Guidebook for Stockholm
Entertainment & Activities
Nytorp swimming pool
Ulricehamnsvägens förlängningOutdoor swimming pool, free entrance.
Fyrenparken
11 KärrtorpsvägenFantastic, new playground for the children.
Grona Lund Vergnügungspark
9 Lilla Allmänna Grändamusement park of Stockholm.
Ivar Los Park
26 BastugatanCute playground for children.
A museum that shows the clothing of the kings and queens of Sweden. Good for children! There is a play area where the kids can dress up and play.
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Das Königliche Rüstungskammer
3 SlottsbackenA museum that shows the clothing of the kings and queens of Sweden. Good for children! There is a play area where the kids can dress up and play.
Nordisches Museum
6-16 Djurgårdsvägenthe Nordic museum has a great play area for children.
Junibacken is based on the characters of the author Astrid Lindgren. It's a great place, but avoid it when it's too many visitors.
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Junibacken
8 GalärvarvsvägenJunibacken is based on the characters of the author Astrid Lindgren. It's a great place, but avoid it when it's too many visitors.
Stora Blecktornsparken
78 Katarina BangataGreat playgrund for children.
swimming hall Eriksdalsbadet. Indoor pools and outdoor pools.
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Eriksdalsbadet
20 Hammarby Slussvägswimming hall Eriksdalsbadet. Indoor pools and outdoor pools.
Everything Else
Söderbysjön
20 minutes from the apartment you can go lake-swimming.
old town. Description unnecessary. But please take a stroll off Västerlånggatan, which is the most touristic street in Stockholm. You will find quiet, beutiful alleys from ancient times.
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Gamla stan
old town. Description unnecessary. But please take a stroll off Västerlånggatan, which is the most touristic street in Stockholm. You will find quiet, beutiful alleys from ancient times.
Take the bus from Slussen out to Björkvik. Just a few steps from the Bistro Björkvik you find a sandy beach and flat cliffs where you can hang out all day and enjoy the sea.
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Bistro Björkvik
24 BjörkviksvägenTake the bus from Slussen out to Björkvik. Just a few steps from the Bistro Björkvik you find a sandy beach and flat cliffs where you can hang out all day and enjoy the sea.
The Vasa Museum displays a Swedish ship that sank in the year of 1628.
333 years later the ship was salvaged. Visit the museum to take part of its thrilling history.
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Vasa-Museum
14 GalärvarvsvägenThe Vasa Museum displays a Swedish ship that sank in the year of 1628.
333 years later the ship was salvaged. Visit the museum to take part of its thrilling history.
Långholmsbadet
21 LångholmsmurenOutdoor lake bath with a beach in central Stockholm!
Moderna Museet
4 ExercisplanThe museum of contemporary art in Stockholm.
From Slussen you can take the "Djurgårds ferry" to Djurgården (where you find Skansen outdoor museum, the Abba museum and Gröna Lund tivoli) and to Skeppsholmen (where you find the Modern Museum)
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Slussen - Skeppsholmen - Djurgården
Slussen - Skeppsholmen - DjurgårdenFrom Slussen you can take the "Djurgårds ferry" to Djurgården (where you find Skansen outdoor museum, the Abba museum and Gröna Lund tivoli) and to Skeppsholmen (where you find the Modern Museum)
Södermalm, also known as Söder, is the most youthful and bohemian island in central Stockholm. Art galleries, boutiques, clubs, restaurants and bars. And a nice atmosphere.
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Södermalm
Södermalm, also known as Söder, is the most youthful and bohemian island in central Stockholm. Art galleries, boutiques, clubs, restaurants and bars. And a nice atmosphere.
Centralen station
Central station of Stockholm
There is a beutiful sandy beach here and it's easy to park the car on a big parking lot. Surrounded by pine forest.
Stora Sand station
There is a beutiful sandy beach here and it's easy to park the car on a big parking lot. Surrounded by pine forest.
Grisslingebadet
156-158 SkärgårdsvägenSandy beach by the sea.
Drinks & Nightlife
Medborgarplatsen
MedborgarplatsenLots of restaurants and bars of all kinds.
Perfect place to take a beer in the summer, from this terrace you can see the heart of Stockholm. Only ten minutes by Metro from my apartment, and you don't have to change trains.
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Mosebacketerrassen
Mosebacke TorgPerfect place to take a beer in the summer, from this terrace you can see the heart of Stockholm. Only ten minutes by Metro from my apartment, and you don't have to change trains.
East
13 Stureplanthis is where the fancy people go clubbing. Don't forget to dress up!
Eriks Gondolen
6 StadsgårdenA bar and a restaurant with a stunning view of Stockholm.
Shopping
lots of small vintage shops with furniture, clothes etc. In this neighbourhood you find many designers' studios and boutiques. Check out the streets Bondegatan, Nytorgsgatan, Åsögatan and Skånegatan.
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SoFo
lots of small vintage shops with furniture, clothes etc. In this neighbourhood you find many designers' studios and boutiques. Check out the streets Bondegatan, Nytorgsgatan, Åsögatan and Skånegatan.
