Deep within the Stockholm exurb of Kista lies the glorious beating heart of Swedish disc golf. There's a defiant pride that comes in nothing that this heart still beats. Järva has not given up, despite the extinction that looms around the bend. Each and every hole continues to be maintained better than any of the 425+ courses I've played. The modest pro shop continues to open every single day. The DiscGolfPark baskets still echo their distinctive clang from hill to hill. This 27-hole labor of Löf refuses to fade away.

And why should it? Järva deserves its place among the greatest tracks in our game. In many ways it echoes the formidable strengths of its top-10 peers. The creative fairways of Rollin Ridge. Elegant, natural tranquility reminiscent of Harmon Hills. Greens so technical they'd make Flip City blush. And yet, Järva summons an aura uniquely its own. Each hole feels simultaneously familiar yet exotic, like an old romance rekindled after years apart. The design embraces the land rather rather than fighting it; tracing its contours with a steady, delicate hand. This intoxicating blend of trees and grass and rock tickles the heart as much as the mind.

Assuming local politicians have their way, your time to play this gem grows short. On 1 October, Järva will be laid to rest as Europe's finest course to make way for a cemetery. There's no greater tragedy for a course so ALIVE than to see it turned into a repository for the dead. The loss will be mourned in more than just our tight-knit disc golf community. "So much of our business comes from people traveling to play Järva," one local hotel employee told me. Järva's summary execution affects the local community, not just our global Frisbee fraternity.

The least we can do as a disc golf community is help them go down swinging. If you have the means, come and play this course -- Finns and Swedes especially. For the rest of us, follow Järva DiscGolfPark on Faceboook for updates on how you can assist. Save Järva...before it's too late.

It's got it all - well mown fairways, perfect course design, the best baskets (DisCatchers), an Innova/Discmania Pro shop. It's the home to the best, (ask Eagle McMahon) and it's truly a test of skill. It's always fair - no stupid obstacles there only to benefit fortunate kicks (or lack thereof), the fairway is always clear and a good shot is always good.

It takes a while to get there from where I live, but that's not the course's fault.

Also, it's closed during the winter months, but that really makes the months that it is open so much better. The grass is green and clean, and it's always incredible coming back to the course in March or April.

Try it - you will not regret it. The only reason to not prevent the construction of the (frankly idiotic) burial ground is because you have not yet realized what a disc golf heaven this is.

Very well designed course but also a beautiful park. Mostly open fairways. Trees are in the play on some of the holes but in a good way, not turning your drives into lottery. Good variation! The open fairways are beginner friendly too, you dont need to worry about loosing you discs or spending most of the round searching in the rough. Well, the OB right on the signature hole 14 would be an exception when using pro tee.

Nothing really besides OB right from pro tee #14.

A full round 27 holes makes 6.5km (4 mi) walk in hilly terrain, good exercise I would say!

Great park with professional landscaped holes. Tee pads are huge compared to normal standards. Great challenging course with several signature holes.

Tee pads can sometimes be experienced as slippery.

It is a scenic and very well developed course with something for players of all levels. Visit Järva and you will be amazed by the nature and enjoy every single round.

27 holes will keep you busy all day and offer a great variation of throws.

None. simply a 5 star course.

27 holes. All of them worth playing. The pro will find entertainment and challenge, the amateur will be awed and inspired and both will have a lot of fun. A couple of the holes which are too challenging for the new player have shorter tees and every hole has three pin positions that varies over the season. Innova tees and baskets are in perfect shape. Exceptionally well-kept fairways. The course is laid out over and around a large mound and the elevation is used for several of the holes although most are played in the parks wooded area. Every hole has a lawn fairway even when played in the woods. You will end up at the reception/disc shop/restaurant after hole 9, 18 and 27. A very nice driving and putting range is located next to the reception. You are allowed to play before and after opening hours and can pay via your cell phone if you have the app "Swish".
Think of the best course you can imagine and then add some. Then you have JVDGP.

