Looking for some exotic tastes during your trip to the Swedish capital? Contributor <b>Emy Gelb</b> serves up a selection of ethnic restaurants in Stockholm that will be sure to tickle your taste buds.
Controversial US photographer Robert Mapplethorpe is the subject of a major new exhibition at Stockholm’s Fotografiska museum which recently fell foul of the social media censor, contributor Katherine Dunn paid a visit to see what all the fuss is about.
With the summer sun in the ascendancy, it’s time to lather on the sunscreen, pack a picnic, and head out to explore some of the 50,000 playgrounds on offer across Sweden. The Local’s Karen Holst tips some of the country’s best.
The divide between Sweden's wealthiest and poorest areas is increasing, according to new statistics, which also reveal that nearly all of the 100 wealthiest areas can be found in Stockholm.
Yusuf Islam, known to many as singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, is set to kick off his first European tour in 35 years in Sweden, a country he cites as instrumental in shaping his career, contributor <b>Oliver Gee</b> discovers.
A family in Stockholm were surprised to find out that their daughter had been assigned a place at a preschool with a teaching method created by L Ron Hubbard, the father of Scientology.
The NHL will play season openers in Europe for the fifth consecutive year with Sweden's capital Stockholm set to host two games in the three city, four club tour.
An apparent cannabis enthusiast has provided what could be a key clue to Swedish investigators who had previously been stumped by a cylindrical object found near the body of the Stockholm suicide bomber.
Prime Minister Olof Palme who was murdered 25 years ago on the 28th February was paid homage today at a seminar in Stockholm. Former ministers, party colleagues and family members all paid tribute at the ABF-huset in Stockholm.
A wild wolf walked within metres of a house in Rimbo on the Roslagen area of Stockholm County, just 20 minutes north as the crow flies, from the capital.
Check out The Local's new guide to the main attractions and events in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö - in association with <a href="http://www.dotoday.se/"target="_blank">DoToday</a>.
Sweden's official tourism organ VisitSweden has mapped the country's potential as a tourist destination and found that 43 million people would like to pay a visit.
Fifteen years after a record-breaking Christmas concert in Stockholm, American-born Swedish opera singer Barbara Hendricks is set to spread the spirit of her “favourite time of year” in a novel repeat performance to be simulcast across the country, contributor San Malmström explains.
The man who narrowly missed wreaking carnage in Stockholm with Sweden's first suicide bombing may have had links to radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza, media reported Thursday.
As Sweden struggles to come to grips with the suicide bomb attack that shook central Stockholm on Saturday, Sweden-based Bangladeshi journalist <b>Tasneem Khalil</b> argues that the defence of freedom involves raising questions rather than throwing bombs in retaliation.
Swedish singer-songwriter Britta Persson is hardly a newcomer, but following the success of her latest album, she may soon find her name added to the growing list of Swedish music exports, contributor <b>Russell Parton</b> explains.
Police and transit system security guards beefed up their presence in Stockholm on Tuesday as investigators looked for possible accomplices of a suicide bomber who narrowly missed causing mass casualties in the Swedish capital on Saturday.
The US agency FBI is sending seven bomb experts to Sweden to help investigate the weekend suicide attack claimed by an Islamist group, Sweden's intelligence agency said Monday.
For anyone unable to make it to a Lucia concert this year, contributor <b>Fern Scott Olsson</b> sets the scene and offers some serene video footage of a renowned youth choir in Stockholm taking part in one of Sweden's most cherished holiday traditions.
Swedish intelligence officials on Monday said they are "98 percent" certain about the identity of the man who blew himself up in central Stockholm on Saturday, adding he appeared to have three separate bombs.
