23 Nov 2024
Lifestyle
Family

Summer courses for children in Stockholm

Summer brings all sorts of wonderful things; long, long days, vacation plans… and finding something to entertain your children for weeks! Here are the Your Living City top picks on courses for children over the summer in Stockholm. You may also like: Parenting in a Foreign Land – Part 1 Stockholm International Film Festival: Junior […]

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Bars, Pubs & Clubs Lifestyle Music Tourist Information

The YLC guide to Stockholm concert halls

With Sweden being the third largest exporter of pop and rock music in the world, the country’s love for music is reflected in the Stockholm music scene, which is one of the most thriving in Europe. So stop wandering aimlessly and check out the YLC guide to where to take in a gig!   With […]

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Books Design Lifestyle

Northern delights: interior design from a Scandinavian perspective

With interest in Scandi design rising internationally, YLC’s Emma Ladlow catches up with Swedish interior design stylist and blogger Emma Fexeus, the author of a new book on Scandinavian style, published in March. Although Scandinavian design has long been known for being minimal, simple and functional it was perhaps Sweden’s interior and furniture design that […]

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Family

What to do and where to go with children in Stockholm: April

‘April is the cruellest month…’ but not for children in Stockholm! Whether your little one is into movies or model aeroplanes, ballet or buses, comics or Capoeira there’s something to amuse them all! You may also like: Parenting in a Foreign Land – Part 1 Playgroups in Stockholm Junibacken: A Swedish child’s dreamland   Stockholm International […]

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Lifestyle Swedish Culture Tourist Information What's on: Stockholm

What’s On and Where to go: April

Stockholmers rejoice – blue skies and longer evenings are officially here! But even with all that extra time, the following list should keep you busy enough this April – whether you’re a liquorice lover, a green-fingered gardener, or a shopping zealot!   Stockholm Vintage Fair For the eleventh time running, Bakåt:Framåt is organizing their biannual […]

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Creative Arts Family Lifestyle

The Stockholm International Film Festival Junior: 15th-20th April

Is your child between the age of 6-16? They will love the Stockholm International Film Festival Junior, where they can watch new films from different parts of the world for free throughout the week. Best of all, we have tickets to the gala day to give away! The Stockholm International Film Festival Junior has the […]

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Fashion & Beauty Lifestyle What's on: Stockholm

H&M group opens new store concept: &otherstories

The newest brand under the H&M group sets up its fresh, subtly sophisticated style for women on Biblioteksgatan 11.  The new &otherstories range offers women’s fashion, accessories and beauty products under one roof; curated for the young urban professional wanting simple, straightforward modern clothes with thoughtful detailing.   Colour palettes are sophisticated and subtle and […]

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Family

What to do and where to go with children in Stockholm: Påsklov

There’s something for everyone of every age to do this Easter break! Whether you want to compete in a Rubik’s Cube contest or go egg hunting, make your own paint or go to an Easter market, Stockholm has it all. Here’s our top 10 activities for Påsklovet.

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Café Culture Lifestyle

Fancy a Fika? Mariatorget

Olivia Hahne, our hottest new contributor, is on a one woman-and-baby mission to find the best place to have a coffee in Stockholm. This week: Mariatorget. Not your ‘hood? Check out the rest of our café culture series. Johan & Nyström  Address: Swedenborgsgatan 7, 118 48 Stockholm. Tel No: 08 702 20 40 You’ve probably tasted Johan & […]

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Lifestyle Swedish Culture

Swedish Traditions: Fredagsmys

It’s Friday everyone! In homes across Sweden cushions are being plumped, bowls filled, and remote controls placed in strategic positions as Sweden readies for a newish national weekend pastime – the Mys! Previously we  have investigated the history behind Swedes’ Saturday stampede to the sweet counter – it’s now time to take a look at […]

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