5 Dec 2025
Sweden
Tourist Information

Skåne: the Sweet Song of Sweden’s Deep South

YLC’s Amy Johansson take us on a tour of her new stomping grounds – the deep south or the Texas of Sweden… Surrounded by sea on 3 sides, the southernmost part of Sweden has been a much contested borderland between Sweden and Denmark. With the treaty of Roskilde in 1658, the area was finally ceded […]

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Community Swedish Culture Tourist Information What's on: Stockholm

The Lowdown: Midsummer in Stockholm 2014

Looking for a place to dance around the May pole this weekend or just want to learn more about Midsummer in Sweden?

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Family Lifestyle

Daddy State: Fuzzy Math

“Why is your hair fuzzy?” my daughter asked me. Sweden, I thought. Another thing to blame on Sweden. As an American, prices here in Sweden seldom fail to surprise me. After 13 years here, I still convert price tags into dollars and I’m still hurt by what the computation works out to. The pain doesn’t […]

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Stockholm Coffee festival
Fiction Love Refugee

Love Refugee: Lost in Translation?

I had a little speech prepared – well, perhaps not quite as formal as a speech as such, but… remarks, just in case. The usual: we work together, pressure of launch, you’re really great but let’s not make things complicated…

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Sports and Fitness Videos What's on: Stockholm

Color Me Rad is coming to Stockholm

Thousands of excited runners and about 5,000 pounds of dye-colored cornstarch – Color Me Rad is coming to Sweden! YLC is going to be there – will you?

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Community Essentials Family Health Tourist Information

Sweden’s Summer Scourge: the Tick

That’s right, people, the ‘fästing’ fest is going on – and you might just be invited!

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Elections 2014

Elections 2014: European Parliament

2014 is a “super” election year in Sweden with four elections taking place. First out is the European Parliament Election on May 25th.

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Fiction Love Refugee

Love Refugee: Potato Pot-aah-to

Love Refugee is YLC’s new fiction serial; a romantic comedy about expat and confirmed singleton Ellie, determined to avoid commitment at any cost…

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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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Essentials Getting Around Tourist Information

Travel the City: the YLC guide to public transport

Whether you want to travel by train, bus or even boat – Stockholm’s public transport covers most of the city and its environs. However, for those feeling lost in the jungle of options – or just curious as to what the city offers –  check out the YLC guide to Stockholm’s public transport system! The […]

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