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SWEDEN Population 9,059,651 Currency Swedisk Krona (SEK) GDP<br />
STOCKHOLM<br />
† €26,390 Dialling code +46<br />
Airport code BMA Flight frequency Four times daily Average temp (Nov) 1°C<br />
November marks the<br />
beginning of Stockholm’s<br />
long cold season. Luckily,<br />
this Nordic pearl shines<br />
brightly even in the dark,<br />
and from 17-28 November<br />
the city will sparkle for the<br />
Stockholm International<br />
Film Festival. Victoria<br />
Larsson is our city guide<br />
SÖDERMALM<br />
This former working class district<br />
is now the city’s hippest area.<br />
EAT Brofästet (13 Hornstulls strand,<br />
tel. (0)8 767 6687) is a dimly lit bistro<br />
that balances on the edge of the island<br />
of Södermalm, at the foot of the<br />
Liljeholmen bridge. The dishes are<br />
little works of art, while the clientele<br />
is black-clad and über-cool.<br />
SHOP Make for Judits Second Hand (75<br />
Hornsgatan) for slightly used designer<br />
items from Marc Jacobs and Malene<br />
Birger. Don’t be intimidated by the<br />
blondes behind the counter; they only<br />
seem aloof until you ask for help, after<br />
which they prove to be friendly and<br />
knowledgeable about fashion.<br />
LATER On the rocky heights of Söder,<br />
Södra Bar & Kök (1-3 Mosebacke Torg) is<br />
a stylish bar that attracts a varied crowd<br />
with its eclectic music, and features<br />
panoramic windows through which the<br />
city sparkles across the black waters.<br />
Hornstull Strand (4 Hornstulls Strand)<br />
is a live music and club venue on the<br />
waterfront. The interior looks like<br />
a high school, but the long tables make<br />
it easy to connect with strangers.<br />
CULTURE Stockholm’s latest fine<br />
arts endeavour, Fotografiska (22<br />
Stadsgårdshamnen) is housed in<br />
INFO<br />
Stockholm-Bromma<br />
Airport is 8km west<br />
of the city.<br />
Bus Flygbussarna<br />
buses go to the<br />
bus/train station<br />
Cityterminalen. A<br />
return costs €7,70/<br />
SEK 79 and takes<br />
20 minutes, buses<br />
every 20 minutes<br />
at peak times.<br />
Taxi Licensed<br />
cabs are available<br />
outside the<br />
terminal. Taxi fi rms<br />
off er fi xed-rate<br />
fares to the city<br />
centre of around<br />
€38/SEK 392.<br />
Tourist offi ce<br />
The main offi ce is<br />
at 27 Hamngatan,<br />
with the entrance<br />
on Kungsträdgården<br />
(tel. (0)8 5082<br />
8508, stockholm<br />
town.com).<br />
Buy into minimalist<br />
cool, Swedish style, at<br />
Acne’s fl agship outlet<br />
a waterfront warehouse and is currently<br />
showing Dutch photographer Pieter ten<br />
Hoopen’s exploration of loneliness and<br />
isolation in the photo series Stockholm.<br />
NORRMALM<br />
With its patchwork architectural<br />
style, the geographical heart of<br />
Stockholm may not be as scenic<br />
as the rest of town, but it sure<br />
makes up for it in atmosphere.<br />
SLEEP Hotel Skeppsholmen (1 Gröna<br />
gången, tel. (0)8 407 2300, hotel<br />
skeppsholmen.com, rooms from €143/<br />
SEK 1,300) is a modern design hotel<br />
housed in an 18th-century building on the<br />
tiny island of Skeppsholmen. A stone’s<br />
throw from the town centre, but still<br />
removed from the inner-city hubbub.<br />
EAT The Max (7 Vasagatan, tel. (0)8<br />
5061 2070) burger chain has taken<br />
the country by storm with its green<br />
thinking (the restaurant climate<br />
READ OUR CITY GUIDES ONLINE<br />
at btheremag.com<br />
compensates), free Wi-Fi and coffee<br />
and, of course, its juicy burgers.<br />
SHOP Acne (2 Norrmalmstorg) is the<br />
chic flagship store of Sweden’s most<br />
praised fashion label.<br />
LATER Cadierbaren Grand Hotel (8<br />
Södra Blasieholmshamnen) is a worn but<br />
swanky hotel bar with tuxedo-clad<br />
waiters and a view of the castle.<br />
Libations are accompanied by a<br />
complimentary three-tiered snack tray.<br />
VASASTAN<br />
Just north of the city centre, this<br />
may be one of the least touristy<br />
parts of town.<br />
SLEEP At Hotel Micro (8 Tegnérlunden,<br />
tel. (0)8 5454 5569, hotelmicro.se,<br />
rooms from €54/SEK 495). The rooms<br />
are windowless and small like cabins<br />
on a ship, but they are clean and nicely<br />
furnished. The spotless bathrooms are<br />
located along the hallway on each floor.<br />
SHOP Lakritsroten (107 Sveavägen)<br />
is a tiny shop owned by self-proclaimed<br />
liquorice freak Elina Forselius. She<br />
stocks over 400 kinds, and uses the<br />
root to make sweets, marmalade and<br />
even scented candles.<br />
TIP The landmark rotunda building<br />
houses Stadsbiblioteket (63 Odengatan),<br />
Stockholm’s main library. There’s<br />
free Wi-Fi and a great international<br />
newspaper and magazine section,<br />
while the library café sells cheap<br />
coffee, sandwiches and snacks.<br />
LATER Swedish rock stars often<br />
moonlight as DJs in the wood-panelled<br />
Tranans Bar (14 Karlbergsvägen),<br />
a basement bar with wine by the glass.<br />
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