21 Nov 2024
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YLC Travel – Vienna for the Weekend Traveller

Less than 2 hours flight from Stockholm, Vienna is definitely a must-see for a short weekend or longer ! This guide is written for travelers, solo or as a couple, who like to experience the city as a local would and avoid any tourist traps. There is a lot of tourism in Vienna, and therefore […]

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Travel Budgets For Students: How Much Do You Need To Visit Stockholm?

It has to be said that Sweden is not a very cheap country for traveling. So how can a student visit Stockholm with a minimum budget? We have gathered several tips on how to save money on public transport, how to find a cheap accommodation, how not to pay the extra money for lunch and […]

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Culture What's on: Stockholm

A Yuletide of Arty Epitomes

As we reminisce on how the course of history has brought into existence and further evolved well loved Christmas traditions this December, let us too reflect on how times gone by have influenced the revolutionary development of artistic traditions, and consequently, the values, norms and customs we hold so dear today. With this very reflection, […]

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

Sportlov in the City: Things to do with kids

 We’ve put together a few ideas for activities during the winter break, or Sportlov as they call it here.   Ice skating inside the Nordic Museum The Nordic Museum is bringing winter inside their big hall and the main attraction is ice skating indoors. On Wednesday the 2nd March there’s a special ice skating disco […]

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Culture What's on: Stockholm

What’s On: 26 – 30 November

Embrace the Christmas spirit… even if it is only November. Or if you’re feeling a bit humbug… then check out our fun alternative suggestions below.

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What's on: Stockholm

What’s On: 29 Oct – 2 Nov

The end of October already!? The clocks have gone back, the weather is getting chillier, the leaves are nearly all gone – but it also means it’s time to get Spooky! Halloween weekend means parties, costumes, candy, and scaring the pants off friends and family.   Ghost Walk in the Old Town Probably the best […]

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Culture Tourist Information What's on: Stockholm

YLC Review: Museum of Ethnography

Baby rhinocerous skins, Buddhist statues, flutes of human femur…oh my! Rainy day and Indiana Jones wants to play? YLC headed to the Museum of Ethnography…

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Art Creative Arts Culture

YLC Review: Paolo Roversi’s Secrets at Fotografiska

Staged yet so very, very simple – YLC’s Solveig Rundquist visits the Stockholm Fotografiska gallery to check out acclaimed photographer Paolo Roversi’s exhibition. Skeppsholmen is looked upon as somewhat of a high-cultural mecca in Stockholm, the scene of prestigious and bold art gallery Moderna Museet (The Museum of Modern Art), the Architectural museum, the East-Asian museum, […]

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