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Runners at “Nybroplan” merely inwards forepart of the Royal Dramatic Theatre Photo: Martin Ekequist. Always a fun weekend hither inwards Stockholm when the annual Stockholm Marathon is held. This twelvemonth the marathon falls on Saturday, June 1st together with it is bigger than e'er alongside over 21,700 runners from 81 countries partaking inwards the race. The race starts at noon together with both the kickoff together with complete lines are at Stadion , the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Stadium. The complete describe of piece of occupation "closes" at 6:10pm together with the marathon is comprised of 2 laps around together with through the city. The kickoff is merely exterior the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. Photo: Martin Ekequist.  If you lot are running, in that place are sixteen refreshment stands spaced out along the course. If you lot are planning on existence a spectator, together with thence in that place are enough of non bad spots throughout the urban gist to picket...

There are as well as thus many things happening this calendar week that I am killing 2 birds alongside 1 rock inward this post... Smaka på Stockholm, photograph past times Peter Backman The showtime festival of the summertime starts today as well as runs through Sunday, June 9th: A Taste of Stockholm  ( Smaka På Stockholm ). This is 1 of my favorite festivals... specially if the weather condition cooperates! The festival takes house inward the common Kungsträdgården as well as features xx unlike local restaurants, representing a broad diversity of cuisines: Swedish, Mexican, Vietmanese, Chinese, South American, Castilian as well as more. Besides the restaurants, at that topographic point volition move several bar tents to proceed y'all hydrated equally good equally alive music to proceed y'all entertained! The festival is opened upwardly each hateful solar daytime from 11am to 11:30pm except on Dominicus when they unopen at 10pm. This is a smashing peril induce got an cheap me...

The 32nd annual Stockholm Marathon was held yesterday(June 5th)... it was non bad weather: sunny, simply non besides hot. 15,400+ runners participated in addition to thousands of people lined the streets to come across the runners. Congratulations to the winners: Joseph Lagat of Republic of Kenya in addition to Isabellah Andersson of Sweden. While most Stockholmers aren't crazy nigh this twenty-four hr menses (closes off most of the city), it is a fun resultant in addition to brings the metropolis alive! Click here to come across a listing of festivals in addition to events this summertime inwards Stockholm! .

Photo yesteryear Marie Andersson, Skansen The biggest vacation inward the Swedish calendar is only a niggling over a calendar week away: Midsummer (June 21st to 23rd)! It rivals Christmas every bit a vacation to pass alongside friends in addition to family, filled alongside age-old traditions. On this weekend, Swedes flee the cities in addition to caput to their solid set down homes to celebrate inward the outdoors. Unfortunately, every twelvemonth Stockholm is filled alongside tourists who are unaware of this vacation in addition to are confused why the metropolis resembles a ghost town. While it has teach improve inward recent years (as Swedes teach to a greater extent than capitalistic inward their mind-set), many restaurants in addition to shops are all the same closed in addition to fifty-fifty a few museums. But non to worrry, at that spot is all the same enough of things to produce & meet in addition to ways to sense traditional Swedish midsummer. Here is a niggling guide t...

Photo: Oskar Kihlborg, ksss.se (other photos past times me!) It is that fourth dimension of the twelvemonth again... the ÅF Offshore Race is inwards town! The race is this Sabbatum (June 29th) but the sailing boats are already hither together with they bring a "racing village" fix amongst alive music performances, nutrient & gulp tents equally good equally data tents through Sunday. I stopped past times yesterday eve amongst a friend to banking concern fit out the boats together with bring a drink, soaking upward the sailing atmosphere! The racing hamlet is laid up on the isle of Skeppsholmen adjacent to the beautiful Af Chapman sailing frigate, simply across the H2O from the regal palace. They bring several nutrient & gulp tents laid up... of particular banking concern complaint is the 1 fix past times Operakällaren, called Operabaren på Kajen ( The Opera Bar on the Pier ) amongst some swell dishes! The hamlet is opened upward every hateful solar daytime this week...