Swedish Traditions: Lucia
Lucia celebrations light up the dark … Friday, December 13th 2013
Café Culture
Dining out
Tourist Information
Posh Stockholm Eats on the (relative) Cheap
- by Rebecca Martin
- 4 Dec 2013
Eating out in Stockholm can be very expensive, even at lunch. But there are bargains to be had and we don’t mean the local burger kiosk or a cafeteria lunch. YLC’s Judi Lembke knows where to go! If you know where to go in the city – there is no reason you can’t eat in […]
Swedish Culture
Tourist Information
Nobel Prize: Winners 2013
- by Rebecca Martin
- 1 Dec 2013
In the heady days of Nobel week – YLC’s Judi Lembke sets out to educate, nay, inform our readers on just who will be receiving the esteemed Nobel Prizes from Royal hands in 2013. In years past everything from Bucky Balls to Doris Lessing being grumpy has made Nobel season a bit more interesting. But […]
Swedish Culture
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Celebrating Nobel Day: the YLC Guide
- by Rebecca Martin
- 1 Dec 2013
No invite to the Nobel Banquet yet? Starting to suspect you’ll be left organising festivities on your own? YLC’s Judi Lembke on how to create your own Nobel fun. Back when I worked for a well-known Swedish news outlet I was lucky enough to attend the Nobels twice and if I’m honest with you the […]
Speciality Shops
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YLC Christmas Giveaway: Stockholm Souvenirs
- by YLC Stockholm
- 30 Nov 2013
On the 6th day of December, YLC gave to me… papercraft maps!
Expat Cookbook
Swedish Culture
Glöggfika: the Swedish Christmas social
- by Rebecca Martin
- 29 Nov 2013
So, it’s almost Christmas and your boss/neighbour/Swedish friend has requested your attendance at a function beginning with glögg-something. What to expect? What to bring? The questions are a-massing… December is drawing nigh, it’s peak glögg-glugging time and chances are that you’ve been invited to a glöggfika, or perhaps you want to hold your own only… you […]
Swedish Culture
Advent in Sweden: Counting down to Christmas
- by Rebecca Martin
- 29 Nov 2013
Stockholmers are readying for the coming First Advent weekend, when lights go up in windows and glögg is put on the boil. YLC’s Judi Lembke explains the phenomenon that is a Swedish Christmas, one tradition at a time… Advent to me is those cardboard chocolate Christmas calendars the kids get all excited about because it […]
Expat Cookbook
Swedish Culture
Pepparkakor: The YLC lowdown
- by Rebecca Martin
- 28 Nov 2013
It’s the time of year to get baking! And what Christmas of glögg-party would be complete without these babies? At YLC we have searched far and wide for the best recipe EVER – just for YOU! Pepparkakor – also known as ginger snaps or ginger thins or ginger biscuits – have a rather long and […]
Community
Family
What's on: Kids
What’s on and Where to Go in Stockholm with Children: December
- by YLC Stockholm
- 28 Nov 2013
Christmas is magical with children and never more so than in Stockholm, where there’s a winter wonderland of fun to be had. Enjoy Christmas crafting, Santa spotting and… dog shows? Here’s Your Living City’s guide to enjoying Stockholm with children this month.
Family Activities
Music
Swedish Culture
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What's on: Stockholm
December Seasonal Concerts in Stockholm
- by Carmel
- 25 Nov 2013
December is packed with festivities from Advent to Lucia to Christmas; but never fear we will get you to the best places! Let us present to you the YLC guide to seasonal concerts in the city! May your December be filled with song! Lucia Concerts: Lucia at Skansen Djurgårdsslätten 49-51, 115 21 Stockholm Friday 13th […]