23 Oct 2026
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Community Expat Traditions What's on: Stockholm

Norwegian National Day in Stockholm: 17th May

Nasjonaldagen (National Day) is a momentous day in the Norwegian calendar. In neighbour capital Stockholm, 10,000 people participate in the festivities every year. Here’s your chance to be one of them in 2013! You may also like: Recipe of the Week: Fårikål Recipe of the Week: Pannekaker   A Brief History of the Constitution Norway was on Boney’s side in the […]

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Creative Arts Lifestyle Music Swedish Culture What's on: Stockholm

The YLC guide to summer music festivals in Stockholm

Summer and music make a perfect combination in Stockholm! Find the festival that best suits your taste!

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Family Swedish Culture Tourist Information What's on: Stockholm

ABBA the Museum: grand opening in Stockholm

Finally – after months of eager anticipation – ABBA The Museum opens in Stockholm!

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Community Expat Cookbook What's on: Stockholm

South African Freedom Day in Stockholm: 27th April

On 27th April 1994, something wonderful happened in South Africa: the first post-apartheid elections. It’s been commemorated as a national holiday ever since and can even be celebrated right here in Stockholm You may also like: South African Recipes Expat Traditions Swedish Culture   Universal suffrage at South African elections was a milestone in global history. The […]

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The YLC guide to Stockholm concert halls

With Sweden being the third largest exporter of pop and rock music in the world, the country’s love for music is reflected in the Stockholm music scene, which is one of the most thriving in Europe. So stop wandering aimlessly and check out the YLC guide to where to take in a gig!   With […]

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Northern delights: interior design from a Scandinavian perspective

With interest in Scandi design rising internationally, YLC’s Emma Ladlow catches up with Swedish interior design stylist and blogger Emma Fexeus, the author of a new book on Scandinavian style, published in March. Although Scandinavian design has long been known for being minimal, simple and functional it was perhaps Sweden’s interior and furniture design that […]

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Creative Arts Family Lifestyle

The Stockholm International Film Festival Junior: 15th-20th April

Is your child between the age of 6-16? They will love the Stockholm International Film Festival Junior, where they can watch new films from different parts of the world for free throughout the week. Best of all, we have tickets to the gala day to give away! The Stockholm International Film Festival Junior has the […]

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Fancy a Fika? Mariatorget

Olivia Hahne, our hottest new contributor, is on a one woman-and-baby mission to find the best place to have a coffee in Stockholm. This week: Mariatorget. Not your ‘hood? Check out the rest of our café culture series. Johan & Nyström  Address: Swedenborgsgatan 7, 118 48 Stockholm. Tel No: 08 702 20 40 You’ve probably tasted Johan & […]

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What's on: Stockholm

The Stroller Demo: International Women’s Day in Stockholm

Friday is International Women’s Day and hundreds of Stockholmers will take to the streets to join Barnvagnsmarschen against maternal mortality. Whether you want to join or just wonder what’s up with all the matching strollers – YLC has the lowdown. Barnvagnsmarschen (or the Stroller Demo) is organized by the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (Riksförbundet för […]

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What's on: Stockholm

ABBA the Museum: Premiere Ticket Giveaway

ABBA The Museum opens at Djurgården in Stockholm May 7th 2013 and we at Your Living City have 2 tickets to give away to the opening day!

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