Sergelgatan
Sergels TorgIn this district you find all the shopping.
The most touristic street in Stockholm. Nevertheless it does have a lot of charm. Go here for the perfect souvenir shopping.
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Västerlånggatan
VästerlånggatanThe most touristic street in Stockholm. Nevertheless it does have a lot of charm. Go here for the perfect souvenir shopping.
NK is an old and beautiful warehouse where you can buy high quality clothes and houseware.
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NK Stockholm
18-20 HamngatanNK is an old and beautiful warehouse where you can buy high quality clothes and houseware.
Watch the staff make the traditional peppermint candy of Gränna, a small town in Sweden. A very cute, oldfashioned little shop.
Old Town Polkagriskokeri AB
44 Stora NygatanWatch the staff make the traditional peppermint candy of Gränna, a small town in Sweden. A very cute, oldfashioned little shop.
Biblioteksgatan
BiblioteksgatanPosh shopping district.
Ringen Centrum
98 GötgatanRingen, shopping mall.
Systembolaget
7 RosenlundsgatanThis is the store where you buy wine, beer and liquers.
Gallerian
37 HamngatanThe biggest shopping mall in central Stockholm.
Sightseeing
One of the best views you can find in Stockholm. A beautiful walking path, and no problem to bring the pram.
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Monteliusvägen
MonteliusvägenOne of the best views you can find in Stockholm. A beautiful walking path, and no problem to bring the pram.
Takvandring Sverige AB
14 Stora GråmunkegrändTry a different kind of sightseeing! organized roof climbing.
The Skansen outdoor museum has a lot to offer. Check out their web page!
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Skansen
49-51 DjurgårdsslättenThe Skansen outdoor museum has a lot to offer. Check out their web page!
a great place to go sightseeing, but make sure you have proper shoes! Even though it's in central Stockholm, this hill only has small stony paths on the way up. Bring a picnic and enjoy the view!
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Skinnarviksberget
a great place to go sightseeing, but make sure you have proper shoes! Even though it's in central Stockholm, this hill only has small stony paths on the way up. Bring a picnic and enjoy the view!
The City Hall, built in the 1920's. Famous for housing the Nobel prize banquet.
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Stadshuset station
The City Hall, built in the 1920's. Famous for housing the Nobel prize banquet.
Evert Taubes Terrass
Evert Taubes TerrassA beuatiful place on the Riddarholmen island, close to Old town.
Take a boat from central Stockholm to the Drottningholm Palace, where the royal family actually lives. The palace has a beautiful garden and the boat trip is an experience in itself.
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Drottningholms Slottsteater
Drottningens paviljongTake a boat from central Stockholm to the Drottningholm Palace, where the royal family actually lives. The palace has a beautiful garden and the boat trip is an experience in itself.
Fjällgatan
FjällgatanOne of the best panorama views of Stockholm
At the far end of Åsögatan, you find beautiful small wooden houses painted red. Once home for poor workers, now totally adorable and those who live there are enviable
Åsögatan (på Åsögatan)
At the far end of Åsögatan, you find beautiful small wooden houses painted red. Once home for poor workers, now totally adorable and those who live there are enviable
Food Scene
Vete-Katten
55 KungsgatanA cute, old café with a nice atmosphere.
Slingerbulten
24 Stora NygatanTraditional Swedish cuisine.
Hermans
23B FjällgatanVegetarian buffet restaurant with an amazing view of Stockholm.
Louie Louie
13 BondegatanA nice little cafe with a wide range of salad dishes.
Östermalms Saluhall has been named "The world's 7th best food hall". Here you can buy typical Swedish food to take home, or sit down to eat.
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Östermalms saluhall
31 ÖstermalmstorgÖstermalms Saluhall has been named "The world's 7th best food hall". Here you can buy typical Swedish food to take home, or sit down to eat.
Kvarnen
4 TjärhovsgatanAn old beer hall, nowadays also a good restaurant.
Formerly an old beer hall, now a good restaurant (similar to Kvarnen, which is on this list too).
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Restaurant Pelikan
40 BlekingegatanFormerly an old beer hall, now a good restaurant (similar to Kvarnen, which is on this list too).
Arts & Culture
20 minutes walking distance to the Tele2 Arena, where big concerts etc are held.
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Tele2 Arena
14 Arenaslingan20 minutes walking distance to the Tele2 Arena, where big concerts etc are held.
Ericsson Globe
The Globe Arena offers sightseeing from the roof.
ABBA Museum
68 DjurgårdsvägenThe ABBA Museum is a lot of fun!
Fotografiska is the Photography museum. But I think it's more of a great gallery with interesting photographic art than an actual museum.
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Fotografiska
22 StadsgårdshamnenFotografiska is the Photography museum. But I think it's more of a great gallery with interesting photographic art than an actual museum.
Kulturhuset, the culture house, consists of galleries, cafe, restaurant, shops, theatre, a library, a place called "Room for children" (good for smaller children and toddlers).
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Kulturhuset
Sergels TorgKulturhuset, the culture house, consists of galleries, cafe, restaurant, shops, theatre, a library, a place called "Room for children" (good for smaller children and toddlers).