Stockholm Activities: Cinemas

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There are many cinemas in Stockholm. With the exception of children's movies, films aren't dubbed but subtitled, so if your English is good enough this is a good way to pass some time. Many cinemas are THX certified. A ticket is around 100SEK.

Many of Stockholm's most charming classic cinemas have been closed in recent years, victims of the competition from modern multiplex screens. The elegant Röda Kvarn on Biblioteksgatan was recently transformed into an Urban Outfitters store, and Astoria Nybrogatan was closed following the bankruptcy of Astoria Cinemas in 2007. A few splendid venues are especially worth a visit, while they are still around.

• Skandia, Drottninggatan 82 (T Hötorget). This 1850s building houses a 1920s cinema designed by the Stockholm Public Library architect Erik Gunnar Asplund. A beautiful and intimate setting.

In November, Stockholm hosts an annual international film festival www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en that draws large crowds.

• 20th Stockholm International Film Festival, November 18-29, 2009.

The Stockholm International Film Festival also hosts an open air cinema in the Tantolunden park during one week in August.

• Summer Cinema 2009, Tantolunden, August 12-16, 2009. www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/sommarbio

Gröna Lund seen from the water

• www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en
• www.stockholmfilmfestival.se/en/sommarbio