28 Apr 2024
Culture
Community Swedish Culture What's on: Stockholm

Midsummer in Stockholm 2016

Wondering what all the fuss is about? And where all the Stockholmers have gone? Or maybe you’re just looking for a place to celebrate Midsummer in the city? Swedish Midsummer is easily the most celebrated holiday in the country, rivalled only by Christmas. Nature is in full bloom, love is in the air and twilight […]

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Culture Music

Miriam Bryant on her new single and those huge crowds

Everybody loves Miriam – or at least that’s what it feels like right now. Everybody wants a piece of Miriam Bryant. The media can’t get enough of her and she’s everywhere now as she’s just released a long-awaited new single, fresh off the biggest shows of her career. And all the attention is well deserved. […]

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Bars, Pubs & Clubs Community Dining out Pets

Walking the dog the fun way: Stockholm’s dog friendly cafes and restaurants

Our dogs are not just good company, for many of us they truly become like friends, or like family members. We would like to be around them all the time, also when we go out for a coffee, a meal or even a beer and enjoy the weather on a nice and sunny day. So […]

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Culture Music What's on: Stockholm

Stockholm Early Music Festival 2016, long live historical music!

With the slogan “It’s never too late for early music”, the Stockholm Early Music Festival which focuses on baroque, renaissance and medieval music, celebrated its 15th anniversary with a sold-out festival. The festival has been enriching our capital for fifteen years with the very best representatives of historical music without ever repeating ensembles. This year’s […]

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Culture What's on: Stockholm

Celebrate the Swedish National Day

Sweden’s National Day gets its date of 6th June from Gustav Vasa’s coronation in 1523, but it hasn’t been that big of a deal for the Swedes until it was made a public holiday in 2005. So in the past decade the day has been finding its new form and now there are many celebrations […]

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Art Culture What's on: Stockholm

June’s Art Exhibition Picks

The burst of summer sunshine heralds a matching eclectic selection of art exhibitions for June. Spanning continents and the passage of time, this month’s picks dwell within the historical, the psychological, the social, the cultural, the religious and the political; giving insights into why artists create the art they do, and why patrons support specific […]

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Books Community Culture Movies

Interview: Meet inspiring author and film maker Naseem Quraishi-Larsson

We are living in a world where women want to be more than just storytellers. Women want to inspire more than they did before. We talked to Naseem Quraishi-Larsson, who is a CEO and film producer for QL Filmdevelopment. She is an author, public speaker, and film maker with a strategy and change consultant background. She […]

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Culture Friday Playlist Music

Friday Playlist: Fresh Swedish Sounds of May 2016

Time for another all-Swedish, all-Awesome playlist of Fresh Swedish Sounds for you! As the current music economy favours single releases over albums, us insatiable music fans are treated to so much great new music every week! We’ve hand-picked some absolutely fresh Swedish favourites for your listening pleasure. We’re kicking off the playlist with brand-new releases […]

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Culture Music Videos

Music Video: See Veronica Maggio dance on Götgatan

One of Sweden’s biggest pop stars Veronica Maggio is back with a new album, which is getting plenty of praise from fans and critics alike. For her latest “Vi mot världen” we see her dancing for the first time in a music video, and it’s also the first time she’s done a one-take video. The whole thing […]

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Culture Theatre What's on: Stockholm

CLICK! Acclaimed photo-based improv show comes to Stockholm

International Theater Stockholm is bringing Tim Orr (from San Fransisco) and Inbal Lori (from Tel Aviv) to Stockholm to perform their improv show “CLICK”. The duo uses photographs provided by the audience to find inspiration for their characters and situations. Tim and Inbal are known as skillful improvisers and their show has been warmly received by audiences all over […]

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