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What’s On December 2014Museums & Attractions

Ongoing From Tsars to Commissars – Significant paintings from Russian art history. www.nationalmuseum.se

Ongoing Ernst Thiel's feel for nature – Hunting, art and business. www.thielska-galleriet.se

Ongoing Here/Now – 10 Scandinavian artists, who work in direct relation to Artipelag’s architecture, with artwork only existing during the exhibition period. www.artipelag.se

Ongoing Digital Revolution – An Immersive exhibition of Art, Design, Film, Music and Video Games. www.tekniskamuseet.se

Ongoing Pompeii – Combining Carl Milles love for Italy with archeology. www.millesgarden.se

Ongoing Sleeping Beauties, Dreams and Costumes – The world s second largest collection of costumes from the legendary Russian ballet in Paris. www.dansmuseet.se

Ongoing ABBA the Museum – The home of ABBA’s collected works. An interactive exhibition that allows the audience to get close to their favourite band. www.abbathemuseum.com

Ongoing History of Sweden – An exhibition displaying thousand of years of Swedish history, from the 11th century to the present day. www.historiska.se

Ongoing Power Game – In this year’s big exhibition, historical and fictional characters are united by the eternal themes of power, war and love. www.livrustkammaren.se

Ongoing The Swedish Nature at the Swedish museum of Natural History – Discover our important natural environment and see species that live here, in real close sight. www.nrm.se

Ongoing Swedish Folk Art – The exhibition focuses on the driving forces and sources of inspiration. www.nordiskamuseet.se

Ongoing Power of Fashion – 300 years of clothing. Meet people from three decades, the 1780s, 1860s and 1960s. www.nordiskamuseet.se

Ongoing City Hall – One of Sweden's most fascinating and impressive buildings! Guided tours all year round. www.stockholm.se/OmStockholm/Stadshuset/

Ongoing Swedish Music Hall of Fame – A new cultural hotspot dedicated to Swedish pop music. www.smhof.se

Ongoing The dark side – How crime, punishment and the justice system have developed in Stockholm from the Middle Ages until today. www.medeltidsmuseet.stockholm.se

Ongoing Experience a day of magic in the fantasy house on Djurgården. A house that bubbles with stories, laughter, familiar figures – and mischief. www.junibacken.se

Ongoing Matisse and his students – An exhibition with works by Henri Matisse and a number of famous and not so famous Swedish and Norwegian modernist pioneers. www.waldemarsudde.se

Ongoing KG Nilson ”Maps, cities, battles” – The artist is known for his colorful graphic compositions. www.sven-harrys.se

Ongoing Traingone – Paintings by Frank Bowling. This is the first major retrospective of Frank Bowling’s work shown in Europe outside the UK. www.spritmuseum.se

Ongoing Vera Nilsson – With over 140 borrowed works Liljevalchs puts focus on Vera Nilsson paintings. www.liljevalchs.se

Ongoing Nina Canell ”Mid-Sentence” – This is Nina Canell’s first solo exhibition in Sweden. She has previously exhibited at a number of prominent international museums and institutions. www.modernamuseet.se

Ongoing Sculpture After Sculpture – The exhibition brings together the work of Katharina Fritsch, Jeff Koons, and Charles Ray. www.modernamuseet.se

Ongoing Lisen Stibeck ”Daughters” – Everybody is someone’s daughter. That is the starting point of Lisen Stibeck’s suite portraying girls and women between 16 and 25 years of age, all from different countries, continents and walks of life. www.fotografiska.eu

Ongoing The showroom Maritime Birka – Findings from the marine archeological excavations in Birka, inhabited in early Viking age. www.sjohistoriska.se

Starts 5/12 Nobel Creations – With the help of fashion, music, design and illustrations, students from Beckmans College of Design and the Royal College of Music have created free interpretations of this year's Nobel Prizes. www.nobelmuseet.se

Starts 3/12 ”Room for everybody” – The theme for the gingerbread house competition with the competing houses on display. www.arkdes.se

Music & Entertainment

Various dates Live music at Stampen – A core of local musicians and bands, and foreign acts alternate, to grace the stages. www.stampen.se

Various dates Stockholm Ghost Walk – You will hear tales of murders, myths, mysteries, executions, assassinations, diseases and ghosts. www.stockholmghostwalk.com

Various dates Cirkus Cirkör ”Knitting Peace” – A poetical contemporary circus show filled with yarn, strings and ropes at Artipelag. www.ticnet.se

Various dates ”The woman in black” , spine-chilling ghost story – The celebrated and terrifying ghost story haunts Stockholm. www.kulturhusetstadsteatern.se

Various dates Stop.Play.Rewind ”The Monopoly Game” – A performance with a mix of street and contemporary dance to music especially composed by Mando Diao among others. www.dansenshus.se

Various dates A Christmas Carol – The classical story for the whole family performed in English at Maximteatern. www.maximteatern.com

Various dates Madame Butterfly – An opera by Giacomo Puccini. Performed in Italian with Swedish subtitles. www.operan.se

Various dates Raymonda – New classical ballet with inspiration from Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec's dance paintings, following the life on and behind the stage in the late 1800s. www.operan.se

Wed-Sat (not 24-27/12)

FAVORITA is a musical excursion with both suspected and unsuspected favorites and highlights from the enchanted and enchanting world of opera served with a dinner on the piazza. www.regina-stockholm.se

Every Thur & Sat (except 25/12)

Live music at Fotografiska – The entertainment is included in the entrance fee. www.fotografiska.eu

4,11 Hamlet a stand up – The whole story of Hamlet fits in this one-man show. www.boulevardteatern.se

5,12 Lost in translation – An inprov comedy show about finding yourself in Sweden. www.boulevardteatern.se

