Only infrequently is there an opportunity to attend a conference concerning magnetic fusion where the agenda is not dominated by discussions of 'tokamak physics and technology'. The Stockholm Symposium, excellently organized by B. Lehnert and co-workers, under the aegis of the Royal Institute of Technology and other sponsors, was such a conference. As indicated by its title, it was specifically aimed at covering other-than-tokamak approaches, in this sense called 'unconventional'. Though relatively small in size (75 participants) and in number of papers (25), 13 countries were represented at the Symposium. Probably in part reflecting the size and continued breadth of its magnetic fusion programme, the US had 25 participants and there were 14 papers from the US. The next-best represented countries (not including Sweden) were Japan and the USSR, again reflecting the fact that these countries, too, have large and broadly based magnetic fusion programmes.