Is Stockholm safe for solo female travelers?

Stockholm is well-known for its high level of safety, especially for solo female travelers. The city is populated with polite and respectful citizens. Although no place can claim to be completely risk-free, it is statistically unlikely that you will encounter any serious problem in Stockholm. Swedish law enforcement behaves professionally and the crime rates are relatively low. It's advisable to exert the typical precautions, such as not walking alone at night in isolated areas. The public transportation system is efficient and safe to use even late at night.

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How safe is Stockholm for solo female travelers?

Travel safety index

4.8 /5

based on 44 experiences from female travelers

Solo travel

I really enjoyed my time in Stockholm at the end of August! ✨ The city is super clean, well connected by public transport ( the metro stations are full of art🤩) and very safe overall (just be cautious around slussen at night). It was my third time in the city and went to Abba museum (very worth it), ice bar, Drottningholm palace, Gamla Stan, Stadhuset and I can recommend everything! Loved Swedish meatballs, cinnamon buns and having fika! If you get a chance to go to Stockholm, you'll not regret it 💌

Posted: September 30, 2025Experienced: July, 2025
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Solo travel

I stayed in Östermalm and there are lots of bars and restaurants in this area as it's very central, so I would recommend staying here. It was nice to see Gamla Stan/the old town and also Skansen and the Tivoli. I felt the nightlife was a little tame but it might be because the weather was terrible on the nights I went out (heavy rain)!

Posted: August 27, 2025Experienced: June, 2025
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Solo travel

I felt very safe in Stockholm, the city centre is walkable but they have good public transportation too. I stayed in Mosebacke hostel in a private room. It was affordable, clean, good location, limited breakfast options so I only had a coffee. Overall it’s a nice city for a weekend trip.

Posted: August 23, 2025
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Family travel

Stockholm is a very attractive place with a lot of place where you can discover the swedish culture. Also a safe city for a family/friends trip. People here are very sociable and Nice. You can do a lot of free activities

Posted: August 15, 2025
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Solo travel

I felt really safe while visiting Stockholm alone by myself. I went partying with some new people and I felt safe while going back home. I moved alone around the city and I felt safe. The city is beautiful and the country has a lot of things to do.

Posted: July 8, 2025Experienced: April, 2025
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How safe is Stockholm for women?

Local safety index

4.4 /5

Based on 94 local experiences

Local crime index

2.2 /5

Based on 94 local experiences

Moa

Moa

As an queer person I've never felt more unsafe in the city than the suburbs where I live. With that said, there are assholes everywhere but I've never felt like I couldn't be myself or hold hands/kiss my girlfriend in public :) Generally people don't care here.

Posted: February 2, 2026
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You can walk alone in the middle of the night as woman and use whatever you want. There is also many girls who like to get drunk and nobody is gonna disturb them at all. I thinks is one of most safest cities that I ever visited

Posted: January 30, 2026
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Diana

Diana

Very safe for travels, as long as you avoid certain neighbourhoods (Rinkeby, etc). Transport is very reliable, people are reserved but nice, everybody speaks English. PAYMENTS TO EVERYTHING ARE BY CARD ONLY, very few places accept cash.

Posted: December 4, 2025
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It’s pretty good. There’s been a bit of a rising level of gang related crime, but I wouldn’t say it’s making the streets less safe for normal people. Decent streetsmarts is definitely good if you plan to go out late or live a bit crazy, but otherwise I’d say the city is completely fine.

Posted: November 26, 2025
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Stella

Stella

Stockholm isn’t the safest city in Europe, but definitely not the worst one. While most central areas feel okay during the day there are sometimes gangrelated criminality and creepy men that affect the general sense of safety. That being said, I think the public transport here is very safe. I actually encounter more sketchy people on trains and buses at night in France, Germany or Italy than I ever do in Stockholm. Overall the city center is often fine, white the suburbs have had higher levels of shootings, drug activity and violent incidents. There is also a lot of police presence and many...

Posted: November 18, 2025
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Sara

Sara

Stockholm

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3 days

About me

STHLM girl who’s lived here for most of my life. Would be happy to give travel suggestions and/or meet up during nights and weekends ☺️

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Maria

Stockholm

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3 days

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Hi, I’m Mar! I’m a 26 year old Spanish girl living in Stockholm. I like traveling, arts and crafts and theater! But I work as an engineer :) I have lived in Aalborg in Denmark and in Geneva in Switzerland before, so I can speak a little French. I love meeting new people and I like to think I’m a very good tour guide of Stockholm!

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