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Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

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Geography of Stockholm

Geography of Stockholm The City of Stockholm is situated on fourteen islands and on the banks to the archipelago where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea. The city centre is virtually situated on the water. The area of Stockholm is one of several places in Sweden wi ...

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* Population of Stockholm: 949,761 * Area of Stockholm: 188 km² (73 sq mi)

Location of Stockholm

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Environment of Stockholm

* Climate of Stockholm

Natural geographic features of Stockholm

* Archipelagos in Stockholm **

Stockholm archipelago The Stockholm Archipelago () is the largest archipelago in Sweden, and the second-largest archipelago in the Baltic Sea (the largest being the Archipelago Sea across the Baltic in Finland). Part of the archipelago has been designated as a Rams ...

* Bays in Stockholm **

Djurgårdsbrunnsviken Djurgårdsbrunnsviken is a bay in central Stockholm, Sweden, together with the canal Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen forming the northern shore line of the island Djurgården (or more correctly between Northern Djurgården, Northern and Southern Djurgår ...

Nybroviken Nybroviken ( Swedish for "New Bridge Bay") is a bay in central Stockholm, Sweden. Nybroviken separates the city district Östermalm from the peninsula Blasieholmen. North of the bay is Berzelii Park and Norrmalmstorg. To the south Nybroviken con ...

Riddarfjärden Riddarfjärden (, "The Knight Firth") is the easternmost bay of Lake Mälaren in central Stockholm. Stockholm was founded in 1252 on an island in the stream where Lake Mälaren (from the west) drains into the Baltic Sea (to the east); today the i ...

Saltsjön Saltsjön is a bay of the Baltic Sea that extends from Stockholm archipelago to the inner city of Stockholm. Its innermost part reaches the eastern shore of Gamla stan at Skeppsbrokajen. It is navigable for large craft and the major ferry lines t ...

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Stockholms ström Stockholms ström (The Stream of Stockholm), also known as Strömmen (The Stream), in Stockholm is the innermost part of Saltsjön, a bay of the Baltic Sea. It continues into Lake Mälaren through Norrström Norrström is one of the shortest ...

* Beaches in Stockholm ** Kanaanbadet * Canals in Stockholm **

Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen ( Swedish: "The Djurgården Well Canal") is a canal in central Stockholm, Sweden, separating the island Djurgården from the northern mainland (or more correctly Southern and Northern Djurgården). The canal stretches ...

Hammarby Sjö Hammarby sjö ( Swedish: "Lake Hammarby") is a watercourse in central Stockholm, Sweden. Separating Stockholm City Centre from South Stockholm, or, more locally, Norra Hammarbyhamnen on eastern Södermalm from , it connects Saltsjön to År ...

Klara Sjö Klara sjö (Swedish language, Swedish for "Lake Klara") is a canal in central Stockholm, Sweden. Separating the island Kungsholmen from the northern city district Norrmalm, the canal connects Barnhusviken to Riddarfjärden. Together with Barnh ...

** Karlbergskanalen * Islands in Stockholm **

Beckholmen Beckholmen ( Swedish: " Pitch Islet") is a small island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Having served the city's shipping industry for centuries, Beckholmen is now regarded as a historical monument of national interest, and, by its location just so ...

Djurgården Djurgården ( or ) or, more officially, , is an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. Djurgården is home to historical buildings and monuments, museums, galleries, the amusement park Gröna Lund, the open-air museum Skansen, the small resident ...

Helgeandsholmen Helgeandsholmen () is a small island in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is located north of Stadsholmen, and east of Strömsborg, with which, together with Riddarholmen, it forms Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm. Helgeandsholmen contains the ...

Kastellholmen Kastellholmen (''The Castle Isle'') is an islet in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden. It belongs to the district of Skeppsholmen. It is connected to adjacent Skeppsholmen through the Kastellholmsbron bridge. Kastellholmen has an area of 31,0 ...

Kungsholmen Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of central Stockholm, Sweden. It is situated north of Riddarfjärden and considered part of the historical province Uppland. Its area is with a perimeter of . The highest point is a ...

Lilla Essingen Lilla Essingen is a small island in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is on Lake Mälaren next to the larger neighbouring island of Stora Essingen. Both Essingen Islands (''Essingeöarna'') are mainly residential areas, the smaller densely packed ...

