Must-see shopping in Stockholm

  • Svenskt Tenn

    Stockholm

    As much a museum of design as an actual shop, this iconic store is home to the signature fabrics and furniture of Josef Frank and his contemporaries…

  • Nordiska Kompaniet

    NK

    Stockholm

    An ultraclassy department store founded in 1902, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) is a city landmark – you can see its rotating neon sign from most parts of…

  • Rönnells Antikvariat

    Stockholm

    From vintage Astrid Lindgren books to dusty 19th-century travel guides, the 100,000-strong collection of books here, many in English, make this one of the…

  • Åhléns

    Stockholm

    For your all-in-one retail therapy, scour department-store giant Åhléns. It's especially good for housewares, bedding and Swedish-made items to bring home…

  • 6/5/4

    Södermalm

    Concept store 6/5/4 puts the spotlight on Swedish wave-surfing culture, selling its own Portuguese-made surfboards, surf-culture tomes, beachwear, and a…

  • Nordiska Galleriet

    Stockholm

    This sprawling showroom is a design freak’s El Dorado – think Hannes Wettstein chairs, Hella Jongerius sofas, Alvar Aalto vases and mini Verner Panton…

  • DesignTorget

    Södermalm

    If you love good design but don’t own a Gold Amex, head to this chain, which sells the work of emerging designers alongside established denizens. There…

  • Kartbutiken

    Stockholm

    This huge, helpful store has all kinds of maps and guidebooks for Scandinavia and elsewhere, from urban centres to remote hiking areas, plus a variety of…

  • Studio Lena M

    Gamla Stan

    This tiny, dimly lit shop is chock full of adorable prints and products featuring the distinctive graphic design work of Lena M. It's a great place to…

  • Papercut

    Södermalm

    This artfully curated shop sells books, magazines and DVDs with a high-end pop-culture focus. Pick up a new Field Notes journal and a decadent film…

  • Marimekko

    Stockholm

    Marimekko's bright, bold, retro patterns are the stuff of legend. The Finnish textile company has plastered almost everything with its iconic prints, from…

  • English Bookshop

    Södermalm

    Excellent bookshop with secondhand and new titles, storytelling for kids, regular book signings (including Nell Zink of The Wallcreeper fame), writing…

  • E Torndahl

    Gamla Stan

    This spacious design shop, run by the women of the Torndahl family since 1864, is a calm and civilised oasis on busy Västerlånggatan, offering jewellery,…

  • Mall of Scandinavia

    Stockholm

    Opened in November 2015, this modern, spacious mall houses 224 stores and features some of the best-known Swedish and international brands including Björn…

  • Chokladfabriken

    Södermalm

    For an edible souvenir, head to this chocolate shop, where seasonal Nordic ingredients are used to make heavenly treats. In addition to chocolate boxes…

  • Mood Stockholm

    Stockholm

    Not quite shopping mall, not quite galleria, Mood Stockholm oozes cool. Straddling the shopping districts of Östermalm and Norrmalm, it's centrally…

  • Wooden Horse Museum

    Gamla Stan

    This museum pays tribute to the Swedish Dalarna Horse (Dala Häst), one of Sweden's most iconic national symbols. Boasting hundreds of specimens, ranging…

  • WESC

    Stockholm

    This street-smart label got started by dressing up underground artists and muses. It has since become one of Swedish fashion's big guns, opening up stores…

  • PK Huset

    Stockholm

    One of the main shopping centres in Stockholm's central shopping district. Home to Swedish fashion brands and Swedish staples such as Systembolaget and…

  • Systembolaget

    Stockholm

    A central branch of the state-run liquor store, this outlet of System Bolaget offers occasional tastings.

  • Arket

    Stockholm

    H&M spin-off Arket offers reasonably priced, quality threads and accessories for men, women and kids. Especially good for essentials – including tees,…

  • Science Fiction Bookshop

    Gamla Stan

    In some ways this seems an unlikely location for a science fiction–fantasy comic bookshop, but in other ways it makes perfect sense. Regardless, this is…

  • Grandpa

    Kungsholmen

    With a design inspired by the hotels of the French Riviera during the ’70s, Grandpa’s second Stockholm location is crammed with atmosphere, as well as…

  • 59 Vintage Store

    Kungsholmen

    This rack-packed nirvana of retro threads will have you playing dress-up for hours. Both girls and boys can expect high-quality gear from the 1950s to the…

  • Gallerian

    Stockholm

    Stockholm's first shopping mall, Gallerian is right in the middle of the city's shopping districts. It hosts some of Sweden's best-known brands as well as…

  • Västermalmsgallerian

    Kungsholmen

    This busy mall right outside the Fridhemsplan tunnelbana stop is home to some noteworthy residents. Pick up Scandi-design wares at DesignTorget, sexy…

  • Judits

    Södermalm

    A highly curated and well-loved secondhand clothing store, Judits carries premier brands and organises them beautifully, creating the effect of a clothing…

  • Filippa K

    Stockholm

    Filippa K is the epitome of regulation Nordic style – think sleek looks, classic cuts and sensible sombre tones. The store, a minimalist masterpiece…

  • Cow Parfymeri

    Stockholm

    This cool cosmetics temple has no trouble pulling with its trend-setting range of perfumes, sticks and shades. Pick up rock-chic cosmetics from Urban…

  • Cajsa Warg

    Vasastan

    A gourmet food store that focuses on sustainable products and a tranquil, pleasant shopping atmosphere, Cajsa Warg is fun to browse but also makes for a…

  • Whyred

    Stockholm

    Fashion-literate Swedes can’t get enough of designer Roland Hjort’s understated clothes – think preppy-college meets street-smart. The guys’ sweaters are…

  • Acne

    Stockholm

    This is the flagship store for Stockholm's hottest label. Acne's threads, shoes and accessories for guys and girls cram the pages of American fashion…

  • Naturkompaniet

    Stockholm

    Find everything you might need for an excursion into the Swedish wilderness here, from backpacks and sleeping bags to woolly socks, headlamps, cooking…

  • Cissi och Selma

    Södermalm

    A cute shop specializing in frocks made of unique printed fabrics, in a brief range of flattering silhouettes. Have fun with a ’60s-style A-line dress…

  • Lisa Larsson Second Hand

    Södermalm

    A local fave among Södermalm’s stylish thrift shops, this small space is packed with treasures dating from the ’30s to the ’70s. Look for leather jackets,…

  • Hedengrens

    Stockholm

    Inside Sturegallerian, the upmarket Östermalm shopping mall, is this great bookstore, with a huge selection of new fiction and nonfiction books in English.

  • Filippa K

    Stockholm

    Right on the corner of Biblioteksgatan is an outlet of the groundbreaking Swedish fashion designer. There are also several other locations around town.

  • BLK DNM

    Stockholm

    Here you'll find skinny jeans, painfully hip leather jackets and other clothing worthy of strutting around Stockholm, by designer Johan Lindeberg.

  • Iris Hantverk

    Stockholm

    This shop has impeccably made woodwork, linens, textiles, candlesticks, handmade soaps, glassware and crafting books.

  • Smiley Vintage

    Södermalm

    This clever vintage shop remakes old clothes into new designs – no two items are alike.

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