I actually live in the area and am moving a few blocks even closer to this mall! I love the…read moreconvenience of it. You can visit places like a juice bar, a sushi bar, Bagel Street Cafe, Zocalo, Chillbox frozen greek yogurt, Forno Romano, Indiska, Clas Ohlson, H&M, Lindex, Hunkemöller, Saint Tropez, Report, Ecco, Esprit and many more! I also just noticed that they're opening a Brow Bar soon too! I think they have everything you can find at the bigger malls regularly and a few stores that I think are a little more unique for Stockholm. The only one I think it's really missing is Åhlens for some reason. Conveniently, I looked up the link you can go to for a listing of all the boutiques: www.liljeholmstorget.se The only downsides about this mall are pretty much the downsides of going to any of the malls in Sweden. The air-conditioning is used sparsely in the summer (hard for us temperature controlled Americans) and the customer service also sucks pretty bad compared to in the states (just try to return something to Esprit... you'll get treated like a criminal). However, the things I do really like about this mall is the location (right across from hipster Hornstull (Hipstull?). The T-banna leads right into the lower level for easy access. I also really LOVE the ICA in the basement. The Gluten free section is huge! It also carries a lot of American things like mac and cheese, Reese's, Orville Redenbacher popcorn, Snapple and Doritos so I can get my fix! =-) There are also other grocery stores on site like Willys, Coop and Lidl, but I don't think they're as good. On another note, I really like the free parking on weekends (and free for 2 hours when you buy something at ICA during the week... get a slip from the cashier.) It's nice to bring the car when your loading up on groceries and in a hurry. Great place to live near! Two thumbs up! =)

Liljeholmstorgets mall is one of the numerous new malls to appear in the Stockholm area. This is…read morenot trying to be the biggest, most trendy or whatever but rather just have the basic stores one need close by. I would not travel to get here but it fills a gap for people living in the surrounding areas and parts of Södermalm. The mall is spread over three floors as well as some stores facing the square outside. You will fins your basic H&M, MQ, Brothers, Lindex and those types of stores. I would not go clothes shopping here as it is fairly basic but it is nice to have a few (3 when this is written) pharmacies, Clas Ohlson, a book store and a sporting goods store but what mainly impresses is the selection of grocery stores. The best one in Stockholm Ica kvantum is here with their excellent meat and cheese selection. Then there is an impressive selection for people who want other things like Asian food store and two more focused on low prices (Willys and lidl) and Coop (not sure what they focus on, neither price nor quality). All in all a good suburban mall.

Warning to Parents - Mall of Scandinavia (Solna)…read more I want to share an incident that may be important for other parents with small children. In baby lounge, my child was injured when she fell. There is an alarm button in the space, which I pressed. The alarm began sounding loudly, but for approximately eight minutes no staff came to the location. After waiting about eight minutes for someone to arrive, while my child was crying hysterically after hitting their head, I was forced to take my child to medical care myself because no one from the shopping center's staff ever came to help. During this entire time, the alarm was sounding loudly in the children's feeding area. I am writing this so that other parents are aware that visible safety features do not always mean that help will arrive within a reasonable time.

