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Stockholm Recommendations
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items If you are going to visit Stockholm Sweden, or if you live here, here are some of my recommendations for places to see, shopping and food! Best time of year to visit is mid-late Spring or Summer, the weather is more stable during that time and the da...
Be prepared to walk a lot if you visit! The public transport is on the pricier side and many of the recommended places are located quite closely.
Be prepared to walk a lot if you visit! The public transport is on the pricier side and many of the recommended places are located quite closely.
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Activities & Places to visit
Restaurant, Food & Café's
Shopping
Activities & Places to visit
Here are my top must see places if you visit Stockholm, especially if you are interested in art and/or history!
If you have an interest in art and/or art history you need to visit this beautiful museum! They have both permanent exhibitions as well as temporary exhibitions.
Nationalmuseum
Carl Milles, born in 1875 was an artist famous for his beautiful sculptures and fountains. His beautiful home Millesgården was turned into a museum after his death. Here you'll be able to walk around his home, his stunning garden and see many of his ...
Millesgården
Gamla Stan or The Old Town in English, is the oldest part of Stockholm this is definitely a must see if you visit Stockholm, especially if you are interested in old architecture. You'll find lots of restaurants and café's. Close by you can also visit...
Gamla Stan (Old Town)
Waldemarsudde located at Djurgården, is the home of the so called “Painter Prince”, Prince Eugen. Born in 1865, Prince Eugen is the son of King Oscar ll and Queen Sophia. He is most famous for his beautiful paintings and Waldemarsudde is his home tha...
Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde
Kungsträdgården (or King's Garden) is located in the inner parts of Stockholm. This area used to be, as you might have guessed the King's Garden back in the day and is the oldest preserved park together with Humlegården, in Stockholm. In the spring y...
Kungsträdgården
Another very popular tourist attraction here in Stockholm. Definitely worth a visit in my opinion!
Kungliga slottet (Royal Castle)
As a child me and my family visited Skansen very often! It's very child friendly while also being interesting for adults as well. It's an open air museum focused on Swedish culture and history. You will find animals native to Sweden, such as wolves, ...
Skansen
Another museum focused on not only Swedish but Nordic history and culture. The building itself is very beautiful, located at Djurgården. They have both temporary and permanent exhibitions.
Nordiska Museet (Nordic Museum)
Want to switch up the tourist experience with some relaxation, Centralbadet is a spa located in the central parts of town. It was built all the way back in 1904 and much of the original interior has been preserved. They have both swimming pools, hot ...
Centralbadet Spa
Restaurant, Food & Café's
I'm a picky eater but not even I can resist a visit to these places!
Smak is my favorite restaurant in Stockholm! It has a slightly different concept compared to traditional restaurants, you pick the number of dishes you want to eat from a menu where the dishes are described by their main components and you pick a min...
SMAK
My favorite bakery in Stockholm! Their baked goods are incredible, so if you feel like indulging in a Swedish Fika or want some tasty bread made in stone oven, this is the place to go. They have several locations around town so it shouldn't be a prob...
Fabrique Stenugnsbageri (Stone Oven Bakery)
I'm a huge tea drinker and their teas are my all time favorite. They have so many fun and different kinds of teas, all very high quality. They also have really cute ready made gift packages, as well as different tea pots, coffee mugs and tea cups. Yo...
Bönor & Blad | Tea, Coffee & Gifts since 1975
Some of the best burgers in town you'll find at Phil's! But be prepared to leave stuffed as a pancake!
Phils
Stockholm City Hall or Stadshuset as it's called in Swedish, is a must see if you visit Stockholm. This is the location of the famous Nobel Prize banquet that takes place every year in December. It's free to walk around in the court yard but to see t...
Stadshuset, Stockholm City Hall
Shopping
My go to stores located in Stockholm!
My favorite art supply store! Here you'll find a wide range of artist materials and brands of really good quality!
Kreatima Art Supply Store
Timeless, high quality, comfortable and functional clothing items. Their store located on the edge of Kungsträdgården is worth a visit!
UNIQLO Women's, Men's & Children's Clothing
If you are looking for a more high end shopping mall you should visit NK! They have several stories with many different stores and brands. The building itself is quite beautiful, NK opened their doors for the first time in 1915 and has been open sinc...
NK
Looking for some nice finishing touches for your home, visit H&M Home. I love this store because I think their products are really elegant and timeless, while also being good quality for a good price!
H&M Home - Home Decor
Lyko is my first choice for beauty products, they have everything you'll need including several different beauty brands. Their store located in central Stockholm is well worth a visit!
Lyko Beauty Supply Store
As a Stockholmer I can tell you we walk a lot, and if you come here to visit be prepared to walk around town. You definitely need a pair of good walking shoes and I recently got a new pair from Skechers. They are so comfortable, my feet never gets ti...
Skechers
Normal has become very popular here in Sweden. This is the kind of store which you leave with lots of great stuff you didn't know you needed, because it's so affordable so you just pick this that and the third. They have everything from beauty produc...
Normal