Imagine a city that floats on calm expanses of water, a city where 750 years of history meets ultra-modern design, a city that every year becomes the focus of the worlds of science and literature.
With world-class restaurants, glamorous bars and clubs, and galleries and museums to suit every taste, it's no wonder that Stockholm is known as the Capital of Scandinavia. Welcome!
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Stockholm's ten best-kept secrets - revealed
With summer around the corner and tourists already heading to the Swedish capital, part-time Stockholmer Erik Bloom shares the secrets of how to find the ten best places to visit in Stockholm that the average visitor may never find. READ »
Abba - The Museum opens in Stockholm
While a reunion of Swedish super group Abba may never happen, a new museum opening on Tuesday in Stockholm offers the next-best chance to witness the foursome on stage. READ »
VIDEO: Mamma Mia like you've never seen before
With the Abba Museum opening on Tuesday, The Local's Oliver Gee gets a sneak peak behind the scenes, has a quick word with Björn Ulvaeus, and tries to find out if Stockholmers are willing to sing their favourite Abba song on camera. Hint: they are. READ »
Blog: Marching for play, humor and fantasy »
"“I’m off to march in the protest this morning, Mamma,” my daughter said. Sweden’s right wing political party, discredited after senior..." READ »
Blog: Not just another Japanese restaurant »
"The Seikoen Japanese restaurant across the street from the Sheraton Hotel at Tegelbacken was one of Stockholm’s first Japanese restaurants, set up long before..." READ »
Latest Stockholm news
Swedes join woman's hunt for 'super hot' guy
A Facebook post about a chance encounter on the Stockholm metro with a "super hot" guy in a green shirt landed the face of 36-year-old Lisa Tegelmark in newspapers across Sweden, making her our pick for Swede of the Week. READ »
Abba museum slammed over child entry policy
Stockholm's recently opened Abba musuem has come under fire over its entrance fees for toddlers after a woman was forced to pay admission for an infant she was carrying in her arms. READ »
'Hero' postal worker ends UK man's ID nightmare
A British man who was stymied in his attempts to retrieve his passport from a Stockholm postal outlet finally has the document in hand thanks to the service-minded efforts of a "heroic" postal employee. READ »
Swedish princess weds US banker in Stockholm
Sweden's Princess Madeleine, the youngest child of King Carl XVI Gustaf, married New York businessman Chris O'Neill in Stockholm Saturday in Sweden's second royal wedding in three years. READ »
Princess Madeleine's royal wedding: Live Blog
Sweden's Princess Madeleine marries Chris O'Neill today in a lavish royal wedding ceremony in Stockholm. We're following the whole thing live - with reporters around Stockholm providing the latest news, details, and reactions. READ »
Stockholm cracks top ten in world city ranking
Stockholm charged into eighth place in a new list of the world's most competitive cities in attracting capital, businesses, talent, and visitors, according to a ranking released on Tuesday. READ »
No O'Neill name change for Princess Madeleine
Sweden's Princess Madeleine has opted not to take the last name of Chris O'Neill, the American-British financier she is set to marry on Saturday, June 8th in Stockholm. READ »
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The city's metro, waterways and, of course the streets. - Museums »
Something for everyone of every age and interest. - Archipelago »
Boat trips, island getaways, nature at its best. - Gay Stockholm »
Events, bars and Pride.
- 08:30 Gothenburg road tax
- 08:25 Tax ... efficiency?
- 01:41 Swedish health care system
- 00:28 Study to be a Primary School Teacher
- 00:04 Swedish Citizenship Online Application Issues
- 22:22 Amazon UK item
- 21:15 Need some advice!
- 20:44 An interesting article about hiring foreign-born
- 20:02 Online Shopping (Womens Clothing)
- 19:23 Canadian moving to Lidköping
