5 Dec 2025
Swedish Culture
Café Culture Community Culture Dining out Lifestyle Swedish Culture Tourist Information

Al Fresco Eating: Five Fave Outdoor Stockholm Cafés

In the short-lived but magical spirit of Swedish summer, YLC’s Kirsten Smart has hustled together her finest selection of outdoor cafés and eateries so that YOU too can feel the unbridled pleasures of eating al fresco!

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Community Swedish Culture Tourist Information What's on: Stockholm

Valborg: the Lowdown on Sweden’s Bonfire Night

There is nothing says Spring in Sweden better than good old bonfire and a men’s choir!

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Swedish Culture Tourist Information Videos What's on: Stockholm

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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Community Swedish Culture

Easter in Sweden: the YLC Lowdown

The YLC run-down of some Swedish traditions that have left many expats scratching their heads. Glad Påsk!

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Creative Arts Swedish Culture What's on: Stockholm

A Very ‘Swedish Night Out’: The People’s Passion

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…

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Community Family Swedish Culture

Easter Hagging Made Easy: A Makeover

A small group of witches pounding on your door?  A gaggle of hags making their way up your garden path? It must be Maundy Thursday in Stockholm!

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Community Swedish Culture

Owls in the Swamp: Swedish Expressions (part 1)

Ever sensed there are owls lurking in the swamp or that the cat knows more than it lets on? Ape-hungry Swedes with poultry down their throats have you confused?

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Swedish Culture What's on: Stockholm

Stockholm Today: the Hug-Thy-Neighbour Campaign

After recent Swedish media reports have outed Swedes as hug-aholics, a small group of Stockholmers have decided to build on this – for a more friendly future.   “It is ridiculous to think that we will hug just about any Sven, Nils and Leffe but we don’t know who our next door neighbour is,” Hug-Thy-Neighbour […]

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Community Swedish Culture

April Traditions: Hags, Bears and Bonfires

Spring has sprung! Or maybe not quite yet? No matter the weather, there’s really no shortage of interesting Swedish traditions to enjoy this month. As traditions go, THIS month is one of the best!

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Community Swedish Culture

International Waffle Day – the Best Ever Swedish Invention?

All over Sweden, irons are heating up, cream is getting whipped and jam jars placed strategically on the table! Tomorrow is International Waffle Day and surprise, surprise – it originated in Sweden.

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