Karlaplan

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?

Vikingarnas värld

Nature & Society

The Viking World – the world’s largest Viking exhibition

Odenplan

Four-act theatre, a three-course dinner and an exciting murder mystery. Between each act a dish is served and between act 3 and act 4 all the spectators have to guess who they think is the murderer. Everything is performed by real actors. In Theater Scarlet&#x27;s all-time best-selling murder mystery, you get to follow the drama surrounding Samuel Af Ugglas, his family and the East India Company during the 18th century. The ticket includes a 3-course dinner served between the 4 acts.​

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Theater

Murder Mystery Theatre with Dinner

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.

Mamma Mia The Party 2024

Opera & Show

Mamma Mia! The Party

The ice in Kungsträdgården lies shiny and smooth. It&#x27;s time to lace up your skates and fill up your thermos with something hot and tasty. It is free to skate – and you can rent skates for a fee.

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Ice Skating in Kungsträdgården, Stockholm City

Wellbeing

Ice Skating in the City Center

Popular events

On Saturday, November 30th, Hägernäs Strands Galleri opens the doors to their much-anticipated Christmas Exhibition. They have gathered four incredible artists, each with their own unique expression - Emilia Lindberg - Gustaf Tidholm - Mimmie Strandkvist - Martin Sundström.

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Culture & Arts

Christmas Exhibition

Waldemarsudde

From autumn 2024 the Swedish public will be invited to discover Norwegian painter Lars Hertervig (1830 – 1902). Hertervig’s expressive work will be shown in an intriguing dialogue with works by the well-known Swedish painter Carl Fredrik Hill (1849 – 1911). The exhibition has been created in collaboration with Stavanger Art Museum and the Nordic Institute of Art.

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Hertervig – Hill

Millsegården

Vienna in 1900 was a melting pot of creativity. Composer Gustav Mahler underwent psychoanalysis with Sigmund Freud, while Gustav Klimt’s life partner Emilie Flöge founded the Schwestern Flöge fashion salon and was the subject of Klimt’s iconic work ‘The Kiss’. In this atmosphere, the artist and craftsman collective Wiener Werkstätte was established.The exhibition is a cooperation between the MAK – Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, and the Millesgården Museum.

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Wiener Werkstätte at Millesgården

Thielska galleriet

The name of this exhibition is from the first line of a poem by Pär Lagerkvist in 1919, which captures a key aspect of Nordic painting at the turn of the century, when dusk and dawn were popular themes in all forms of art. This fascination for the singular Nordic light is reflected in Ernest and Signe Maria Thiel’s art collection, which is dominated by symbolist and national romantic mood paintings of landscapes, often from the home regions of the artists.

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Most Lovely at Dusk

Last-chance exhibitions

T-Centralen

Gitarristen och kompositören Agnes Persson är en av de unga musiker som har förnyat den svenska jazzscenen under de senaste åren. I september 2024 släppte Agnes Persson sitt andra album ”Listen Closely” – denna gång på trioformat. Med sin nystartade grupp har Agnes fortsatt utvecklingen av sitt högst unika sound – från mjukt och sprött till attack och larm skapar bandet ett vågat uttryck som tar avstamp i både jazz och fri improvisation.

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Jazz & Blues

Agnes Persson Trio

Globen

Ett av metalhistoriens största band Pantera åker ut på Europaturné i början av 2025 och den 23 januari återvänder bandet för en konsert på Hovet i Stockholm! Under turnén kommer originalmedlemmarna, sångaren Philip H. Anselmo och basisten Rex Brown, tillsammans med gitarristen Zakk Wylde och trummisen Charlie Benante, fortsätta att hylla de bortgångna grundarna; trummisen Vinnie Paul och gitarristen Dimebag Darrell.

Pantera

Hårdrock & Metal

En kväll med två artister om lyfter det drömska och det filmiska. Dubbla Guldbagge-vinnaren, kompositören och musikern Matti Bye tar sin trio till jazzklubb Fasching och bjuder på musik från albumtrilogin som spänner över ett och ett halvt decennium. Sångerskan, pianisten och kompositören Nelly Klayman-Cohen, som uppträder under namnet Rotem Geffen, en raffinerad och rå drömvärld inte långt ifrån de musikaliska universum Björk och PJ Harvey har byggt.

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Matti Bye Trio / Rotem Geffen

Följ med oss på en resa tillbaka till 80-talet när vi hyllar ett av de största banden från den amerikanska västkusten: Huey Lewis and the News. Gruppen blev världsberömd för låtar som The Power of Love, Hip to Be Square och If This Is It, och klockade in inte mindre än nitton topp-tio-hits på Billboard-listan under sin aktiva karriär. Och nu samlas alltså några av Stockholms mest framträdande musiker för att ge dem den hyllning de så väl förtjänar. Missa inte!

