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One of my absolute favorite things about Sweden is the Swedish fika, or coffee break. Swedes have utterly perfected this fika thing, which actually encompasses much more than simply taking the American “ten minute coffee break” at work. It is a social institution, utilized by friends, family and the work place alike, and almost always […]
We’ve put together a few ideas for activities during the winter break, or Sportlov as they call it here. Ice skating inside the Nordic Museum The Nordic Museum is bringing winter inside their big hall and the main attraction is ice skating indoors. On Wednesday the 2nd March there’s a special ice skating disco […]
We had a chance to do an interview with Melissa Lindgren, program director and curator of Tempo Festival, to get full insight to a festival that is unique in its type in Stockholm and in Sweden. Tempo is a cross-disciplinary festival, that focuses on documentary story telling, representing film, audio, trans-media and photo, and it […]
We have put together a pretty amazing music festival guide for your convenience – so you don’t have to look anywhere else to get ideas and make plans for your festival year. We have included the best music festivals taking place in Stockholm this year – plus as a bonus we’ve added a couple of […]
In case you haven’t understood it as yet, Melodifestivalen is a BIG DEAL in Sweden . Last year’s final was the most watched TV programme of the year, all categories, with almost 3,8 million viewers (of a 10 million population). In comparison, the Eurovision Song Contest final – with a Swedish winner – “only” had […]
We have many fashionistas among our readers who are always following closely what’s new in the world of fashion. You might recognise that Sweden has always been a constant contributor to trends with the country’s characteristic eclectic and minimalistic style. Perhaps you’ll want to think twice on this one, as this year’s Swedish Fashion Talents […]
Josh Lenn from International Theater Stockholm tells how improv helped him connect with people in Stockholm and how it’s all grown into a vibrant community. Moving to Sweden from San Francisco seven years ago was a huge challenge for me. Leaving the community I had behind and not understanding the Swedish cultural codes, at times […]
It’s time to take stock of the amazing music year 2015, so YLC’s resident music enthusiast Nina Uddin has put together a throwback special of artists and songs that made a mark during the music year in Stockholm. Nina has also picked some of her photos of each artist from their 2015 live performances. Putting […]
‘Tis the season and we bring you a christmassy Spotify playlist with some pretty excellent Swedish artists who have all put their great voices on some Christmas tunes. We have the wonderful Cookies‘n Beans singing about being stuck in Stockholm over Christmas, and the amazing Elin Ruth putting a new bluesy twist on Christmas with her brand-new original Xmas songs. […]
On the night of Friday the 13th of November director and actress Ellen Burstyn came to receive the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award and to present a special screening of one of her most well-known films, The Exorcist during the Horror Night Deluxe as a part of the Stockholm Film Festival. During the Horror Night Deluxe also […]
