This year, Sweden hosts the finale of the Eurovision Song Contest for the seventh time. It will be held at Malmö Arena on Saturday, May 11th, with Semi-Finals on Tuesday May 7th, and Thursday May 9th. The Swedish public TV channel SVT will stage this year’s competition in Malmö following Loreen’s historic win in Liverpool last year. Loreen became the first woman to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice. Simultaneously, Sweden equalled Ireland’s record of 7 wins in total. This year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be the 68th. Malmö will host ESC for the third time Malmö will become the third cit ..read more

Here are five (re-)openings to look forward to in Gothenburg in 2024. – Early 2024: Fish Church market hall “Feskekörka” reopening The Fish Church Market Hall, also known as “Feskekörka”, reopens after almost four years of renovation. This iconic seafood temple dating back to 1874 houses fishmongers, restaurants, and a bar. Vegetarian options are also available. The Fish Church will be open all year round and there will be outdoor seating in the summer. The reopening is planned for early 2024. www.goteborg.com/en/places/feskekorka – April 2024: World of Volvo opening The “World of Volvo”, oper ..read more

With over 70 paradox-based exhibits on 1,000 square metres, Paradox Museum Stockholm is something intelligent, funny and completely new. The experience museum is different from all other activities and museums on offer in Stockholm. It appeals to young and old alike. The museum is located on Sergelgatan, not far from Sergels torg and Hötorget – in other words, right in the centre of Stockholm. Janne Broman founded the Fotografiska together with his brother Per. It opened in 2010 and is now a highly visible landmark in Stockholm. Janne left Fotografiska in 2020 to start his new museum project ..read more

We are often asked to recommend a boat tour of the archipelago. It should give a good insight, be fun and not be overly long. Those who make a Stockholm mini-trip over the weekend or a short visit during their Swedish vacation, after all, are usually not looking for an extensive day trip. We can recommend you a boat tour that is two and a half hours long and, depending on the departure time and the option chosen, also offers refreshments. The tour is not even expensive. It is the most frequently booked with us, and the customer reviews are very positive. The ships used on the archipelago tour ..read more

In this year’s ICEBAR by ICEHOTEL Stockholm, the design, inspired by the novel ”The wonderful adventures of Nils” by Selma Lagerlöf, will trigger your imagination as you explore the Swedish provinces in a new, exciting and freezing way. Storytelling and a playful approach are combined with delicate graphic patterns and sculptural expressions. The design is by Christian Strömqvist and Kalle Ekeroth. The Icebar is located inside the Hotel C, Vasaplan 4, near the Stockholm Central Station. The Icebar holds a temperature of minus 5 to 7 degrees Celsius – all year round.   Hotels in Stoc ..read more

Difficult to decide if you want to go sightseeing by bus or by boat? Well, in Stockholm you can do both – simultaneously. A so-called Ocean Bus takes you around the city in a unique way that lets you experience Stockholm from both land and water. The Ocean Bus is an amphibious bus. When the bus did its first test drives, some people reportedly called the emergency number 112 and notified the rescue services of a bus that had fallen into the water. Now the Stockholmers have become accustomed to the new vehicle. The tour takes 75 minutes, starts at the Djurgårdsbron (the bridge entering the isla ..read more

Scandinavia’s largest toy collection was previously kept at the prestigious Tidö Castle in central Sweden. In September, Tidö Collection of Toys & Comics was opened as a new museum on the island of Skeppsholmen in Stockholm. As such, the collection is accessible to significantly more visitors – not least design tourists on their way to national cultural museums like the architecture and design centre ArkDes, the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities and the Moderna Museet on the same island.  Tidö Collection of Toys & Comics was started by the nobleman Carl-David von Schinkel. It was ..read more

For a single blogger, it is almost impossible to keep up with the many changes in the Covid-19 situation. Regulations, guidelines and advice change almost daily. I have therefore prepared a list of useful links to Swedish authorities where you can find up-to-date information on visiting Sweden during the pandemic. See further down below. Life in Sweden Currently, many businesses are open in Sweden. However, we keep physical distance, and all businesses must take precautions to reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19. Wearing mouth and nose protection is recommended in stores and on public transp ..read more

The exhibition “Ingrid Vang Nyman – Much more than Pippi Longstocking” was opened at the Gothenburg Museum of Art in mid-October. The exhibition can be seen until February 21, 2021. The native Dane Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916 – 1959) was a children’s book illustrator. Her drawings for Astrid Lindgren’s “Pippi Longstocking” novels became her breakthrough. The books were a revolution not only contentwise but also optically: Until then, children in books had always been clean, neatly dressed and smiling. Nyman, on the other hand, painted grimaces, holes in pants, dirt stains and clutter. The str ..read more

Anyone who has ever been to Sweden knows the classic Swedish cinnamon roll, called kanelbulle. It is one of Sweden’s most popular sweet snacks. The cinnamon roll (or “cinnamon bun”) is often served at Swedish coffee breaks, which are called fika. “Kanelbullens dag” The cinnamon buns are available at Swedish supermarkets, cafés, kiosks, and gas stations. One could almost say that pretty much every day in Sweden is a “Day of the cinnamon bun” (Kanelbullens dag). But as it is in Sweden: Many favourite dishes have their own holidays in the calendar, and in the case of the cinnamon bun it is O ..read more