Långholmen Långholmen is an island between two other islands, Södermalm and Kungsholmen, in central Stockholm, Sweden. This island can be reached via two bridges; Pålsundsbron in the east and Långholmsbron in the west. Långholmen is a popular sp ...

Reimersholme Reimersholme is a small island in central Stockholm, lying to the west of Södermalm and to the south of the neighbouring island Långholmen. Reimersholme is inhabited by 2,324 people, living in 1,527 dwellings, and with an average annual incom ...

Riddarholmen Riddarholmen (, "The Knights' Islet") is a small islet in central Stockholm, Sweden. The island forms part of Gamla Stan, the old town, and houses a number of private palaces dating back to the 17th century. The main landmark is the church Riddarh ...

Skeppsholmen Skeppsholmen is one of the islands of Stockholm. It is connected with Blasieholmen and Kastellholmen by bridges. It is accessible by foot from Kungsträdgården, past the Grand Hôtel and Nationalmuseum, by bus number 65, or by boat from Slusse ...

Stadsholmen Stadsholmen is the historical name of an island in the centre of Stockholm, Sweden. Stadsholmen is connected to the mainland via several bridges. Together with the small islands of Riddarholmen and Helgeandsholmen it forms Gamla stan, the old to ...

Stora Essingen Stora Essingen is an island and a district in the Kungsholmen borough in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located adjacent to Lilla Essingen on Lake Mälaren. Both Essingen Islands are mainly residential areas. Stora Essingen is scattered with privat ...

Strömsborg is a small islet in central Stockholm, Sweden, located north of Stadsholmen, and west of Helgeandsholmen, between the bridges Centralbron, a motorway passing through central Stockholm, and Vasabron. Administratively, Strömsborg is part of G ...

Södermalm Södermalm, often shortened to just Söder, is the southern district of Stockholm City Centre. Overview The Södermalm district covers the island of the same name (formerly called ''Åsön''), which, however, is not fully separated from th ...

* Lakes in Stockholm **

Brunnsviken Brunnsviken (literally ''The Bay of Wells'') is a by brackish lake in Sweden located on the boundary between Solna Municipality and Stockholm Municipality, connecting to Lilla Värtan through Ålkistan. It has a perimeter of . Around Brunnsvi ...

Isbladskärret Isbladskärret is a small lake on Djurgården, an island in central Stockholm, Sweden. The lake is much appreciated among bird-watchers, and, being part of the Royal National City Park, also carefully monitored by several organizations, including ...

Mälaren Mälaren ( , , or ), historically referred to as Lake Malar in English, is the third-largest freshwater lake in Sweden (after Vänern and Vättern). Its area is and its greatest depth is 64 m (210 ft). Mälaren spans from east to west. The l ...

** Trekanten * Rivers in Stockholm **

Kräppladiket Kräppladiket is one of the four inflow rivers of Magelungen, Lake Magelungen in southern Stockholm, Sweden. It empties into the lake in its northern end together with Magelungsdiket and Norrån while Djupån joins the lake on its southern end. ...

Norrström Norrström is one of the shortest rivers in Europe in central Stockholm. It connects Lake Mälaren with the Baltic Sea. It runs from Riddarfjärden, north of Gamla stan, to Stockholms ström (the western part of Saltsjön). Two islands lie with ...

** Söderström * Straits in Stockholm **

Lilla Värtan Lilla Värtan () or simply Värtan is a strait in Stockholm, Sweden. Separating mainland Stockholm from the island and municipality Lidingö, it stretches from Blockhusudden in the south to Stora Värtan in the north, and is joined by the Stocks ...

Vårbyfjärden Vårbyfjärden (Swedish language, Swedish for "inlet of Vårby"The Swedish word ''fjärd'' is Etymology, etymologically associated with ''fjord'' or Icelandic language, Icelandic ''fjörður'' and simply indicates a navigable body of water, either ...

Areas of Stockholm

Stockholm City Centre Stockholm City Centre (, , ) is in Stockholm Municipality, also known as the City of Stockholm, part of the Stockholm urban area in Sweden. Since 2007, Stockholm City Centre has been organized into four (sometimes translated as "boroughs"): K ...

South Stockholm South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz' ...

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Districts of Stockholm

Gamla stan Gamla Stan (, "The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla Stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Gamla Stan includes the surrounding islets ...

