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Stockholm Pride

Stockholm Pride
2009 Stockholm Pride Parade
Statusactive
Genrefestivals
FrequencyAnnually in late-July and early-August
Location(s)Stockholm
CountrySweden
Inaugurated1998; 27 years ago (1998)
Websitehttp://www.stockholmpride.org/en/
Body art at Stockholm Pride 2009
Stockholm Pride 2018

Stockholm Pride (styled as STHLM Pride) is an annual LGBT pride festival, put on by the non-profit Stockholm Pride Association,[1] held in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.[2] Since 1998, Stockholm Pride has grown and is now the largest pride event in Scandinavia.[3] The event now involves approximately 60,000 parade participants and 600,000 attendees.[2] It takes place in late July or early August.[3]

The event involves multiple offerings including Pride House (workshops, author talks, debates),[4] Pride Kinky (an exploration of BDSM),[5] Pride Park (artists, exhibitors, restaurants and bars),[3][6] Pride Youth (an event for people age 13-20),[7] and the Pride Parade.[8]

In 1998, 2008 and 2018, Stockholm Pride was the host of the EuroPride.

History

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Various historical moments involving Stockholm Pride include:

  • 1998 – Stockholm Pride hosts EuroPride.[9]
  • 2008 – Stockholm Pride is the host of EuroPride for the second time.[9]
  • 2014 – Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt becomes the first Swedish Prime Minster to march in Stockholm Pride.[10]
  • 2015 – Prime Minister Stefan Löfven chooses not to march in the Stockholm Pride Parade,[11] citing other commitments.[12]
  • 2017 – Stockholm Pride featured a 3-mile parade with 45,000 participants and 500,000 spectators, including same-sex weddings conducted by Mayor Karin Wanngård.[13]
  • 2018 – Stockholm Pride cohosts EuroPride with West Pride,[14] with a performance by Markus Krunegård and the Stockholm Gay Choir,[15] and Banarama.[16]
  • 2019 – The event commemorated the 40th anniversary of homosexuality being declassified as a mental illness in Sweden. Performers include the Village People, Pussy Riot and Icona Pop.[17]
  • 2022 – Opera singer Rickard Söderberg leads a opera singalong in the Pride Park with 25 of Sweeden's most well-known opera stars.[18]
  • 2023 – The event is opened with a speech from Helena Westin, one of the founders of Stockholm Pride.[19]

Dog tag

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Each year, a unique design accessory is created to accompany the Stockholm Pride festival event. The Dog tag is chosen through a design competition, alternating internationally renowned names such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Efva Attling, Lars Wallin and young debutant designer.[20][21]

Dog tag designers

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  • 1998 – Efva Attling (silver plate pendant)[22]
  • 1999 – Camilla Wessman (white plastic plate)[22]
  • 2000 – Tom Hedqvist (rubberband spelling "faith", "hope" and "love")[22]
  • 2001 – Lars Wallin (leather strap with rhinestones)[22]
  • 2002 – Christer Lindarw (silver keychain with silver plate)[22]
  • 2003 – Andy Gunnarsson (wrist-sweatband)[22]
  • 2004 – Louise Häggberg (puzzle piece that could be fitted with other pieces)[22]
  • 2005 – Lars Eriksson (flower)[22]
  • 2006 – Magnus Skogsberg (bag)[22]
  • 2007 – Margaretha Julle (tie)[23]
  • 2008 – Jake Rydqvist (pendant that could be lit up)[24]
  • 2009 – Alessandro Falca (silver plate with braille text spelling "Hetero")[25]
  • 2010 – Sofia Priftis (scarf)[26]
  • 2011 – Karolina Tullberg (tin bracelet, with the message "Alltid Öppen" – "Always Open")[27]
  • 2012 – Bea Szenfeld (metal container with unscrewable lid, containing confetti and a message)[28]
  • 2013 – Jean Paul Gaultier (silver-coloured berlock with the message "It is beautiful to be what you are")[29]
  • 2014 – Jessy Heuvelink (unisex leather bracelet engraved with the message "Celebrate Diversity")[21]
  • 2015 – Gunn Lundemo and Kristin Ampar (antique metal chain with a shiny plated ring called "aringtofreedom")[30]
  • 2016 – Designed in collaboration with the Swedish company Molind.[31]
  • 2017 – Amanda Oscarsson (gold necklace with triangle pendant)[32]
  • 2018 – There was no dog tag in 2018.
  • 2019 – Mariette Hansson and Jenny Hansson (necklace with plexiglass rod)[33]
  • 2020 – Cancelled due to the pandemic.
  • 2021 – Peter Englund (brass charm)[34]
  • 2022 – Tone Sekelius (XXX inspired by the theme "Time to confess your color")[20]
  • 2023 – Efva Attling (graphic necklace with the number 25 to celebrate Stockholm Pride's 25th anniversary)[35]

