Fun and entertainment Sweden

The Royal Opera is Sweden's national opera and ballet theatre, founded by Gustav III in 1773. Located on the waterfront, just opposite the Royal Castle, the Royal Opera House was built between 1892 and 1899 in Renaissance style, after the original building was destroyed. Once past the marble entrance hall, one can see the large murals by the national artist Carl Larsson. Although opera and ballet are unfortunately not performed in the summer, the season is in full swing in autumn, winter and spring

Bought in 2002 by Andy Beerson and his family, this ^19th century building, a former brewery, has been renovated over the years to become an institution in Malmö. Behind the high brick walls is a concert hall and club, and now a pub and brewery that produces its own beer filling the place with hop flavors again. In all, there are seven beers brewed on site that you can taste, hard to find a shorter circuit!

The China is located in the small park at the corner of Birger Jarlsgatan and Hamngatan. In 1905, a very big star was born at the China: it was Greta Garbo, in the role of Anna Karenina. Today, China only stages Swedish plays and musicals, which usually remain on the stage for several months. The productions are excellent and appreciated by the audience. There is also a restaurant, the China Matbar, where you can enjoy their theatre menu, which must be reserved at least 10 days in advance.

For lovers of world music, folk and jazz. Frequent concerts and disco on weekends. Program at www.jericho.info

All the big concerts take place here, every week or so. 750 seats for this establishment which has welcomed world famous bands and artists since 1982... Night-club the weekend, for the party people it is thus a place to try. Think to look on their website before your visit to know the program and to book concert tickets! You can also eat on the spot, in the bar-restaurant of the place which is very appreciated by the locals and the artists of the corner. Atmosphere guaranteed.

Designed by architect Bo Karlberg, the Gävle Philharmonic Concert Hall is an elegant building surrounded by wild greenery on the edge of a peaceful pond. The interior acoustics are designed for flexible adaptation to symphonic and popular music, which has allowed the venue to host rock bands as well as classical orchestras and Mongolian throat singers. Be sure to visit their website to check out their upcoming concerts, as you will be potentially surprised and delighted!

The café is located in the ruins of St. Hans church (13th century). White stone walls and an old, untouched archway shelter a garden where round wooden tables and wrought iron benches are shaded by elder and apple trees. From this very romantic setting, there is a superb view of the old houses embedded in the rock face overlooking the garden. The food is quite traditional Swedish, and you can come here for brunch or for a fika.

Mejeriet, Lund's old red-brick dairy(mejeri means "dairy"), is located at the entrance to the public gardens. It is another famous venue in Lund, with a large concert hall and a tiny cinema showing non-commercial films. Between September and May there are plays, exhibitions, jazz, rock and afro concerts and film screenings. The atmosphere is guaranteed whatever the evening, you can meet people, drink, dance, and enjoy the unique atmosphere of this student city!

Right on the big Stortorget square, this bar-restaurant is the trendy place in Lund. Metallic decoration set with black and white photographs of jazzmen and movie stars. It is a meeting place where the inhabitants of Lund come to relax at the end of the day and make new acquaintances. The cuisine is original and tasty, with chefs following the " mash it up " trend. This means mixing different cuisines and recipes while using seasonal ingredients from local farmers and producers.

Located behind the cathedral, Ariman is a cult place in the city frequented by a clientele of students, musicians, poets and artists who like to chat, play chess and read newspapers (sometimes even Le Monde diplomatique!). They serve hot sandwiches with olives and melted brie, chocolate cakes and coffee with milk in large glasses. On weekends, the bar turns into a nightclub with an atmosphere that varies according to the evening: reggae, raï, soul-funk, swing... A highly popular place!

The Stadsparken park is located 500 meters south of the train station and has a small red wooden house with white tables and umbrellas in front of it. The park is surrounded by majestic avenues lined with oak, beech and elm trees. The place, very quiet, is ideal for reading and playing chess. You can enjoy delicious and original pizzas, all topped with a homemade tomato sauce, 28-month aged parmesan and premium olive oil from the Spanish producer Castillo de Canena. What good products!

