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Winter weekend · Stockholm

Winter weekend in Stockholm

Wintering in Stockholm — cosy dinners, skating, holiday lights and the small rooms that feel right when it's freezing out.

Curated by locals

Top spots in Stockholm

  • Archipelago Ferry to Vaxholm

    Outdoors

    Skärgården

    1-hour boat to the fortress town — sauna and swim before dinner.

  • Fotografiska

    Culture

    Södermalm

    Photography museum + top-floor café with harbour views.

  • Gamla Stan

    Culture

    Gamla Stan

    Medieval old town — Stortorget square is the postcard.

  • Vasa Museum

    Culture

    Djurgården

    17th-century warship raised intact — only one in the world.

Where to eat

  • Frantzén

    $$$$

    Nordic · Norrmalm

    Three-Michelin-star tasting in a 19th-century townhouse — book half a year out.

  • Pelikan

    $$

    Swedish · Södermalm

    Beer hall classics — herring platter, meatballs, schnapps wheel.

  • Tradition

    $$

    Husmanskost · Gamla Stan

    Old-school Swedish comfort food — rotating daily lunch plate.

  • Lykke Kaffegårdar

    $

    Café · Södermalm

    Cinnamon bun pilgrimage, oat-milk cortados.

Frequently asked

  • Standouts right now: Vasa Museum, Gamla Stan, Fotografiska. The shortlist is curated by people who live in Stockholm and refreshed regularly so it reflects what's actually open and worth your time.

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