Mall of Scandinavia is the largest mall in Sweden and the third-largest in the Nordic countries…read moreafter Sørlandssenteret in Norway and Sello in Finland, the latter is only 952 meters squared larger, however - so it is rather close. Being in Solna, it is in Stockholm County so you can still use your SL pass to get here via the train or metro, I would, however, recommend the train due to the close proximity of Solna Station compared to the metro which is a much larger walk (it involved going under a bridge which no GPS seemed to be able to navigate causing me to get lost for over half an hour) - of course Solna Station is quicker by commuter rail too, just seven minutes into Stockholm City station. The mall is quite new as it opened in 2015 and it still feels pretty modern in most areas - I do like the flat escalators to get from the entrance and car parks up and around the mall which is more accessible for anyone and I really do prefer them to escalators and find them to be highly underrated and underused. The mall is huge being over three floors - there is even a confusingly named floor "0.5" which can only be accessed through one lift - getting to this could be better. Floor 0.5 provides access into the Friends Arena, home to AIK and the Swedish national football team which is a stone's throw away, directly across from the mall - alongside Vapiano. (A chain I had much struggle with during my time in Sweden) Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield owns this mall they also seem to own many other malls around the country - I did find the layouts between this mall and others including Taby Centrum to be similar in the sense the same signs which say "go forward for x store or toilets etc" were the same look and font - and although there is no individual branding for the mall company, they do seem similar. Westfield does have some pretty great, cool malls back home in London so it was no surprise when I found out they had an involvement here! I did find it hard to find staff members around the mall to get help when needed - such as finding lifts and certain stores which was a shame as it seemed they only had the larger and anchor stores named on the overhead maps - probably because they're an anchor tenant and paying them more money. With brands including JD Sports, Clas Ohlson, Hugo Boss, Adidas, G-Star Raw, Foot Locker and more they do have a good selection of stores which are big brands and international names which we have in the UK, (other than Clas Ohlson sadly who made the decision to close all of their stores here) as well as Swedish stores like Apotek. The mall's website states they have 44 restaurants but I still can't help in being disappointed with the selection - after some bad experiences with service at some of their bigger brands including Starbucks (large store upstairs, but downstairs it is too close together, cramped and uncomfortable), O'Leary's (unauthentic, AWOL staff) and Vapiano (staff don't seem to care, rudeness, slow wait times). There are other places, which aren't really brands - none of which screamed out at me or looked too exciting - Top Floor being hidden on the highest floor of the mall and in a car park was surely strange. Overall, especially considering the high taxation which if offputting to stores in Stockholm city centre this is a pretty good mall. Is it the best in the area? It's close but no but that doesn't mean the need to take anything away from MOS - while it might lack the contemporary, central feel of MOOD and perhaps the better service and Apple Store you can see at Taby Centrum - it's still a large, modern and cool mall and one of the better places to shop at the city, made better in a way by the city's two other malls as they all offer different things but here at Mall of Scandanavia, they have a great selection of stores, it's in a good location for access to Stockholm city centre or the Friends Arena so still warrants a good four-star rating.

If you happen to be in Stockholm, and your daughter asks you to bring her back sone tights, this is…read morethe place to buy them!! Great selection of items, reasonable prices, very service-oriented staff!

Ladies and gents (because the selection is equally good for both sexes here), come to Grandpa if…read moreyou're after on trend Swedish style with a bit of vintage chic thrown into the mix. I fell in love with a striped sweater in this charming Söder boutique but sadly it did not love me back and refused to fit properly (persons of petite persuasion may often find this to be the case in Sweden, the smallest sizes are often not all that small.) However I did strike gold in my quest for traditional Swedish raggsockor (hand knit wool socks) and picked up a pair to give as a gift. And I ended up finding a pretty perfect white t-shirt for myself too! Their outwear selection should be noted; you can count on Stockholm having good choices when it comes to coats and Grandpa is no exception!

I'd have to say this was my favorite little boutique in Old Town. When I am visiting places outside…read moreof the country, I always want to find unique items that show the style / creativity from that particular area vs. random Made in China items in touristy gift shops. This whole place had a lot of different local items that were so cute. Some items included: jewelry, kitchen gadgets, backpacks/wallets, notebooks, cards, soaps, stuffed animals and other kids items. I picked up a handful of smaller items that didn't seem unreasonably priced. The woman working at the counter was also super cool, and asked if I wanted to get my items tax free and explained the process for when I go home and showed me details of how to do it.

i love this little design shop amongst the tourist traps of gamla stan. it was a designers breath…read moreof fresh air. got some the best gifts for my pals back home. they have pill cases in the shape of life like macaroons. items are reasonably priced. they have a good selection of locally design jewelry too. go here for your unique gifts for pals back home that will represent the scandinavian design culture.