Katalin Varga is passionate about music in general and jazz in particular. In 2000, she invested in this old railway shed, just behind the station, to create this beautiful concert hall. Minted furniture, walls covered with posters and decorated with frescoes, big central fireplace... the atmosphere is very friendly. You can come and listen to eclectic concerts almost every night, from pop to metal, rock, and jazz of course!

A very good address. A wooden house in the Haga district houses this very popular café, which is frequented by both locals and tourists. The mismatched furniture and the cosy decoration make the charm of the place. The various sandwiches offered, all fresh and appetizing, are also consistent and will not leave you hungry! Finally, the service is always top notch and the good atmosphere is there, whatever the time. In short, the ideal place to go after a day of visits.

We are here far from the posh clubs of the north of the city. Walls tagged from floor to ceiling, torn benches, engraved tables and sticky floor: you are warned that the atmosphere of the place tends towards the destroy. The cheap beer attracts a heterogeneous clientele and quickly makes the volume rise. Meeting people here seems to be easier than in most other places. On weekends, the huge brick-walled basement turns into a dance floor. A good place to start your evening without breaking the bank!

Carmen is a must-see pub in Stockholm, never empty, never boring. Sober decoration, but warm atmosphere, we go there for the cheap presses and the friendly atmosphere. On the first floor, large benches, noisy atmosphere and some casino games and, in the basement (open only on weekends), music and promiscuity favourable to dancing and meetings. There is a bar on each floor serving draught beers and a selection of Swedish, Czech, Belgian, Danish and Finnish bottled beers.

Söderhallen Biljard AB is a billiard room located in Stockholm. Söderhallen Biljard AB offers more than just billiards, it's a place where you can have a good time with friends and family. So, if you're in Stockholm and enjoy playing billiards, don't hesitate to visit Söderhallen Biljard AB.

Along the quays of Hornstull, in Södermalm, this new artistic centre opened in 2005. Very busy on the weekend, it allows artists to present their work to the public, in a kind of permanent market. Djs and live groups come to the outside and animate the cafés and terraces where you have a drink on the water. The place is very pleasant in summer when exhibitions improvise at the edge of the water. Consult the summer program on the website.

A large casino, located on the quayside, with three restaurants, 44 gaming tables and over 340 slot machines and other automatic games. A place of fun where everything is under one roof and where you can meet people while playing. The restaurants offer well-prepared and tasty dishes, and the bars offer all kinds of cocktails and drinks to accompany your evening. But be careful with your wallet so as not to break the bank, because it goes fast! Proper dress is required, of course.

With its rich history, Victor's bar and restaurant is one of Malmö's obvious meeting places. This pub on Lilla Torg square is a popular spot on Friday and Saturday nights with a young and popular crowd enjoying colourful cocktails and DJs from 10pm. Whether you're looking for a tasty lunch or dinner, a relaxing moment, a good night out at the bar or a dance until the sun comes up, this bar is a sure bet. During the summer months, you can also enjoy the large terrace.

One of the restaurant-bars in Linnégatan with a large terrace in a good location. The drink menu is interesting. On Fridays between 4 and 6 pm, when the week ends and the after work begins, the Linnéterrassen offers a small free buffet to its customers. A live jazz band performs every Friday from 6 to 8 pm. A very nice place for a classy and successful start of the evening. You can also taste some very good food and delicious aperitifs can be served with your drink.

An incredible retro café that has not moved since 1954 and its opening to the public. The time seems to have stopped there! And yet the decoration is more current than ever, typical of this Scandinavian design again in the last few years. The couple of old ones to whom you're ordering, is not smiling, but their dry cakes are home-made.

This bar-restaurant turns into a nightclub from midnight. The atmosphere is always festive at weekends. The audience is mixed enough, which is rare in Östermalm, and eager to have fun.

This club is one of Avenyn's trendy nightclubs. It has an electro program with good DJ's from the Swedish scene who perform here regularly, like the famous and iconoclastic DJ Peter Siepen. The club's owner claims that "everyone has been here", from the King of Sweden to Bill Gates to the king of disco, Prince himself! However, the legend has yet to be proven... Having said that, it's true that the place is popular and that one generally spends a good evening there. On the other hand, the clientele is rather young.

