The big southern island — bohemian, hilly and cool, with vintage shops, the SoFo bar scene, cliff-top viewpoints and the Fotografiska gallery. Younger, cheaper and more local than the centre, a short walk or metro across the water; the place to stay for nightlife, coffee and a real neighbourhood feel.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€160–260
typical per night in Sweden
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Stockholm — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Södermalm and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Gamla Stan & Stortorget15 min walk1.2 km
- The Nobel Prize Museum15 min walk1.3 km
- The Royal Palace17 min walk1.4 km
- ABBA The Museum20 min walk1.7 km
- Stockholm City Hall22 min walk1.8 km
- The Vasa Museum23 min walk1.9 km
- Skansen26 min walk2.2 km
- Östermalms Saluhall7 min taxi2.5 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 6.Södermalm's clifftop views — The northern edge of Söder rises in a cliff above the water, and the walk along Monteliusvägen and Fjällgatan gives the classic postcard view — the old town, the palace and the spires across the glittering bay. The city's best free panorama; go at sunset.
- 7.Fotografiska — A superb contemporary photography museum in an old customs house on the Söder waterfront — big-name shows, a buzzing top-floor café-bar with a knockout view, and late opening hours. As much a night out as a gallery; one of Stockholm's coolest spots.
- 15.A night out in SoFo — The tangle of streets south of Folkungagatan on Söder — 'SoFo' — is where Stockholm drinks and eats out: craft-beer bars, natural wine, small-plate restaurants and a laid-back, local crowd. The city's best night out, far from the tourist trail.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Södermalm; flights via Google Flights.