Many who find themselves in the capital of Sweden, not least arrange races in local outlets, shops and antique shops in search of designer items, antiques, household items and decor. The same things, including original antiques, can be purchased by visiting the flea markets of Stockholm.
Flea market on Sennaya square
In this flea market, junk dealers, artisans and collectors act as traders. Among the many “jewels” on display at this flea market, everyone can find something interesting for themselves in the form of paintings, Komsomolets cameras (manufactured in 1948), candlesticks, velvet lampshades, crystal chandeliers, boiled egg stands, glass goblets, interior decorations, musical instruments, used clothes (the cheapest - 20 kroons each), dishes and other things.
Huvudsta Loppmarknad Market
This market sells rare trinkets, vintage and exquisite clothes, handmade designer jewelry, fur coats (often astrakhan fur coats are sold for 10-15 euros), candlesticks, smoking pipes, musical instruments, dishes, vinyl records, paintings of the 50s of the past centuries, porcelain, antique furniture, hand-embroidered pillows, jewelry with precious stones.
Other Markets
In Stockholm, several flea markets open on weekends, and you will have to pay to enter them (on Saturdays, the entrance costs 1.5 euros, and on Sundays - 2 euros). These include the following flea-lined outlets: Ostermalmshallen at Ostermalmstorg and Loppmarknaden at Bottenvaningen and in the Skarholmen metro area.
At each of these flea markets, visitors will be able to acquire vintage and extravagant goods - Swedish glass, children's dolls, reproductions of paintings, table figurines, ceramic and glass figurines of deer, artificial flowers, reindeer gloves, knitted clothes (scarves, sweaters, mittens), dishes, sets for needlework, various handicrafts and more.
Shopping in Stockholm
Leaving Stockholm, do not forget to acquire figurines of Vikings and moose, horned helmets, ship models, dolls - the heroes of Astrid Lindgren.
Those who are interested in souvenir shops can find the largest concentration of them in the Sodermalm (namely, in the SoFo quarter) and Gamla Stan. Here, in addition to shops with souvenir products, guests of the Swedish capital will be able to look into bookstores, vintage boutiques and antique shops.
