Sthlm trivia

So, what's life in Stockholm like?
It's not all about darkness, freezing temperatures and Ingmar Bergman. In fact, we don't even have polar bears contrary to what many people believe.

This winter has been the warmest one in 250 years and my fear of coming home from 30+ degrees celsius to -30 were quickly replaced by fear of global warming...
No snow, no need for warm jackets but still - not much light.

The people in stockholm are rarely born here. They moved here from small villages throughout Sweden in oursuit of careers in "media" or perhaps to get a job on Stureplan, the financial centre and also the place where the wannabe socialites hang out, waiting to get discovered by the nightclub photographers.

The nightlife in that part is all about VIP's and docu-soap celebs and they're hangarounds in an anxious mix.

I prefer to go out in the south part of sthlm, "Söder" where you find the arty places, the relaxed bars and really cool little shops everywhere. This is where the "media-people" live, breathe, work and stroll, of course in a chilled way, in their expensive cheap-looking clothes.

I live in Vasastaden, where all the "Caffe Latte-moms" rule in their expensive but not cutting edge fashion-outfits, the last resort before you buy a house with very minimalistic furniture and style, but they're still a little anxious about being mistaken for regular "family with two kids in the suburb" Swedes, also called "Svenssons" after the most common surname in Sweden. Being a Svensson is not cool. Unless a media-couple from Söder turns it into the New Black in pure irony of course and buys a caravan and matching jogging suits for the fun of it.
Vasastan also has the biggest population of singles, and that's where I fit in. Subsequently there are a number of trendy bars and shops and crazy expensive foodstores here.

But mix all this with the fabulous surroundings consisting of parks, water, old buildings, superb shopping and a great mix of restaurants and Stockholm is fantastic.

And of course - I live here, which makes it a really fun place.. ;)