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…
Must-see shopping in Sweden
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…
Lappland
Located 4km west of town on E45, this little place has refined glass products with Sami-inspired designs. There's some nice stuff on display and for sale,…
Malmö
For 30 days leading up to 23 December, Malmö's Christmas markets warm the hearts of all who visit. Sip on some mulled wine and they'll warm your insides…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Gothenburg
A local institution since 1971, the four floors of this venerable department store host the likes of Tiger, RedGreen, NK Boutique and Mayla amid its mix…
Gothenburg
Cool, brightly coloured, affordable designer kitchenware, jewellery and more from both established and up-and-coming Scandi talent.
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…
Stockholm
Not quite shopping mall, not quite galleria, Mood Stockholm oozes cool. Straddling the shopping districts of Östermalm and Norrmalm, it's centrally…
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…
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…
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…
Stockholm
A central branch of the state-run liquor store, this outlet of System Bolaget offers occasional tastings.
Malmö
This delightful shop and gallery showcases primarily Swedish and Danish artists; the upstairs gallery is set in an atmospheric beamed room that dates back…
Stockholm
H&M spin-off Arket offers reasonably priced, quality threads and accessories for men, women and kids. Especially good for essentials – including tees,…
Gothenburg
Gothenburg outpost of the Stockholm concept store, unisex Grandpa offers an on-point inventory of independent fashion labels like Stockholm's Hope and…
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…
Möllevångstorget Produce Market
Malmö
From Monday to Saturday, sweeping Möllevångstorget turns into a sea of fresh fruit, vegetables and other produce that sparks no shortage of dinner ideas…
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…
Fabriksbutik Höganäs Saltglaserat
Skåne
This is Sweden’s most famous pottery factory, established in 1835. Its trademark brown salt-glazed pottery is a veritable national icon and its famous…
Lappland
Head into this metalworks studio where artisans are making Sami-inspired jewellery, goblets, cups and vases out of pewter (tin and copper), silver and…
Stockholm
Filippa K is the epitome of regulation Nordic style – think sleek looks, classic cuts and sensible sombre tones. The store, a minimalist masterpiece…
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…
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…
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…
Stockholm
Find everything you might need for an excursion into the Swedish wilderness here, from backpacks and sleeping bags to woolly socks, headlamps, cooking…
Malmö
Scandinavian design really does have that certain something. Check out the homewares, fabrics, clocks, clothes and all sorts of idiosyncratic and thought…
Malmö
This is your one-stop shop for all things Scandi-design related: books, homewares, gifts, cards and souvenirs. It's a great place to get gifts for your…
Visby
A fabulous cheese shop with plenty of local Gotland varieties. Also sells gourmet goodies, like local preserves made from salmbärssylt (a wild berry…
Malmö
Representing a dynamic collective of Swedish artists, artisans and designers, this central shop-gallery stocks striking wares, from ceramics and pottery…
Stockholm
Inside Sturegallerian, the upmarket Östermalm shopping mall, is this great bookstore, with a huge selection of new fiction and nonfiction books in English.
Stockholm
Right on the corner of Biblioteksgatan is an outlet of the groundbreaking Swedish fashion designer. There are also several other locations around town.
Stockholm
Here you'll find skinny jeans, painfully hip leather jackets and other clothing worthy of strutting around Stockholm, by designer Johan Lindeberg.
Gothenburg
This established Stockholm designer offers slick knitwear, casual shirts and those perfect autumn/winter coats for the discerning gent.
