Stockholm

Akademibokhandeln

Stockholm's largest bookstore, with a large selection of books in English as well as many international magazines.

Bok-Skotten

Discount bookstore with a general selection, across the street from the Akademibokhandeln listed above.

Bruno

A very small indoor shopping centre with a handful of fashion stores focusing on street wear.

Bukowskis

A well-renowned auction house for high-end art and antiquities, many of them on public display during daytime.

Buttericks

A century-old store for party supplies, costume rental, and practical joke devices.

Cocktail

Two rather eccentric sister stores with a collection of colourful household items and other stuff. Good for small gifts.

Mon-Fri 11:00-18:00, Sat 11:00-16:00, Sun (generally) 12:00-16:00

Designtorget

A design store specializing in smaller items, ranging from the beautiful to the useful to the downright eccentric.

Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00, Sat 10:00-17:00, Sun 12:00-18:00

Fältöversten

A shopping mall with mainstream stores and diners, as well as Östermalms konfektyr, with craft chocolate.

Gallerian

Stockholm's oldest shopping mall, where you can find many of Sweden's major mainstream fashion chains as well as some foreign brands such as Topshop/Topman, French Connection, Esprit and United Colors of Benetton. As of 2018, the building complex is under renovation. The whole passage is open, as well as many stores.

Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00, Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 11:00-17:00

Gamla stans bokhandel

A bookstore profiled towards history and arts. Most titles are in Swedish.

Golden Oldies

Sells some albums, but mostly singles. A lot of Golden Oldies' stock tends to be near mint. Not everything in stock is out in the shop though, so if you're looking for something specific, you're best off just asking.

Tue, Fri: 12-18, Sat: 12-15

Heron City

T Skärholmen

An American-style shopping and entertainment venue, with bowling alleys and a multiplex cinema.

Hurricane Records

Not a huge shop, but has an interesting and varied stock, as well as friendly staff that's happy to have a chat.

All week: 11-18

IKEA City

The world-famous furnishing retailer has an urban store opened in Norrmalm. It has a broad product range, though not as great at the big-box stores in Barkarby and Huddinge just outside Stockholm.

Indiska

South Asian style: interior design and clothes. There's another store at Västerlånggatan 50 (T Gamla Stan).

Kosherian Blecher & Co

Kosherian is Stockholm's only Kosher food store. There are no kosher restaurants in Stockholm, but Kosherian offers catering and can prepare light meals.

Mon Tue Thu 11:00-18:00, Wed 11:00-21:30, Fri 09:00-1 hour before Shabbat (shorter opening hours during the summer)

Lindhagenhuset

A shopping mall at the front of a big parking garage, with about a dozen shops. The Thai diner at the top floor has a good view of the neighbourhood.

MOOD Stockholm

A high-end shopping mall opened in 2012, with prestige brands, contemporary art, a spa, and tree houses (!), as well as, on the practical side, free toilets that they unashamedly advertise - and rightly so, as the ones in competing establishments aren't.

Mall of Scandinavia

Sweden's largest shopping mall with more than 220 shops, opened in 2015 at Friends Arena. The cinema has an IMAX theatre.

Multi Kulti

A small but well-stocked music store specialising in the genres popularly called "world music", with welcoming and knowledgeable staff.

NK

Nordiska Kompaniet

A large, upmarket department store opened in 1915, dominated by classic fashion. Has a big book department. Well known for its elaborate Christmas display window decorations, usually revealed in late November.

Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00, Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 12:00-16:00

Nostalgipalatset

Vinyl records, posters, franchise toys, and other 20th century memorabilia. Nostalgipalatset is by all means the biggest record store in this list, and regardless of your taste, you are almost guaranteed to find something that piques your interest.

Mon-Fri: 11-19, Sat: 11-16

Orrefors & Kosta Boda

Flagship store for two of Sweden's most well-known glassware.

Pet Sounds Records

A record store with independent pop, alternative rock and other genres of music with more cred than chart placements. A real institution among Stockholm's music fans.

Punkt Shop

A small store for alternative youth fashion (rock, punk, hip-hop), simple accessories, and novelty T-shirts.

Runtrunt

Medium-sized record shop with most notably, a quite extensive soul section.

Mon-Fri: 12-18, Sat: 11-16

Skivbörsen

Packed full of records, but has a bit of an appearance as if a hoarder did the interior decorations. Skivbörsen isn't for everyone, but definitely offers an interesting experience while digging.

Mon-Fri: 15-18, Sat: 13-16

Skrapan

A rather small shopping centre, opened in 2007, with a number of fashion stores and a rather diverse collection of other shops, in part geared towards the students living in the skyscraper on top.

Sneakersnstuff

Passionate about sneakers, this store has a huge assortment of contemporary and classic designs, including limited-range models.

Mon-Fri 11:00-18:30, Sat 11:00-17:00, Sun 12:00-16:00

Sound Pollution

A record label for independent rock music, with a store for LP records and merchandise.