[consto]

I was in Stockholm a few weeks ago and among other things, went to visit this subway station. Granted I didn't visit during rush hour, but it was quiet, clean and rather nice.

The station itself may be the deepest, but it isn't the busiest, and if you look at a map it makes sense. It's a single stop away from T-Centralan where all of the lines converge and it is the last station on the line. Leaving the station you emerge in a garden near the centre of the city, but there are other lines that will probably get most closer.

I went there in the middle of summer and honestly, the entire city didn't feel that busy in the same way London feels. I wouldn't be surprised if many locals are holidaying elsewhere, and Stockholm while a capital city, isn't at the top of the list of city destinations.

Also, shameless self-promotion and photos, but a friend challenged me to blog my trip and post online, click here for photos: https://consto.uk/2018/07/16/interrailing-into-stockholm-day...

[drakonka]

This is correct - Swedes have an odd habit of leaving Sweden during the best part of the year weather-wise! Granted I'm exaggerating; many don't leave the country entirely but go out to their summerhouses for the month of July. Because most people take the entirety of July off (many businesses shut down completely for the month), that's when they take their longer trips. Stockholm suddenly becomes very quiet (perfect for me as a resident who prefers to stay in the city during this time). I hear that this year fewer people actually chose to go away than usual.

[consto]

Not surprised fewer went away this year. I was travelling around for nearly four weeks and it rained once, at 8pm. The weather and temperature were beautiful, in the high 20s to low 30s even in Stockholm!