Tips & Tricks
LIGHTS (Tele2 Arena, Rökerigatan 8, Stockholm) — The popular Summerburst festival, dedicated to electronic music, gets a twin festival in November, LIGHTS. On the last Saturday of Novemeber, Stockholm’s brand new Tele2 Arena turns into Scandinavia’s biggest and most luminous night club with the arrival of the LIGHTS festival – Sweden’s new indoor festival for […]
Uppsala – this is Sweden’s fourth largest city, and a major university town just north of Stockholm (easily reached by train in just 35 minutes from Stockholm). Visitors can see the three Bronze Age royal burial mounds in Old Uppsala, along with Scandinavia’s largest cathedral, the university museum (Museum Gustavianum), and local shops and eateries. […]
Royal Opera (Gustav Adolfs torg, Stockholm) — the Royal Opera, Kungliga Operan, has been the Swedish national venue for opera and ballet since January 18, 1773. You can visit Kungliga Operan as a member of the audience at one of the performances or take a guided tour. On the tour, you will have the opportunity […]
Stockholm International Horse Show (Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm) — held annually during the last week of November, this event draws a larger audience than even Swedish hockey games. Equestrian sport is the second most popular sport in Sweden (after soccer). It is also the third most popular sport among women. Approximately 150,000 people are members […]
Skiiing in the Stockholm area – since Scandinavia is known for its winters, some visitors wonder about the skiing in Sweden (since other European destinations, especially Switzerland and its Alps, get more press about its skiing). Within the Stockholm area, there is a variety of ski slopes where such enthusiasts can go to: Hammarbybacken […]
Kungsängen Golf Club (Garpebodavägen 1, Kungsängen) This course, located 30 minutes northwest of Stockholm (via the E18), has hosted the Scandinavian Masters tournament and features two 18-hole courses (King’s Court and Queen’s Court). The varied courses present obstacles including water features, woods, and more. Interested golfers can contact course management at: www.kungsangengc.se