2 Nov 2026
What’s on: Stockholm
Swedish Culture What's on: Stockholm

Julgransplundring: Rocking around the Christmas tree

If you think taking down Christmas decorations is a downer – it’s time you discovered the Swedish way of dancing out the season;  with songs, games and goodies taken from the tree. Julgransplundring means, roughly, Christmas tree plundering; it is accompanied by another crime: that of (gingerbread) house-breaking. These beautiful creations are smashed and eaten whilst […]

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New Year’s Eve in Stockholm 2013

Looking for the best places to party in Stockholm this New Year’s Eve? Or just a quiet spot to view the fireworks with your loved ones? Regardless of which, YLC knows what to do and where to go! If you’re in Stockholm this year for nyårsafton then you’re in luck. Stockholm is one of the […]

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Lucia in Sweden: Light in Dark December

Come Friday Stockholm will be overrun with white-clad kids and girls with candles in their hair. YLC’s Judi Lembke explains Swedish Christmas, one tradition at a time…   We already know that winter in Sweden is cold, it’s dark and it sometimes feels like the sun will never show its face again. Here enters Lucia, […]

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Creative Arts Music What's on: Stockholm

A Christmas Carol: English Classic, Stockholm tradition

Let us bring you the best of times this December with Dickens’ A Christmas Carol! YLC spoke to the cast and crew about the past, the future and the present of this marvellous show.

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YLC Christmas Giveaway: The Nutcracker

On the 5th Day of December, YLC gave to me… Ballet tickets!

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Culture Fashion & Beauty Shopping What's on: Stockholm

When the Ants Come Walking In: Stockholm AntWalk

Swedish fashion is more than black garments, skinny blondes and H&M – on Saturday the ants take over (parts of) the city! That’s right – it is the Stockholm AntWalk! On Saturday, November 30th, the Stockholm AntWalk kicks off in Hjorthagen. “AntWalk” being in obvious opposition to the established dictatorship of the catwalk. The event is […]

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English Theatre in Stockholm: The Cordelia Dream

There is nothing better on a dark November night than a dark drama – YLC’s Vanessa Le Grange went to see rehearsals of a new play in English opening in Stockholm. There’s something about November that has us either looking inward and hibernating or painting the town maroon in velvet and autumn chic. I imagine […]

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YLC Guide: Beating the Swedish winter blues

Forget SAD-lamps, excessive vitamin D intake or mindless exercise – this is the YLC guide to coping with, and possibly even enjoying, Sweden’s long dark seasons. If you are like us, as the days get shorter, thoughts inevitably drift towards the coming winter, often with a certain amount of dread. Yes, winter here is long […]

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Creative Arts Culture What's on: Stockholm

Stockholm Film Festival: At the Halfway Mark

YLC’s industry insider Claire Duffy reports straight from the velvet chairs of the annual International Stockholm Film Festival.   Half way through, gut check… Sunday morning kicked off with a reminder of what an exciting time this is for filmmaking. Filmmaker Daniel Patrick Carbone gave an inspiring masterclass on making a completely self financed film. […]

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Stockholm Film Festival: A Good Beginning

Claire Duffy on the start of this year’s festival, on lost directors and the importance of never following famous people into the bathroom.

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