24 Mar 2026
Community
Community Lifestyle

Feline fun at the Internet Cat Video Festival – Meow!

 The Internet Cat Video Festival turned out to be full of people being cats and, well, cats being cats… Many people seem to have a say in trying to explain why the cats have found their virtual playground on the internet, even if cats themselves don’t know it yet. For many cat owners like myself […]

Read More
stockholm jul christmas lights
Community Featured What's on: Stockholm

Stockholm lights up for Christmas

Stockholm Christmas lights bring light into the darkness from late November until well into the new year. All the lights are officially lit up on the 21st of November, when a new Christmas market also opens at Sergels Torg. Stockholm has put great effort to lighting up the streets during the darkest time of the […]

Read More
Community Religion

Stockholm Imam: ISIS does not represent Islam

YLC’s Hedir Al-chalabi went to Imam Sabih Mirza Noori looking for answers to her questions about religion, fanatism and terrorism.   Because of the delicate situation I thought it’s our duty to start posing more questions and trying to find some answers about all the things that concern us all. I felt I needed to go to […]

Read More
Expat Traditions Swedish Culture What's on: Stockholm

Christmas markets: Six of the best in 2015

With the days getting colder and darker, it’s the perfect time for some glögg and festive cheer from one of the many Christmas markets going on in Stockholm. While the crowds head to the well-known markets at Skansen and Gamla Stan during November and December, we’ve chosen six wonderful Christmas markets that you might not […]

Read More
Community Expat Traditions What's on: Stockholm

Shockholm 2015 takes you on the Shockway

The Shockholm team believes in the motto ”We can move mountains” and we believe they certainly can after witnessing the Globe being turned into a giant Jack-o-lantern for last year’s Shockholm. But what exactly can you do to follow that up? Bill Schacht is the man behind the biggest Halloween parade in Scandinavia, and he’s […]

Read More
Community Culture Theatre Uncategorized What's on: Stockholm

IT’S an Improvible Mission – improv comedy in English

The producers of Lost in Translation bring you their new explosive improv comedy show – MISSION IMPROVIBLE. It’s a completely improvised spy action thriller in English! In a world where action movies have 100 million dollar budgets and computer generated 3D special effects, five improvisers face their biggest challenge yet. They will take on the […]

Read More
Art Community Culture

RainWall: an interactive art project at World Water Week

If a picture says a thousand words, Ninna Thorarinsdottir has already produced a small encyclopaedia on Water for Development, the topic of this year’s World Water Week. Ninna is a Göteborg-based designer and illustrator from Iceland and one of the artists at the conference, which is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary. Her project, RainWall, is […]

Read More
Community Sports and Fitness What's on: Stockholm

Dan and Dee Launch a Trail Racing Event in Stockholm

Australian Stockholmers Dan Paech and Dee Forker are launching what they plan to be a series of running events under the name of Stockholm Trail Racing. The first race will take place on September 6th at Hellasgården. Dan Paech is the man behind Run With Me Stockholm, who organise guided tours where tourists can hook […]

Read More
Community Expat Traditions Sports and Fitness What's on: Stockholm

Celebrating Cricket in Sweden

The Swedish Cricket Federation celebrates its 25th Anniversary, as well as being accepted as members of the Swedish Sports Confederation, with a special cricket match at Gärdet in Stockholm on Saturday the 22nd of August. The match pits Embassy staff from different cricket playing countries against Swedes, who have learned cricket in Sweden. Cricket was […]

Read More
Community Dining out Mexican Tex-Mex

Stockholm’s Top 5 Taco Joints

I spent a large chunk of my childhood in a Chicago neighborhood full of taquerías. Soft maíz tortillas stuffed with onions, cilantro and succulent carne asada were a staple of my diet.  And then, of course, there were the jingling carts of elotes – corn on the cob smothered in chili powder, citrus juice, butter […]

Read More