Despite Sweden's progressive attitude toward homosexuality and the affinity for rugby in the gay community, Stockholm's own gay rugby team, the Berserkers, is a late entrant on the scene, The Local's <b>Geoff Mortimore</b> discovers.
Here is a survey from the Global Expat Centre Stockholm aiming to help make life easier for expats in Stockholm. It takes just 5-10 minutes to answer, and you might even win a Baltic Sea cruise!
A man's happy-go-lucky night at a Stockholm pub took an abrupt turn for the worse on Saturday when he offered cocaine to a new-found friend that turned out to be an off-duty police officer.
Sweden's minister of defence, Sten Tolgfors, announced on Thursday he was resigning his post, citing the ongoing revelations about Sweden's secret deal to build a weapons plant in Saudia Arabia as "the final straw".
This weekend, the City Museum of Stockholm will have a temporary new façade in the form of a 3D projection mapping project developed by Swedish multi-media artist, Jesper Wachtmeister.
Frustration over Stockholm's claim to be the "Capital of Scandinavia" has reached new levels, as angry Norwegian delegates tore up entrance cards bearing the slogan at a recent trade show in France.
As the Christmas season approaches in Stockholm, it is very likely that festive food is uppermost in your mind. Luckily, contributor <b>Gwen Ramsey</b> has put together a list of great options for filling your holiday hamper.
Stockholm has placed among the ten best cities to visit in 2012 in a recent ranking published by the Lonely Planet travel guides, which referred to the Swedish capital as “cozy yet cosmopolitan”.
As the 22nd edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival opens this week, The Local's <b>Peter Vinthagen Simpson</b> delves into the twin themes of love and director Alejandro González Iñárritu.
As the daylight in Stockholm dwindles, finding a place to catch up with friends is all the more important for beating back the winter blues. Luckily, contributor <b>Gwen Ramsey</b> has put together a list of great options for your next <i>fika</i>.
Looking for someplace new to grab a drink in Stockholm after a long day at the office? Contributor <b>Gwen Ramsey</b> has some suggestions that will help you get out of your After Work rut.
Looking to break out of the meat+potato+brown sauce rut of typical Swedish cuisine? Contributor <b>Gwen Ramsey</b> offers some tips on where to authentic ethnic cuisine in the Swedish capital.
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.
UK native Suhail Din sparked a heated debate among The Local's readers with his reflections on why Swedes refused to talk to him and his family during a recent visit to Stockholm. Contributor <b>Ruben Brunsveld</b> examines why.
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.
As fashionistas in the Swedish capital settle down after a frenetic Stockholm Fashion Week, The Local's <b>Caroline Bursell</b> takes a look back at some of the event's highlights.
As the Stockholm Culture Festival gets set to kick on Tuesday, The Local's <b>Caroline Bursell</b> offers up a few suggestions to help visitors get the most out of the Swedish capital's annual cultural odessy.
In the wake of the cinema release of the final instalment of the Harry Potter films, Hogwarts devotees are gearing up to clash their imaginary broomsticks at the Swedish National Quidditch Cup which begins on Friday.
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.
Travel and tourism group VisitSweden has launched a promotional drive focused on the US to attract more LGBT travellers to Sweden in a campaign entitled "Stockholm in full glory".