2023 was the last year Stockholm Pride made the dog tag.[36]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Stockholm Pride in English – Stockholm Pride" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  2. ^ a b "Stockholm Pride". Gay Travel 4u. 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  3. ^ a b c "Stockholm Pride 2025 | Strawberry". www.strawberryhotels.com. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  4. ^ "Pride House – Stockholm Pride" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  5. ^ "Pride Kinky – Stockholm Pride" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  6. ^ "Pride Park – Stockholm Pride" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  7. ^ "Pride Youth – Stockholm Pride" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  8. ^ "Pride Parade – Stockholm Pride" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  9. ^ a b Thompson, Mark (2018-04-10). "Our Guide to Europride 2018 from Stockholm to Gothenburg". Metrosource. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  10. ^ "The Colors of Stockholm Pride - CURVE". 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  11. ^ KLERCKER/TT, Foto: ANNIKA AF. "Löfven nobbar hela Stockholm Pride". QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  12. ^ Nyheter, S. V. T. (2017-08-01). "Statsministern inte i årets Prideparad". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  13. ^ Thompson, Mark A. (2017-08-08). "Stockholm Pride Stars In 'A City for All'". HuffPost. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  14. ^ Newsdesk (2017-04-20). "Sweden Welcomes LGBTQ Travelers With Two Pride Festivals | Travel Agent Central". www.travelagentcentral.com. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  15. ^ "Markus Krunegård är årets regnbågssångare på EuroPride Stockholm 1 augusti". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). 2018-07-25. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  16. ^ "Bananarama till EuroPride Göteborg 14 augusti". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  17. ^ Smythe, Laura (2019-08-08). "Stockholm Pride draws 500,000 from across the globe". Philadelphia Gay News. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  18. ^ "Stjärnspäckad opera-singalong under torsdagen i Pride Park". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  19. ^ TT, Foto: Magnus Hjalmarson Neideman / SvD /. "Helena Westin öppningstalar på Pride idag: "Le mot alla"". QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  20. ^ a b "Tone Sekelius designar årets dogtag för Stockholm Pride". News Powered by Cision (in Swedish). 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  21. ^ a b "Stockholm Pride dogtag 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-08-09.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i Redaktionen. "Vilken dogtag tycker du har varit den bästa?". QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  23. ^ "Här är den – årets DogTag till Stockholm Pride". QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  24. ^ Hassbring, Ola. "Pride presenterade årets DogTag". QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  25. ^ Voss, Foto: Jon. "DogTag och Pridetalare på mingelkalas". QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  26. ^ "Gråt, flirta eller vinka farväl med årets dogtag". QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  27. ^ Pride, Foto: Emma Wahlberg/Stockholm. "Doldis designar årets dogtag". QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  28. ^ Makar, Foto: Maria. "Bea visar årets dogtag". QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  29. ^ Stockholm, Y. L. C. "Stockholm Pride: 30th July to 3rd August". Your Living City. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  30. ^ "Årets Dogtag 2015 görs av Gunn Lundemo och Kristin Amparo!". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). 2015-06-17. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  31. ^ "QX Magasin". tidning.qx.se. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  32. ^ Blomberg, Hilda (2017-08-02). "Amanda har gjort årets dog tag till Stockholm Pride". Hallandsposten (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  33. ^ "Mariette gör årets dogtag för Stockholm Pride". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  34. ^ "Peter Englund designar årets dogtag". Mynewsdesk (in Swedish). 2021-07-30. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  35. ^ "Efva Attling designar Stockholm Prides jubileums-DogTag". News Powered by Cision (in Swedish). 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2025-08-23.
  36. ^ "FAQ – Stockholm Pride" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-08-23.
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