7 May 2024
Culture
Culture Festivals Music News

Time for Melodifestivalen Heat 4!

Last week saw Tusse and Charlotte Perrelli advancing straight to the final, and now we are getting to see and hear the last seven of this year’s contestants. That means by the end of the evening we will have heard Sweden’s Eurovision entry – but we’ll still need to wait two weeks before finding out […]

Read More
Dining out Featured Grocery

Digitalization of the Stockholm Food Scene

Stockholm is currently undergoing a digital revolution, as is evidenced by the fact that it was one of the first cities in the world to employ 5G technology. From click-and-collect shopping to more efficient logistics and shipping, the city is embracing new technology in a plethora of industries – including the food scene. One good example […]

Read More
Culture Festivals Music News

Time for Melodifestivalen Heat 3!

Last week’s second heat gave us Dotter straight to the final, and that’s basically all we were asking for, as she was in a league of her own… She will be joined by Anton Ewald, in case you missed it. This week’s heat is looking slightly weaker, but if you are into schlager or rock, […]

Read More
Festivals Music News

Dotter is back! Melodifestivalen Heat 2

Melodifestivalen made its highly anticipated return last week and things are naturally looking rather different than usual in the age of the pandemic. The music and the artists have taken the main role, as they well should, when there is no live audience. The first heat saw Danny Saucedo and Arvingarna go straight to the final, […]

Read More
Culture Festivals Music News

Time for Melodifestivalen! Heat 1

We may still be in the middle of the pandemic, but the people need their entertainment, right?! Maybe now more than ever, when we can’t get to any live events… So Melodifestivalen will bring the party to the Swedish homes on six Saturdays, starting on the 6th of February and climaxing with the grand final […]

Read More
Culture Music

Don’t Stop the Music!

TV4 is showing a two-hour live gala in support of the Swedish music scene that has suffered in many ways during the pandemic. Don’t Stop the Music is airing on the 30th of January at 8pm and can of course be seen online via TV Play afterwards. The gala is arranged at Hamburger Börs by […]

Read More
Friday Playlist Music

YLC’s Top 50 of Swedish Pop 2020

Even though 2020 has been the year of cancelled concerts and we have been starved for live music, the music has not stopped! Our favorite Swedish artists have been releasing so much great music it was really hard to limit us to just 50 amazing tunes on this playlist to sum up the year in […]

Read More
Friday Playlist Music

Playlist: Stockholm Christmas 2020

This Christmas will certainly be different from what we’re used to, since 2020 has more or less turned our lives upside down. But all the more reason to put together a nice Christmassy playlist to get into the Christmas mood. Some of our favorite Swedish artists have actually been busy making music this year, as […]

Read More
Culture Festivals Movies

Stockholm International Film Festival 2020 – and the winners are!

A total of 15 winners took home the awards from the 31st edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival. The coveted recognition for the Best Film was obtained by Berlin Alexanderplatz, directed by Burhan Qurbani. The lead actor of the movie, Welket Bungué, was awarded Best Actor for his portrayal of the lead character Francis. Mexican director Fernanda […]

Read More
Festivals Movies Videos

31st Stockholm International Film Festival’s program

It is time for Stockholm’s International Film Festival 2020, returning to our cinema screens and now even home screens with a a total of 75 films from 42 countries screening from 11th to 22nd of November. Your Living City was present a the press conference where festival director Git Scheynius presented this year’s festival highlights and unmissable […]

Read More