18 Dec 2024
Sweden
Family Family Activities What's on: Kids

Kids In Stockholm: Indoor Play Centres

Looking for a place to take the kids in Stockholm? Whatever the weather or season, indoor play centres provide the perfect place to host your child’s birthday party, somewhere to take the children when the weather is poor and simply an outing that’s fun for the whole family. Most play-centres serve typical Swedish ‘barnmat’, meals like […]

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Recipe of the Week: Prinsesstårta (Princess Cake)

Anyone who knows ANYTHING about Swedish cakes knows that there is one cake in particular that Swedes are passionate about. That’s right, people, I am talking Prinsesstårta or Princess Cake. It’s a kind of “one cake to rule them all” situation, really. The recipe is believed to originate from the 1930s and was originally called […]

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Bars, Pubs & Clubs Culture Music Uncategorized What's on: Stockholm

Five Places to Dance Your Heartbreak Away

No reason to be a hermit on Friday the Fourteenth – here’s where you can boogie away the lovesick blues!

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Community Expat Dating What's on: Stockholm

Stockholm Diary: The Art of Speed Dating

Stockholmer Claire Duffy has vowed to try out as much as possible of what our city has to offer, whether one is looking for love, for thrills or just a jolly good time.

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Lifestyle Shopping

Five Great Valentine’s Day Gifts for Him

Ah yes, trying to find the perfect gift for your beloved. It’s never easy, is it?  Well, YLC has you covered with five great ideas sure to please the man in your life on Valentine’s Day. Men are not always easy to buy gifts for and there really is no ‘one size fits all’ when […]

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Culture Dining out

Love on a Plate: Top Five Romantic Restaurants

A truly romantic dinner can help make Valentine’s Day – or any day, really – extra special.  We’ve scoured our beautiful city and found what we consider to be five of the most romantic for you and your honey. What gets you in the mood for romance? Fantastic views? Gastronomical adventures? A wine list to […]

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Lifestyle Shopping

Five Great Valentine’s Day Gifts for Her

Buying a gift for the woman in your life can be a challenge but YLC has picked out five ideas for you to find that perfect special something for that perfect special someone.  The list of things to buy your lady love is endless and well-worn: jewellery, chocolates, flowers … been there, done that, right? […]

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Culture Design

Fashionable Stockholm: Korova by Mayla

Attracting the international fashion community and buyers from across the globe, Fashion Week puts Swedish designers front and center.  In Northern Europe Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week has become one of the most important fashion weeks, with more than thirty Swedish designers showing twice a year. The main venues are held at the Berns in central Stockholm […]

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Five Great Weekend Getaways near Stockholm

Pack your overnight bag and get ready for a weekend away from the hustle and bustle of the city! Here’s our favourite getaways near Stockholm! Few would argue that Stockholm is one of the most beautiful cities in the world –  but even the most dedicated city-dweller sometimes needs to get away from it all, […]

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Fashion & Beauty Shopping

Stockholm Fashion: Brazen Beckmans and Glorious Greta

Stylistas in head-to-toe black, new fashion phenomena and exquisite Dolce Vita dresses. Claire Duffy took a peek at Stockholm Fashion Week. As far as I’m concerned, there is little point to taking a ferry unless you’re going to sit outside and enjoy the sea air. Indoors, let’s be honest, you might as well be on a […]

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