When it's dark by four and too wet for the playground, Stockholm parents head to a lekland: a big indoor hall of slides, ball pits, trampolines and climbing towers where kids run until they drop. Most have a separate toddler zone, a café for the grown-ups and a socks-on rule for everyone. Here's what we checked, from Leo's Lekland's volcano slides to the electric-car mini town at Kaatach.
Leo's Lekland Kungens Kurva is a large indoor play center with slides, trampolines, climbing towers and ball pools spread over thousands of square meters. Kids can fire the Ball Canons on the pirate ship, run the Jungle Race, ride trikes on their own track and kick a ball around the Sports Arena.
Children under five get Mini World, a separate area built for their pace.
Leo's Lekland Barkarby is a big indoor play center with thousands of square meters of play space. Kids climb the Volcano and the stretchy nets of the Spider Tower, race down the Volcano Slide and the Racing Slide, fire foam balls from the Pirate Ship cannons and bounce on trampolines. Under-5s get their own Mini World zone, and adults can join in on all the equipment.
A large indoor play center by Arninge Centrum, with a climbing volcano, the Volcano, Tubby and Snake slides, trampolines, a ball pool, a pirate ship with ball cannons and a Jungle Race points game. Kids under five get their own Mini World area.
One ticket covers unlimited play until closing, and an on-site bistro feeds kids and adults, since outside food isn't allowed.
A big indoor play center from the Leo's Lekland chain, beside Länna shopping center. Kids run between a pirate ship with ball cannons, a volcano climb, trampolines, a ball pool, a parkour course and a row of slides, including the Tiger, Snake and Zebra slides.
A bistro serves snacks and full meals, and every structure is built so parents can join in.
Funland is an indoor play center (lekland) inside the Sollentuna Centrum mall, with ball pits, one-way slides and a Lego corner.
Its main draw is drop-off play: older kids stay with the staff while parents run errands or sit down for a coffee. Staff photograph each child with the adult who checks them in, and only that adult can collect them. A party room hosts birthday parties.
Kaatach is a play center of about 3,000 square meters indoors and out, with the yard open all year. Inside, kids drive electric cars through a mini town with traffic lights and a fire station, climb a digital climbing wall, and play in kid-size houses styled as a school, bank and hospital. Outside are trampolines, pirate boats and climbing towers with slides, plus a fairground from May to September.
When it's dark by four and too wet for the playground, Stockholm parents head to a lekland: a big indoor hall of slides, ball pits, trampolines and climbing towers where kids run until they drop. Most have a separate toddler zone, a café for the grown-ups and a socks-on rule for everyone. Here's what we checked, from Leo's Lekland's volcano slides to the electric-car mini town at Kaatach.
Leo's Lekland Kungens Kurva is a large indoor play center with slides, trampolines, climbing towers and ball pools spread over thousands of square meters. Kids can fire the Ball Canons on the pirate ship, run the Jungle Race, ride trikes on their own track and kick a ball around the Sports Arena.
Children under five get Mini World, a separate area built for their pace.
Leo's Lekland Barkarby is a big indoor play center with thousands of square meters of play space. Kids climb the Volcano and the stretchy nets of the Spider Tower, race down the Volcano Slide and the Racing Slide, fire foam balls from the Pirate Ship cannons and bounce on trampolines. Under-5s get their own Mini World zone, and adults can join in on all the equipment.
A large indoor play center by Arninge Centrum, with a climbing volcano, the Volcano, Tubby and Snake slides, trampolines, a ball pool, a pirate ship with ball cannons and a Jungle Race points game. Kids under five get their own Mini World area.
One ticket covers unlimited play until closing, and an on-site bistro feeds kids and adults, since outside food isn't allowed.
A big indoor play center from the Leo's Lekland chain, beside Länna shopping center. Kids run between a pirate ship with ball cannons, a volcano climb, trampolines, a ball pool, a parkour course and a row of slides, including the Tiger, Snake and Zebra slides.
A bistro serves snacks and full meals, and every structure is built so parents can join in.
Funland is an indoor play center (lekland) inside the Sollentuna Centrum mall, with ball pits, one-way slides and a Lego corner.
Its main draw is drop-off play: older kids stay with the staff while parents run errands or sit down for a coffee. Staff photograph each child with the adult who checks them in, and only that adult can collect them. A party room hosts birthday parties.
Kaatach is a play center of about 3,000 square meters indoors and out, with the yard open all year. Inside, kids drive electric cars through a mini town with traffic lights and a fire station, climb a digital climbing wall, and play in kid-size houses styled as a school, bank and hospital. Outside are trampolines, pirate boats and climbing towers with slides, plus a fairground from May to September.
