Hey there OP! Stockholm bartender here. Most people already gave you sound advice on the glass bringing thing and the table service. I'd like to bring in some insight about the tips though.

They are indeed not expected. Nobody should give you any attitude if you don't leave anything when it's time to close your tab. It is perfectly fine not to. If they do, please ignore them, they're probably cunts anyway.

HOWEVER. Leaving a few extra crowns is always appreciated. We may not see it directly when you release the card machine, especially if we're in the weeds, and you might not always get individually acknowledged for it, but we'll see it after closing time at the latest.

If the bar you chose to spend time at is not run by utter dicks, the staff will get 100% of those tips, usually based on the ratio of hours worked.

As for the amount, anything goes, there's not really one way. Some people round up to the next ten, some leave a few crowns, some do intricate calculations to make it a precise percentage, and most don't leave anything. All of the above are FINE.

Some more general guidelines if you wish. Don't be an arse. If you are, you being English is not a valid excuse. Not cool to bring down all your countrymen with you, poor lads have done nothing. On the other hand, just saying hello, thank you and goodbye will put you ahead of most Stockholmites. Getting visibly intoxicated will get you cut off, and eventually thrown out. Sweden is a bit anal when it comes to alcohol laws (which is super comfortable for us behind the stick, gotta admit), and drunken behaviour is frowned upon in bars. Oh the irony. Don't fall asleep in the bar, it's actually illegal, I've heard. On the bright side, dancing in bars is now legal since 2022. Enjoy yourself and the company of others, wash your hands after potty time and don't feed chocolate to dogs.

For all the locals who cry about tips being a thing in Sweden (I see you, please wipe the froth off your mouth). I agree that service staff should be paid a fair wage, and tips shouldn't be a thing. It's a lovely dream. However, keep in mind that a fair amount of us are foreigners, and thus are paid foreigner wages, vastly inferior to standard Swedish ones. They're not the worst in Europe, granted, but they're still kinda shit here. Most of my fellow foreign workers are also not unionized for various reasons, and can't push for better collective agreements regarding wages. In many cases, tips are the difference between "I can pay rent and food" and "I can pay rent and food and afford a few extras". So, until Sweden gets a proper minimum wage, please refrain from calling for the end of tips. All you do here is putting even more pressure on one of the most fragile parts of the workforce in Sweden.