The myth of the violent, plundering Vikings (with horned helmets) has been circulating for a long time. But what do we really know about life in Nordic countries one thousand years ago?

Erik Lernestål, Statens historiska museer

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The Viking World – the world’s largest Viking exhibition

After the world premiere in Stockholm 2016, Mamma Mia! The Party has had full tavernas in both London and Gothenburg. Over a million guests later, the party returns to Tyrol again.

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Mamma Mia! The Party

Hornstulls Marknad is a public market taking place every Saturday and Sunday, from the first weekend of April to the last weekend in September (except for the midsummer weekend in June). Flea, vintage, design, art, crafts, antiques, literature, delicatessen, foodstuffs and much more.

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The Hornstull Market 2024

Explore life and people in the Nordic region over 500 years, set against its stunning nature, changing seasons and real-life stories from the Nordiska museet collections and archives.The museum’s largest ever exhibition initiative presents 4,000 artefacts and images in an epic and visual presentation of Nordic cultural history built on the real objects and stories collected by the museum during 150 years.

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Nordic Life

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With a career spanning two decades and encompassing a wide range of different musical endeavors, American saxophonist Mark Turner is one of contemporary jazz’s most significant tenors and composers.

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Mark Turner Quartet

Woodwind player Karl-Martin Almqvist Ababhemu Quartet with South African pianist Nduduzo Makhathini in South African-Scandinavian post-bop interplay. Record debut on American Ropeadope records.

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Karl-Martin Almqvist Ababhemu Quartet

Gustav Renberg guitar and composer with Sebastian Mattebo saxophones, Thomas Sjödell base, Manne Skafvenstedt piano, Edvin Glänte drums. Music you can easily take to your heart even if you are not a &quot;jazz fan&quot;. Huddinge Kulturhus at Folkes, Huddinge center, close to commuter trains and busses.

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Gustav Renberg with Friends

New York-based bassist Linda May Han Oh is one of the most respected double bassists of the younger generation. Pat Metheny, Kenny Barron, Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas are a handful of jazz icons who played with the fluently melodic Malaysian-born, Australian-raised bassist.

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Linda May Han Oh

Live music in Stockholm

Sophie Ghabris, a self-taught artist exploring the world through a unique and unconventional perspective. Her work bears traces of her multicultural background, with influences from the countries where she have lived: Sweden, Lebanon, and France. Each piece is a testimony to the mosaic of experiences that have shaped her – from the solitude of childhood to the deep loss of a beloved father. 12-16 April. After work 12 Apr 16h-19h. Vernissage 13 Apr 12h-19h.

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Sophie Ghabris – Art exhibition

Framemaker Jockson Hammer and artist Pamela Luxenburg exhibit their art from the past ten years in Galleri Svea in Old Town from April 12 to 18. Tintin in a box started as a recycle project in his frameshop, but turned out to be a success. Over 150 Tintin in a box are produced yearly for his gallery in Göteborg and to display in his own shop. Pamela exhibits retroperspektive of her art, acryl, watercolors and mix media from the past ten years. The Vernissage art show starts on April 12 18:00 to 21:00.

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Exhibition Tintin in a Box

Experience a creative evening and After Work with a photo exhibition where concert photographers share their best images from gigs over the years. From big names to local bands - and all in different styles! Meet the photographers in person and be inspired by their stories. Whether you&#x27;re an experienced photographer or just appreciate photography – you are welcome! Also take the opportunity to mingle and network with like-minded people in the industry.

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Drinks n' Prints: A Creative After Work x Exhibition of Concert Photos

Enjoy music from three centuries and exciting art in the beautiful church! See Annika Ekdahl’s tapestry displayed for the first time, glass and silver artworks by Jenny Edlund and Matilda Kästel, concerts with Adolf Fredriks chamber choir, hymn-sing-along and divine organ music. Free entry all night!

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Circles of time- Culture night in Adolf Fredriks church

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Stockholm Culture Night

Dance, architecture, music, theatre, literature, and much more. Experience Stockholm&#x27;s diverse cultural life, as the city&#x27;s various museums, theaters, and cultural institutions open up for free, for one night. Visit Kulturnatten&#x27;s webpage for the full program and more info!

Stockholm Culture Night 2024

Each month Klarabiografen hosts screenings of Swedish and non-english language films with English subtitles. The films are a mix of what is on the current box office repertoire as well as classics. Bring your own snacks, or shop at Teaterbaren which serves a selection of alcoholic beverages, soft drinks and snacks which is allowed in the cinema during the screening. The venue is accessible for all. For more information and the program, visit the link below.

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Cinema with English Subtitles

What exactly are the motivations that make an artist want to expose himself completely and stand all alone on stage, with no flashy props or musicians to back him up. Is it a fascination with the unexplored, extreme exhibitionism or pure self-torture? Nobody knows for sure. But one thing is certain, that is exactly what one of our biggest pop phenomena, Orup, intends to do. Welcome to Orup Bara. Just like that.

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Orup Bara

Welcome to The White Horse Inn! The artist couple Staffan Valdemar Holm (director) and Bente Lykke Møller (set designer) takes on the operetta of oprettas where the atmosphere balances on the border between desperate hilarity and total disaster

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Opera: The White Horse Inn

Theatre and film

For the first time, the museum is displaying a large selection of items from its collection of artefacts from Nobel Prize laureates. These objects tell stories of remarkable discoveries and life achievements. More than 200 artefacts bear witness to revolutionary inventions, courageous peace efforts, groundbreaking ideas and innovative literature.

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These Things Changed the World

Brickwrecks is an exhibition featuring LEGO models that bring to life eight world-famous shipwrecks, including Vasa. In the exhibition, visitors can sink the Vasa, test out different archaeological methods and, of course, build with LEGO.

