Sweden's capital Stockholm is full of hairdressers and writers, and sometimes even writers in hairdressers. And it can be a disturbing city when you're a bald Frenchman who happens to be a writer, observes <b>Luis de Miranda</b>.
Swedish author Jonas Hassen Khemiri's play I Call My Brothers has taken the Stockholm theatre scene by storm - the tale of a young man's struggle to figure out how an Arab-Swedish terrorist trying to bomb Stockholm in 2010 affects him - because superficially, they look alike.
Monday at Stockholm Fashion Week saw the cornerstones of Swedish fashion take to the catwalk; well-established fashion heavyweights J. Lindberg and Filippa K Man alongside the animated Back, Ann-Sofie Back's diffusion line, started the proceedings.
The women took a subdued back seat in J. Lindeberg's latest offering, as the boys paraded in plums, khaki and midnight blue ensembles that evoked more adventurous climes than Stockholm's.
It's that time of the year again. Stockholm residents are finding their spare rooms and couches taken up by friends and family, keen to explore the capital. But what exactly should you show a first-time visitor?
The Stockholm Visitors Board launched a new and interactive version of its official tourist website on Thursday, with the board promising users an even smoother and more colourful guide to getting around the Swedish capital.
With summer in full swing and tourists filling 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.
After British comedian Ricky Gervais performed in Stockholm on Sunday night, The Local’s Oliver Gee reflects on why a liberal Swedish crowd took such delight in the mostly dark humour.
Sweden’s hottest music export of the moment, Swedish House Mafia, kicked off their farewell set in Stockholm on Thursday night - their third last live shows before the band calls it quits.
Stockholm's English-speakers can revel in some home culture as Hamlet returns to the city in November. Performed as a one-man show, The Local spoke to its only actor, Roger Westberg.
If you enjoy a great view, have one day to spare, and - perhaps most importantly - aren't afraid of heights, then The Local's Bird's-eye View Challenge is for you, where the capital's eight best views can all be seen in just one day.
The Singalong Sound of Music has returned to Stockholm - and there really is no kitscher way to enjoy a trip to the cinema, discovers The Local's <b>James Savage</b>.
Think you know what's hot on the Swedish music scene? While the jurors with the Swedish Grammis music awards had their say earlier this week, contributor <b>Charlotte Webb</b> has compiled a list of the ten best contemporary Swedish musical acts.
Sweden’s only 'Swenglish' comedian, Ben Kersley, talks to The Local about his latest comedic venture, The Tuesday Chinwag, starring ‘three bespectacled English guys’ and music by Swedish Idol’s Nicholas Perry.
Sweden’s best male stand-up comedian is a Kiwi from London, and the last two and a half years of Al Pitcher's exile in Sweden have been the best in his career, contributor Jacob Sundberg discovers.
As Chinese people around the world prepare for the start of the 'Year of the Dragon', a Stockholm museum is doing its part to celebrate the Chinese new year in the Swedish capital.
The New York Times recently ranked the province of Dalarna in central Sweden as one of “45 places to go” in 2012. But the home of the famous wooden horse isn't the only place in Sweden worth seeing this year.
Several Stockholm restaurants are under scrutiny after revelations about more cases of eateries tricking their customers into thinking they are required to leave tips.
In the first of a new series to help The Local's readers discover more of what Stockholm has to offer, contributor <b>Gwen Ramsey</b> offers some tips on where people who lack a traditional office can open up their laptops and get something done.
Behind the Stockholm council's draconian "zero tolerance" policy on graffiti is hidden a rich but underground Swedish graffiti culture, inspired by the scene in New York City, contributor <b>Katherine Dunn</b> discovers.
In the midst of Stockholm's Fringe Festival, British poet Nick Field talks to The Local's <b>Caroline Bursell</b> about theatre, lipstick, and how Swedes are secretly Brits.
Aniv von Borche, a 23-year-old bona fide New York-based designer attending the Stockholm Fashion Week which opens on Monday, tells contributor <b>Caroline Bursell</b> of how he aims to bring a "dose of different" to encourage Swedes out of what he calls their "fashion shell".
Self-proclaimed international diva Big Freedia is set to make his Swedish stage debut this week, bringing the flamboyant sounds of New Orleans bounce music, and a warning not to call him "sissy", contributor <b>Caroline Bursell</b> discovers.
