PrinceGloria/Söderort

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Söderort [ˈsøːdərˈuʈ] or Söder om Söder is the part of Stockholm municipality that lies south of Södermalm, on the Södertörn peninsula. The term Söderort sometimes refers to all southern suburbs, including Haninge, Huddinge, Botkyrka and others; these are however covered in the Södertörn article. Nacka lies east of Söderort, before the Stockholm archipelago.

Understand

The Woodland Cemetery, Skogskyrkogården

Most of the area consists of apartment row houses 2-5 floors tall, built up during the mid-20th century together with the subway. The northern waterfront facing central Stockolm used to be a port and industry area, but since the 1990s, much of the area has been re-developed into affluent neighbourhoods such as Liljeholmen.

Get in

The area is well served by public transport. See Stockholm#Public transport. Some local trains call at Älvsjö station. As in the rest of Stockholm, location is usually described with a T and the name of the nearest subway station, as in (T Gullmarsplan).

See

• 1 Skogskyrkogården ([ˈskuksˌɕʏrkuˈgoːɖən], the Woodland Cemetery), T Skogskyrkogården. A UNESCO World Heritage site, famous for its architecture. The two architects Gunnar Asplund (who later also would design the Stockholm Public Library) and Sigurd Lewerentz were 30 years old when they won the architecture competition in 1915. All chapels and other main buildings are designed by Asplund, with the exception of the Chapel of Resurrection, designed by Lewerentz, the landscape architect. The site also features works of art by famous Swedish artists such as Sven Erixson, Carl Milles and Otto Sköld. With some 100,000 graves spanning 102 hectares, Skogskyrkogården is the second largest cemetery in Sweden. The film star Greta Garbo is one of several notables buried there. In addition to the large Christian Protestant section, there are also Orthodox, Catholic, Jewish and Muslim sections. Around All Saints' Day, the cemetery is full of candles. 

• 2 University College of Art, Crafts and Design (Konstfack). LM Ericssons väg 14 (T Telefonplan), +46 8 450 41 00. 

Do

• 1 Stockholm International Fairs. Stockholmsmässan, in Älvsjö, an exhibition centre for business and hobby events, with its own commuter train station. 

• 2 Gubbängens IP (T Gubbängen). Is a stadium for motorcycle speedway. 

• Highvalley Skateworld, (T Högdalen).
  A skateboard park, to be expanded. 

• 3 Vinterviken. A popular swimming/sunbathing area close to the old Nobel dynamite factories, old explosion test caves can be seen when walking around the seaside area. The old factory building is a Café/Museum. Good place to have a good time when the sun is making the mountion rock hot, bring something to sit on, otherwise its too hot to sit on the bare rock. Beware that it may be packed in summertime during warm evenings due to the beautiful sunset view. Closest metro is Axelsberg, walk north-east towards the water. Fun fact: Alfred Nobel was forced out of Vinterviken by the city council, due to several fatal accidents related to explosive experiments. 

• 4 Ågesta Naturistbad.
  Stockholm's only official nudist beach. 

• 5 Nackareservatet. A natural reserve forest in Nacka. 

• 6 Hellasgården. In Nacka, a centre for sports and adventure, including but not limited to football golf, mountainbiking, canoeing, ice swimming and yoga. 

Public art in Liljeholmen.

Buy

The IKEA store in Kungens Kurva was built in 1965, and remains the largest in a chain of more than 300 stores.

• 1 IKEA Kungens Kurva (Kungens Kurva (buses from T Skärholmen)). The largest IKEA in the world. 

• 2 Farsta Centrum (T Farsta). Open M-F 10:00-19:00, Sa 10:00-17:00, Su 11:00-17:00. 

• 3 Globen Shopping (T Globen). Next to the Globe Arena, Globen. Open M-F 10:00-19:00, Sa 10:00-17:00, Su 11:00-17:00. 

• 4 Skärholmen Centrum (T Skärholmen). Open M-F 10:00-19:00, Sa 10:00-17:00, Su 11:00-17:00. 

• 5 Heron City (T Skärholmen). Is an American-style shopping and entertainment venue, with bowling alleys and a multiplex cinema. 

Eat

• IKEA Kungens Kurva has the cheapest meals in the area, if you happen to pass by.

Sleep

Stockholm International Fairs and Rica Talk Hotel.

The hotels at Stockholmsmässan in Älvsjö and the Globe Arena might be heavily booked during events. Book well in advance, if you want to stay near the venues.

Budget

• 1 Hotel Dialog. A no-frills hotel at IKEA. 

Mid-range

• 2 Maude's Hotel, Svedmyraplan 3. Near Globen, Stockholmsmässan and Skogskyrkogården. 

• 3 Rica Talk Hotel, Mässvägen 2 (Älvsjö). The Rica Talk Hotel is next door to Stockholm International Fairs, and a short stroll from the Älvsjö station. The hotel is spacious, clean and modern, with the bathrooms extremely pleasing; big bath, good temperature-control shower. All toiletries were in big wall-fixed dispensers, but nice ones, with good quality contents! The breakfast buffet is extensive and plentiful. 

Stay safe

At weekend nights, Gullmarsplan is haunted by drunken brawls and drug-dealing (which might occur at other transport hubs too). Avoid unruly strangers, and make contact with the transport crew if there is a problem.