Last updated: December 01, 2024
Plan your Christmas season in Solna with our comprehensive guide covering all festive events and activities. We have gathered information for both experienced Solna residents and first-time visitors who want to experience the Christmas atmosphere in the city.
From the traditional Christmas market at Hagaparken to the festively lit streets around Solna Centrum, the city offers winter coziness for the whole family. Visitors can stroll through the historic quarters where Christmas lights reflect off the old facades, while Mall of Scandinavia offers both shopping and Christmas entertainment. Nearby Stockholm's Christmas events are just a short subway ride away.
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Solna Holiday Light Displays
Stockholm Christmas Lights
Stockholmsjul is an annual event where over 40 streets and squares in Stockholm are decorated with one million LED lights. Traditional Christmas icons like reindeer, angels, and mistletoe are displayed in a modern style.
Solna Holiday Markets and Shopping
Skansen Christmas Market
Skansens julmarknad is a historical Christmas market dating back to 1903, where you can buy everything from handicrafts and design to sweets and handmade candles. The market features many stalls filled with delicacies for the Christmas table, marzipan, Christmas bread, and locally produced crafts.
Stortorget Christmas Market
Stortorgets Christmas Market is a traditional Christmas market that has been held since 1837. The market offers over 40 stalls with everything from Christmas sweets to handmade ceramics and textiles.
Sigtuna Christmas Market
Sigtuna Christmas Market is an annual tradition offering a variety of stalls, food market, Christmas music, and Lucia processions. You can find traditional Christmas gifts and handmade crafts, as well as a young Christmas market featuring innovations from schoolchildren.
Beckman's Christmas Market
Beckmans Christmas Market is a traditional event where you can find unique creations in design, fashion, and visual communication signed by the students themselves.
Fair Christmas Market
Schysst jul is a Christmas market offering fair-trade and eco-friendly gifts. Here you can find everything from handmade clothing to flavorful spices. By purchasing your gifts here, you support organizations and companies working on human rights and environmental issues.
Malmsten's Christmas Market
Malmstens Christmas Market is a popular Christmas market in Stockholm where you can find personalized and unique gifts. The students from Beckmans design school offer their creative presents, and you can also enjoy mulled wine in Rosendal's winter bar.
Christmas Market of the Geeks
Nördarnas julmarknad is a unique Christmas market in Stockholm where you can find everything from cosplay and board games to art and geeky gifts. The market gathers over 100 artists, writers, craftspeople, and other creators selling their geeky items.
Wasa Christmas Market
Wasa Christmas Market is a traditional Christmas market on Odenplan in Stockholm, featuring around 35 sellers offering products related to Christmas, including eco-friendly boards with second-hand items.
Solna Holiday Shows and Entertainment
A Christmas Carol at Folkoperan
"A Christmas Carol at Folkoperan is a classic musical theater adaptation of Charles Dickens' story about Ebenezer Scrooge. The action takes place in a snowy London in 1843 and features well-known Christmas carols performed by a British ensemble."
Berwaldhallen Christmas Concert
Berwaldhallen Christmas Concert features a unique blend of atmospheric carols, classic Christmas songs, and the cinematic music from Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Cinderella.
Christmas Night Revue
Listen to Hans Zimmer's most famous film scores under the gentle glow of candles at Eric Ericsonhallen. The concerts feature 60 minutes of live music performed by a string quartet.
Lucia in Stockholm
The Lucia celebration in Storkyrkan is a unique tradition that fills the church with light and music. Storkyrkans Kammarkör sings the beloved songs that are part of the special tradition of Lucia and St. Stephen.
Nordiska Kompaniet's Christmas Display
The Nordiska Kompaniet's Christmas Display showcases a breathtaking array of elaborately designed window displays that capture the spirit of the holiday season. Each window tells a story through exquisite decorations, captivating themes, and intricate details, drawing in locals and visitors alike. This iconic event transforms the bustling store into a visual feast that delights all ages.
Solna Other Holiday Activities
Santa Run
Stockholm Santa Run is a charity run where participants dress up as Santas and run or walk a 3-6 km route through Stockholm's inner city. The event aims to raise funds for charity organizations.
Gingerbread House Exhibition at ArkDes
The Gingerbread House 2024 is a unique exhibition of creative gingerbread houses where both professionals and amateurs participate. The theme for this year's exhibition is "comeback," and you can express your own comeback through gingerbread dough and icing.