Stockholm Travel Guide

 
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Pro

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 Beautiful, green, many shops, clubs, museums, multicultural... 


Con

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 Expensive, the amount of tourists in Gamla Stan (I'm one of them!) 


In a nutshell

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 It's not as cold as you think, immaculate streets, bring an umbrella, everyone is not blonde (a lot of them though) and I never met anyone named 'Helga'. 

 

Explore Stockholm

Things to Do  

Gamla Stan - The Old Town

Gamla Stan - The Old Town, Stockholm

 175 Reviews  Sjöguden good time's sculpture is located on the wharf next to Räntmästartrappan in Old Town in Stockholm. A really unusual type of sculpture, not my style, but still interesting! The Sculptor, Carl Milles, had intended to place ten pieces of massive, sculptural figures at regular intervals along... 

Vasa Museum

Vasa Museum, Stockholm

 124 Reviews  Vasa museum is one of "Must see" places and displays the only almost fully intact 17th century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64-gun warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628. The Vasa Museum opened in 1990 and, according to the official web site is the most visited museum in... 

Hotels  

Grand Hotel Stockholm

 10 Reviews and 341 Opinions  The Grand Hotel is beautiful and centrally located. I'd have loved to give it a good review.... 

Sheraton

 19 Reviews and 990 Opinions  This was a very nice hotel for a spouse weekend in Stockholm. Not the cheapest, but quite ok. Nice... 

Restaurants  

Kungshallen

Kungshallen, Stockholm

 12 Reviews  Kungshallen includes many different kind of restaurants and it takes time and check them out. You have food in Kungshallen from all over the world, and I would say that is the most difficult thing to choose and decide what your stomache will get. I tried some Lebanese saugages and they were great.... 

Nightlife  

Södermalm

Södermalm, Stockholm

 27 Reviews  Hello, Debaser Slussen has 18 years limit Sun-Thu, and have really good events and a busy dance floor. Music interested, indie/rock people. You find Debaser concert halls both at Slussen and Medborgarplatsen. I'd opt for the Slussen Debaser, just like it better. Good bar/lounge outdoors and nice... 

General Pubs and Clubs

General Pubs and Clubs, Stockholm

 30 Reviews  The Bishops arms is one of those pubs by Stockholm's central that is always "on". There's usually people (locals and tourists) coming and going and they have affordable beers. The decor looks like an old English library/work room, with books and old train pictures and some spitting pots (!) hanging... 

Transportation  

Tunnelbana (Underground)

Tunnelbana (Underground), Stockholm

 46 Reviews  This is a station in the underground/subway system in Stockholm and close to Stadion it is a football stadium called Stadion. Usually it is a club called Djurgårdens IF which use that stadium and I have taken pictures of this station so you can see how it looks like. Stockholm has a lot of art... 

Public Transportation

Public Transportation, Stockholm

 46 Reviews  Trams and light rail lines are few, but espacially tram heritage route 7 is very usefull. It starts from T-Centralen (it's end stop so you donät need to worry about directions) and goes to Djurgården, where are nice attractions like Gröna Lund, Vasa and Nordic Museum and Abba museet. It's included... 

Shopping  

Drottninggatan

Drottninggatan, Stockholm

 13 Reviews  Drottninggatan (Queen Street) is one of the main streets of Stockholm and it's mostly for pedestrian. It stretches north from the bridge Riksbron at Norrström, in the district of Norrmalm, to Observatorielunden in the district of Vasastaden. There are a lot of stores, shops and bars in the street... 

Souvenirs

Souvenirs, Stockholm

 12 Reviews  It is the Royal gifts shop where one can buy any souvenir items on the Swedish Royal family like postcards, writing pads, envelopes, pictures and other gift items that is somehow related to the Royal family. i took this picture with a crown on my head from this shop. 

Local Customs  

Language

Language, Stockholm

 18 Reviews  One of the things Swedes really don't like is someone coming to Sweden speaking any other language than Swedish or English. The way we see it is that we have made an effort to learn the international language and so should everybody else do too. 

Warnings and Dangers  

Safety

Safety, Stockholm

 16 Reviews  Stockholm's public transport terminus appears to be the chosen hang out for the city's homeless, mainly because the subterranean platforms for the tube, retain warmth, even during winter. Upon arrival there, I was approached immediately by a scary-looking youth in a hoodie, whose eyes betrayed a... 

Taxis

Taxis, Stockholm

 12 Reviews  The latest taxi related issue in Stockholm is credit card theft. When you pay with a card, make sure it is your card they hand you back. They sometimes swap it for a similar looking card. This has happened to many people when returning to hotel after a fun evening (and maybe a bit tipsy). As usual,... 

Tourist Traps  

Nightlife

Nightlife, Stockholm

 7 Reviews  It will be you and other tourist if there are any in there at the same time as you. It is a small bar and they give you coats and gloves to wear. I cant remember but I think it was like $30 to get in with 1-2 drinks. I would still go again even though it was a trap.... 

Gamla Stan (The Old Town)

Gamla Stan (The Old Town), Stockholm

 10 Reviews  In Old town is everything more expensive then the rest of the city because all the tourist go there. Check prices in a few stores, there are a lot of shops along Västerlånggatan. Go to Drottninggatan or Södermalm. 

What to Pack  

Weather-Related

Weather-Related, Stockholm

 13 Reviews  If you are planning to use the public transport from airport to the city you have to have convenient rollon luggage, I originally through of taking the train but found it maybe cheaper to get a cab. Stockholm is cold.. most of the time. My sister who lives there says so, she always suggest no matter... 

Winter

Winter, Stockholm

 7 Reviews  Sturdy shoes with a lot of grip - while the pavements are gritted and cleared, sometimes they can be very icy. Hat, scarf and gloves are essential - try Stadium for cheap sports gloves, hats, scarves otherwise there are lots of designer places with very expensive ones! hand creams, moisturisers... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Skärgården (Stockholm Archipelago)

Skärgården (Stockholm Archipelago), Stockholm

 16 Reviews  Sometimes I just crave for instant nature. One of my favorite bus-trips goes from Slussen to Björkviks brygga. The bus takes you there in about an hour. At Björkvik there are nice bare cliffs or lovely sandy beaches for sunbathing, outdoor loo, large woods to hike and a beautiful sea to swim in.... 

Gamla Stan (The Old Town)

Gamla Stan (The Old Town), Stockholm

 13 Reviews  In the middle of Stockholm's most touristy section lies an oft-forgotten little boy, nicknamed "Olle." Created by Swedish sculptor Liss Eriksson, his formal name is Pojke som tittar på månen ("Boy Looking at the Moon"), or Järnpojken ("Iron Boy") for short. Since 1967, the 15-cm high iron boy has... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Outdoor Activities

Outdoor Activities, Stockholm

 13 Reviews  Sweden Bike is a bike rental shop in the centre of Stockholm. We rented a pair of bikes there, as well as a baby carrier for our infant son, to go on a biking trip to Drottningholm. Erik, the enthusiastic owner, was happy to help us set up the baby carrier and give us advice for our journey. He had... 

Favorites  

Gamla Stan (The Old Town)

Gamla Stan (The Old Town), Stockholm

 37 Reviews  The main features of the Stockholm royal palace is not only a unique museum of treasures, but also kept ancient tradition of changing the guard which is passing every day in a court yard of a palace and going back to an epoch of coronation of Gustav Vasa. Ceremony starts from the Museum of Army and... 

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