The amusement park was founded in 1898, and there was a display of animals from the beginning of the fifties.

In 1954 Parken Zoo started to charge visitors an entrance fee.

The prize of an entry ticket was 50 öre which is half of a Swedish krona.

the zoo was sold to the company Mimir Capital AB for the sum of one Swedish krona, although Eskilstuna county kept ownership of the territory.

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