The best fashion and gift stores Stockholm

Timetable

Department stores are often open every day of the week, and usually close around 8pm, or around 6pm on Sundays. Most stores are open on Sundays and Mondays. Street stores are often open until 6pm on weekdays. Some smaller stores are only open three times a week, so check online.

Budget & Tips

Prices are generally similar to those found in major French cities. However, a growing number of boutiques and stores accept only contactless or credit card payments, becoming cashless establishments. What's more, prices are quoted inclusive of VAT. So it's extremely rare to be charged an additional cost without prior notice.

If you'd like to visit the world's largest IKEA, you can hop on the free bus that takes you straight there. It leaves every hour from Vasagatan, between 10am and 7.30pm.

Sales

Sales take place twice a year: after Christmas for the winter sales and after Midsommar, around June 20, for the summer sales.

What's very local

A tourist favorite is the little Dalarna horse, painted red with typical Swedish motifs. Otherwise, you'll often find objects referring to Fifi Longstocking or the Moomins. An item that often sells, especially in the run-up to Christmas, is the star-shaped light found in windows during the winter. In general, haggling is rare, except in the exceptional case of flea markets or second-hand stores. For typical Swedish souvenirs, head to the Skansen store!

Tourist traps

Gamla Stan contains stores brimming with mass-produced, low-quality items, whether food or handicrafts, that can be bought much more cheaply in more authentic places.