21 Dec 2024
Culture
Creative Arts Tourist Information What's on: Stockholm

English Theatre in Stockholm: The Cordelia Dream

There is nothing better on a dark November night than a dark drama – YLC’s Vanessa Le Grange went to see rehearsals of a new play in English opening in Stockholm. There’s something about November that has us either looking inward and hibernating or painting the town maroon in velvet and autumn chic. I imagine […]

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What's on: Stockholm

YLC Guide: Beating the Swedish winter blues

Forget SAD-lamps, excessive vitamin D intake or mindless exercise – this is the YLC guide to coping with, and possibly even enjoying, Sweden’s long dark seasons. If you are like us, as the days get shorter, thoughts inevitably drift towards the coming winter, often with a certain amount of dread. Yes, winter here is long […]

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Café Culture Community Expat Cookbook

Recipe: Kokostoppar

These delightful little nibbles are dead easy to make, so perfect for baking with the kids. You see how short this recipe is? We weren’t joking: this is just about as easy as it gets when it comes to baking so grab the three ingredients, pop on the oven and off you go! Preheat oven […]

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Café Culture Community Expat Cookbook

Recipe: Sarah Bernhardt cookies

These cookies are a magical mix of chewy biscuit, creamy filling and a gently crunchy chocolate coating. They’re deceptively simple to make but if you get it right harps will play, birds will sing, poems will be written … and you’ll be feted from one end of your home to the other. Good luck! Named […]

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Café Culture Community Expat Cookbook

Recipe: Semla

Originally eaten only on Shrove – Fat – Tuesday, Semla buns are a rare treat of pastry, almond paste and fluffy cream. The Protestant Reformation meant that Swedes stopped observing a strict fast during Lent and thus semla are usually available in Sweden from shortly after Christmas right up until Easter – although Shrove Tuesday […]

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Creative Arts Culture What's on: Stockholm

Stockholm Film Festival: At the Halfway Mark

YLC’s industry insider Claire Duffy reports straight from the velvet chairs of the annual International Stockholm Film Festival.   Half way through, gut check… Sunday morning kicked off with a reminder of what an exciting time this is for filmmaking. Filmmaker Daniel Patrick Carbone gave an inspiring masterclass on making a completely self financed film. […]

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Creative Arts Culture What's on: Stockholm

Stockholm Film Festival: A Good Beginning

Claire Duffy on the start of this year’s festival, on lost directors and the importance of never following famous people into the bathroom.

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YLC Art Agenda: November

Attention art-lovers! November is rife with exhibitions both new and old. To be sure you don’t miss any, check out our newest feature – the art agenda for November!

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Stockholm Dance Schools: a YLC Guide

Get your dance on, Stockholmers! Whether you want to lindy hop, foxtrot or get busy on the barre, the YLC guide will help you find what you are looking for in this city. Bust a move, cut the rug, shake shimmy and have fun, folks. We will take you through the various schools offering dance […]

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Art Creative Arts Culture What's on: Stockholm

Stockholm Film Festival 2013: What not to miss

Stockholm’s annual International Film Festival rolled out its red carpets yesterday and YLC’s own industry insider Claire Duffy is here to guide us through the six ‘must-sees’ of the event. The Stockholm Film Festival kicked off last night with a gala screening of Steve McQueen’s ’12 Years as a Slave’, and thus began the annual bonkers […]

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