Tom E.
Yelp
Many years ago (before Yelp!), I used to travel, a LOT. Now not so much. During these travels, I got to go to places I thought I wouldn't be able to go to in a million years. Stockholm being one of those places. A glass blower on an island named Skansen (http://www.skansen.se/en/) would be beyond that even more.
In the town quarter of Skansen- it is modeled after what a Swedish village looked like in the 1880's, and a lot of the things they do are true to the form over 130 years ago- including the glass blowing.
I had the pleasure to check out the glass blower- and I was in awe. No, this isn't your Murano glass or your Chihuly vases, this is your old school, traditional Swedish glass blowing. It was a humbling experience and the stuff they make is quality, and appealing to the eye. Let's put it this way- if Customs wasn't such a pain in the ass, I would have brought a lot more stuff home.
Everything in their gift shop was handblown in the shop, and with the blue crown (or Krona) sticker for authenticity. I ended up getting my sister a penguin, and her husband a reindeer. 8 years later, they look as beautiful as they did when I got them.
If you ever want to check out a quaint, off the beaten path glass blower with decent prices- you gotta come to Skansen to check it out!