13 Dec 2025
Community
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Stockholm Brewers Festival to have its 1st edition in June

We at Your Living City are always searching for the best and most original events in Stockholm and this year’s first edition of Stockholm Brewers Festival, a local USA style craft beer and music festival celebrating the local community’s microbreweries and of course their beers, couldn’t go unnoticed. So we went ahead and found out who […]

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Community Health Lifestyle

Best of You relaunch – for a happier and healthier lifestyle!

Best of You relaunched last Saturday with a party filled with music, sparkling wine, pop corn, love and other surprises. During the event, Best of You’s heart and soul, yoga teacher Mo and journalist Henriette presented the team behind Best of You, among them nutritionist Clara, life coach Sandra and personal trainer Frida. Mo and Henriette took the opportunity […]

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Culture Lifestyle Swedish Culture What's on: Stockholm

Axel Arigato Gallery Pops Up In Stockholm

Stockholm residents who are ardent online shoppers of Axel Arigato’s signature minimalist sneakers, clothing and small leather goods can now further enjoy its luxury retail experience by trying on the merchandise before deciding on making a purchase: this Swedish stellar brand is opening a pop-up store in the Bibliotekstan shopping district in Sweden’s capital this […]

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Community Volunteering

Climate March Stockholm

The People’s Climate March was held in at least a thousand cities around the world on April 29th and millions joined in protesting and spreading the message of the realities of the climate change. In Stockholm the people gathered first to hear artist performances and speeches by climate activists. We bring you some pictures from Norra Bantorget […]

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Community Expat Traditions

Sakuramatsuri – Cherry Blossom Day

The Cherry Blossom Day (Körsbärsblommans Dag) was celebrated at Kungsträdgården last Saturday, and Japan obviously had a special place in the festivities. Starting at midday, Japanese culture was celebrated alongside all the lovely sakura in bloom in Kungsträdgården. There were workshops, food, activities, and various stalls selling Japanese food and goods.  There were various Japanese performances […]

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Community Essentials Family Health Parenting

A jaggy issue – vaccines in Sweden

I seem to be talking a lot about chicken pox and vaccines at the moment. I guess it’s the age at which S is. It always comes up in conversation with other parents and S’s class seems to have had at least 3 bouts of chicken pox this winter. Fortunately (or, unfortunately depending on how […]

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Expat Traditions Sports and Fitness

Finnish Baseball in Stockholm

Did you know the Finns have their own version of baseball? It’s called pesäpallo, and it’s Finland’s national sport. It all was started in 1910 by legendary Lauri “Tahko” Pihkala, who had been to the US and learned baseball. Pihkala was fascinated by the sport, but he had some things he wanted to develop about […]

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Community Expat Cookbook Uncategorized

Easter Treat: Persian Lamb Meatball Stew

Easter is a time Swedes reveal the agrarian strain raised on meat and turnips running through their secular self-image: often celebrating the festive occasion in the countryside by including a traditional dinner of roast lamb with potato gratin and asparagus, or some other suitable side dish. Yet the custom of eating lamb over Easter around […]

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Community

In Pictures: Stockholm showing the Love

After the terror attack, the people of Stockholm have taken to the streets to offer their condolences for the victims and show their appreciation for the police. On Sunday the Stockholmers came out in thousands and thousands to reclaim Drottninggatan and gather for a manifestation on Sergels Torg to show that love is so much […]

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Culture Swedish Culture What's on: Stockholm

Out-Of-The-Box: Young Swedish Design

What gets crafted when Sweden’s young designers are given the license to dare to believe in their ideas and to play with, create from and explore them freely, where implementation is without any consideration for adaptation to market needs? “Young Swedish Design” showcases 20 such contributions in areas as divergent as product design, textiles, fashion, […]

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