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Christmas Markets in Stockholm 2018
Christmas market in Gamla StanPhoto by Jeppe Wikström/Visiting Christmas markets when in Stockholm in December is a popular activity, whether to do some holiday shopping or just to get in the spirit of the season. The first one opens in a little over t…
Full StoryThis Halloween Weekend in Stockholm
While this is generally a bit of a slower period in Stockholm, between the busy summer and Christmas periods, this coming weekend is filled with events. This is because of Halloween, All Saint’s Day and “höstlov” (the autumn school break for children) …
Full StoryJulbord at Fjäderholmarnas Krog
Christmas is around the corner and one of the biggest Swedish Christmas traditions is eating “julbord” during the weeks leading up to the main holiday. Julbord is basically the famed Swedish smörgåsbord, which we usually eat on Midsummer and Easter, wi…
Full StorySalon Skönhetsvård Södermalm
Now and again, hotel guests ask me for recommendations for a spa or salon in the neighborhood… sometimes for a massage, sometimes for a manicure or a beauty treatment. It can be a guest who has been traveling for several weeks and needs to fix their na…
Full StoryCafé & Bakery Vete-Katten
Crowds gathering in the morning, waiting for the café to open.As Sweden is one of the top 10 coffee consuming nations per capita in the world and “fika” (to socialize over coffee and pastries) is a national pastime, you can correctly assume that t…
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