In recent years, Stockholm has been widely publicized as one of the world´s most dynamic, creative and exciting contemporary urban scenes. Whether your passion is shopping, fashion, design, restaurants, art, music, nightlife or general big-city trends, Stockholm has more than enough to offer even the most discerning globetrotter.
Globen, a famous silhouette of Stockholm
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If you’re interested in urban trends, Stockholm has two main districts to visit. The first is the area comprising the vibrant city centre, the entertainment hub of Stureplan, and the exclusive Östermalm district. Here you find most of the large department stores, international brands, luxury shops, museums, galleries, nightclubs and gourmet restaurants. The second is the Södermalm neighbourhood and the area around Götgatan and “SoFo” (South of Folkungagatan), with its diverse blend of youthful, trendy, creative and often more bohemian fashion and design shops, plus a wealth of restaurants, bars, cafés, markets and galleries.Two other areas with their own distinctive style that will appeal to cosmopolitan visitors are Vasastan and Kungsholmen. In Vasastan, the areas around Odenplan and Roslagsgatan and Rörstrandsgatan streets offer many exciting locations for shopping, restaurants, galleries and nightlife. On Kungsholmen, the district around Fridhemsplan has gained new energy with many interesting new restaurants and shops.
The centre for exclusive fashion and design is the area that includes the city centre and the exclusive Östermalm district.
In the Södermalm district, the selection is trendier, more youthful, creative, conceptual and bohemian. Young ambitious entrepreneurs are developing new types of shopping experiences, combining fashion, design, new and second-hand with cafés and galleries, all in the same space.
Very few cities offer nightlife on a par with Stockholm’s - a scene that really lives, seven nights a week, year in, year out. In this respect, Stockholm has very little competition from anywhere north of Paris and London.
For more casual and modest dining, virtually every district in Stockholm has local restaurants that serve a wide range of dishes in various styles and frequently function as local meeting places as well, often with adjoining bars.
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