In this blog article, we set off in search of the Sjukhusspår, in English: hospital track. This is an easily overlooked abandoned railway line in Södermalm, a district in central Stockholm. The line was built in the 1930s. It runs partly through tunnels, and partly in the open. At first the track takes us under the Södersjukhus (South Hospital) where…
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Stockholm’s outdoor gyms
You’ll spot them again and again around the parks and woods of the city: Stockholm’s outdoor gyms. The Swedish term for outdoor gym is utegym. You can just show up and use the equipment freely. It won’t cost you anything apart from a bit of sweat. You don’t need to be cool or even have sports clothes to train here.…
Stockholm’s street art hotspot
Stockholm’s street art hotspot is called Snösätra. Surprisingly, Snösätra is located not, as you might expect, in an urban environment but on the outskirts of the city in the middle of a forest. In the midst of trees, meadows and garden plots appears a former industrial area where various artists have been adding their work to the walls since 2014. …