Skänninge (pronunciationⓘ) is a locality situated in Mjölby Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 3,140 inhabitants in 2010.

The history of the town goes back to the 11th century, making it one of the oldest cities in Sweden.

One of the older buildings in the medieval Brick Gothic Church of Our Lady, Sw. Vårfrukyrkan, constructed by the town's German population in honor of the Virgin Mary.

In 1250, the reigning family of Folkung had its main quarters near Skänninge, and the town developed into something of the Götaland capital, and the market place became one of the richest and most attended in the country.

The annual Skänninge Market with its 1000-year-old tradition is still being held in August every year and visited by around 120,000 people.