Gärdet Gärdet is a part of Stockholm, Sweden, east and northeast of Östermalm. Its official name is Ladugårdsgärdet. It is renowned for its large number of modernist apartments. Gärdet is one of the largest residential districts built in Stockholm d ...

Norrmalm Norrmalm is a city district in Stockholm, Sweden. History Norrmalm is a part of the larger borough of Norrmalm (''Norrmalms stadsdelsområde''). The southern part of the district, Lower Norrmalm (''Nedre Norrmalm''), also known as the City, ...

Östermalm Östermalm (; "Eastern city-borough") is a 2.56 km2 large district in central Stockholm, Sweden. With 71,802 inhabitants, it is one of Sweden's most populous and exclusive districts. It is an extremely expensive area, having the highest ho ...

* Vasastan

Neighbourhoods in Stockholm

Diplomatstaden Diplomatstaden (Swedish language, Swedish for "Diplomat City") is a neighbourhood in the Östermalm district in central Stockholm, Sweden. As the name suggests, the neighbourhood is the home of many embassies and ambassadorial residencies. Diplo ...

* Helgalunden *

Lärkstaden Lärkstaden ( Swedish for "Lark City") is an urban area within the city district of Östermalm in central Stockholm, Sweden. The name originates from the large block "Lärkan" which used to dominated the area before the present buildings were b ...

Slussenområdet Slussen (') is an area in Stockholm, Sweden, located at the northern edge of Södermalm, adjacent to Gamla stan. It is known for its locks system between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea, as well as its historic role as a major transport int ...

Locations in Stockholm

Tourist attractions in Stockholm Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...

Museums in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic countries, largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately ...

** Shopping areas and markets

Bridges in Stockholm

Bridges in Stockholm A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somet ...

Bridge of Regeringsgatan Regeringsgatans bro (''The bridge of Regeringsgatan'') or more correctly Regeringsgatans viadukt över Kungsgatan (''Bridge of Regeringsgatan over Kungsgatan'') is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden, taking the street Regeringsgatan over Kungs ...

Centralbron Centralbron (, "The Central Bridge") is a major bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting the northern district Norrmalm to the southern Södermalm. It is 1,200 metres long and consists of two viaducts passing over Söderström (Stockholm), ...

* Djurgårdsbron *

Kungsbron Kungsbron ( Swedish: "King's Bridge") is a double bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching over Klara Sjö, it connects Norrmalm to Kungsholmen. History In 1881, an old wooden bridge spanning Klara sjö ("Lake Klara") was replaced by a ...

Liljeholmsbron Liljeholmsbron ( Swedish: "The Liljeholmen Bridge") is a bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching over Liljeholmsviken, it connects the western end of the major island Södermalm to the southern mainland district Liljeholmen. History ...

Norrbro Norrbro ( Swedish for "North Bridge") is an arch bridge over Norrström in central Stockholm. It extends north from the northern front of the Royal Palace passing over Helgeandsholmen in front of the Riksdag building, and from there over to Gust ...

Riksbron Riksbron ( Swedish: "The National Bridge" or "The State Bridge") is an arch bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden, leading from Drottninggatan on Norrmalm over to Riksgatan on Helgeandsholmen. The name is derived from the bridge's proximity to s ...

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Skeppsholmsbron Skeppsholmsbron (Swedish language, Swedish: "The Skeppsholm Bridge") is in central Stockholm, Sweden, connecting Blasieholmen to Skeppsholmen. The bridge, 165 metres long and 9.5 metres wide, consists of a 5.5 metre wide roadway flanked by 2 metr ...

Stallbron Stallbron (Swedish language, Swedish: "The Stable Bridge") is an arch bridge located in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching some 20 meters over Stallkanalen it connects Riksgatan passing through the Riksdag building, ...

Strömbron Strömbron ( Swedish: "The Stream Bridge") is a viaduct in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching over Norrström, it is connecting the old city Gamla stan to the northern-central district Norrmalm, or, more specifically, to Blasieholmen near the ...

Tranebergsbron Tranebergsbron, also known as the Traneberg Bridge, is a double arch bridge located in central Stockholm, Sweden. Stretching over the strait Tranebergssund it connects the major island Kungsholmen with the western suburb Bromma. The bridge serv ...

Vasabron Vasabron ( Swedish: "The Vasa Bridge") is a bridge over Norrström in central Stockholm, Sweden connecting Norrmalm to Gamla stan, the old city. The bridge is, unintelligibly, named after King Gustav Vasa (1496–1560), perhaps because of the vici ...

