27 Apr 2024
Lifestyle
Café Culture Lifestyle

Fancy a Fika? The New Café Culture Series

Want to know the best cafés in your part of town? Olivia Hahne, our hottest new contributor, is on a one woman-and-baby mission to find them out for you. We’ll be publishing her weekly reviews from tomorrow; in the meantime, check out her criteria for finding the best fika in Stockholm below. What better way […]

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Family

Junibacken – A Swedish Child’s Dreamland

Junibacken is an indoor fantasy world, where there are regular shows performed throughout the day; Imagination forms the heartland, imagination and books. What they’ve created is one living book, so that your child can experience reading (that most solitary habit) in all dimensions and with other people.

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Courses taught in English during 2013

If you are new in town, want to meet other international people, or just learn a new skill or take a class, here’s a list of courses taught in English happening in early 2013. For an English speaker in Stockholm, it can be hard to build the perfect social group. A great place to meet […]

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Family

Stockholm for kids: Indoor play-centres

Looking for a place to take the kids in Stockholm? Here are some of the best indoor play centres the city has to offer…

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Family

What to Do and Where to Go with Children in Stockholm: January

It’s the start of a brand new year in Stockholm – we’re hoping that 2013 is a happy, event-filled time for you and your family. January certainly boasts some wonderful events for children to enjoy from performing arts to pets to swimming. Have fun! Open House at the Royal Philharmonic Concert Hall Every year in January, […]

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Family

Where’s Tomte? Santa Spotting in Stockholm

Father Christmas, Santa, Tomten; whatever you may call him, most people want to see the big guy around this time of year. We know of a few places to meet him in Stockholm, but we need your help to make the list comprehensive for families. Please submit your Santa spotting results! Special thanks to Karen […]

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Services Shopping

Mathem – Delivered Groceries to your Door

Mathem means ‘Food -Home’ and it does exactly what it says on the tin. I’ve found them to be a convenient, time-saving and stress-free way of grocery shopping and with our rabattkod (discount code or voucher), I hope you’ll find them value for money too. I’ve been a fan of Mathem for a while; in fact […]

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Family

Öppna Förskolor in Stockholm: Play Time for Baby and Social Time for Parents

Öppna förskolor (open preschools) offer an opportunity for parents to entertain their children in a fun, safe and educational environment. The schools are appropriate for little ones, aged 0 to 5 years and provides social experiences for children and parents alike. Best of all, you can enjoy öppna förskolor as many times as you want for free. You may […]

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Dining out Lifestyle

Restaurant Review: Blå Porten

Blå Porten dates back to the 1600’s and is easily distinguished with its iron blue gate out front.  It looks like a secret garden from the outside, as it is almost completely walled in.  Walking by, you might never know this is truly a hidden gem. You may also enjoy: Restaurant Review: Östermalms Saluhall’s Tysta […]

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Dining out Lifestyle

Restaurant Review: Blå Dörren

Looking for yet another great Swedish restaurant to take an out of town guest to (or in my case two), well look no further because Blå Dörren Ölhall oct Matsal, more commonly known as Blå Dörren, is where you need to take them. Blå Dörren (Sodermalmstorg, 6) is located in Slussen, right next to the Hilton Hotel in a building […]

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