Tips & Tricks
Stockholm International Horse Show (Ericsson Globe Arena, Stockholm) – held during the last week of November annually, this event has a larger audience than even the Swedish hockey games. The equestrian sport in Sweden is the second most popular sport (after football). It is also the third biggest sport among females. About 150 000 people […]
Stockholm International Film Festival (Festival Centre at Kulturhuset, Sergels torg, Stockholm)– this 12-day event (held every November) showcases Swedish and international film productions (including new films from Hollywood). The festival is also recognized for its ability to promote and offer a venue for young and up-and-coming filmmakers. As many as a third of the films […]
Kungsängen Golf Club (Garpebodavägen 1, Kungsängen) – this course, located 30 minutes northwest of Stockholm (via route E18), has previously hosted the Scandinavian Masters tournament, and has two 18-hole courses (the King’s Court, and the Queen’s Court). The varied courses present obstacles including water, woods and more. Interested golfers can contact the course’s management at: […]
LIGHTS (Tele2 Arena, Rökerigatan 8, Stockholm) — The popular Summerburst festival, dedicated to electronic music, gets a twin festival in November, LIGHTS. On the last Saturday of Novemeber, Stockholm’s brand new Tele2 Arena turns into Scandinavia’s biggest and most luminous night club with the arrival of the LIGHTS festival – Sweden’s new indoor festival for […]
Uppsala – this is Sweden’s fourth largest city, and a major university town just north of Stockholm (easily reached by train in just 35 minutes from Stockholm). Visitors can see the three Bronze Age royal burial mounds in Old Uppsala, along with Scandinavia’s largest cathedral, the university museum (Museum Gustavianum), and local shops and eateries. […]
IF Stockholm Open (Stockholm, Sweden) – held at the Kungliga Tennishallen arena in Stockholm, this tens tournament is part of the ATP Tour, and attracts various world-class players, such as David Ferrer, Fernando Verdasco, Grigor Dimitrov, Kevin Anderson, Jeremy Chardy, and many others. See the event website for ticket and other info: www.stockholmopen.se