8 Apr 2025
Community
Expat Cookbook

Expat Cookbook: Shellfish Bisque

It is a shame that many of us just bin the shells and heads whenever we serve up a prawn or langoustine dish, especially when what we discard gives such a wonderful fragrance and taste when used to make a contemporary-Irish-inspired shellfish bisque that keeps you warm as toast in nippy March in Stockholm. Ingredients: […]

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Community Expat Traditions

21st Feb: International Mother Language Day

February 21st marks the International Mother Language Day, which has been celebrated since the year 2000 after UNESCO decided to observe the day to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by people of the world. The day underlines the importance of the mother tongue and its role in learning and development, as well […]

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Community Culture Music Swedish Culture

Time to kick off the Melodifestivalen circus!

In case you haven’t understood it as yet, Melodifestivalen is a BIG DEAL in Sweden . Last year’s final was the most watched TV programme of the year, all categories, with almost 3,8 million viewers (of a 10 million population). In comparison, the Eurovision Song Contest final – with a Swedish winner – “only” had […]

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Community Extraordinary Expats Theatre What's on: Stockholm

A Place To Be You – Improv in Stockholm

Josh Lenn from International Theater Stockholm tells how improv helped him connect with people in Stockholm and how it’s all grown into a vibrant community. Moving to Sweden from San Francisco seven years ago was a huge challenge for me. Leaving the community I had behind and not understanding the Swedish cultural codes, at times […]

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Community Lifestyle

Feline fun at the Internet Cat Video Festival – Meow!

 The Internet Cat Video Festival turned out to be full of people being cats and, well, cats being cats… Many people seem to have a say in trying to explain why the cats have found their virtual playground on the internet, even if cats themselves don’t know it yet. For many cat owners like myself […]

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Community Featured What's on: Stockholm

Stockholm lights up for Christmas

Stockholm Christmas lights bring light into the darkness from late November until well into the new year. All the lights are officially lit up on the 21st of November, when a new Christmas market also opens at Sergels Torg. Stockholm has put great effort to lighting up the streets during the darkest time of the […]

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Community Religion

Stockholm Imam: ISIS does not represent Islam

YLC’s Hedir Al-chalabi went to Imam Sabih Mirza Noori looking for answers to her questions about religion, fanatism and terrorism.   Because of the delicate situation I thought it’s our duty to start posing more questions and trying to find some answers about all the things that concern us all. I felt I needed to go to […]

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Expat Traditions Swedish Culture What's on: Stockholm

Christmas markets: Six of the best in 2015

With the days getting colder and darker, it’s the perfect time for some glögg and festive cheer from one of the many Christmas markets going on in Stockholm. While the crowds head to the well-known markets at Skansen and Gamla Stan during November and December, we’ve chosen six wonderful Christmas markets that you might not […]

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Community Expat Traditions What's on: Stockholm

Shockholm 2015 takes you on the Shockway

The Shockholm team believes in the motto ”We can move mountains” and we believe they certainly can after witnessing the Globe being turned into a giant Jack-o-lantern for last year’s Shockholm. But what exactly can you do to follow that up? Bill Schacht is the man behind the biggest Halloween parade in Scandinavia, and he’s […]

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Community Culture Theatre Uncategorized What's on: Stockholm

IT’S an Improvible Mission – improv comedy in English

The producers of Lost in Translation bring you their new explosive improv comedy show – MISSION IMPROVIBLE. It’s a completely improvised spy action thriller in English! In a world where action movies have 100 million dollar budgets and computer generated 3D special effects, five improvisers face their biggest challenge yet. They will take on the […]

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