Organizing a shopping tour to Stockholm is a great idea, especially since you can buy both locally made original products (Swedish craftsmen are famous for their creativity) and other famous brands.
Where to go shopping in Stockholm? The doors of numerous department stores, shopping centers, chain establishments, boutiques, and small stores are open to the guests of the capital. The most famous and visited shopping centers in Stockholm are:
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Department store Åhléns City - the largest in Sweden (there is a huge choice of perfumes and costume jewelry);
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The largest shopping gallery Gallerian;
The bohemian Södermalm neighborhood offers vintage and contemporary clothing, as well as handmade furnishings and candy.
Stockholm shopping reviews abound on Biblioteksgatan and Birger Jarlsgatan, where you'll find boutiques from Armani, Prada, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Bottega, Versace, Mulberry, and more. For jewelry, antiques, and interior design, including Swedish-made items, look in the streets of the Estermalm district.
The most common attraction for tourists is information about outlets such as outlets - Stockholm has them too. The most famous is the Stockholm Quality Outlet in the suburb of Barkabi (from the city center, take the commuter train for 20 minutes and then the 567 bus).
This huge outlet near Stockholm brings together more than 50 stores of different brands and trends. As reviews about shopping in Stockholm show, here you can buy branded clothes, branded appliances, kitchenware, sporting goods, interior items, and children's toys at 30-70% discounts. During the summer and after Christmas, the outlet has huge sales.
In Stockholm, tourists living outside the EU can take advantage of tax-free shopping, whereby shoppers from other countries are refunded the money they pay in stores as VAT. To do this, ask the store where you are shopping to issue a special tax-free receipt (this service is provided by stores with the Global Blue logo). When you leave Sweden, present your passport, this receipt, and the goods at customs to get up to 18% of the money you spent back.
