Stockholm apartment of children’s author opens for tours – to adults only

The former home of children’s book writer Astrid Lindgren, known internationally for the Pippi Longstocking series, has been opened to the public – except for children.

A young girl buys her first Pippi Longstocking book. Image by Arwen Abenstern / CC BY 2.0

The Astrid Lindgren Society is offering guided tours of the Stockholm apartment where Lindgren lived and worked until her death in 2002. It said: “This is where timeless classics such as Pippi Longstocking, countless letters and articles were written.”

Lindgren’s family has preserved the apartment as it was when she lived there. Tours must be booked in advance on the society’s web page and only 12 people will be allowed in at a time. In a move that appeared at odds with Lindgren’s respect and love for children, the society said visitors must be 15 or older.

(Press Association)