City in change

Learn about the life of stockholmers and events that fundamentally changed society.

Politics and changes

Queer Stockholm

We examine sexual politics and LGBTQ culture from the 19th century onwards.

One of the city’s latrine collectors, also known as scavengers or bin men. Unknown photographer, 1906—1910.

Stockholm — A Filthy History

Be aghast by the miserable and unsanitary history from medieval to modern times.

On June 20, 1810, Marshal Axel von Fersen is brutally killed by a mob during a funeral procession in Stockholm. Archive: Uppsala University Library.

Dramatic Events in the History of Stockholm

Hear about horrific deaths and a masquerade ball that changed history.

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