7 Zer8 Christmas – A popular concert where the audience are treat-ed to old and new Christmas songs, ranging from classical to pop in both new and traditional arrangements. www.nalen.se

7 Lucia concert with pupils from Nacka music classes. www.berwaldhallen.se

8 ”Nederländerna – Sverige 400” – Celebrating the 400 year long relations between Sweden and The Netherlands with chamber music. www.musikaliska.com

8 Nobel Prize Concert in honour of the Nobel Prize-winners in the Concert Hall. www.konserthuset.se

10 Nobel Day – Cermony in Konserthuset and banquet in Stock-holm City Hall. Not open for the public. www.nobelprize.org

10 The Nordic Museum dresses the Christmas tree – The Christmas tree in the Great Hall will be covered with decorations created by the museum's decorator. www.nordiska.se

12-13 Lucia concerts in different venues. For more information, contact Stockholm Visitor Center, Sergels Torg 5.

13 Andreas Aleman: A soulful Christmas – Experience an atmospheric concert with everything from super swing to soulful ballads. www.fasching.se

13, 16 Opera live at Bio Rio – The Mastersingers of Nuremberg is broadcasted live. www.biorio.se

14 Näämen it's Al Pitcher – A stand up show with the New Zeelander exploring the typical Swedish everyday life. www.sodrateatern.com

14 The Cotton Club show – Recreating the iconic Harlem nightclub in New York with tap-dancing and jazz. www.berwaldhallen.se

16 Ballet live from the Royal Opera House in London – Alice's Adventures in Wonderland at Rigoletto. www.sf.se

18 X-mas Funk with M-Rock – M-Rock celebrates 30 years in the music business by relaeasing a new album this year. www.fasching.se

18, 19 P-Floyd – The tribute band manages and keeps alive the music Pink Floyd created in its own unique way. www.ticnet.se

20 Blacknuss Christmas Allstars – An evening filled with superfly soul, funky beats, r'n'b, groovy jazz, reggae & disco! www.fasching.se

21 Ballet live at Bio Rio – The Nutcracker broadcasted live from the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. www.biorio.se

22 Christmas Show with the Glenn Miller Orchestra – If you love swinging to the Christmas classics, well then this is the show for you! www.konserthuset.se

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24 Christmas Eve at the open-air museum Skansen. Free admission all day. www.skansen.se

25 Messiaen, vingt regards sur l'enfant Jésus- Classical piano concert at the Cathedral. www.ticnet.se

27 Soul Power – A Soulful night of tributes to the Soul Giants. Old school soul classics, great sounds and lots of energy! An evening filled with soul! www.fasching.se

29 Opera recorded from The Metropolitan Opera at Bio Rio – The Barber of Seville. www.biorio.se

31 New Years Gala – Classical music with works of Rossini, Puccini, Mozart, Strauss, Leoncavallo and Léhar at the Royal Opera. www.operan.se

31 The Berliner Philharmoniker New Year's concert is broadcasted live at Bio Rio cinema. www.biorio.se

31 New Years Concert at the Cathedral. Buy your tickets at Stockholm Visitor Center, Sergels Torg 5. www.ticnet.se

Sport & Activities

Daily Ice skating in Kungsträdgården. We invite you to take part in the long tradition of skating in the city. www.kungstradgarden.com

Daily Ice-hole and cold bathing – During the winter months, they maintain a hole in the ice by using a circulation pump so you can swim all year round! You can also use their sauna. www.hellasgarden.se

Daily until 22/12

Christmas market in Kungsträdgården – Handicraft, sweets, food and a lot more! www.kungstradgarden.com

Daily until 23/12

Christmas Market at Stortorget in the Old town. www.stortorgetsjulmarknad.com

Various dates Stockholm Our Way walking tours – Tours in the Old Town and Stockholm must -sees. www.stockholmourway.se

Various dates The Archipelago Tour with guide – 2,5 – 3 hours. Experience the best our beautiful archipelago has to offer. Book your tour ticket at Stockholm Visitor Center, Sergels Torg 5.

Various dates until 22/12

Christmas lunch and dinner cruises with a christmas buffet. Book your ticket at Stockholm Visitor Center, Sergels Torg 5.

Every weekend

Brunch cruises in the archipelago. Book your tour ticket at Stockholm Visitor Center, Sergels torg 5.

Every weekend until 21/12

Hornstulls Christmas market. www.hornstullsmarknad.se

2-4, 10-11, 16-18

Cosmonova – Movies in the world's largest film format inclu-ding digital 3D movies. For English sound, bring your own earphones. www.nrm.se

6,13 Christmas market at Fjäderholmarna, Stockholm's closest archipelago island. Book your ticket at Stockholm Visitor Center, Sergels Torg 5.

6, 13, 20 Farmers Christmas market – Wide selection of organic and locally produced products. www.bondensegen.com

6,7 Christmas market at Drottningholm with emphasis on Swedish handicraft and artisanal food. www.svenska-slottsmassor.se

6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21

Christmas Market at Skansen. www.skansen.se

7, 14 Bruno Vintage market at Brunogallerian – Flea market, food, antiques, vintage and art. www.bakatframat.se

13-14 Annual international dog show, organized by the Swedish Kennel club SKK. www.stockholmsmassan.se

31 Celebrate New Year's Eve at Grand Hotel with dinner and dancing to a live big band orchestra in the ”Wintergarden” www.ticnet.se

Starts 20/12 Stockholm Winter Tour – Break the ice with split pea soup and arrack. Join us on a sightseeing tour in winter Stockholm. Book your tour ticket at Stockholm Visitor Center, Sergels Torg 5. www.stromma.se