Four nights in this fantastic city in early September 2022. I caught a great fare from the States with Delta Vacations that included the hotel and now Sweden is the 28th country I've visited. (Sadly, no "Sweden badge" when I checked in at the airport.) With four days to explore, I took advantage of it starting with a walking tour the first evening of my arrival that brought me through Gamla Stan. The next day, a food tour through Norrmalm and Ostermalm. I walked Sodermalm and Djurgârden. I rode the metro a dozen times to as far away as Solna - the modern metro system is easy to use and inexpensive. Friendly people everywhere. English spoken everywhere. Great food and drink. Lots of history and culture to see including artifacts, artworks and pop music. The city itself is clean. I did not spot graffiti anywhere. I did not see trash on the ground. When I was walking around at night, I did not feel unsafe. I had a grand time in Stockholm and look forward to returning one day. This was a great visit! [Review 18755 overall - 87 in Sweden - 2278 of 2022.] read more

Stockholms stad - Gamla Stan, Stockholm - Public Services & Government Near Me - Stockholm, Alberta

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Beautiful, Vibrant City On The Black Sea https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/stockholms-stad-stockholm?select=3IAa_jjNSalgqobP5sK7PQ&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w SITREP I love this city! Rare is it for me to project any place outside of the United States that I could see myself making a life for myself within. Stockholm is such a place. THE SETUP I flew in to spend time with friends for a few days, and then to take off on a cruise for seven days, and then returned to Stockholm to finish out my Northern European trek. It was an absolute joy to be here. * Effiicent transportation networks - from the moment touching down at Arlanda airport, the shuttle to the Central Train Station. to the the subway and the buses, I was able to get all throughout Stockholm, including the bus through the government areas that took me all the way to the port to board my cruise ship. https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/stockholms-stad-stockholm?select=asSHb5iKUhSqZRxeMUN5qA&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w * Old Towne Stockholm - this historic district is full of wonderful old buildings. From elegant restaurants serving traditional Swedish meatball platters to full-on Viking or Pirate bars, these hoods were so much fun to romp through and get the feel of walking on streets that are centuries old. * Business-Entertainment District - my buddy John took me to some fun spots in the frenetic downtown districts, including some dance clubs. So MUCH FUN. https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/stockholms-stad-stockholm?select=5ru4u1LTVPr4937m7o5Nkg&userid=3mNz5nQFTIBQm0oU5mBR0w BUILDING THE FUTURE Stockholm is also underway with massive construction projects, giving the city new shiny buildings to grow the future of Stockholm with. THE LOWDOWN Stockholm is a great city to spend a day, a week, a month, perhaps even years within. Enjoy the time there! read more

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We spent only a couple of brief days in Stockholm but we could definitely see what the draw is. Its position on The Black Sea make for a beautiful city with incredible modern delights as well as historical charm. This place literally has everything you could possibly want. If food is your thing there is fine dining at Michelin star restaurants all the way down to amazing little hole in the wall pubs and street food. Bars, lounges, and clubs are numerous and upscale. Historical sites and museums could keep you busy for weeks on end. Then of course you could just stroll down the old cobblestone streets of Gamla Stan at night or hike to one of many amazing panoramic viewpoints of the city for a sunrise. Getting around was pretty easy when we were walking or taking public transport, but I do not recommend driving. The city central is very small and not designed for the traffic it takes in. This combined with the constant construction and detours can make it pretty frustrating. My highlights include Gamla Stan for shopping and eating, Vasamuseet to see a fully preserved viking ship in all its glory, Tak for an amazing meal and drink, and Pharmarium for crazy cool late night vibes. read more

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Stockholm was our sixth, and last stop on our month-long trip in 2015. I had studied Swedish in university (yes, I'm very random), and my desire to travel to Sweden was how our multi-country trip came about. Saving the best for last, we were in Stockholm for five days, from April 13th to 17th. Even though we were in Stockholm for nearly a week, it still wasn't enough time, but as usual, we did as much as we could. We saw: -The Royal Palace -The Nobel Prize Museum -Skansen -The Vasa Museum (one of my favourite museums, an absolute MUST SEE) -The Nordic Museum -IKEA (just because!) -Spritmuseum (which until *just now*, I thought was called "Spiritmuseum") -The Swedish History Museum I would love to go back to Stockholm (and everywhere!) and revisit some of the museums and explore more of the city, as well as take more photos. Looking back on my trip while writing these reviews, I realized that I took relatively few photos, which is a shame. Oh well, I had an amazing trip, learned a lot about travelling and my travel style, and started my Yelp obsession with that trip. [Yelp collections: Europe 2015; Stockholm, Sweden; Cities] read more

