Record Store Day in Stockholm, Sweden
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Stockholm, Sweden
Independent record shops open in Stockholm, Sweden right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Ally Stuff
Medium-sized record shop very centrally located on Södermalm's Mosebacke, within a few hundred metres of Djungel & Jazz, Snickars Records and Skivhögen. Huge selection across genres, new arrivals daily; also known locally as Vinylshop.
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- An Ideal for Living
Record shop and vintage-design store on Södermalm with around ten thousand vinyl titles including a basement stock, strong on 60s-70s classics, punk, new wave, indie and synth. Buys, sells and trades vinyl, CDs and cassettes.
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- Andra Jazz
Small Vasastan shop dealing almost exclusively in used jazz vinyl; a Discogs Platinum Seller and regarded as one of the finest secondhand jazz record shops anywhere.
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- Bengans
Stockholm branch of the Gothenburg record-shop institution, on central Drottninggatan. Huge new and used vinyl/CD selection across genres, plus merch and in-store live events.
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- Bläddringscentralen
Small Kungsholmen basement record shop run by Michael Sjöland, curated toward lesser-known artists across genres, with decent turnover of rare finds.
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- Bromma Records
Western Stockholm's only record exchange, in Abrahamsberg. Opened 2013 after the owners had been collecting for 25 years; buys and sells used vinyl and CDs, and sells rare records on commission.
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- Delicious Goldfish Records
100-square-metre shop in old Råsunda, Solna, established 1988. Tens of thousands of vinyl records plus posters, books, fanzines, CDs and DVDs, 60s-70s rock, hard rock, punk and synth.
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- Djungel & Jazz
Södermalm shop near Slussen combining a jazz-focused record selection with funk, soul, world music and classic rock, plus houseplants.
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- Fade Records
Södermalm DJ/dance-music specialist open since Nov 2002. Front room covers house, techno and synth; back room has curated jazz, soul and funk plus turntables and mixers.
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- Gellborn Records
Long-running Vasastan vinyl specialist founded 1974, with over 100,000 records in stock spanning rock, pop, blues, jazz and country, Swedish and imported.
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- Got to Hurry Records
Opened 1983 in a Gamla Stan alley, likely Stockholm's longest-running record shop still at its original location. Specializes in 1960s-70s rock, psychedelic and blues, new and secondhand. Web-discovered, not in the OSM leads.
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- Hökarängens Antikvariat och Skivbörs
Secondhand bookshop and record exchange in Hökarängen (Farsta) with a broad stock of books, vinyl records, CDs, magazines and posters focused on the humanities; also buys vinyl and book collections.
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- Hot Records
Solna's Råsunda-district record shop, buying and selling new and used LPs, 7-inch singles, CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays at prices below central Stockholm.
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- House of Oldies
Run by collector Jan Karlin since 1994, a meeting place for 50s rock'n'roll, 60s pop, rockabilly, blues, soul, jazz and country. In-store only, never sold online.
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- Larry's Corner
Södermalm shop dealing in vinyl LPs and singles, CDs, DVDs and LaserDiscs with a focus on the obscure, run by a former librarian. Doubles as a community hub with an art room, book releases, readings and small concerts.
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- Mickes Serier, CD & Vinyl
Hornstull comics-and-records shop since 1996, with roughly 40,000 titles across vinyl, LP and CD, restocked weekly. Buys and sells used records.
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- Nostalgipalatset
One of Stockholm's largest vinyl selections since 1997, on the city's densest record-shop street. Also stocks posters, toys and memorabilia; adjoining Trash Palace covers punk/hard rock.
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- Omega Records Stockholm
Near Odenplan, a carefully curated 5,000+ record shop covering 60s-90s genres. Operates from the address long known for the Cosmos Factory / Stockholms Skivbörs record exchange, rebranded Omega Records in Dec 2018.
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- Pet Sounds
Södermalm institution since 1979, one of the few Stockholm shops selling new vinyl alongside a large used selection across all genres.
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- Push My Buttons
Södermalm vintage-and-records boutique specialising in punk rock, garage and rock'n'roll vinyl.
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- Råsunda Records
Well-curated, high-ceilinged record shop at Råsundavägen 110, one of three separate record dealers sharing the same building alongside Solna Skivbörs and Hot Records.
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- Record Center
Used vinyl, cassette and CD shop that relocated from Sundbyberg to a larger Råsunda, Solna space in early 2024; roughly 8,000 records and 1,000 CDs in stock, plus vintage furniture and posters.
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- Record Hunter
On Sankt Eriksgatan since 1984, one of Sweden's largest record shops, open seven days with tens of thousands of new, used and rare LPs, CDs and DVDs restocked weekly.
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- Record Mania
Södermalm shop trading since 2001 in jazz, soul, rock, hip-hop, reggae, Latin, house and techno vinyl, with frequent restocking and online ordering. Web-discovered, not in the OSM leads.
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- Records and Movies
Kungsholmen shop with a wide new-and-used selection of vinyl, CD, VHS, DVD and Blu-ray.
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- Runtrunt
Vasastan record shop run by Gustaf Wolrath since 2001, focused on jazz, soul and pop from the 1960s-80s, Swedish and international.
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- Skivbörsen
Well-stocked two-floor record exchange on Sankt Eriksgatan, trading since 1971.
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- SkivHögen
One of Stockholm's oldest secondhand record shops, at the same Södermalm address since 1985. Buys, sells and trades vinyl, CDs, DVDs, laserdiscs and film/music books.
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- Snickars Records
Started by DJ Mika Snickars in 1995, a Södermalm basement specialist in soul, funk, disco, hip-hop, house and techno vinyl, with three listening stations. Trading online since 2005.
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- Söders skivbörs
One of the few surviving Södermalm record exchanges from the 1970s heyday of Stockholm's record-shop scene, still trading used vinyl on Rosenlundsgatan.
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- Solna Skivbörs
One of three separate record shops sharing the Råsundavägen 110 building alongside Hot Records and Råsunda Records; 25 years trading LPs, singles, CDs and DVDs.
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- Sound Pollution
Record shop in Gamla Stan (Old Town) since the early 1990s, focused on metal, hard rock, punk, hardcore, goth and darkwave on vinyl and CD, plus exclusive merch.
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- Stockholms Serie & Skivhandel
Densely packed Vasastan shop for secondhand comics, film, TV and games alongside a knowledgeable Swedish and international rock/jazz/pop record selection.
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- The Beat Goes On
Founded 1987 on the world's most dense record-shop street; sells new and used vinyl and CDs spanning rock, pop and jazz. Web-discovered, not in the OSM leads.
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- The Golden Oldies Shop
Scandinavia's first specialist collector record shop, founded 1977. Focuses on 1950s-1980s singles, EPs and LPs on Vasastan's record-shop row.
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- The Rocking Chair
Hägerstensåsen music/furniture shop selling hand-picked secondhand vinyl (mostly '70s-'80s rock and pop), guitars, amps, and vintage hi-fi, plus a guitar/instrument repair workshop.
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- Top Five Records
By-appointment record dealer near Mariatorget on Södermalm, trading since 2003 across most genres.
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- Vinylsidan
Mosebacke record shop buying and valuing vinyl collections, in the same Södermalm cluster as Djungel & Jazz and Skivhögen.
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- Wasa Skivbörs
Near Odenplan since 1968, a longtime favorite for new and secondhand vinyl, CDs and music rarities in a relaxed, nostalgic space.
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See the full record store listing for Stockholm, Sweden.