24 Oct 2026
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YLC’s Stockholm Christmas Playlist

‘Tis the season and it’s high time to add some new favorites to your Christmas playlists. We bring you our ultimate selection of  many amazing Swedish artists who have all put their wonderful voices on some great Christmas tunes. The list brings you new takes on classic Christmas standards as well as brand-new original Christmas songs. The […]

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GET UP Soul Choir brings Christmas Joy

The most wonderful bringers of joy, GET UP Soul Choir, celebrated the release of their debut single on the 5th of December by bringing the house down at Nosh & Chow.  Beside their just released rendition of Silent Night / O Come All Ye Faithful, they put their own joyous and soulful touch on several […]

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The 30th Stockholm Film Festival Award Ceremony and Winners

On the evening of November 15, the winners at the 30th Stockholm International Film Festival were presented at Göta Lejon. The festival’s big winner was the director Melina León, whose movie Song Without a Name was awarded the prestigious Bronze Horse for Best Film and Best Cinematography. Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang’s documentary One Child […]

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Authentic Stockholm Beer at Gamla Stan’s Bryggeri Munkbron

Gamla Stan, Stockholm’s Old Town, has its own brewery, which is in fact the only brewery within central Stockholm. It is called Bryggeri Munkbron and you’ll find it on Lilla Nygatan 2. They offer original brews crafted with class and they also have a bar where you can try their appropriately designed menu to match the flavours […]

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Opening Gala of the 30th Stockholm International Film Festival

On its 30th anniversary, the Stockholm Film Festival proudly presented the Nordic premiere of Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story (2019) at the gala opening on Tuesday, November 5 at the Skandia cinema in Stockholm. In addition, the 1 km film winner Julia Thelin had a world premiere with Lilla Olle (2019). Your Living City was present […]

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Shockholm 2019 Highlights

Scandinavia’s largest Halloween event, the Shockholm parade took place for the 9th time now and brought out thousands of people joining in on the ghoulish fun. Creative performances took place on the stage at Kungsträdgården, including Bollywood dance, live music and acrobatics. After that the crowds joined in a world-first, when the parade actually split […]

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In Pictures: Charli XCX in Stockholm

Charli XCX brought the party to Berns in Stockholm as she made the Stockholm stop on her tour. Even though she was alone on stage, Charli’s explosive energy got the crowd going from the very beginning to the end of the show. She was constantly moving and still showing that punk rock energy we have […]

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UNMISSABLE Films at Stockholm International Film Festival 2019

It’s the time of year in Stockholm that we all love : The Film Festival is back and celebrating its 30th anniversary with a fantastic movie line-up. During 12 days there will be around 200 films from over 60 countries to watch right here in the capital of Scandinavia . The Festival is known for […]

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Album Review- Yngwie Malmsteen's Blue Lightning
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Album Review: Yngwie Malmsteen’s Blue Lightning

Yngwie Malmsteen is mostly known as a shredder by nature who is notorious for putting together pieces that seem like they were composed for the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Think Apocalyptica but with Malmsteen alone on his humble electric guitar instead of a cello quartet. Ever the virtuoso, it seems Malmsteen has decided to diversify his […]

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Celebrate Halloween with Shockholm

The most magnificent SHOCKHOLM returns for the 9th time on the 2nd of November. The biggest Halloween event in Scandinavia keeps growing for every year, attraching 7,000 participants last year. So make sure to join in on the scary fun. You can join the parade in your best Halloween costume or just come out and […]

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