Gothenburg's biggest club with its huge dance floor, terrace and lasers, attracts a huge crowd every weekend. DJs from all over the world come to play in this club to make the youth of Gothenburg dance, and they always rise to the occasion! It's best to come early to avoid the queue, or be prepared for a long wait to get to the dance floor: but it's worth it either way! Special parties are organized from time to time, check their website to see!

If you ask the inhabitants of Gothenburg a good club to go dancing in, they will answer without hesitation: Excet! With four rooms and as many different atmospheres, it has become one of the most popular clubs in the city, no doubt thanks to its programming, its atmosphere and the quality of the artists who perform there. Whether you're into house, urban music, techno or mainstream hits, you're sure to find something to get your groove on! It's up to you to choose, or to navigate from one room to another throughout the night.

A nightclub that offers a wide range of rock music from the Pixies onwards. On Thursdays, a stereo club night that allows young local artists to be discovered by the Gothenburg rock audience. Sticky Fingers focuses on quality concerts and live performances, and you can hear hard rock, pop, indie music, funk and soul! So there's something for everyone and it's a good opportunity to discover new, sometimes famous bands and to let loose on the dance floor!

This former theatre is now a nightclub where rock music is the star. What was once a cinema is now a music scene with two bars and a balcony, and a capacity of 900 people! Many concerts are organized with sometimes a hip-hop or indie pop program. This club has a very special charm, both rustic and typical, which gives the place the cachet of the rock clubs of the past. You can also eat in the "dining room", a large room that can accommodate up to 200 people.

Music lovers, the Konserthus is for you! The Swedish National Symphony Orchestra performs here. Usually at least one or two concerts per week, except when on tour. The rest of the time, you can enjoy other shows or jazz, classical or contemporary concerts. The acoustics are sublime and, for a few years, the Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali has been officiating there... The program changes often, so the best thing to do is to go there or consult the site for information.

Still a trendy place where you need to be seen. In an Oriental setting, you may have the chance to experience a local celebrity if you recognize it!

No posters of Tintin and no chinoiserie but decor all in oriental gilt, Hindu statues, mellow sofa, old mirrors, small tables scattered in all shapes. The clientele is composed exclusively of young people, some of whom fit with the psychedelic coffee atmosphere.

The ideal place for those who love the retro bars and the blues. Young nerds go there to discuss, thoughtlessly and beer by hand. The location, very small, grows in the summer of some tables on the street. It is also a champagne bar where you can taste our French specialities with glass or bottle.

Just next to Bistro Jarl, at the Birger Jarlsgatan 9, there is a th century gallery, Birger Jarl Passage, where you can find some cafes and konditoris (nice snacks) where it is right to stop late in the afternoon. Examples include Selma's, Enzo and Mathilde, Depå and the Recession Cafe.

Chairs at the counter, snakes or roots leaving the ceiling, tile on both walls and toilets. It is a pity that the reception is not more warm. Make a provision for free advertising postcards, they are very beautiful. A place very famous for Friday and Saturday evening when a DJ comes to an officer.

Café Opera is a style comparable to the Cathedral of Paris, which probably makes it the most famous and well-known cafe-restaurant in Stockholm. Its location, it is true, is ideal, at the bottom of the Kungsträdgården gardens and practically in the intimacy of the Royal Castle. Around the bar or roulette cross the women in search of a "golden boy". Many take the aperitif, but most of them appear around 23 pm, when the coffee is crowded and the atmosphere at its top level.

Another classic pub, relatively small, where one is greeted by traditional Irish music. It also offers dishes, but it must be recognized that its rates are quite high.

A trendy place where students come on a coffee or a pastry day. Like most coffees, this is a place for discussion and there is no music. And it's all the better because on the other side of a fine separation are many international magazines that can be browsed. It is spacious, bright and the delicacies it offers are delicious. Pity that they are a little expensive! You will find other Wayne's Coffee at the following addresses: Götgatan 31, Vasagatan 7, Odengatan 52 or Västerlångatan 54.

