It’s cherry blossom time again in Stockholm

April 28, 2012

in An American in Europe,Life as an expat,Living in Sweden,Stockholm,Stockholm weather

An up-close look at the cherry blossoms. This photo © by Robert Corkery. All others © by Sandra Carpenter.

They’re back! This week, the cherry blossoms have been in full bloom in Stockholm and Kungsträgården is packed with people checking them out. People of all ages and nationalities are there – in addition to Swedish and English, I heard Russian, Japanese, Finnish, Spanish and German. And everyone is taking photos with their cameras and phones – in front of me at one point, I counted 50 people posing with the blossoms. There’s something magical about this time of year. The blossoms are gorgeous, but even more than that I think they’re a sure sign of spring and people are happy to be outside again.

I loved these guys in kiminos.

Striking the Iphone pose.

It's spring at last!

Checking out the results.

Tagged as: Kungsträdgården, Kungsträdgården cherry blossoms

{ 6 comments }

1 Simon P May 10, 2012 at 14:41: So beautiful! When I visited Stockholm it was probably the coldest I have ever been. That’s the problem with cheap flights in the off-season, I guess. Still, I’m glad I went; it’s such a lovely city.
2 Sandra May 10, 2012 at 14:49: Thanks Simon P. What time of year were you here? It definitely takes a long time to warm up this city. It can be chilly even in summer!
3 Saisamorn Steen April 13, 2013 at 12:05: Dear Sandra ,
I love to visit Stockholm and see cherry in full blossom like in your blog.
When is the best time for that ?
Is spring coming a bit late this year ??
Thanks
Pookie from Norway..
4 Sandra April 14, 2013 at 12:18: Hi Saisamorn, The blossoms are usually out in Stockholm at the end of April or beginning of May. The last I checked, there were no buds at all yet, but that was about two weeks ago.
I will definitely post photos when the cherry trees are blooming.
Thanks for reading.
5 Megha May 13, 2013 at 02:12: Dear Sandra:

Thank you for this amazing information. I will be visiting Stockholm at the end of this month and be there for three days. I’ve never seen Cherry blossoms in my life, yes I know! I always wanted to see them in DC, but I was wondering will they still be in bloom at the end of May? Also, IF you do not mind can I email you a tentative itinerary I have for three days and maybe you can help me out and let me know if the places sound worth seeing and of course if I can actually see all that in THREE days? 🙂 Many many thanks!

Meg
6 Afsana April 28, 2015 at 14:12: Dear Sandra ,
I love to visit Stockholm and see cherry in full blossom.
When is the best time for that ?
Is it already late?
Thanks
Afsana from Finland.