29 Apr 2025
Culture
Swedish Culture What's on: Stockholm

Julgransplundring: Rocking around the Christmas tree

If you think taking down Christmas decorations is a downer – it’s time you discovered the Swedish way of dancing out the season;  with songs, games and goodies taken from the tree. Julgransplundring means, roughly, Christmas tree plundering; it is accompanied by another crime: that of (gingerbread) house-breaking. These beautiful creations are smashed and eaten whilst […]

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Family What's on: Kids What's on: Stockholm

What’s On and Where to Go with Kids: January

It’s a brand new year and that means new things to explore and more fun to be had, especially for the kids! January is one of the slower, sleepier months on the calendar but don’t let the post-holiday ennui stop you from getting out there and enjoying all that Stockholm has to offer. Here’s some […]

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Tourist Information What's on: Stockholm

What’s On and Where to Go in Stockholm: January

The holidays are over and we’re all a bit exhausted but still, is sitting on the sofa really an option when there are so many interesting things to do in Stockholm? There are plenty of things to do in our vibrant city, from museum exhibitions to Opera to design during the month of January. Here’s […]

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What's on: Stockholm

New Year’s Eve in Stockholm 2013

Looking for the best places to party in Stockholm this New Year’s Eve? Or just a quiet spot to view the fireworks with your loved ones? Regardless of which, YLC knows what to do and where to go! If you’re in Stockholm this year for nyårsafton then you’re in luck. Stockholm is one of the […]

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Art Culture Design Fashion & Beauty Lifestyle

Sweden’s Young Fashion Stars: Lina Michal

Swedish skies are bright with up-and-coming fashion stars. YLC spoke to Lina Michal, one of the country’s future fashion trailblazers, about her rocketing career. Stockholm’s elite design college graduates have increasingly been scooping up awards as well as prized post-graduate places at prestigious international fashion colleges. Lina Michal, a Beckman’s School of Design graduate, recently claimed […]

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Wine Your New City

YLC Wine of the Month: December

New Year’s Eve is nearly upon us and it’s time to break out the bubbly! YLC asked sommelier Matthias Breitsameter for his pick of the month. December – a month of snow (well, we’re hopeful), Christmas, cookies and occasions for get-togethers with family and friends. While kids’ eyes sparkle with reflected tinsel on Christmas Eve, […]

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Swedish Culture Tourist Information What's on: Stockholm

Lucia in Sweden: Light in Dark December

Come Friday Stockholm will be overrun with white-clad kids and girls with candles in their hair. YLC’s Judi Lembke explains Swedish Christmas, one tradition at a time…   We already know that winter in Sweden is cold, it’s dark and it sometimes feels like the sun will never show its face again. Here enters Lucia, […]

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Creative Arts Music What's on: Stockholm

A Christmas Carol: English Classic, Stockholm tradition

Let us bring you the best of times this December with Dickens’ A Christmas Carol! YLC spoke to the cast and crew about the past, the future and the present of this marvellous show.

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Culture Music What's on: Stockholm

YLC Gig List: December

Does your December need hotting up? Don’t miss our guide to the best concerts and festivals in Stockholm over the coming month! You’re welcome! Thur. 05/12 Cikatri$ @ Lilla Hotellbaren – Free entry. Punk act from France. Highly recommended to beat up the winter blues. Small Feet @ Sodra Teatern –  Free entry. Swedish trio performing […]

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Café Culture Dining out Tourist Information

Posh Stockholm Eats on the (relative) Cheap

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 […]

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