On the 30th of April Sweden celebrates Valborgsmässoafton. Lighting fires that people can gather around and enjoy the warmth and lights from the fire. Traditions are also to have choirs to sing well known songs about welcoming the spring. This is a big ritual of Swedish people and always draws a big crowd. On of […]
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This friday there are a lot of things going on in Stockholm. The weekend is actually called Stockholm SuperWeekend! Make sure not to drive in the city as you will get stuck. Period. Make sure allocate extra time when going by bus or public transport. There are concerts, parties, festivals and football so chaos could
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Midsummer is the most celebrated holiday in Sweden. Raising and dancing around a maypole (midsommarstång) is an activity that attracts most people. Greenery is used to decorate the pole and on top of barns and also used to make a midsummer ribbon (midsommarkrans) with flowers that can be worn by children and women. Besides looking
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Stockholm has snow and winter temperatures, it might be a bit cold to stay out to long. So what might be better than curling up in front of the fireplace and listen to some good Swedish music. Here’s a youtube clip from talented Swedish singer songwriter Anna Ternheim.
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Night Market offers food, drinks and great music, beautiful art and unique design. A nice place to hang in one of Stockholm’s most central and mythical places, Hötorgsterrassen. Stockholm city at Sveavägen 17. Between the famous high rises. Time: 18.00-23.00 Don’t miss a great and unique event in Stockholm by night!
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With summer there might be some warmer weather coming to Stockholm. Warm enough for a swim? It depends on your preferences but maybe we can get water temperatures that reach or even goes over 20 degrees. So, where is the best place to go for a swim in Stockholm? If you want to stay in
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Enjoy a splendid view of Stockholm and have a glass of wine or beer at the same time! Sounds great so where can we go? UD, Urban Deli at Sveavägen 44 is the place. A great deli shop, a great restaurant and a perfect skybar in the open, a beautiful roof garden to compliment the
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Free events in Stockholm! For Saturday and a few other days, we have some great tips on free events Music, Musicfestival! In SoFo and Södermalm there is a music festival called MakeMusicSTHLM, just keep an ear out for music happenings on the streets of Södermalm on Saturday! http://makemusiksthlm.com/ Boulebar Rålis, in Rålambshovsparken, bus 4 or 1 or
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On Saturday 23 of April Stockholm goes Culture Night again offering lot’s of art, music and dance celebrating Stockholms culture. Performances, dancing, nice live music and lot’s of museum exhibition are available free of charge as in free admission! More info: kulturnattstockholm.se
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This is big news in Sweden, there was even a headline yesterday. The Swedish pop band Kent has announced that they will quit playing as a group from this year. If you wanted to see a live performance with Kent you better hurry up and catch one of their last concerts! Here is some information
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