In summertime, lake Helgasjön is served by the fantastic steamboat Thor. Welcome to enjoy a ride on board and go through the locks at Sweden’s southernmost lock in Åby.
The steamboat Thor was built in 1887 at Bergsund’s Mechanical Workshop in Stockholm, and the same year that Thor was built, Sweden’s southernmost lock at Åby was also completed.
We offer lock tours, Helgasjö tours and storytelling tours (guided in swedish). You can also hire the steamboat Thor for various tours. All tours depart from Kronoberg’s castle ruins, which is also Thor’s home port.
Get tickets to The Steamboat Thor
The steamboat Thor operates on lake Helgasjön from May to August. Tickets are available from April. Tickets can be bought at Smålands museum during regular opening hours or digitally via Kulturparken Smålands ticket kiosk.
Offered trips
The lock trip to Åby is guaranteed to interest those who want to be part of an adventure and who want to experience how water can lift a boat weighing many tons into the next lake. A truly uplifting journey.
Prices
Adult SEK 240
Children 5-12 years SEK 115
Children under 5 years rides for free
Buy tickets
Buy your ticket at biljettkiosken.se/angarenthor
Tour time
The tour is about 2.5 hours long.
Duck under low bridges, see Kronoberg castle ruins from the water and feel the wind in your hair. See Lake Helgasjön from a new angle out on the open water.
Prices
Adult SEK 200
Children 5-12 years SEK 95
Children under 5 years ride for free
Buy tickets
Buy your ticket at biljettkiosken.se/angarenthor
Tour time
The tour is about 1 hours long.
At the guided tour you get to hear stories from and about the lake Hegasjön. Our guided tours are presented in swedish only.
Prices
Adult SEK 200
Children 5-12 years SEK 95
Children under 5 years ride for free
Buy tickets
Buy your ticket at biljettkiosken.se/angarenthor
Tour time
The tour is about 1 hours long.
Good to know
Due to the risk of allergies, we do not allow pet animals on the boat. Guide dogs are the exception.
Strollers or prams are not allowed on board the steamer Thor. We therefore recommend that they are left in the car. If that is not possible, there are 1-2 pram spaces in the shed which is adjacent to the steamer Thor. We cannot guarantee a place there as it is first come, first served.
Thor’s staff will help to see if there is room for the pram in the shed.
The steamer Thor only provides life jackets in case of emergency. We recommend that you bring your own life jackets to minors who will be traveling with Thor.
You can bring your own snack on the steamer Thor. You can also book a coffee basket from the nearby located Ryttmästaregården in advance.
You can photograph and film without a tripod on The Steamboat Thor.
Visiting address
The Steamboat Thor is located at Kronoberg’s castle ruins, about 8 kilometers outside the center of Växjö. Kronoberg’s castle ruins are well signposted, and parking spaces are available.
