Friends of Läckö
The purpose of the Friends Association is to support the activities at Läckö Castle through grants for various clearly defined projects. The association's members act as ambassadors and spread positive information about the castle and the many successful activities there. In 2019, the association passed 1000 members, during the corona pandemic the number of members has since decreased but we hope to be over 1000 members again soon. Join the community around Läckö Castle you too!
Read more about what the organisation has donated to Läckö Castle
What you get as a member
Each membership provides valuable support to the association and to Läckö Castle, and you will receive:
- Free admission to the castle and gardens
- Invitation to the summer opening ceremony
- Member activities in spring and autumn.
- Special price for Läckö Opera for two people
- Three membership letters by post
- 50% discount on the book Greve Magnus' Kitchen.
- 10% discount on most items in the shop.
- 50% discount on admission to Gunnebo Castle
- 50 % discount on admission to Nääs Castle
Membership can be purchased by sending the membership fee of SEK 250 to bankgiro number 5749-1474 and stating your name and address. It can also be purchased on site in the castle shop and at the reception desk in Victoriahuset during opening hours.
* When you want to book opera tickets and use your membership: Contact the number below and provide your name or membership number. Once you have paid, your tickets will be emailed to you.
Destination Läckö-Kinnekulle AB
New town square
Old Town Hall
531 31 Lidköping
tel: 0510-200 20
info@lackokinnekulle.se
www.lackokinnekulle.se
You can also book tickets at the reception desk at Naturum, info@lackoslott.se or by calling 0510-48 46 60.
Fees 2026
Annual membership £25 per person per year
Gold membership £250 per person and 10 years
Corporate member SEK 2,500 per company per year
Association bank account number 5749-1474
Association swish number 123 392 81 81
Newsletter in pdf
Here you will find both old and new news! Click on the issue you want to see!
April 2026 - January 2026 - August 2025 - April 2025 - January 2025 – October 2024 – March 2024 - January 2024 - August 2023 - April 2023 - January 2023 - September 2022 - April 2022 - January 2022 - September 2021 - May 2021 - January 2021 - October 2020 May 2020 - January 2020 - September 2019 - May 2019 - January 2019 - September 2018 - May 2018 - January 2018 - September 2017 - May 2017 - January 2017 - September 2016 - April 2016 - January 2016 - September 2015 - April 2015 - January 2015 - September 2014 - April 2014 - January 2014 - September 2013
GDPR and processing of personal data
Due to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we would like to inform you that we need to store and process personal data about you, such as your name, telephone number and possibly your email address, in order to send you the membership newsletter and possibly emails. We apply applicable privacy legislation in all processing of personal data. We will never transfer your data to another party or a country outside the EU.
Board of Directors Läckö Friends
Friends of Läckö Association
Läckö Castle
531 99 Lidköping
Tel. 0510-48 46 60
Chairman of Läckö Friends
Åke Bonnier
Tel. 0708-73 17 88
Oskarsstigen 5
181 32 Lidingö, Sweden
Vice-Chairman
Wilhelm Klingspor
Tel. 070-796 10 09
Secretary
Bodil Warolin
Tel. 0708-52 33 35
Treasurer
Ingrid Johnsson
Tel. 070-294 34 38
Travel organiser
Mr Håkan Ekesbo
Tel. 0702-77 71 99
Editors
Helena Långström Schön
Tel. 076-203 44 00
Mr Anders Franck
Tel. 0708-55 50 90
The project
Cycle path to Läckö
Mr Carl Henrik Ohlsson
Tel. 0708-71 70 70
Members of Parliament
Eva Björkman
Tel. 0701-80 53 83
Mr Sven-Olof Ahlberg
Tel. 0703-97 11 30
531 93 Lidköping
Anna Nyqvist Thorsson
Tel. 0701-77 22 12
Mr Jan Malmgren
Tel. 070-371 86 60
Study circles
In 2025 and 2026, three study circles have so far been organised in collaboration with Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan: ”Maria Euphrosyne 400 år”, ”Stormaktstidens Sverige - språk, pøhet och godsägaren De la Gardie” and ”Måleri på sagoslottet” (ends 11 April).
If you have your own idea for a study circle, do not hesitate to contact the board, at Helena Långström Schön
Travelling
Spring outing 14 May 2026
On 14 May (Ascension Day), we visit Horn with Northern Europe's only wood-fired brickworks with handmade bricks. Many cultural-historical buildings would not be properly renovated without this. We gather at 10:30 at the brickworks. Bring your own coffee. Cost 120 SEK per person. Horn is north of Skövde - feel free to carpool!
Registration by e-mail to Mr Håkan Ekesbo or tel 0702-77 71 99 by 6 May.
Payment via the association's bg 5749-1474 or Swish 123 39 28 181.
Autumn Journey West 5-6 September 2026
Without Varberg Fortress, the De la Gardie family would probably not have become Swedish. Was it obvious that we would become Protestants?
On 5-6 September we go west and immerse ourselves in this, but we also visit four castles and manor houses from four centuries. Nääs, Tjolöholm, Varberg and Gunnebo we hope to catch up with.
Departure Saturday at 7am from Skara and Lidköping at 7.30am. Return at approximately 18:00 on Sunday. Lunch and dinner together on Saturday. Overnight stay in Varberg.
Registration by e-mail to Mr Håkan Ekesbo before 10 August or 0702-777199. Notify any food allergies. Cost SEK 4,200 per person in a double room, single room supplement SEK 300. Payment to the association's Bg 5749-1474 alt. Swish 123 39 28 181 before 10 August.
Read reports from previous trips in our member magazine, which you can find further up on this page.
The project
Presentation of feasibility study 2023 and 2024 on new cycle path to Läckö
For two years, Läckö Vänner has led a feasibility study together with Kållandsöföreningen regarding a cycle path to Läckö. The Grevillis Fund has contributed funds to the feasibility study.
The currently proposed route passes 18 developable visitor destinations. The municipality of Lidköping is proposed to be the principal for Läcköleden.
- "Throughout the work, we have been met with great and positive commitment locally from residents, interest groups and the appointed steering group together with other partners. This has been a crucial success factor for the project," says Carl Henrik Ohlsson, who has led the project.
For those who want to know more
Here we collect material about the organisation and about research related to Läckö Castle.
25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASSOCIATION LÄCKÖ VÄNNER 2023
On 23 September, we celebrated the association's first anniversary with speeches, lectures and an exciting glimpse into the future.
Anniversary speech by Chairman Lars-Göran Lönnermark
Panel discussion on the future. Where will Läckö be in 25 years? (Podcast, duration 63 min)
Careers in the bosom of the nobility - social mobility among Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie's West Gothic stewards circa 1650-1680. Asger Weinberg (2021)
The largest landowner of all time in Skaraborg. Carl Henrik Ohlsson (2023).
Article from Alla tiders Skaraborg, published with the permission of Skaraborgs Akademi.
The flora of the Leckö or Sikajocki castle area in Kållandsö or Otterstads parish, Kållands härad of Skaraborg county. Recorded in 1938-39 on behalf of Lecköföreningen by Gunnar Linde.