Västerbron () is an arch bridge in central Stockholm, Sweden. With a total length exceeding 600 m, 340 m of which stretches over water, it is one of the major bridges in Stockholm, offering one of the most panoramic views of the central part of the city cent ...

Cultural and exhibition centres in Stockholm

* The House of Culture

Fountains in Stockholm

Fountains and ponds of Stockholm Fountains and ponds of Stockholm are a common feature of parks and squares in Stockholm, Sweden. Erection of fountains and ponds began in a larger scale when many parks and public gardens were built around the turn of the century in the early 1900s ...

Monuments and memorials in Stockholm

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Obelisk at Slottsbacken The Obelisk at Slottsbacken is an obelisk monument adjacent to the Royal Palace on Slottsbacken in Old Town, Stockholm, Sweden and is considered to be the very centre point of the Swedish capital city. Unveiled in 1800, it commemorates the deeds ...

The Branting Monument ''The Branting Monument'' is a monument in Stockholm, Sweden, with a statue of the Swedish Social Democratic leader Hjalmar Branting (1860 – 1925). The monument is 5 meters tall and 6 meters wide. The bronze relief monument, by artist ...

Museums and art galleries in Stockholm

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Dansmuseet Dansmuseet (the Dance Museum) is a museum for the performing and visual arts located in Stockholm, Sweden. Opened in 1953 in the basement of the Royal Swedish Opera, it originally displayed a large collection of dance-related art that belonged to ...

Gummeson Gallery The Gummeson Gallery, (''Galleri Gummeson'') is a contemporary art gallery situated on Strandvägen in Stockholm, Sweden. History It was launched in 1912 by Carl Gummeson, a local bookdealer, and quickly gained a reputation for its support of Mo ...

Hallwyl Museum Hallwyl Museum () is a Swedish national museum housed in the historical Hallwyl House in central Stockholm located on 4, Hamngatan facing Berzelii Park. The house once belonged to the Count and Countess von Hallwyl, but was donated to the Swedi ...

Livrustkammaren The Royal Armoury () is a museum in the Royal Palace in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of urban areas in the Nordic ...

Maritime Museum A maritime museum (sometimes nautical museum) is a museum specializing in the display of objects relating to ships and travel on large bodies of water. A subcategory of maritime museums are naval museums, which focus on navy, navies and the m ...

Millesgården Millesgården is an art museum and sculpture garden, located on the island of Lidingö in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the grounds of the former home of sculptor Carl Milles (1875–1955) and his wife, the artist Olga Milles (1874–1967). ...

Milliken Gallery Milliken Gallery is a Swedish art gallery specializing in emerging and mid-career artists with an international perspective. It was opened in February 2004 by American dealer, Aldy Milliken. Milliken Gallery selects exhibitions based on an artis ...

Moderna Museet Moderna Museet is a state museum for modern and contemporary art located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm, opened in 1958. In 2009, the museum opened Moderna Museet Malmö in Malmö. History The museum opened in Stockh ...

Museum of Ethnography Ethnographic museums, also known as ethnological museums, conserve, display and contextualize items relevant to the field of ethnography, the systematic study of people and cultures. Such museums include: List by country or region Albania * Ethnogr ...

Museum of Medieval Stockholm The Museum of Medieval Stockholm (), centrally located north of the Stockholm Palace, Royal Palace, was constructed around old monuments excavated in an extensive archaeology, archaeological dig (dubbed ''Riksgropen'', "National/State Pit") in th ...

Nationalmuseum Nationalmuseum is the List of national galleries, national gallery of fine arts of Sweden, located on the peninsula Blasieholmen in central Stockholm. The museum's operations stretch far beyond the borders of Blasieholmen, including the Natio ...

Nordic Museum The Nordic Museum () is a museum located on Djurgården, an island in central Stockholm, Sweden, dedicated to the cultural history and ethnography of Sweden from the early modern period (in Swedish history, it is said to begin in 1520) to the ...

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Stockholm City Museum The Stockholm City Museum () is a museum documenting, preserving and exhibiting the history of Stockholm. The museum is housed in Södra Stadshuset at Slussen on Södermalm. History The building was completed in 1685. In the 1930s the museum m ...

