Stockholm Gay Travel Guide 2025

Upcoming Events in Stockholm

|  28 July – 2 August 2025
Stockholm Gay Pride Festival 2025: Since the start in 1998, Stockholm Pride has grown to be one of Stockholm's largest annual festivals, as well as the largest gay pride celebration in Scandinavia.
-›  stockholmpride.org
-›  facebook.com/stockholmpride
|  13 – 17 August 2025
Stockholm Culture Festival 2025: annual festival with hundreds of cultural events in the streets and squares of Stockholm.
-›  kulturfestivalen.stockholm.se
|  16 August 2025
Midnattsloppet 2025: the famous annual Stockholm midnight run.
Distance 10 km or 5 km.
@ Södermalm (Ringvägen)
-›  midnattsloppet.com
-›  facebook.com/midnattsloppet

Accommodation Tip

Stockholm, Clarion Hotel
Hotel. ****, from 900 SEK
Modern hotel in the Södermalm district with its bars, cafes and restaurants.
Only a few steps away from the Metro station.
@ Ringvägen 98
Stockholm 10460
Metro: Skanstull

About Stockholm and its gay life

Being older than 750 years, Stockholm today is a modern, technologically-advanced, liberal and ethnically diverse city. Many visitors are impressed by the beauty of the city on the fourteen islands and enjoy the relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Stockholm's many sights include the Old Town (Gamla Stan), the Royal Palace, the much-visited maritime Vasa Museum, Berzelii Park, the Royal Swedish Opera, the Djurgården peninsula and the ABBA Museum.

Sweden is one of the most liberal countries in the world regarding gay rights. It was one of the first countries introducing civil unions and anti-discrimination laws. People in Sweden – and especially in Stockholm – are quite open-minded and many hotels, cafes, restaurants and bars are explicitly LGBT-friendly.

Stockholm is often called the gay capital of Sweden and even of Scandinavia. However, due to the small population in Sweden and Stockholm you shouldn't expect a large gay scene. Stockholm certainly is not a heaven for cruising in saunas or clubs, but it is a relaxed and pleasant place for socialising in tasteful gay and gay-friendly cafes, restaurants and clubs.

There are no gay districts in Stockholm, but most cafes, restaurants and clubs are located in the districts Södermalm and Gamla Stan (Old Town).

Annual gay highlight in Stockholm is the Gay Pride festival at the end of July or beginning of August.