Stockholm is amazing, a very livable city. It has that combination of history, friendly natives, sophistication, earthiness, and right-size that I didn’t quite find in Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands, or Germany. Unfortunately my perspective is skewed because I’m in one of the nicest sections of town during some of the nicest weather. I don’t think an affordable apt during the 5 hours of daylight of middle-winter would be quite the same experience.