Stockholm Music Museum The Stockholm Music Museum was founded in 1899 (then named ”Musikhistoriska museet”), inspired by an exhibition of theatre and music which was part of the great Stockholm art and industry exhibition of 1897. Via donations and appeals for gift ...

Swedish Army Museum The Swedish Army Museum () is a museum of military history located in the district of Östermalm in Stockholm. It reopened in 2002 after a long period of closure, and was awarded the title of the best museum of Stockholm in 2005. Its displays il ...

Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design The Swedish Centre for Architecture and Design () or ArkDes, previously known as the Museum of Architecture (''Arkitekturmuseet''), is a Swedish national museum dedicated to architecture and design. It is located on the island of Skeppsholmen in S ...

Swedish History Museum The Swedish History Museum () is a museum located in Stockholm, Sweden, that covers Swedish archaeology and cultural history from the Mesolithic period to present day. Founded in 1866, it operates as a government agency and is tasked with preservi ...

Swedish Museum of Natural History The Swedish Museum of Natural History (), in Stockholm, is one of two major museums of natural history in Sweden, the other one being located in Gothenburg. The museum was founded in 1819 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, but goes bac ...

Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology The National Museum of Science and Technology () is a museum in Stockholm. It is Sweden’s largest museum of technology, and has a national charter to be responsible for preserving the Swedish cultural heritage related to technological and in ...

Thiel Gallery The Thiel Gallery () is an art museum in the Djurgården park area of Stockholm, Sweden. Represented are the members of the Artists Association (''Konstnärsförbundet'') from the early 1900s as well as one of the world's largest collections of ...

Vasa Museum The Vasa Museum () is a maritime museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the island of Djurgården, the museum displays the only almost fully intact 17th-century ship that has ever been salvaged, the 64-gun warship '' Vasa'' that sank on her maid ...

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Waldemarsudde Prince Eugene's Waldemarsudde () is a museum located on Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was formerly the home of Prince Eugen (1865-1947), a Swedish prince, painter and art collector. The museum houses Prince Eugen's extensive art col ...

Palaces and villas in Stockholm

Arvfurstens palats Arvfurstens palats (Palace of the Hereditary Prince) is a palace located at Gustav Adolfs torg, Stockholm, Gustav Adolfs Torg in central Stockholm. Designed by Erik Palmstedt, the palace was originally the private residence of Princess Princess So ...

Bonde Palace The Bonde Palace () is a palace in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Located between the House of Knights (''Riddarhuset'') and the Chancellery House (''Kanslihuset''), it is, arguably, the most prominent monument of the era ...

Lillienhoff Palace The Lillienhoff Palace (Swedish ''Lillienhoffska palatset'') is a building located on a corner of the large square ''Medborgarplatsen'' in southcentral Stockholm, Sweden. The property is owned and managed by municipally owned AB Stadsholmen. H ...

Makalös Makalös (unequalled) was the colloquial name for the grand mansion, or palace, of the Swedish noble family De la Gardie. Situated at Norrström, south of Kungsträdgården in Stockholm and vis-à-vis the Stockholm Palace, Royal Palace, the bui ...

Rosendal Palace Rosendal Palace () is a Swedish palace pavilion located on Djurgården, an island in central Stockholm. It was built between 1823 and 1827 for King Charles XIV John, the first Bernadotte king of Sweden. It was intended as an escape from the for ...

Rosersberg Palace Rosersberg Palace () is one of the Crown palaces in Sweden, royal palaces of Sweden. Situated on the shores of Lake Mälaren, on the outskirts of Stockholm, it was built in the 1630s by the Oxenstierna family and became a royal palace in 1762, whe ...

* Scheffler Palace *

Stockholm Palace Stockholm Palace, or the Royal Palace, ( or ) is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch (King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia use Drottningholm Palace as their usual residence). Stockholm Palace is in Stadsholm ...

Regalia of Sweden Sweden, Sweden's regalia are kept deep in the vaults of the Royal Treasury (), underneath the Royal Palace in Stockholm, in a museum that is open to the public. The crowns and coronets have not been worn by Swedish royalty since 1907, but they ...

Royal Chapel A royal chapel is a chapel associated with a monarch, a royal court, or in a royal palace. A royal chapel may also be a body of clergy or musicians serving at a royal court or employed by a monarch. Commonwealth countries Both the United Kin ...

Tessin Palace The Tessin Palace () is a baroque town house located in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as ...