Stockholms stad - Public Services & Government Near Me - Stockholm, Alberta

Don't worry if you don't like it at first, by the end of it you'll enjoy it. Just like a Stockholm Syndrome. This is the place to be if you like Black Friday, it's on every week between October and March. Venice of the north they call it, there's a lot of water surrounding it. There's a lot of history, some interesting architecture, a few good museums. Alcohol is expensive. Streets are clean. read more

The City of Stockholm - the capital of Sweden and arguably Scandinavia. Transport & Access: The transport system here is pretty good with trams, buses, trains and the metro all running within the city. The metro, T-bana has 100 stations and the hole network is step-free, meaning on paper it is great for wheelchair access however it just isn't - the gap between the train and the platform is too large for most wheelchairs and no stations have staff on the platform with the only staff members there being at the ticket gate - meaning it's pretty much pot luck depending on the exact platform and type of train whether a wheelchair user could get on/off with ease. (https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/stockholms-tunnelbana-stockholm) If you are using the city's public transport system, most of it is operated by MTR on behalf of SL - I would strongly suggest getting a pass for how many hours you're there, giving you unlimited use of the network - or perhaps an SL city card if you're there longer with buses and trams contactless, in many ways the SL card is similar to the Oyster of London (yet sadly you can't use your contactless debit card in lieu of one with capping like London) (https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/sl-stockholm) Many of the stations, however, are HUGE and can be really difficult to navigate - do check out my other reviews for stations for more information. Most crossings have dropped curbs - but they seem to have cut costs by only dropping part of it, meaning you have to walk in single-file. Shopping: Many malls do operate and exist around Stockholm County, but I've heard many of the stores are put off operating directly in the city due to huge taxes which can be over 50 %: there are multiple malls around the city including Galleria and MOOD, the latter is very interesting and mainly consists of small independents - if you don't mind going out a bit further you have many other great malls including Mall of Scandinavia and Taby Centrum, which are easily accessed by public transport around the city into Solna (7 minutes from City Station) and Taby (home to the Apple Store) Hotels: There are many hotels around the city - I was impressed with the Hilton Stockholm Slussen in which I stayed but there are 2-3 Radisson Blu hotels near Central Station which also did look pretty nice too. My hotel cost 1200 SEK a night without breakfast which is average. (https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/hilton-stockholm-slussen-stockholm) Sight-seeing: As with any major, historical city there is so much to do and see around the city - whether you're a football fan and want to see the Friends Arena, home to Sweden's national football team and AIK - this is a really easy ground to get cheap tickets for, even to big games such as Sweden - Norway of which I attended to watch the 1-1 draw during my time there. It also has many museums including where they hand out the Noble Prize, the ABBA museum and the Stockholm City Museum which is one of the best I've ever visited - there are many others too! (yelp.co.uk/biz/stockholms-stadsmuseum-stockholm) Gamla Stan the old town is a fairly nice part of the city and is home to many restauaunts- it's also pretty common to see big chains like McDonald's & BK all over. Although popular, I wasn't the biggest fan of the Old Town (https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/gamla-stan-stockholm) Quite an expensive place- I often found it would cost £16 + when converted for a meal with my beverages at Starbucks often costing around £1 more, not forgetting the extra charge at their Central Station locations. Despite the positives, it does have some other flaws: - Taxes too high are truly putting off some businesses and larger stores from opening - the proof is in the out of town malls. - Arlanda Express has a monopoly, owning the only tracks leading up to the airport which means if you don't buy their expensive tickets, you still have to pay a surcharge to get to the airport via the regular train which takes double the timing they do - but to be fair to them they do offer an excellent service which means the extra money is worth it for their punctuality and comfortable trains which go up to 200 kmph. (https://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/arlanda-express-stockholm) - The Stockholm HalvMarathon was not signposted anywhere around the city until it happened (see Hilton review) which basically left me trapped in my hotel after waiting 15 minutes to cross the road - the fact no one provided notice and it was done during the afternoon is ridiculous - Many other cities minimalise disruption by having it take place on a Sunday morning and provide such notice. A wonderful place to visit - but it has the potential to be so much better. Let down by the Stockholm Municipality system and SL. 3* read more