*POST UPDATED OCTOBER 2026
Hej, friends! Happy weekend! I hope this post find you relaxing in the lovely spring sunshine and in the mood for some light armchair travelling. I am stopping by today to finally(!) share my first ever Swedish post with you — Three Days in Stockholm, Sweden — and I am so excited about it! Husband and I visited Stockholm at the end of last year for our one year wedding anniversary and fell absolutely head-over-heels for the city - it’s completely stunning! Neither of us had ever been to Sweden before, but we both essentially walked around gawping at the gorgeous-ness of the country for our whole visit! Shall we dive in?
The guide I have compiled below is absolutely jam-packed to the brim with every single thing we got up to during our time in Stockholm — but also with more photos than I’ve ever before shared in any one post. When I mentioned above how gorgeous we thought the city was, I’m not exaggerating; we came home with a ton of photos! And then, when I sat down to edit photos for this post, I found it so difficult to cull the masses because I wanted to share almost every one with you! It sounds insane, but once you see some of the beauty captured in the images below, I’m sure you’ll agree. Stockholm is honestly one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been!
Everything we know and love about Stockholm is listed below, divided into the usual breakdown: fun facts / getting there / where we stayed / where we had coffee & pastries / where we ate lunch & dinner / where we drank / and where we tourist-ed. Before you get into it, a word of warning: she’s a biggie! Such a biggie, in fact, that if you’re reading this in your email inbox, you might notice an abrupt cut-off before you can read to the very bottom where I sign off and have related posts. If that is indeed the case, click ‘view entire message’ to go through to the webpage version.
Enjoy, friends!
fun facts
I know you love a fun fact just as much as I do! You can thank me after you win the pub quiz 😉
the city of Stockholm is actually an archipelago made up of 14 islands! For me, this fact really added to the charm of the city as a whole, because almost everywhere you turn there’s a pretty bridge and gorgeous waterside view.
Sweden is consistently ranked as one of the happiest countries in the world! Coming in at number 4 this year, Swedes are pretty dang happy people!
Sweden has the second highest number of Eurovison wins in history! A close second to our very own 7 wins, Sweden have won 6 times in total, beginning with ABBA’s iconic 1974 win with Waterloo. Fun!
similar to Norway, parts of northern Sweden experience a ‘midnight sun’ during the summer months, where the sun never sets! Stockholm itself is too far south to experience it, but apparently at the height of summer the city gets 18-hours of sunlight. Wild!
not necessarily a fun fact, per se, but interesting nevertheless: Sweden does not use the euro! The currency is the Swedish krona, written as SEK or kr. At the time of our visit in November ‘24, €5 was around 59SEK.
getting there
Here’s how we made the journey to Sweden from Ireland:
we flew direct from Dublin airport to Stockholm Arlanda airport with Ryanair. Our flight took 2-hours 20-mins, and we were treated to the most gorgeous views over the countryside as we were coming in to land!
from Arlanda airport, we took the Arlanda Express train into Stockholm Central Station. The journey was 18-minutes long, and it was so pleasant! The seats are almost as big and cosy as armchairs, the train was spotless, and it was just so efficient! At 460SEK for two adults one way — €40ish at the time of our visit in November ‘24 — it’s not exactly a budget option, but it’s a) the most frequent and b) fastest way to get into the city.
from Stockholm Central Station, we walked a very convenient 9-minutes to our hotel, below.
if you’re reluctant to fork out for the Arlanda Express, there are other options! Flygbussarna buses cost 129SEK one way & take about 45-minutes to get to the city centre, while local SL commuter trains cost 190SEK and take 43-minutes to reach the central station.
