37 Tips I Wish I Knew Before Visiting Stockholm, Sweden

These 37 tips to know before visiting Stockholm are what I wish I knew before my trip to Stockholm, Sweden. Hopefully these travel tips will help you from making some of my mistakes when traveling through Stockholm!

Time Stamps:
00:00 - How to get around + money saving tips
2:49 - Cultural things to note
5:10 - Places you shouldn’t miss
8:33 - Food recommendations
10:06 - Which areas to stay

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[Babesinthewood]

Denmark and Norway are twice as expensive actually. Arlanda express is very expensive. You can take a regular train from Arlanda to Stockholm for a fraction of the price. A word you will want to know is ”Påtår”. It means a free refill of coffee. It’s nearly always included. 😊 In my teens we would sit for hours in cafés and they would let us shamelessly take endless Påtårs. Actually everyone did it. I moved abroad and came back. At least one påtår is normal today. If you want to try a sauna without booking, there is always a sauna at any local swimming pool. Ask them to be sure. Or look for a ”kallbadhus”, a cold bath house. They too have saunas, no booking. I agree about the views at Skinnarviksberget and Monteliusvägen, and Rosendals café, and the entire Djurgården, and Hornstull, and also Långholmen. These are gold.

[DeniseMilaTeresa]

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[paulozavala]

Lunch is often served between 11.30-14.00 and yes, its a fraction the price you pay for dinner. Normal price (nowaday with todays inflation) is 140SEK upp to 250SEK for tourist aereas. Water and some juices are free but coke, beer and wine is extra.

Dont forget that the travel pass is for the entire public transportation fleet that also includes some boats that even take you all the way to Drottningholm (the Island where the King with family lives - the royal palace in Gamla stan is the former palace, today serves as the Kings work office).

Some museum are free!

If you come during summer its a crime not visit the Stockholm archipealago!

[caliswedeboy]

Cool video, one of the best I’ve seen about my home town. Lots of accurate information! You have great taste, sir.👌

[LarVikCar]

Good tips, but i would not recommend Arlanda express since the regular trains cost like half of it and is also fast. Just look for the regular train signs (Arlanda express must have paid a fortune for all their signs and slightly closer platform).

[LisaBuck-yv]

I've just discovered your videos and they are excellent! Really appreciate the information and your straight-forward presentation. I like stayiing in non-touristy areas so like that you delineate that in the options you present.

[bmwknappen]

38. Its one of the top beer destinations in the world..

[GuinevereKnight]

Hi there! Slansen is an open-air museum, the worlds first. It opened on the spot of an old tivoli and zoo, so that might explain it. It has expanded quite a lot during these 130+ years.

For a maybe not so exclusive sauna experience you can go to a swimming hall, maybe at odd hours for more alone time. Pretty sure some hotel or hostel has some too, gyms... lots of places. Depending on what you want out of it. A B&B in the Stockholm archipelago might be just as beautiful (if they have a sauna you can use). Then you get to swim in the ocean as well.

[benthead]

As a seventy year old, that has been to Europe more times than I can count, I would have to disagree with you with the cost of Stockholm. I have visited Stockholm several times over the past 10 years, and can honestly tell you that day to day costs for a tourists are far less than here where I live in the Bay Area in California. I love Stockholm, and never tire of visiting there.

[erik....]

If you're adventurous I can recommend buying a 60min electric scooter pass, it's not very expensive and will speed up your walks by a lot. I stayed in southern Södermalm and it only takes like 10 minutes to get to Gamla stan (well you can't park there but as an example) instead of half an hour walking. You can also pay for each ride but that's much more expensive.

[stellakorsche]

Going in October! Super excited and this guide is definitely helpful :)

[therealcsing]

Vasastan a bit out of a the city centre? It is the center 😂😂😂

[Octron]

At Arlanda Airport there is a significantly cheaper alternative than taking the train directly from the airport... but it takes much longer to reach your destination... Take the bus to Märsta Station (J) and take the commuter train from there! You save almost 130 skr…

[Blidsater]

When you say that Östermalm or Vasastan is a bit away from the city centre it's a matter of perspective. Stockholm isn't that big to begin with so where ever you stay there's only about 1.5 to 2.5 miles to the city centre

[sarahpalmisano]

This video just gets progressively more interesting! Each tip more exciting than the last- love it 🫶🏻🌞

[johan.mp]

You say it's expensive, then recommend using the most expensive option to get from airport to city. Taking a cab is cheaper if you're more than one person. Otherwise the bus is third the price of Arlanda Express, and not that much slower.

[stiglarsson]

Thank you for your nice review about my capital city!
At first I think you highlited the same things I altso like about Stockholm.
Exept.. you didnt talked about "Stockholms slott", its probably the major visiting spot.. its only take three days to go all tours and visiting "change of the guard"!
Soo.. I altso try to find accomendation in one of those places you named.. kinda walking distance to the touristy areas!
Its rather this that it depens a lot of who you are.. young/old, single/family, american/europe.. there is bus tours for americans/elderly! And one must at least try some typical swedish food, fika, meatballs (the swedish way), and often a lot of seafood!
Its as you said.. try lunch resturantes.. its cheaper and more like "husmanskost" = more like food people eat every day or in there home! Becuse its this that in center of the tourist areas, there is resturants specialiced in serving artisinal traditional food, to tourists for a high price!

[hallvard]

The price level in Sweden is among the lowest in Western Europe. Arlanda Express on the other hand is the most expensive airport transfer in the world so avoid it like the plague if you want to save money. Buy the 24 or 72 hour public transport pass at the airport and transport to Stockholm is included. Local bus to Märsta then the commuter train to Central Stockholm.

[chronic]

Djurgården is very exclusive and housing is extremely limited so that's not even an option, unless you're very lucky.

[leontinehillenaar]

People do not go out of their officers to go and have a fika at a coffee place. People take a short break in their office to have a fika. Often it's just coffee or tea, but on weekends and during vacations eople fika like you describe.