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Raggare’s Role in Stockholm’s Classic Car Scene

Roughly 5,000 classic American cars are imported into Sweden every year. Most often, they are bought by car lovers who have an affinity for a period in the 1950s and 60s when full-bodied, colorful, powerful vehicles were mass-produced by American automakers. Sweden didn’t follow this trend, which is one reason that explains the existence of raggare, a popular Swedish […]

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Why a Doula is a Must for Birthing Abroad

Having moved from the UK to The Netherlands at the age of 22 with no job, nowhere to live, and a partner who’d never even visited the place, I figured that moving to Sweden thirteen years later would be easy. Sure, I didn’t speak much of the language, but I could understand some, and yes, […]

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Incredible Places to Cycle in Stockholm

Cycling is not just a way of getting around the city in an environmentally-friendly and sustainable way — it is also a great way to get fit and stay healthy. (No wonder the sales of bicycles in Sweden have gone up by 20% in the last four years!) After all, it is certainly more pleasant cycling in the fresh […]

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Nordic Lab – Laboratory for young fashion brands

During Fashion Week Trade at the beginning of this month, we were invited by the Stockholm Fashion District to the launch of Nordic Lab 2020, following a program to support upcoming, young fashion brands with all the tools they need to thrive in the modern and competitive world of fashion. One of the functions of […]

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Soccer Starz – A football school for kids

Soccer Starz is a football course for kids ages 2 to 6 years old which is ran in English, by professional, friendly and fun coaches. As a father of two dual nationality children, me and my wife looked into the possible courses which we could send them to. We found that no courses were ran […]

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WHAT’S ON STOCKHOLM: February 2020

January felt so long we are glad it’s finally over to give way to February’s new opportunities. The city’s buzz and life are slowly starting to return after its winter hibernation and post-holidays empty-pocket days. So with this month’s new hopes come lots of events and happenings and you don’t need to go anywhere else […]

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Valentine’s Day In Stockholm

Are you in love and in Stockholm? Do you want to do something special with your significant other on Valentine’s Day, aka Alla Hjärtans Dag? We have listed a bunch of things and places you both can enjoy to infuse yourself in the romantic vibes the city has to offer. But before we continue, you […]

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Expat Cookbook: Spiced Up Chipotle Salmon

Spice up any date, any day of the week, any occasion with this easy to cook spiced up chipotle salmon. The Mexican in me almost rules out the possibility of having any kind of fish dish without a hint or a load some of chilli. However the predominant smoky flavour of the chipotle over its […]

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Formex – Scandinavian design trends for 2020

We visited Formex, which was held on January 14-17, 2020 at Stockholmsmässan. The challenges of retailing have been the focus at the trade fair, as the international trend and content agency Carlin occupied the Stockholm Exhibition Hall with its exhibition Retail Hub. The purpose was to both inspire and offer new insights for exhibitors and […]

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YLC’s Swedish TOP 50 of 2019

Another amazing music year has come to an end, so it’s time to sum up the very best of the year! We decided to put together a crazy-good playlist of our most favorite Swedish music of the year. It’s filled to the brim with pop perfection and quite a bit of sultry soul. Have a […]

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