Sweden Guide
Stockholm
Södermalm
Whatever you do in Stockholm, don't miss the delights of the city's southern island, Södermalm, whose craggy cliffs, turrets and towers rise high above the traffic interchange at Slussen. The perched buildings are vaguely forbidding, but venture beyond the main roads skirting the island and a lively and surprisingly green area unfolds, one that's emphatically working-class at heart, though Swedish-style – there are no slums here. To get here, take bus #43 or #55 to Mariatorget, or the #53 to Folkungagatan; alternatively, ride the T-bana to Slussen or, to save an uphill trek, Medborgarplatsen or Mariatorget.