23 Dec 2024
stockholm
Bars, Pubs & Clubs Culture

Top Five Gay Hangouts in Stockholm

Whether you’re looking for love, fun or just want to mingle with your LGBT friends, here are the top five spots in Stockholm! Stockholm has a thriving LGBT scene but the most fabulous thing about the city’s scene is that everyone, no matter your sexual orientation, is welcome.  Judi Lembke takes a look at the […]

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Community Family Activities Lifestyle

Top Spots for Sledding in Stockholm

The snow has arrived with a vengeance and if sliding down a hill at top speed with no brakes is your idea of fun – check out these great spots for sledding in Stockholm! Vasaparken  Located just two blocks from Odenplan the hill at Vasaparken is one of the best in the city. It’s wide, […]

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Culture Sports and Fitness

YLC Reader Deals: Dance the Winter Blues Away

Winter has arrived in Stockholm with a vengeance and now the question crops up… how does one stay active during the long, dark Swedish winters? WE know!  January is all about fitness (and all those darned New Year’s resolutions), and YLC is here to help. While it’s a dark, icy world outside, you can heat […]

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Crossfit Lifestyle Sports and Fitness

Let’s Get Training! The 30-Day Challenge: Week 3

We’re already at Week 3 of our 30-day Get Fit Challenge!  Now that you’ve eased your way into things it’s time to crank up the volume and get … cold.  Last week I asked you to write down three goals for you to achieve. I would love to know what they are and help you […]

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Culture Music

Fresh Swedish Sounds: NONONO

Swedish NONONO’s urban indie pop sounds are set to take the world by storm, says YLC’s Nina Uddin, kicking off a new YLC series on up-and-coming Swedish music.  It all started in 2012, when producers Astma (Tobias Jimson) and Rocwell (Michel Flygare) were on the lookout for a vocalist to front their latest project, after ten years […]

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Community Expat Cookbook

Recipe of the Week: Elk Tenderloin with Brandy Sauce

With hunting season drawing to a close here in Sweden, this week’s recipe puts elk on the menu! Although originally from Africa, this recipe is perfect for the Swedish dinner plate.    What you need:  2 Elk tenderloins, about 225-300 g each 2 packets bacon 120 ml button mushrooms, sliced 1 tbsp Grey Poupon mustard […]

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Community Expat Traditions

For Auld Lang Syne: Burns Night in Stockholm

Whether you’re Scottish, a Burns fan or just in the mood for haggis and kilts, YLC has all the info you need to help you host a Burns Supper in Stockholm! Ye’re welcome!   So, who was this Robert Burns chap anyway? Poet, philanderer and champion of liberty and social justice, Robert Burns (Rabbie Burns […]

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Culture Wine

Wine of the Month: Ring out the Old World; Ring in the New

The last party of 2013 is over, the Champagne has long since disappeared from the fridge – now it’s time to make good on that resolution to try something new and exciting in the world of wine! YLC’s Matthias Breitsameter demystifies the grapevines. The story of drinking wine in the new world has both sacred […]

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Café Culture Community Expat Cookbook Swedish Culture

YLC Top Five Swedish Fika

During our Christmas giveaways we asked our readers to give us their recommendations on their most favourite fika – here are a few of our favourites. Enjoy! If you’ve recovered from all that Christmas baking and feel ready to get back into the kitchen we’ve included links to all the fika recipes, so why not take a chance […]

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Community Expat Support General Counselling

Expats and Mental Health: Pitch Im-perfect

When we bring our Inner Perfectionist with us on our foreign adventures we may find that she or he is a more of a hindrance than a help. Our expat health specialist Lysanne Sizoo helps you to chill out. What I call the inner Perfectionist is that part of you that is always telling you […]

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