Van der Nootska Palace Van der Noot Palace () is a palace located at Sankt Paulsgatan 21 in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden. The palace was built in 1671-1672 by architect Mathias Spieler for the Dutch-born Swedish military officer Thomas van der Noot (military figure), T ...

Villa Lusthusporten Villa Lusthusporten, also called ''villa Wicanderska'', ''villa Brinckska'', and ''villa Liljevalchska'', is a 19th-century merchant's house on Djurgården road, north of Djurgården, in Stockholm. History Djurgården was originally an enclosed h ...

Wrangel Palace Wrangel Palace () is a townhouse mansion on Riddarholmen islet in Gamla Stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Courthouse Since 1756 the palace has housed the Svea Court of Appeal (''Svea Hovrätt''), the regional court of appeal. History Wran ...

Parks and gardens in Stockholm

Bellevue Bellevue means "beautiful view" in French. Bellevue or Belle Vue may refer to: Places Australia * Bellevue, Queensland * Bellevue, Western Australia * Bellevue Hill, New South Wales Canada * Bellevue, Alberta * Bellevue, Newfoundlan ...

Bergianska trädgården The Bergianska trädgården, the Bergian Garden or Hortus Bergianus, is a botanical garden located in the Frescati area on the outskirts of Stockholm, close to the Swedish Museum of Natural History and the main campus of Stockholm University. The ...

Hagaparken Hagaparken ("Haga Park"), or simply Haga in Solna Municipality just north of Stockholm, Sweden, is a vast and popular nature area, with large lawns, woods and gardens. Description Hagaparken is located along the western shoreline of Brunnsvike ...

Humlegården Humlegården is a major park in the district of Östermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. The park borders on Karlavägen in the north, Sturegatan in the east, Humlegårdsgatan in the south and Engelbrektsgatan in the west. It is the location of the Swed ...

Kungsträdgården Kungsträdgården (Swedish language, Swedish for "King's Garden") is a park in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is colloquially known as ''Kungsan''. The park's central location and its outdoor cafés makes it one of the most popular hangouts ...

* Lill-Jansskogen * Observatorielunden *

Rålambshovsparken Rålambshovsparken (English: Rålambshov Park) is a park in the Marieberg district on the island of Kungsholmen in Stockholm, Sweden. Location This park passes under a section of Västerbron. In the west, the park borders the Konradsberg cam ...

* Rosendals Trädgård *

Royal National City Park The Royal National City Park () is a national urban park, established by the Swedish Parliament in 1995, and located in the municipalities of Stockholm, Solna and Lidingö in Sweden. 1/ km²2/ Population per km² Gallery Some places in th ...

* Tantolunden *

Tegnérlunden Tegnérlunden is a park at the border of city districts Norrmalm and Vasastan in central Stockholm, Sweden. History It was originally erected 1890, but was re-constructed in 1940 under the direction of landscape architect Erik Glemme. It is ...

* Vanadislunden *

Vasaparken Vasaparken may refer to: * Vasaparken, Gothenburg, a park in Gothenburg, Sweden * Vasaparken, Stockholm Vasaparken is a park in the Vasastaden district of Stockholm, Sweden. History The park was named after the Royal Vasa Dynasty and lies bet ...

Public squares in Stockholm

* Gustav Adolfs torg *

Kornhamnstorg Kornhamnstorg ( Swedish: "Grain Harbour Square") is a public square in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. Known as ''Kornhaffn'' (1427), ''Jernboen'' (1586), ''Åkaretorget'' (1644), and ''Kornhampns torget'' (1651), it is conn ...

Medborgarplatsen Medborgarplatsen (literally ''Citizen's Square'') is a large city square located near the center of the island of Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. The square is often colloquially referred to as "''Medis''". Description The development of the ci ...

Norrmalmstorg Norrmalmstorg () is a town square in central Stockholm, Sweden. It connects shopping streets Hamngatan and Biblioteksgatan and is the starting point for tram travellers with the Djurgården line. Close to the southwest is the park Kungsträdg ...

Sergels torg Sergels torg ("Sergel's Square") is a major public square in Stockholm, Sweden, constructed in the 1960s and named after 18th-century sculptor Johan Tobias Sergel, whose workshop was once located north of the square. Overview Sergels torg h ...

Stortorget Stortorget (, "the Grand Square") is a public square in Gamla Stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is the oldest square in Stockholm, the historical centre on which the medieval urban conglomeration gradually came into being. To ...

