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Stockholm International Film Festival

18 - 29 Nov 2009 (annual)

Stockholm welcomes talented new directors to Stockholm International Film Festival. The 24-hour festival is one of the leading competitive film festivals in northern Europe. The event's main…

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Nobel Prize Day in Stockholm

10 Dec 2009 (annual)

If you're in Stockholm on 10 December, check out the crowds forming outside the Stockholm Concert Hall for the annual Nobel awards. It's unlikely you'll be lucky enough to attend the ceremony…

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Scene from <i>The Nutcracker</i> at the Royal Opera House of Stockholm. © Mats Bäcker/Kungliga Operan  Mats Bäcker/Kungliga Operan

The Nutcracker or Petter's and Lotta's Christmas

28 Nov 2009 - 9 Jan 2010 (annual)

A production of The Nutcracker has become a winter tradition at Stockholm's Royal Opera House. This performance combines the magic of Tchaikovsky's classic ballet with the popular Swedish…

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Juste Debout

Jan 2010 (annual)

Watch experts in popping and locking at the Juste Debout Scandinavian elimination series in venues around Stockholm. If you aren't clued up in streetdance talk, then all the more reason to…

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Gothenburg International Film Festival. Courtesy of Goteborg International Film Festival

Goteborg International Film Festival

Jan - Feb 2010 (annual)

The Goteborg International Film Festival is one of the biggest events on the northern-European film circuit. Featuring a juried international competition with a Nordic focus, seminars and…

BUFF Film Festival

Mar 2010 (annual)

Malmo's BUFF Film Festival, held around the Stortorget area in the Old Town, is dedicated to children and young people. Aiming to inspire through education and entertainment, it showcases…

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Antikmässan

Apr 2010 (annual)

Swedish furnishings get a lot more stylish than Ikea. At Stockholm's international antiques fair, held at the Fairs & Congress Center, you can pick up everything from 18th-century…

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The annual construction of Sweden's ICEHOTEL. Photo by Ben Nilsson/Big Ben Productions, © ICEHOTEL

Sweden's Icehotel

10 Dec 2009 - 18 Apr 2010 (annual)

Constructed from the frozen Torne River each winter, Sweden's Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi is a very smart igloo. Opt for the 'cold accommodation' to sleep in a thermal bag on a bed of snow and ice…

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Stockholm International Film Festival Junior

Apr 2010 (annual)

Stockholm's Zita and Skandia cinemas host a children's film festival featuring quality movies from all over the world, with a focus on Nordic productions. In addition to school programmes…

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Urban Connection Festival

May 2010 (annual)

The Urban Connection Festival shows off some of the best street dancers from Sweden and abroad. Taking place at Stockholm's Dansen Hus, it is tribute to the diversity of urban expression and…

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Belly Dance Festival. Credit Belly Dance Festival Website Belly Dance Festival Website

Belly Dance Festival

May 2010 (annual)

You don't have to go to Egypt to see some of the best hip gyrations on the planet - the ancient art of belly dancing comes to Stockholm's Riddarfjaerdsskolan (Swedish Ballet School). Get your…

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The Hälsinge Hambo

Jul 2010 (annual)

One of the oldest dance competitions in Sweden, the Hälsinge Hambo welcomes over 500 pairs of legs, garbed in traditional gear, to the little village of Hårga each year.

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The Gothenburg Party

Aug 2010 (annual)

The Gothenburg Party, known locally as Goteborgskalaset, is the largest outdoor festival in Sweden and takes over every inch of Gothenburg for a week of free and cultural fun in all its guises.

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Festival of Culture

Aug 2010 (annual)

Stockholm's Kulturfestivalen covers everything from performing arts, music and photography to film and children's events. Taking part in various outdoor venues across the capital, the festival…

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Gothenburg Dance and Theatre Festival

Aug 2010 (biennial)

Sweden's annual international Dance and Theatre festival takes over indoor and outdoor venues throughout Gothenburg. This year's line-up features a wide range of dance, performing arts, new…

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Ekehagens Forntidsby. Courtesy of The Hollow Egg

Dragonfly Festival

Aug 2010 (annual)

Ekehagens Forntidsby becomes a hive of creativity at the very first Dragonfly Festival. Held in stunning rural Sweden, the event is set to captivate arty types with musical and theatrical…

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Lund International Fantastic Film Festival

Sep 2010 (annual)

The annual Lund International Fantastic Film Festival, held in the city of Lund, aims to stretch the limits of the imagination when it comes to films. Since its inception, the festival has…

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Books. Photo by Barbara Realini, © Whatsonwhen

Göteborg International Book Fair

Sep 2010 (annual)

A meeting place for authors, publishers, teachers and agents, the Göteborg International Book Fair is a major international literary event in the publishing industry's calendar and a must for…

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Uppsala International Short Film Festival

Oct 2010 (annual)

Founded in 1982, the Uppsala International Short Film Festival is Sweden's premier arena for short film. Every year it shows over 200 short films in five different sections, from new film to…

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Arctic Light Film Festival

Nov 2010 (annual)

Go north until the smoke from your pipe freezes and eventually you'll get to snowbound Kiruna. Here, the annual Arctic Light Film Festival celebrates and explores sub-Arctic themes like snow…


Highlights

The Nutcracker or Petter's and Lotta's Christmas

Royal Opera House, Stockholm

28 Nov 2009 - 9 Jan 2010 (annual)

Goteborg International Film Festival

Goteborg

Jan - Feb 2010 (annual)

Belly Dance Festival

Riddarfjaerdsskolan, Stockholm

May 2010 (annual)