If you’re a bibliophile like myself, you always look for the best bookstores to visit whenever you travel. If you’re reading this, you’re likely planning or are on your way to Stockholm and want to include a few bookstores to stop by while experiencing what the city has to offer.
These are all located in the center of the city and close to other attractions so you might not be far from any of these bookstores.
1. NK Stockholm
ஆடம்பர பல்பொருள் அங்காடி, Nordiska Kompaniet (The Nordic Company in English) was founded in 1902 and has two locations in Sweden, one in Gothenburg and the other in Stockholm. This department store houses internationally recognized and Scandinavian fashion brands, homeware and restaurants across four floors. And on the third floor along with a restaurant and interior design goods, you’ll find books. It’s a whole bookstore worth of books mostly in Swedish, but a few in English too.
முகவரி: Hamngatan 18-20, 111 47 ஸ்டாக்ஹோம், ஸ்வீடன்
2. Hedengrens
Hedengrens carries books in several languages from Swedish, German, Spanish, Norwegian and a large selection of English in every genre. It’s history begins back in 1897 and has since been a place for book lovers to find a new book and attend frequent book signings and events.
முகவரி: Stureplan 4, 114 35 ஸ்டாக்ஹோம், ஸ்வீடன்
3. The English Bookshop
The English Bookshop is just as its name suggests. An entire bookshop filled with books in English. There’s a children’s section, புனைவு, classics in various editions and bookish merchandise. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, you can put in a request. They also have another store in Uppsala, a city about an hour outside Stockholm.
முகவரி: Södermannagatan 22, 116 23 ஸ்டாக்ஹோம், ஸ்வீடன்
4. SF Bookstore
The letters S and F in SF Bookstore stand for science and fiction. This is a bookstore dedicated to science fiction books located in the old town of Stockholm, Gamla Stan. If you’re exploring elsewhere in Sweden, you can also find an SF bookstore in Göteborg and Malmö.
முகவரி: Västerlånggatan 48, 111 29 ஸ்டாக்ஹோம், ஸ்வீடன்
5. Akademibokhandeln
Akademibokhandeln is Sweden’s leading bookstore chain. மீது உள்ளன 100 locations across the country and one of them is in Stockholm on Mäster Samuelsgatan right among all the shops in central Stockholm. There’s a wide range of books in English.
முகவரி: Mäster Samuelsgatan 28, 111 57 ஸ்டாக்ஹோம், ஸ்வீடன்
6. Gamla Stans Bokhandel
Another bookstore to stop by while roaming the streets of Stockholm’s old town is Gamla Stans Bokhandel. It’s located on Stora Nygatan, Stockholm’s oldest boulevard and has a large selection in English.
முகவரி: Stora Nygatan 7, 111 27 ஸ்டாக்ஹோம், ஸ்வீடன்
7. Antikvariat August
Stop by Antikvariat August while walking along the pedestrian walking street, Drottninggatan. It’s the only used bookstore on this list and is a place for book collectors to find rare fiction or nonfiction editions from various time periods, all in good or very good condition.
முகவரி: Drottninggatan 85, 111 60 ஸ்டாக்ஹோம், ஸ்வீடன்
Museum Gift Shops
Museum gift shops are also a great place to find books based on the museum you’re visiting. For photography books, check out Fotografiska’s museum gift shop. And for Swedish history and more about the Royal Family, check out the gift shops at Stockholm Palace.
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Not a bookstore, but this is a destination for all book lovers to see designed by Swedish architect Gunnar Asplund. It’s open to the public and free to visit. Don’t miss going inside to see the rotunda with three floors of 360-degree shelves full of books.
முகவரி: Sveavägen 73, 113 80 ஸ்டாக்ஹோம், ஸ்வீடன்
What are some other bookstores you’ve visited in Stockholm? கீழே ஒரு கருத்து விடவும்!
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