Inaugurated in 1908 with a Pièce play, the Dramaten is the dramatic Royal Theatre of Stockholm and the country's national theatre. In this majestic marble building, we give both Shakespeare and Brecht, comedies such as magazines and, of course, the strindbergien repertoire.

Right in the heart of the city centre, this lounge bar offers a limited but quality food menu. The dishes are quite basic but good. As soon as you come to the choice of drinks and especially cocktails to accompany the meal, the menu immediately becomes much more extensive. Notice to the amateurs! Relaxed atmosphere to go out with friends in an elegant and very modern design. If the place has nothing exceptional it remains a good option to spend a pleasant moment in all simplicity.

This is Luleå's unmissable address for a drink, dancing, going out, staying late, the sun never sets so much! It is simply a boat at quayside that welcomes all the youth of the city until late, very late in the morning. The place is frequented by locals of all ages and you're sure to find a great atmosphere every night, whether it's for a simple drink or to wiggle around on the dance floor. As well as being lively, the Bistrot Bar Brygga is very well located in the heart of the harbour.

Hornhuset is the place where you go, no matter what time of day your mood is, because it's where you find everything! To eat, watch a game and discuss a drink in hand: it's Enzo's! Warm and lively atmosphere in this Italian restaurant. Rather need a cosy atmosphere like a rainy Sunday or the end of the day? Settle down in Laïka, where you will be served drinks and snacks in a double bed. For beer lovers, direction Biergarten. A place that will open soon; inspired by the German capital. And for the rest: rooftop!

An integral part of the Hagabion independent cinema (French films in particular), Café Kino is a fashionable little bar that looks like a living room, small, warm and carefully decorated. The tired piano that lines one of the walls reinforces the feeling of being in an old house. The welcome is charming, the tables are low, the furniture is both old-fashioned and designer, and it is a golden youth who comes here to drink glasses of wine or pints of beer. You can also order food here for a small fee. Outside, a nice terrace overlooks Linnégatan.

This small café is located at a crossroads of the bohemian district of Haga, a place for students looking for a fika, regular residents and tourists looking for a warm and atypical address. The decor is indeed tasteful, from the ^18th century façade to the mosaics on the ceiling. Great choice of pastries (with the biggest kanelbullar of the city!) of teas and sandwiches at correct prices. A lot of places to sit in the two rooms of the establishment. A good address, one passes there with pleasure!

Highly recommended by the locals, this café in the eastern city wall is a regular meeting place for many Visby residents. Lovely and original with its medieval style and old stone walls. Every week (except in summer) they serve a traditional soup and salad buffet, accompanied by coffee and cakes. Lactose-free and gluten-free options are available on request. It is a great place to have a coffee or something to eat in a quiet and comfortable environment in Visby.

Debaser is one of the clubs where the atmosphere is always there. With a varied program of concerts and DJs, Debaser is a good place to spend an evening dancing, meeting people and eventually watching the sun rise in Tanto Park when the evening ends! Emblematic place, HQ of the young generation. Here, it's two rooms, two atmospheres, so if the loud decibels are not for you, go to the next room to enjoy the bar and a corner table to chat, more quietly.

This small Internet café is conveniently located next to the metro station. It is open late and is not too expensive.

Just at the entrance to the town, this bakery-cafe offers a nice little break. Ideal for a stop on the way to (or from) Gothenburg. The home-made cakes are always fresh and tasty. We also appreciate the bread, which can be used to make sandwiches or for breakfast. And of course, the coffee is also up to scratch! The place also offers small menus for those who come at lunchtime, and you can sit on the small outdoor terrace to devour your sandwich.

Il Caffè is one of the locals' favorite places to have a fika. In a minimalist and industrial decor, the artists and hipsters of the island meet there to drink a coffee, nibble a kanelbulle, spend the afternoon working behind their computer or reading a book. The charming terrace allows you to relax in the sun while observing the comings and goings of Söder's inhabitants. The place is close to a concept store, as the (delicious) bakery S:t Paul has a stand and a breakthrough in the wall opens the space to a florist.