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Way Out West celebrates its 10th year by breaking records

Way Out West celebrated its 10th anniversary this year and the festival was bigger than ever with more booked musical acts than ever, as well as daily film screenings and TV show releases. The festival had a record-breaking average of 33.000 people per day and the crowds gathered around the five stages to celebrate with music […]

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A Smörgåsbord Indulgence This Summer

This Scandinavian summer go native by indulging in the smorgasbord – a Swedish gastronomical buffet tradition also enjoyed during Christmas and special occasions and celebrations like a birthday or silver wedding anniversary. Relish in the wide array of hot and cold hors d’oeuvres served in five rounds; with this sequential structure first introduced by the […]

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Festival-filled August brings the music outdoors

Who else has their calendar full of events for August? Once again we can expect an amazing month when it comes to live music and festivals in Stockholm and nearby. We’ve put together our best picks of outdoor music events you should not miss this month. Gröna Lund concerts  Gröna Lund has filled their whole […]

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Sandhamn – the pearl of the Stockholm archipelago

We all love our Stockholm city, but every onece in a while it’s good to leave its streets for a change of air, especially now when the days are longer and warmer and we want to spend more time outdoors. Many Stockholmers turn to the nearby archipelago as a great option for a little getaway that gives […]

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Expat Cookbook: Nordic Fish Cakes With Herb Dip

Think Nordic cuisine and visions of salmon, cod and herring come clearly to mind; either cured, fermented or raw. Yet this region has hundreds of variations of the pan seared fish cake too. Like all these traditional fish cakes, my own adaptation can be served hot or cold, along with a refreshingly light and minty […]

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Sónar kicks off the music festival year in Stockholm

Stockholm was visited by Sónar, the famous Barcelona festival during the 26th and 27th of February. This edition took place at Nobelberget, which is an industrial complex, located in Sickla on the south side of the city. The festival presented a total of 28 DJ and band performances spread across three stages. It was a […]

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Your Living City’s Ultimate Music Festival Guide 2016

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 […]

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Stockholm lights up for Christmas

Stockholm Christmas lights bring light into the darkness from late November until well into the new year. All the lights are officially lit up on the 21st of November, when a new Christmas market also opens at Sergels Torg. Stockholm has put great effort to lighting up the streets during the darkest time of the […]

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Run Stockholm: 10 races you can still sign up for

Stockholm has seen some amazing races already this year but if you haven’t taken part in one yet, don’t panic: there are still loads of races coming up! From running during midnight to running through mud, here are our tips for 10 of the best races coming to Stockholm in the second half of 2015. […]

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Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox @ Fasching

You can’t have missed the viral YouTube videos of latest hits transformed into different historical musical styles by Scott Bradlee and Postmodern Jukebox. They brought their magic to Stockholm on their European tour and put on an amazing show.   Scott Bradlee and his Postmodern Jukebox may just be the best thing we can thank […]

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