station, the museum is housed in the oldest building in the Swedish postal organisation, dating back to the 17th century.

Postmuseum occupies an entire block. It was purchased by the Post Office in 1720, and until 1869 housed Stockholm's only post office. The museum was opened in 1906. At that time it was limited to a few rooms, but today it occupies the entire building. Its most extensive renovation took place in 1999.

The main exhibition The Letter - a journey through time illustrates how letters have been delivered over the course of more than 370 years. Visitors can meet some of the people who have worked for the Post Office during this time, and view the environments in which they worked. New digital guide in English!

There is also a main exhibition of stamps and postcards called Remarkable! This exhibition contains everything from unique rarities to stamps featuring the royal family and space travel.

Post F@ktum, a knowledge centre with multimedia and Internet functions, takes up the entire 2nd floor of the Museum. Post F@ktum provides opportunities for visitors of all ages to learn about postal history and stamps with the aid of the library, computers and stamp collections from Sweden and the other Nordic countries.

Children have their own exhibition as well as a miniature post office, where they can stamp letters, drive a postal van or sort and deliver mail. The Little Post Office is open to visitors during weekends and school holidays.

Every year exhibitions on a variety of themes featuring letters, stamps, art and picture postcards, are presented. Something new is always happening at Postmuseum: Concerts, children's theatre, film showings and much, much more.

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