Shopping in Stockholm is a treat for most visitors, but many items are comparatibly expensive. The city offers a wide selection of goods, manufactured in Sweden as well as international imported products. Please find below advice on Shopping, from where to shop to what to buy. Most of the shops are centrally located in "Drottningsgatan", "Hamngatan", "Kungsgatan", "Hötorget" and the famous "Stureplan".

Shopping Hours

Shopping in Stockholm is about choosing between more than 4000 shops. Business hours in general are 10 am to 6 pm Monday - Friday and around 10 am to 3 pm on Saturdays. Many stores are also open on Sundays.

Shopping Streets:

Drottninggatan:

This former royal street leads straight from the Royal Palace to Observatorielunden. It is lined with numerous shops, both smaller and larger ones. The street is also very popular among street vendors selling everything from dustcloths to African artwork.

Sturegallerian:

Stureplan in Stockholm. Continental in-door streets and squares lined with shopes, restaurants and coffee-shops.Sturegallerian is a pleasant mix of brand stores and small boutiques. For sore feet, the health club Sturebadet is recommended.

Sergels Torg:

Around Sergels Torg there are many shoe stores and discount stores. On the ground floor of Kulturhuset Designtorget is located where designed products of established designers can be bought to reasonable prices.

Gamla Stan:

The Old Town could easily be called the largest shopping center in Stockholm. Along the street Västerlånggatan there are small shops and restaurants squeezed in next to each other. Tourist trap? Well, some of them are, most of them are fun, curious and different. Find your way into the narrow alleys to explore and botanize! Österlånggatan has a wide selection of expecially art work- and fabricsshops.