Samantha is the Community Manager at Stockholm Girl Gone International and works at The Local. She is originally from South Africa but now calls Stockholm her home. She loves dogs, fikas and getting lost in foreign countries.

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Stockholm local Samantha Govender moved to Sweden from South Africa.

Samantha Govender

An aerial photo of Stockholm's inner city and its islands, with the Royal Djurgården in the foreground

Royal Djurgården

20 things I wish I’d known before moving to Stockholm

A group of friends sit outdoors at a restaurant on Grinda, an island in the Stockholm Archipelago.

Grinda, restaurant

How I found ‘my people’ in Stockholm

A couple wearing colorful trendy clothes seen from behind in a green area in summer or spring

Couple in Skeppsholmen

Gender equality in Stockholm

Visitstockholm is the official guide to Stockholm for visitors and talents. The website is editorial, and the content is based on an independent, qualitative selection of what Stockholm has to offer.

Visit Stockholm

The official guide for visitors and talents about things to see and do, activities, restaurants, cafés and events in Stockholm.

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