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Aerial shot of Stockholm on a summer day. Visible are the ditricts of Södermalm, Gamla stan and Norrmalm.

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Two chefs working at an open wood-fired grill, cooking seafood and other dishes over glowing embers.

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The crowd in front of the main stage at the Stockholm Culture Festival. Night. A pyrotechnic display lights up the stage.

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Activities in Stockholm. Tre Kronor, a massive brig is sailing on the waters of Stockholm.

Briggen Tre Kronor

Ballongflygning

Experience the city from above, suspended in the wind, as the earth turns. Keep in mind that ballooning is very dependent on the weather, so there is no guarantee that the balloon can lift as scheduled.Far &amp; Flyg Far &amp; Flyg is Sweden’s oldest and most experienced ballooning company with thousands of ascents since opening in 1981.  <a href="http://www.farochflyg.se">farochflyg.se</a>Upplands ballongflyg Offers hot air balloon tours in Stockholm and Uppsala during the summer season. Expect a flight that takes at least 60 minutes. <a href="https://uppballongflyg.se/">uppballongflyg.se</a>

Hot air ballooning

Boy jumping around at Lida Nature Parkour.

Lida Nature Reserve is located in Tullinge, just south of Stockholm. The large forest has lots of beautiful nature to experience, a lake for swimming – and a sauna raft! Several walking paths cutting through the forest. For climbers, there&#x27;s also a high-altitude treetop adventure park and a small parkour track. During winter, the walking paths are turned into cross-country skiing tracks.

Lida Nature Reserve

A throwing axe set in the wooden bulls-eye of a target board

madaxe

At Mad Axe in central Stockholm, you and your friends (if you&#x27;re 18 or older) get to learn how to throw axes safely, and then compete against each other! There is currently no food for sale in the establishment, but you are free to bring your own refrehsments and snacks.

Mad Axe

Prisons bars. A room and a white door is visible in the distance.

Train your brain with an exciting and tricky escape-adventures. Fox in a Box has roomescape activities ranging from horror and thriller themes like Zombie Lab or The Zodiac Killer to crime-capers like Life Sentence or Tesla&#x27;s Mystery.

Roomescape by Fox in a Box

Stockholm Ghost Walk

Join The Stockholm Ghost Walk for 90 minutes of history and mystery in the Old Town. Stockholm Ghost Walk takes you on a walk steeped in history and brings to life stories of legends, diseases, murders and of course, ghosts. Explore the dark streets and alleyways that make up the oldest parts of Stockholm.

Visitstockholm is the official guide to Stockholm for visitors and talents. The website is editorial, and the content is based on an independent, qualitative selection of what Stockholm has to offer.

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The official guide for visitors and talents about things to see and do, activities, restaurants, cafés and events in Stockholm.

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