The restaurant sometimes has slow service and is not my favorite. However, if you came by car you can visit Kista Mall or Barkarby shopping area to find better alternatives. Otherwise there are no cons.

The course is created by careful design and uncountable work hours on what 20 years ago was a city dump and due to the beautiful landscaping, rich flora and accessibility for anybody which is the result of all this work it was in 2017 awarded park of the year in Sweden. That said, it is worth visiting even for non playing visitors and well worth a long detour if you are a disc golfer. But better hurry up. The course is threatened. Stockholm city politicians and the State Church will build a cemetery on this ground unless they change their minds in the last minute. This may be the last season to play the best course on the planet.

A must be for all discgolfplayers. If u are i Sweden, play it!
Variation is huge! Allways in greate shape cause of the owner who does a greate job every day!

Fint miss this course, simpelt the best!

Play it! You wont regret it!

... and probably one of the finest in the World. A very diverse course, lots´of elevations with many tough challenge. Really well maintained.
Pay to play, but it is cheap!

No real cons, can´t thing of any anyway,

Have to repeat myself,... Järva is one of the best courses in the world.

Easily the best course I've played. Always perfectly maintained and a great variety of holes. You need every shot to get a good score here. Plus there's always cool new lines to try. Fun elevation changes with lots of elevated tees. The tees, baskets and signs are top notch.

Hard for beginners.

- Diverse course.
- Good teepads
- Many pin positions
- Shorter course available for the youngest.
- Beautiful landscape.

Is threaten to be removed.

World class course in my opinion. If you look at the big picture of the course as a hole you can see that the every hole is designed with care and though in mind to create a diverse and beautiful course.

Well kept course. Pro level maintenance! Different pin placements gives you three courses in one! A driving range and a pro shop. Also a small cafe next to it.

Only two putting baskets for practice (only ;-))

Disc golf Mekka!

Varied holes where some are open some are wooden and some have large height differences and som are flat. 27 hole layout for variation. Excellent maintenance. No water that risks permanent loss of discs.

Not a beginner friendly course. Can be hard to find discs in some roughs.

One of the best courses in the world.

Absolutely amazing course.
The crown of the Swedish discgolf scene.
Challenging, but not too difficult.

Driving range, disc golf shop and restaurant. It has it all.

None

Stockholm City is threatening to remove this course and build a graveyard instead.
Play it before it's too late!

The fairways are alway trimmed to perfection. Good shots are rewarded while poor shots are penalized - as it should be. The pin positions are changed every other month and 27 different holes demands different shots. Hands down the best course I have ever played.

The only con I can think of is that politicans are planning to turn the course into a cementary. Our time on Järva DGP might be limited....

We need the discgolf community to come together and show our support to Järva. Save järva Discgolf park. Visit Järva Discgolf Park-For the future on facebook.

- Well maintained
- Different pin positions
- All pars are legitimate
- Every shot is needed
- Beautiful holes
- You know why you are paying

- Lost two discs the first time I went there.

- Play the short hole 15 with a spotter

Pay to play and it shows. Pro shop, rental discs, in superb shape all the time

Not really

The course has a clove shaped layout wich means that you play nine holes and are back at the start again. Perfect if you want to pop in for a coffee or some food

Perfect extra long tee boxes with simple easy hole marker. Well marked baskets and paths. Great diversity of hole layouts! Only played 1-18

I really can't think of any cons.

Have to pay to play but worth it!

I think the other reviews do it justice so ill keep it short in saying its an amazing course.

I found public transportation is rather easy to use, if your coming from Stockholm city the T bana has a line that stops at hjulsta which is about a 15 to 20 minute walk depending on your pace. Lavon_andy's review directions are helpful if you dont have a map.

Also the cafe serves coffee, drinks, snacks and has a hookah lounge that i noticed some of the locals lady's were seeming to enjoy. Very nice to know if your traveling/playing with a partner who isnt up to play 27 amazing holes with you.

