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Stockholm by night

Stockholm is Sweden's entertainment centre and "night life" begins already in the afternoon when a lot of restaurants and pubs are filled by Stockholmers who wish to relax together for a while after work. The area with most pubs is Södermalm. Götgatan, a street sloping down towards Slussen, is a popular starting point for a pub crawl. There are a number of pubs and restaurants along Skånegatan frequented by Stockholm's fashionable crowd. Lots of popular pubs can also be found on Kungsholmen around Kungsholms Torg, and in Vasastaden. City centre bars and discotheques are to be found in the area around Kungsträdgården, Stureplan, Birger Jarlsgatan, and Berzelii Park. The discotheques have an international style with a mostly young audience. Those wanting to dance have a number of places to choose from, the largest being Aladdin on Barnhusgatan, where orchestras play typical Swedish dance band music. Stockholm has a lot to offer those who want to listen to live music.

Two popular jazz clubs are Stampen in the Old Town and Fasching on Kungsgatan, and there are troubadours and live music at a number of pubs several evenings a week. Some larger places of entertainment, such as Börsen and Bern's, have shows and performances by leading Swedish and sometimes international artists.