21 Apr 2026
Culture
Friday Playlist Music

YLC’s All-Swedish Party Playlist

Are you looking for some fresh new Swedish music for your bangin’ party playlist? Look no further, because we have put together an all-Swedish playlist of some great tunes that will surely get your feet moving in no time. First up we have the mysterious Swedish production team ON1Y, who have teamed up with the […]

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Design Lifestyle What's on: Stockholm

Our January 2019 picks from Formex: I love pleats and faux botanics!

Formex has been revisited many times in our blog but we don’t get enough of it!  This year I had the chance to visit the fair and clearly each exhibitor is worth a line here as they all come with a story to tell and a personal approach. A comprehensive list of all exhibitors is […]

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Music New Music Friday

New Music Friday: Marlene Oak keeps on longing

Stockholm-based singer-songwriter Marlene Oak has released a new single called Come Home ahead of her upcoming EP. Growing up just outside Stockholm, Marlene Oak turned to music as her escape. In her teenage years she used to busk in Gamla Stan, and that is actually where she was first discovered by a passer-by. She has gone […]

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Music New Music Friday News

YLC’s New Music Picks

  It’s once again time to bring out some fresh new Swedish music to grace your playlists, so here are a few of our picks from recent releases we think you should check out. So have a listen and get to know these artists. Let’s start off with the newly founded Stockholm pop group Edora, […]

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Art Culture

Europe’s largest legal graffiti walls hidden in Snösätra, Stockholm

The Snösätra neighbourhood in Rågsved, Stockholm – a once dead industrial area – has been transformed into a graffiti paradise when the property owners gave permission for the grey dilapidated walls to be taken over by colourful graffiti that now not just brightens the day of anyone passing by but also attracts visitors to this […]

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Music News

Smith & Thell @ Bar Brooklyn

Our favorite folk pop duo Smith & Thell ended their Swedish tour with an emotional gig at Bar Brooklyn in Stockholm, and of course we were there. Maria Jane Smith and Victor Thell have been churning out one perfectly crafted folk pop tune after another since their Hippie Van that came out in 2014 – […]

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Community Friday Playlist Music

YLC’s Stockholm Christmas Playlist 2018

It’s high time to bring out the Christmas tunes, so we give you the latest edition of our ultimate Stockholm Christmas playlist with some pretty excellent Swedish artists who have all put their wonderful voices on some sweet Christmas tunes. This year’s Christmas playlist has to start off with YLC favorite Janice, who has come out with a soulful […]

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Featured Music News

Janice brought Pure Emotion to Fasching

Music is at its best when it comes from the heart and Janice is one of those artists who has really poured her emotions into her music. The settings at legendary Stockholm jazz club Fasching really amplified all those feelings even further. The audience was able to get very close, so things were about as […]

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Community Videos What's on: Stockholm

Stockholm Under the Christmas Lights

There are 1,000,000 led lights shining bright over the streets of Stockholm this year. Feel the holiday season’s spirit at the 40 different sites, among them streets and squares that have been decorated with Christmas motifs – all the way from Sergels torg, through Brunkebergs torg, to Norrbro, Kungsträdgården and more! The Christmas lights are […]

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Culture Expat Cookbook Lifestyle

X’Mas Parties With Festive Recipes From Around The World

Planning party after party of yuletide celebrations this Christmas season in Stockholm for family and friends from different continents across the globe? Then nothing draws more oohs and aahs than serving each round of celebratory fare with yummylicious special occasion dishes whipped up during festivities reveled in various parts of the world. From Scandinavia to […]

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