Sweden is my kind of cool

From visiting cultural spots to exploring her favourite clothing label outlets, Michelle Doyle indulged her obsession with all things Swedish by visiting Stockholm in the cold of January.

If my work colleagues are anything to go by, the city we aspire to live in is Paris. Imbued with a characteristic insouciance, it calls to mind rainy street scenes, peeling shop fronts and pastry chefs in tall hats.

But these tableaus have never grabbed me and by-and-large I’ve always felt as though France was too cool for me, or perhaps I was too earnest for France.