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Back to the 80s – The Music of Huey Lewis and the News

Livemusik i Stockholm

Celebrate New Year's Eve in Stockholm

The beloved cult film - live at Maxim! &quot;Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek…&quot; And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude, and over a dozen other fairy-tale misfits, and you&#x27;ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there&#x27;s one on hand...and his name is Shrek.

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Shrek the Musical

Kungsträdgården

»Experiencing Michael Cavanagh’s solid, measured and sonorous staging at the Royal Swedish Opera is a joy, « wrote Dagens Nyheter after the premiere in 2023 of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Sweeney Todd. The sold-out production is now making an eagerly awaited comeback.

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Opera: Sweeney Todd

Näckrosen

Golden Hits invites you to a colorful &quot;floor-filler&quot; show together with pop artists of the future. a popsicle with 100 percent recognition in the songs, pure joy – and party!

Pop-tastic

Pop-Tastic!

Dreamgirls - The Musical is about three young singers who want to break through at a time when the record company Motown is taking the music industry by storm. Dreamgirls – The Musical is filled with iconic hits such as &quot;And I Am Telling You not going&quot;, &quot;One Night Only, &quot;Listen&quot;, &quot;Move&quot;, &quot;*I love you baby&quot; and many more.

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Dreamgirls - The Musical

Theatre and film

Östermalmstorg

Welcome to WITCHES, an exhibition that contains both truth and dream. Through elaborate set designs, images and videos the visitors will experience the witch trials that took place in Sweden 1668-1676. Who were the women accused of witchcraft, and why were they burnt at the stake?

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WITCHES

Nordiska museet/Vasamuseet

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

Museiparken

The National Museum of Science and Technology has created an experience where you can not only try your favorite games and explore the game history, but also step into, and let yourself be immersed by, games. The Play Beyond Play exhibition occupies over 1,000 square meters of gaming fun! Join in on a journey through game history!

Play Beyond Play

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!

British – ever so Nordic

British – Ever So Nordic

Current exhibitions

Christmas markets

Ice skating on lakes, or the sea, is wonderful. This activity is suitable both for beginners and for experienced ice-skaters. The meeting point is at the lake Källtorpssjön, situated only 15 minutes from Stockholm. Depending on your previous experience, you&#x27;ll be taught the basic technique, or you&#x27;ll go skating straight away. After about an hour, you will go inside for some well-deserved hot or cold drinks. Sauna and winter bathing are available if you feel up for it.

Ice Skating on Lake Källtorpssjön

T-Centralen/Central Station or Rådhuset

Guided ice skating on natural ice. For those of you who are confident skaters and have previous experience of ice skating either on natural ice, ovals, rinks, inline skating or cross country skiing skating-style, this is the perfect winter day tour for you!

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A Day on the Ice - Guided Tour

Ropsten

Try fencing in an international enviroment i central Stockholm. We have groups for all ages. Send us an e-mail to book your free class: info@diffencing.se

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Fencing for beginners - free classes

Central Station, T-Centralen or Rådhuset

There is nothing quite like having the waterways in the ‘Venice of the North’ to yourself. During autumn and winter in Stockholm, when the water is cold but not frozen and busy with ice skaters, the waterways are left quiet and peaceful which is just perfect for an invigorating paddle. Join a 4-hour winter city paddle in the capital of Scandinavia and enjoy a hearty lunch. Stockholm Adventures provides you with a dry suit (to keep you warm), gloves and pogies (paddling gloves).

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Stockholm Winter City Kayak Tour

Sports & Wellbeing

Välkommen till en stadsvandring som tar dig genom hjärtat av Stockholm, där Dan Andersson levde och skapade. Följ med på en resa genom 1900-talets början och upplev de platser som formade en av Sveriges mest älskade poeter. Från Centralstationen där Dan Andersson anlände full av förväntan, till Klara kvarteren där han mötte både frihet och tragik. Längs vägen får vi en djupare förståelse för hans liv – hans möten med andra författare, kampen mot fattigdom och kärleken till Märta Larsson.

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Dan Andersson i Stockholm: Kultur och Krogar

Tensta

Tillsammans med konstnären Sara Bayrami lär vi oss om färg och text. Inga förkunskaper krävs. Workshopen är för dig som är mellan 15 och 25 år och som har en funktionsnedsättning eller funktionsvariation. Sara Bayrami är konstnär, illustratör och serietecknare som arbetar med färg och form och skapar bilder av natur, musik, politik och vardag. Anmäl dig till anna-stina@tenstakonsthall.se Workshopen är en del av projektet Studio Funk – samtidskonst för alla.

