News from Stockholm Today
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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Building and reconstruction is going on like never before in Stockholm. More houses are being built everywhere there is space to make room for more people. The picturesque Stockholm many of us are used to is slowly changing in to a big city with crowds of people everywhere you go. It’s nice that so many
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Today Sweden and Stockholm is a very sad place. After the terror attack Stockholm is in chaos, basically the city has shut down. Transportation and traffic is closed. The terror of the world has once again come to the little peaceful Sweden! A country once rated as one of the safest in the world now
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Here is an example of how much Swedish people love nature and the wild animals. A touching rescue scene from winter wonderland in Sweden. This Elk video is probably viral already!
Swedish people are kind! Read More »
Yes, right in Stockholm city there is skiing! (if there is snow) Not exactly the alps but a place where you can get your daily dose of needed skiing. Hammarbybacken is the name, at the end of the Tvärbanan in Hammarby Sjöstad, next to Södermalm. Check the current snow depth on their webpage Late January,
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Yes, Stockholm is cold beautiful and slippery right now. When you step out of the city center and walk some less frequented paths you might encounter completely ice covered pavements. Stockholm city does not seem to have any money to clear the streets well from ice patches and completely ice covered areas. So look out
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Here are a few of the best webcams Stockholm has on right now. You see what the weather looks like, how people dress and whats going on in the city in real time. Perfect for just knowing what clothes to bring, check traffic on days when there are events in Stockholm or just to refresh
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A thief specializing in stealing wallets, mobile phones and small items made a bad decision yesterday in Stockholm. He robbed two sunbathing police women who quickly chased him down and made an arrest, dressed in bikinis! This has become big news in Stockholm and Sweden. Stockholm parks are not as safe now as they were
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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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