Here is a tip for Wedding planners: Love & Light is big new light festival week in Helsingborg, which will officially  open on Valentine Day February 14th, 2009.  Lights  and light art will lit up the city and a love tunnel leading through the heights, where you may choose to propose. (more…)

Norrmalmstorg

In the summer of 2010, Stockholm will get a new five star hotel at Norrmalmstorg, a prime location in the city centre. Behind the project is the hospitality group Nobis, (more…)

During the last few weeks, the management, board of directors, and the shareholder of Sterling Airlines A/S have been fighting a battle to keep the company alive. This has not had a positive outcome, and the company have therefore decided to file for bankruptcy which was done earlier today. (more…)

Do not miss the vanishing apple painting now to be seen in one of my favourite sites in Stockholm;

Entrance to Hallwyl Palace

Hallwyl Palace. It is a huge piece of art with the size of 56 square metres made of more then 38000 nails, and almost 18000 apples. Hallwyl is located near Norrmalmstorg (where the “Stockholm syndrom” expression was born) and behind the impressive doors you will find an amazing story about a house essentially unchanged since the 1920s. (more…)

It’s cheaper to visit Sweden today and pay for services in Sweden. The Swedish currency, the krona, has taken a plunge compared to other currencies with approx 30-40%. Bad news for Swedes, good news for you. (more…)

New Hostel In Stockholm

December the world’s first hostel inside a real jumbo jet will open at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. This aircraft has now been moved to its final destination at the airport entrance. The Jumbo Hostel will become a new Stockholm-Arlanda landmark. Construction will now begin on the world’s first hostel inside a real jumbo jet, a Boeing 747-200. (more…)

Christmas  is a magical time. In December, Christmas markets fall into the “must do” category, with their steaming hot mulled wine, home made Christmas sweets and beautiful handicrafts. Malmö will benefit from Copenhagen, and Tivoli Garden is a must on the Danish side of the sound. (more…)

Globe Arena

For those of you who have not yet had the opportunity to visit Stockholm, why not join one of the familiarisation tours? The next familiarisation tour for European associations will take place on December 15-16. If you are interested – you should fill in an application (valid for two persons) to the Stockholm Visitors Board/Congress Stockholm. They will reserve the right to determine who qualifies for participation.

Copperhill Suite

Copperhill Mountain Lodge in Åre ski resort in Sweden is now one of 170 hand-picked hotels in the world, and the only mountain resort hotel in Scandinavia, to receive the honour to be awarded membership in Design Hotel.The hotel will open on December 8th. (more…)

Swedish Taste

Here is the restaurant where even your handbag will be cared for! “Swedish Taste” was founded at the turn of the century and is now owned and run by Magnus Lindström, Chef of the Year 2003 and a member of the Swedish Culinary Team, together with Per Blomqvist, sommelier and Sweden’s first ever lecturer in beverages. (more…)