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Studio Funk: Workshop i Illustration och teckningar med Sara Bayrami

Hålludden/Artipelag

Har du någonsin funderat över vad Artipelag betyder, eller hur det kom sig att grundarna av BabyBjörn skapade ett konstmuseum? Följ med på en guidad visning och upplev historien om Artipelag. Visningarna är kostnadsfria och erbjuds tisdag till söndag t.o.m. 26 februari. De guidade visningarna hålls kl. 11:30 på svenska och 13:30 på engelska, ingen föranmälan krävs. Välkommen!

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Artipelagvisningar – upplev historien om Artipelag

Liljevalchs/Gröna Lund

Har du vad som krävs för att vinna mot en viking i Hnefatafl, och kan du hålla balansen på ett stormigt hav? Under sportlovet fylls The Viking Museum av vikingatida spel och lekar. Missa inte chansen att utmana våra vikingar i historiska brädspel och tävlingar. ​ Dessutom har vi familjevisningar varje dag, kl. 11.30 och 13.30, under lovet. Det finns även möjlighet att slå sitt eget silvermynt i utställningen.

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Sportlov på The Viking Museum: Vikingatida Spel och Lekar

Guidade turer och visningar

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Solna

The Sports Gala is an annual live tribute to Swedish sport. At a festive gala dinner, Sweden&#x27;s top athletes are rewarded for their fantastic achievements during the past year.

Idrottsgalan

Races & Competitions

The Sports Gala 2025

An exhibition about Sweden&#x27;s prohibition era, the smugglers, bootleggers and moonshine marauders.

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True Crime

Sweden: Spirits of a Nation is Spritmuseum’s main exhibition, focusing on the Swedes’ bittersweet relationship to alcohol. The exhibition is designed as a walk through the seasons of the year, given shape through sceneries, scents, tastes and music. Visitors can relax on a park bench or hang out in the bar, partaking in pain and pleasure, enjoyment and hangovers, light and dark, warmth and cold.

Dryckeslandet Sverige

Sweden: Spirits of a Nation

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

Newly renovated and more beautiful than ever. Östermalm&#x27;s Saluhall re-opened its doors in 2020 after an extensive renovation. Book a guided tour in one of Stockholm&#x27;s most beloved buildings. Your host is Lina Bielsten, founder of Östermalm&#x27;s Saluhall Magasin (2010-2023). Lina presents the 135-year history of the market hall and architectural details, mixed with funny anecdotes from famous guests. A behind-the-scenes tour in which food samples can be added. Tours can be booked on request.

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Guided Tour in the Historical Food Hall Östermalms Saluhall

Explore Stockholm&#x27;s waterways on a guided kayaking experience, suitable for both beginner and advanced paddlers. Known as the Venice of the North, Stockholm is a city of many canals and stunning waterways, making it a perfect destination for a unique and picturesque kayaking adventure. Capture amazing photos and discover the city from a whole new perspective as you paddle through the calm waters.

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Winter Kayak Tour in Central Stockholm

Take a break from the hustle and bustle of Stockholm and immerse yourself in the serene surroundings of the Nacka Nature Reserve. Just a quick 20-minute drive from the city, this beautiful reserve is the perfect place to spend a day in nature. Enjoy a leisurely walk through the dense forests and over the high granite cliffs, taking in the views and fresh air. You will also be treated to a campfire-cooked lunch, adding an authentic touch to your experience.

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Guided Hike in Stockholm Nature Reserve + Campfire Lunch

Explore the real Sweden, its nature and wildlife on a guided sunset hike through Tyresta National Park. Experience ancient forests with still lakes and pine trees that are hundreds of years old. You meet late in the day in central Stockholm and go together out into the wilderness. The dusk and darkness is the best time to encounter wild animals like deer and wild bores. For more information, visit the link below.

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Sunset Hike in Tyresta National Park

Hålludden

Immerse yourself in the world of Vincent van Gogh as his famous paintings are projected on the walls, floor, and screens of the Artipelag Artbox. This unique experience, set in a vast 1,200 square meter space, is further enriched by the timeless compositions of Mozart, Bach, and Satie.

Imagine Van Gogh

&quot;The Forest&quot; at the National Museum of Science and Technology, is a place for experiences, for reflection, and for just existing. It is also a thought-provoking tale that asks questions and provides perspectives on how we can enable the forest to meet all the needs that we demand of it.

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The Forest

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Avicii Arena

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MXCO

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Vannadislunden Vinter

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Sweden: Spirits of a Nation

Ice Skating on Lake Källtorpssjön

Nordic Life

Guided Tour in the Historical Food Hall Östermalms Saluhall

Winter Kayak Tour in Central Stockholm

Guided Hike in Stockholm Nature Reserve + Campfire Lunch

Sunset Hike in Tyresta National Park

Imagine Van Gogh

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