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Brickwrecks

A new temporary exhibition – ABBA Voyage Exhibition @ ABBA The Museum – opened on May 7 2023. The exhibition shows the making of ABBA&#x27;s latest album and the ground-breaking virtual concert experience. The exhibition also shows exclusive interviews and footage, stage costumes by B Åkerlund in collaboration with leading designers such as Dolce Gabbana and Michael Schmidt.

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ABBA Voyage Exhibition @ ABBA The Museum

In The Arctic – While the Ice Is Melting, you encounter the history and the future of the ice, and above all the people who live in the Arctic today – through objects, photos, design, artwork, films and projections. You can also discover Sami objects in an Arctic and Nordic context.

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The Arctic - while the ice is melting

Current exhibitions

adidas Premiärhalvan is a half marathon with a course on Södra Djurgården in Stockholm.

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adidas Premiärhalvan - A Half Marathon

Kungsholmen Runt is a long-distance run around the island of Kungsholmen in central Stockholm. With several distances, ranging from a half-marathon to a 2 km kids&#x27; track, Kungsholmen Runt has become a popular family for runners of all ages.

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Kungsholmen Runt 2024

1 May 2024 the Arlandastad Duathlon takes place again. For more info, see the link below.

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Arlandastad Duathlon

Be prepared for a real challenge to test your strength and mind to the max. Tough Viking is an international obstacle course race. It is the first of its kind in the Nordic region with extreme challenges. The race that starts from Stockholm&#x27;s Stadion is about 8 kilometers.

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Tough Viking at Stockholm's Stadion 2024

Upcoming races and competitions

Glittering gold, family hangouts, live music and tapas. Join the Swedish History Museum for Culture Night Stockholm, the museum is open until midnight and everything is free except food and drink.

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Culture Night at the Swedish History Museum

Greta Garbo – and then what? During this year&#x27;s Stockholm Culture Night Carl-Johan R Freed will take visitors among the tombstones of the Woodland Cemetary, to the graves of some of its most famous and fascinating people.

A cultural walk at Skogskyrkogården

Discover the new exhibition “These things changed the world” through guided mini tours and hear Emma Frans in conversation. Create by the crafting station, challenge your friends in a quiz and enjoy small dishes and cocktails in the bistro where DJs keep the party going all night long!

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Who Can You Trust? – A Conversation with med Emma Frans

During Culture Night, The Swedish Holocaust Museum offers you the opportunity to try interactive biographies and personal stories with a connection to the Holocaust.

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Discover the New Historical Museum

Experience Stockholm with a guided tour

The job festival with the theme &quot;Diversity &amp; Inclusion&quot; in the park Kungsträdgården.

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The Job Festival

As the Nordic region’s leading conference and trade show, Stockholm Smart City Conference &amp; Expo showcases the latest visions for the smart cities of the future.

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Stockholm Smart City Conference & Expo 2024

ERA organizes the largest annual neurology congress in Europe, welcoming thousands of attendees from all over the world, focusing on key learning features in the clinical field and the scientific and latest innovations.

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The Nobel Prize Teacher Summit is an international teacher conference held in Stockholm each fall. On 4 October, teachers from countries all over the world will once again meet Nobel Prize laureates, top scientists and peace activists for a full day conference in Stockholm.

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The Nobel Prize Teacher Summit

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This exhibition is about Nordic fashion, clothes style and lifestyle with influences from Britain. The narrative runs from the Middle Ages to the present day, a story told through fabrics, patterns, clothes and other things that have been shaped into a part of everyday life in Scandinavia. It is British – but Nordic British!

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British – Ever So Nordic

When choreographer Jean Börlin meets the rich Rolf de Maré, it marks the beginning of a story about dance, love and ambitious dreams. For them there are no obstacles, and in the autumn of 1920, they head to Paris with their dance troupe – Ballets Suédois, The Swedish Ballet. Over five hectic years, the dance company will push the boundaries of dance, and tour Europe and the United States.

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'If you don't like it, you can go to hell' – Ballets Suédois 1920–1925

Visit The Factory - an exhibition about silk shawls, jacquard looms, and female workers in the textile and clothing industry from the beginning of the 19th century to today.

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The Factory

The team of guides offers free walking tours in Stockholm. The tours are in English or Spanish and will take you past Old Town&#x27;s most popular highlights like the Royal Palace, The House of Nobility, and Stockholm&#x27;s narrowest street; Mårten Trotzigs Gränd.

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Free Walking Tour of Old Town

As a police officer, you will be protecting and helping people. You will provide security and solve crimes. Sometimes, this will involve diving directly into serious situations. At other times, it will mean stopping, listening, speaking, and supporting. Meet Swedish police officers of today.

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For the Greater Good – The Everyday World of Police Officers

During the second world war, more than 30 000 people fled across the Baltic sea to escape German and Soviet occupation. They fled from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in different kinds of boats. The exhibition Fleeing the Baltics focuses on the before and after of the escape across the Baltic sea. Those who can tell us today about the break-up and escape were children during the war. Their memories and objects are the starting point for the exhibition.

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Escape from the Baltics 1943–1944

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British – Ever So Nordic

The Arctic - while the ice is melting

'If you don't like it, you can go to hell' – Ballets Suédois 1920–1925

The Viking World – the world’s largest Viking exhibition

The Factory

Free Walking Tour of Old Town

For the Greater Good – The Everyday World of Police Officers

Escape from the Baltics 1943–1944

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British – Ever So Nordic

The Arctic - while the ice is melting

'If you don't like it, you can go to hell' – Ballets Suédois 1920–1925

The Viking World – the world’s largest Viking exhibition

The Factory

Free Walking Tour of Old Town

For the Greater Good – The Everyday World of Police Officers

Escape from the Baltics 1943–1944