Christmas display

It is Christmas. The year is 1915. The department store NK, Nordiska Kompaniet at Hamngatan in Stockholm starts the tradition with Christmas displays in their big windows. A Century later the tradition is extremly popular. It is always people here looking. And not just kids.

Engelen

Popular taverna in the old town at Kornhamnstorg. I used to be a frequent guest here back in the day. Always a good place for live music. The name is an old spelling of angel. Many years ago there was a pharmacy here with that name, and the angel above the entrance dates back to that time.

Each to their own

Welcome to Haninge. That is what it says on a sign next to this property at Nordenskiölds väg at Vega in Haninge. There used to be another building here, but it was teared down earlier this year. I think that the municipality have plans for this area. This is very close to Vegastaden.

The Ice Princess

Always someone to photograph at Kungsträdgården. Like this Ice Princess.

The Force Awakens

The workers at Tesla in Sweden have been striking since October 2023 because the company refuses to sign a Collective agreement. Oh, and I am not a Star Wars guy, so the Force will have to awaken without me, I'm afraid. This is a building on the corner of Kungsgatan/Sveavägen. The property is owned by Hufvudstaden. Before Tesla moved in you could by Adidas sneakers here.

A glowing heart

Two recent photos of the glowing heart at the Folksam building. It is an insurance company. They do this every Winter. It was orange for a week, because of Orange Day. And now it is pink. I took the top photo on a Monday afternoon when people were still working. The second photo is from a Sunday when the building is more or less empty. Both photos taken from the bike path on the Skanstull bridge while cycling home.

Lit up tree

Lots of trees with lights to photograph this Christmas. This one can be found near the Globe Arena at Johanneshov.

The Red Ribbon

A more serious Christmas Light installation at Berzelii park.

The annual Santa Run

Twelve hundred people, all dressed as Santa Claus, (more or less), took part in the annual Santa Run in Stockholm. The start and the finish took place at Kungsträdgården. You could choose between a 3 km course, or a 6 km course. Both courses went through the old town and past the Royal Palace. The streets were lined with onlookers and everyone seemed to have a wonderful time. And as you can guess I took way too many photos, and you can see them all in my Flickr album.

2024 Winter Count

Another Winter Count. Starting with a "solpelare" from January. February is always a good time for enjoying a semla. A tunnel photo for March.Brunkebergstunneln. I have a thing for photographing windows. I snapped this with the zoom lens at Söder Mälarstrand in May. Kinda fun that the guy noticed me. A lot of people get married at Stockholm City Hall. Back in May, I got a photo of this couple. A busy street turned into a pedestrian heaven for a few weekends this past Summer. This contortionist caught me eye so much that I made an album with her performance inside the whale skeleton at Sveavägen. I took many promenades through the old town this year. In July, these two teenage girls asked to have their photo taken. On a whim I decided that I should start documenting Solna, so I started two Flickr albums that I quickly filled up with photos from that municipality. This a new parking garage called the Beehive. After a three-year-long hiatus, the BBQ evenings at Villa Blåmes started again. Which was nice, not counting the hangovers. I walked up to the top of the Hammarbybacken hill twice this Autumn because of all the great views over Stockholm from that ski hill. In November I decided to start a new 100 days of darkness project. And lastly, a photo from the annual Stockholm Santa Run. Perfect for for December I think.

The King of the Forest

The King of the Forest. Skogens konung. This Christmas, there are six moose at Raoul Wallenberg's place at Nybroplan. And they are very popular with locals, tourists and photographers.

STHLM 01

You have seen it before, and chances are you that will see it again. The STHLM 01 building near Hammarby Sjöstad. I was out taking some evening/darkness photos and as I really like this building I decided to start here. From where I took this photo, it is tricky to get a good shot of the high-rise. I tried with my wide-angle lens a while back, but it came out looking weird, so on this day I did what I usually do which is to shoot a panorama. So this is umpteen photos snapped with the mirrorless, using the 85mm lens and then stitched together.

A December visit to the flea market

Pepparkakshus

Swedish word of the day. Pepparkakshus. Gingerbread house. Today a hotel, but built as a convenient store called PUB. People that worked there include Greta Garbo and my mother. At Hötorget, where I visited the weekly flea market, so photos of that to come.

Gustaf Mellbin

Mariatorget. Södermalm. Stockholm.

Twice upon a time

Steamery. Sankt Paulsgatan. Södermalm. Stockholm.

A touch of red

The city of Stockholm wishing everyone God Jul. This big heart can be found at Malmskillnadsgatan. In the backgroud a classic sculpture with a tricky name. It is called Kristallvertikalaccent.

Working out

16:20. Pitch dark. From late November. People working out at SATS Haninge in Handen. Oh, and I have never been to a gym in my life.

Old Town Christmas Market

The Christmas market in the old town is usually very popular. Held at Stortorget, a very historic square in Stockholm. An annual event since 1837. It rained non-stop during my visit, so I walked around with my mirrorless Canon in one hand, and an umbrella in the other. The great thing about this market is that you can't sell crap. It has to be the real deal. Glögg. Polkagrisar. Karameller. Konstsmide. Korvar & viltkött. Hantverk. Sockervadd. Keramik. All the good stuff!