Åhléns City is a large department store in the city centre of Stockholm from a large department…read morestore chain as Åhléns has locations in almost every city in Sweden to the point they have 18 stores in its' capital, Stockholm alone and Åhléns are also the fourth largest group of fashion retailers in Sweden. Unusual for a chain department store, it is notable enough to have its' own Wikipedia page on the Swedish website and it was sadly the sight of the terrorist attack on Stockholm in 2017 which means it is also blue-graded by the Stockholm City Museum, which corresponds to the requirements for building memories in the Cultural Heritage Act. The store is pretty large - it is actually the largest in the Åhléns brand to the point this store alone makes up 20% of the company's revenue according to reports and it is a pretty decent store mainly for fashion and home - there isn't a great deal of food and drink here but there is a Joe's Juice Bar inside the department store, which seems to be common at many Åhléns locations including ones located in shopping malls around Stockholm County. The selection of beauty brands is much better than other department stores, especially other Åhléns locations. A pretty good store and a large department store, it might not be as impressive as NK nearby and lack a decent food selection but it is one of the two great department stores in the city centre of Stockholm and that surely warrants a four-star rating.

Kind of a hard store to figure out. The signs by the escalator are in Swedish so we got off where…read morethere were things we wanted to see. On an upper floor there are Swedish jigsaw puzzles and more upscale souvenirs but you have to roam to find them. On a lower floor where the T is, they have cheaper cosmetics including a Swedish brand, Isadora which is supposed to be good. There is an Apotek (pharmacy) on that same floor. One floor below that is a grocery, Hemkoft, which is quite large and pretty reasonably priced and good quality. I found it enjoyable just walking around and seeing products that are different than what you would find in a Macy's in the U.S..

Worth the trip!…read more It's a little bit out of the way from the main, central parts of Stockholm, but it's easily accessibly by subway and the Acne Archiye is worth an hour of your time. It's a small store and you won't necessarily go in and "find" what you're looking for but instead, a unique piece or two might "find" you. The store has a whole range of Acne clothes and accessories, usually from older collections. It has a totally, totally different vibe from the other Acne stores in the city and feels almost a bit like thrifting. Great organization and emphasis on color coding and I'm always impressed by the range of different textiles and fabrics they have for sale.

The best place to get geared up in Acne Studios. There's decent selection of items across the last…read morefew seasons of Acne. The best is that everything is priced like a used Acne item in the states, but it is new! Despite the decent selection, they do not have everything from the last seasons, so if you're looking for something in particular, then you might be disappointed. Having said that: If you find a pair of last season's pink drihannas in a size 37, DM me :) PS. If you're also hitting up the Acne Archive in Copenhagen. The Stockholm one has less stock but better prices.

One of my favorite record stores in Stockholm. When you walk in, you see a selection of records…read moreabout equal to a lot of the record shops in the city. The selection is definitely better, but wait, there's also a downstairs! That's where I really cleaned up. Though I didn't have as much time to dig as I wanted, I found a bunch of great uk indie stuff (josef k, girls at our best, marine girls, etc.) all in what I think was a new arrivals crate, but I'm not sure. Either way, this place had an overall amazing selection of vinyl and was only surpassed, in my opinion, by nostalgia palace.

Fantastic record store for used and new indie, punk, metal, and classic rock, as well as other…read moregenres such as soul, country, etc. The prices are reasonable and the record all seem to be G and above (and priced accordingly). As another reviewer noted, there is an upstairs -- where they also sell antiques and the like -- and a much larger downstairs. The records are organized by new arrivals (again, used and new) of mixed genre and then by rock, punk, metal, etc. The only downside is that there are so many records flipping thru the stacks involves removing some, flipping, putting back, repeat. Also tons of 45s. Save hours for this one -- definitely the best of the eight vinyl shops I've visited to date (or at least it's the one that I spent the most in; see: kid in a candy store). Nice owners, too!

With the ads in the local papers I thought this place would be easy to get to - but public…read moretransports plots my route to a bus station half a kilometer away and says I have to walk from there. That's a big minus. I've went there by car too, and parking was easy in the garage. If you show your parking ticket at the counter you pay 20 SEK less to cover for the parking cost, so parking is essentially free. Other than that everything is as in your common megastore - they have everything from food to clothes to DVDs to doormats - split up on two floors. The butcher's desk is good, the fruit and vegetable section is too. It's all fine but nothing that lures me off my path between my job and my home. If I had a car, and wasn't limited to public transportation, this could have been different.

This store isn't as good as expected. Produce isn't very fresh, always low stock and the wait for…read morethe fresh fish counter is long as they aren't properly staffed. One person in prime hours on a Friday.