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Art Swedish Culture Tourist Information What's on: Stockholm

No Man’s an Island: Artipelag

The Artipelag exhibition “No Man Is An Island” explores the complex relationship between human beings and the Stockholm archipelago. YLC’s Carmen Price decided to check it out. Summer forays into the velvety blue waters of the Stockholm archipelago are not as common as you might think. Despite widespread belief in the popular 1960s cliché of the […]

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Culture Fiction Love Refugee

Love Refugee: A Straightforward Date

I only vaguely remembered talking to the American at the barbeque, so I was quite surprised to get a message from him later that weekend inviting me to dinner. See, this is what I like about Americans: they are very straightforward when it comes to dating. You always know when you’re on a date with […]

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Family Lifestyle

Daddy State: Baby On Board

I’m on edge in a car with kids. The risk that one or all of them will go ballistic, wail, and demand immediate release from the vehicle weighs on me the entire ride…

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Family Family Activities

Summer in the city: Stockholm splash-pools

Sweltering in the city? Why not check out the city’s wading pools?

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Community Swedish Culture Tourist Information What's on: Stockholm

The Lowdown: Midsummer in Stockholm 2014

Looking for a place to dance around the May pole this weekend or just want to learn more about Midsummer in Sweden?

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Fiction Love Refugee

Love Refugee: The Long and the Short of It

Love Refugee is YLC’s fiction serial; a romantic comedy about expat and confirmed singleton Ellie, determined to avoid commitment at any cost…

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Family Lifestyle

Daddy State: Fuzzy Math

“Why is your hair fuzzy?” my daughter asked me. Sweden, I thought. Another thing to blame on Sweden. As an American, prices here in Sweden seldom fail to surprise me. After 13 years here, I still convert price tags into dollars and I’m still hurt by what the computation works out to. The pain doesn’t […]

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Fiction Love Refugee

Love Refugee: Friends with Benefits

Weirdly enough, after thinking about Andreas last week, I ran into him. On Friday night I was zonked and really looking forward to a night in with a pizza and movie – when there he was, at the pizza place, apparently doing the same thing.

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Lifestyle Weddings

Stockholm Bachelorette: 5 top Party Ideas

Whether you call it a hen’s do or a möhippa (Swedish), a ladies last leg of freedom is no longer just a booze soaked night of debauchery (though it can be if you’re into that too).

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Family Activities Health Sports and Fitness What's on: Stockholm

Get your sweat on! Top Running Events of 2014

Sick of Stockholm’s running trend? Well if you can’t beat them – JOIN THEM! We list the top running events of 2014 in the city!

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