Im pretty new to discgolf, been playing for about one and a half years. I´ve been around abit and played maybe a total of 10 courses and this one is like none other. I live nearby so me and my friends have been playing this course maybe once or twice a day in the summer and about 4-5 times a week besides that. The course is great and very well maintained by one who work on the course full time, so you can imagine the quality.

- Varied holes with both long and short holes. Mostly par 3 but a couple of par 4 aswell.
- Beautiful environment
- Many different settings around the course,
- Different tees on some holes
- Dirrefent basket placement depending on which month you´re there. Currently 3 different basket placements are available, yellow, green and blue. The current one used are shown in the kiosk where you pay
- Kiosk with food and snacks
- Innova DiscGolf store with plenty of disks, bags, cloths and even baskets

Some people argue that the cost is a con, however if you want a course as well maintained as this one, with personell working full time, you have to pay up. If you live nearby just buy the seasoncard for 900 SEK.

According to myself, my friends and pros playing the master this year (2014) this is one of the best courses you can play on, not only in Europe but also in the US. It feels like a regular ball golf course of high standards.

I know everyone has their own opinion about how a Discgolf Course should be and I know that there are discussions going over hundreds of thread pages about which is better. I have my own opinion about what is good and that's what I will write here...:
- The holes are awesome. I played the major here, but I had the chance of playing the normal course as well, and they are not a lot worse than the major holes. Lot of them are the same. I like the Par 4-way of playing. I don't like a Par 3 course where you only have to hit the line of the tee and that's it. On this course, you have to place your tee shot, think about how to place it, where to place it. Do you take the risk of the tee and try to set you up with an easier approach, or do you go safe and go for the par or a more difficult approach for birdie. That is golf to me. And after all it is discGOLF, not just discinbasket.
- The par 3s were also very nice. For the masters we mostly had the long par 3s in it, but the shorter ones also make for a nice challenge
- The holes are all fair. I don't like having a hole where you might have a 5' gap to hit, but like 20 3' get-lucky-lines if you miss your shot. So if you hit the line and have bad luck you might be worse than a horrible throw getting lucky. You will not have this here (except for very very few occasions). The fairways air fairly wide and you don't have to hit it perfect to stay on them. solid yes, but not super perfect. If you go off the fairways though, you have very dense birch trees. You can still throw out but either with a huge lot of skill or just 50' back to the fairway.
- which brings us to the next point...you have rough, yes. But only on very few places on the course where you shouldn't really throw to. I played with some freinds and one lost a disc but only because of a very bad throw plus a very very unlucky kick off a tree. Except for that, everything was perfectly cleaned out and there was always one guy driving around with a mower.
- the tee pads are awesome. best tee pads that you will find. Only problem I see is that if you run up a little diagonally, they might be not wide enough. But hey, I run up straight so for me they were perfect
- multiple pin positions and tees. if you bring friends and they dont throw just as good as you do, let them play from the easier tees so some really difficult Par 4s become easier Par 3s. The different pin positions are also quite nice, even though I only played the tough ones for the masters
- if the local restaurant near the first tee is open, make sure to eat some in there. Sweden was pretty expensive, but some fries and/or a burger in there was fine. Also a very nicely kept, clean little clubhouse which is definately a bonus

- certainly the biggest con is the pay2play for most of the players, I didn't have to pay, but I would consider it as "con"
- another con is that you can't get here by public transportation. at least I couldn't. I was staying at the welcome hotel and always had a 20 minute walk to there every day. There is no train station closer and I think also no bus stop so make sure you go here by car

Jus tthe other day I say that discussion coming up on facebook about pay2play vs free2play. I think it's up to everyone's opinion, but mine is, that if you get a cours elike this to play, I would soooo certainly pay for it. Plus as a local you can get a year's pass, so it's not that expensive after all. If you want to be a member in other sports facilities, you also have to pay.
If you're european and have the chance, make sure you come and play the european masters. It is such an awesome event. Until now certainly the discgolf experience of my life