Stockholm Gay Travel Guide & Map 2024

Upcoming Events in Stockholm

|  1 March – 23 February 2025
Habibi – the Revolutions of Love: exposition of contemporary art of 13 LGBTQ artists from the Arab world. Guest exhibition of the Institut du Monde Arabe (Paris).
@ Medelhavsmuseet (Fredsgatan 2)
-›  medelhavsmuseet.se/exhibitions/habibi
-›  facebook.com/medelhavsmuseet
|  8 March 2025
Melodifestivalen 2025: grand final of the Swedish song contests, selecting Sweden's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in May. (Even if that's not your cup of tea, be aware that the final will be omnipresent in the bars, clubs and restaurants all over Stockholm that night.)
@ Strawberry Arena (Råsta Strandväg 1)
-›  wikipedia.org/wiki/Melodifestivalen_2025
|  6 April 2025
Werq The World 2025: the stars from RuPaul's Drag Race on tour in Stockholm with their new show.
-›  werqtheworld.com
-›  facebook.com/WerqTheWorld

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.