Bonfire, bevvies and…choirs? Stockholmers explain Valborg
With the city’s favourite Spring ritual coming up in just a couple of days – we took to the streets to find out from the horse’s mouth just what this Valborg malarkey is all about!
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Fiction
Love Refugee: Southside Blues
- by Claire Duffy
- 25 Apr 2014
Love Refugee is YLC’s new fiction serial; a romantic comedy about expat and confirmed singleton Ellie, determined to avoid commitment at any cost…
Culture
What's on: Stockholm
India Unlimited: the Subcontinent Comes to Stockholm
- by Solveig Rundquist
- 23 Apr 2014
Ever been to a Bollywood party? What about a historical sari exhibit? Now’s your chance. This week Stockholm is set to get an infusion of cultural color, as India takes the spotlight and aims to raise awareness and cooperation between the nations. The program is a collaboration between the Indian Embassy in Sweden and Business Sweden, […]
Wine
YLC Wine of the Month: April
- by YLC Stockholm
- 23 Apr 2014
Can you feel it? It is getting warmer, the sun has started to gain in strength, the birds to sing their love songs and the flowers start to impress with their colours. The sun is staying longer and takes over from night earlier every day. And springtime freshness calls for a refreshing wine! This month, […]
Culture
Dining out
Stockholm Spring: New Ice Cream Flavours
- by Solveig Rundquist
- 22 Apr 2014
This is a big year for ice cream. New flavours are popping up like posies, both fantastic and funky. YLC took upon the challenge of trying some…
Fiction
Love Refugee
Love Refugee: How to Handle Swedish Cowboys
- by Claire Duffy
- 18 Apr 2014
Love Refugee is YLC’s new fiction serial; a romantic comedy about expat and confirmed singleton Ellie, determined to avoid commitment at any cost… who discovers that she has an inconvenient weakness for Swedish men (it’s not autobiographical at all… 😉 )! It was the cowboy hat that caught my attention. It wasn’t even truly […]
Creative Arts
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What's on: Stockholm
A Very ‘Swedish Night Out’: The People’s Passion
- by Rebecca Martin
- 16 Apr 2014
For some festive high culture in the run up to Easter, Folkoperan put on a performance of Bach’s St Matthew Passion, making for both an intriguing and extremely Swedish night out…
Sports and Fitness
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YLC Lowdown: World-class Roller Derby in Stockholm
- by Nina Uddin
- 16 Apr 2014
If your idea of roller derby is women skating around in circles and beating each other up, you are in need of an update! In fact – it is one of the fastest growing sports in the world, not to mention in Sweden.
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Lifestyle
Living ‘glutenfritt’ (gluten free) in Stockholm
- by YLC Stockholm
- 10 Apr 2014
Learning to live gluten-free in a new city can be a challenge. YLC contributor Hannah Bradley spent 6 months exploring Stockholm options…
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Something for the Weekend: Poetry, Pillows and…Hats
- by YLC Stockholm
- 4 Apr 2014
As always there are heaps of fun things to do in Stockers this coming weekend. To help you out (we’re nice this way) YLC has cherry picked the best of the best. You’re welcome.