2 guides, each rated 1 to 5 with the reason — and two lists per place, where you are comfortable and where to pay attention. Nowhere is called dangerous; the specific thing is what helps.
Very safe, and comfortable to walk alone at night in the central districts. Pickpocketing happens in Gamla Stan and on the T-bana in summer. In winter the ice underfoot and the four-o'clock darkness are what actually catch visitors out.
Comfortable: Östermalm · Södermalm · Vasastan · Kungsholmen · Gamla Stan
Gamla Stan — and the T-bana in summer, for pickpockets working the crowd
Stockholm Central Station — and Sergels torg late at night
Ice underfoot from December to March, and four o’clock darkness, which is what actually catches visitors out
The people are not the risk here; the cold is. At -30°C exposed skin freezes in minutes, and the tour operators lend the suits and boots for that reason — wear them. Do not drive at dusk without watching for reindeer, and tell somebody where you are going on any trail.
Cold, which is the entire safety question: at -30°C exposed skin freezes in minutes and the operators lend suits for a reason
Reindeer on the road at dusk, which is the commonest accident here
Walking onto a frozen lake or river without local judgement of the ice
Mosquitoes in July, which are genuinely extraordinary and which people underestimate
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