3 Dec 2024
Lifestyle
Family

What to Do and Where to Go with Children in Stockholm: January

It’s the start of a brand new year in Stockholm – we’re hoping that 2013 is a happy, event-filled time for you and your family. January certainly boasts some wonderful events for children to enjoy from performing arts to pets to swimming. Have fun! Open House at the Royal Philharmonic Concert Hall Every year in January, […]

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Family

Where’s Tomte? Santa Spotting in Stockholm

Father Christmas, Santa, Tomten; whatever you may call him, most people want to see the big guy around this time of year. We know of a few places to meet him in Stockholm, but we need your help to make the list comprehensive for families. Please submit your Santa spotting results! Special thanks to Karen […]

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Services Shopping

Mathem – Delivered Groceries to your Door

Mathem means ‘Food -Home’ and it does exactly what it says on the tin. I’ve found them to be a convenient, time-saving and stress-free way of grocery shopping and with our rabattkod (discount code or voucher), I hope you’ll find them value for money too. I’ve been a fan of Mathem for a while; in fact […]

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Family

Öppna Förskolor in Stockholm: Play Time for Baby and Social Time for Parents

Öppna förskolor (open preschools) offer an opportunity for parents to entertain their children in a fun, safe and educational environment. The schools are appropriate for little ones, aged 0 to 5 years and provides social experiences for children and parents alike. Best of all, you can enjoy öppna förskolor as many times as you want for free. You may […]

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Dining out Lifestyle

Restaurant Review: Blå Porten

Blå Porten dates back to the 1600’s and is easily distinguished with its iron blue gate out front.  It looks like a secret garden from the outside, as it is almost completely walled in.  Walking by, you might never know this is truly a hidden gem. You may also enjoy: Restaurant Review: Östermalms Saluhall’s Tysta […]

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Dining out Lifestyle

Restaurant Review: Blå Dörren

Looking for yet another great Swedish restaurant to take an out of town guest to (or in my case two), well look no further because Blå Dörren Ölhall oct Matsal, more commonly known as Blå Dörren, is where you need to take them. Blå Dörren (Sodermalmstorg, 6) is located in Slussen, right next to the Hilton Hotel in a building […]

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Books Lifestyle

Our favourite Swedish crime novels

A great way to learn about your new city is to read a few novels about city life. The most famous Swedish novels are by the crime authors Stieg Larsson, John Ajvide Lindqvist and Henning Mankell. I highly recommend the works of these authors. Here’s the first part of our Swedish book recommendation list. We […]

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Sports and Fitness

Stockholm Basketball: four-day kids camp

Stockholm Basketball offers a four-days kids camp this year from August 16th-19th. It’s taught by basketball legends Eddie Brown and Tommy Baker. The ‘Stockholm Streetball Superstar Camp‘ goal is to teach children and young ballers age 6 – 15 to play a fun and American style basketball game. This style of basketball focuses on being […]

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Dining out Lifestyle

Restaurant Review: Östermalms Saluhall’s Tysta Mari

Stockholm’s three food halls are at the top of my list for favorite places to grab lunch while I’m in the city. I love going there for the sheer fact that there is something for everyone and you can choose from many different cuisines ranging from Tunisian to Japanese and many more. You can either […]

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Dining out Lifestyle

Restaurant Review: Indian Garden

Living in Seattle for so many years, I was able to try many different types of food ranging from Vietnamese to Italian, but one of my absolute favorites is Indian cuisine. I can say that I love Indian food and everything about it, especially the spices and the flavors. To me, it feels very different […]

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