Stureplan Stureplan is a Town square, public square in central Stockholm, between Norrmalm (proper), Norrmalm and Östermalm. The square connects the major streets Kungsgatan, Stockholm, Kungsgatan, Birger Jarlsgatan and Sturegatan. The buildings around ...

Religious buildings in Stockholm

Churches in Stockholm This is a list of churches in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The list does not include chapels or minor churches. Churches in Stockholm County outside Stockholm municipality are listed in two separate lists: List of churches in Uppland a ...

* German Church * Gustaf Vasa Church *

Riddarholmen Church Riddarholmen Church () is the church of the former medieval Greyfriars Monastery in Stockholm, Sweden. The church serves as the final resting place of most Swedish monarchs. Description Riddarholmen Church is located on the island of Riddarholm ...

* St. Eric's Cathedral * St. John's Church *

Stockholm Mosque Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan's Mosque (, ), commonly known as the Stockholm Mosque (''Stockholms moské'') or the Stockholm Grand Mosque (''Stockholms stora moské''), is the largest mosque in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Kapellgränd 10, a ...

Storkyrkan Storkyrkan (, ), also called Stockholms domkyrka (Stockholm Cathedral) and Sankt Nikolai kyrka (Church of Saint Nicholas), is the oldest church in Stockholm. Storkyrkan lies in the centre of Stockholm in Gamla stan, between Stockholm Palace and ...

Secular buildings in Stockholm

* Admiralty House * Birger Jarls torn * Bofills båge * Central Post Office Building *

Ericsson Globe Avicii Arena, originally known as the Stockholm Globe Arena and previously as the Ericsson Globe, but commonly referred to in Swedish language, Swedish simply as Globen (; ), is an indoor arena located in Stockholm Globe City, Johanneshov dist ...

Gamla Riksarkivet Gamla Riksarkivet (Old National Archives) is a building at Arkivgatan 3 on Riddarholmen in Stockholm, Sweden. Riksarkivet, the Swedish National Archives, were located in the building until 1968. The 19th century Brick Romanesque architecture ...

* Gasklockan *

Hötorget buildings The Hötorget buildings ( or ''Hötorgsskraporna'', "-scrapers") are five high-rise office buildings in the Stockholm city center in Sweden. Located between the squares Hötorget and Sergels Torg in the central Norrmalm district, they stand ...

* House of Nobility * Kastellet *

Konstnärshuset Konstnärshuset (literally Artists' House) is a building in central Stockholm, Sweden. It is owned by the Swedish Artists Association (''Svenska konstnärernas förening'') and is used as an art gallery. History Designed by Ludvig Petersen, the bu ...

* Kungsbrohuset * Medborgarhuset *

Norstedt Building The Norstedt Building () is the main office of Norstedts Förlag, P.A. Norstedt & Söner AB on Riddarholmen in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by Magnus Isæus the building was built in 1882–1891, and features a spire-like roof, which is a well-kno ...

* Old Parliament House *

Parliament House Parliament House may refer to: Meeting places of parliament Australia * Parliament House, Canberra, Parliament of Australia * Parliament House, Adelaide, Parliament of South Australia * Parliament House, Brisbane, Parliament of Queensland * P ...

Rosenbad Rosenbad (, lit. "rosen bath") is a building in central Stockholm, precinct of Norrmalm. It is a building owned by the Swedish State and serves as the seat of the Government. The present government of Sweden is the right-leaning Kristersson C ...

* Royal Stables *

Sager House The Sager House () or Sager Palace (''Sagerska palatset'') is the official residence of the prime minister of Sweden, located at Strömgatan 18 in central Stockholm. Location The Sager House is located in the Stockholm borough of Norrmalm (b ...

Södra Bankohuset Södra Bankohuset (Swedish language, Swedish: "The Southern Bank Building"), also known as Gamla Riksbanken ("The Old National Bank"). is a building in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. It was erected in stages from 1675 to 1735 as ...

Stockholm City Hall Stockholm City Hall (, ''Stadshuset'' locally) is the seat of Stockholm Municipality in Stockholm, Sweden. It stands on the eastern tip of Kungsholmen island, next to Riddarfjärden's northern shore and facing the islands of Riddarholmen and ...

Blue Hall The Blue Hall () is the main hall of the Stockholm City Hall Stockholm City Hall (, ''Stadshuset'' locally) is the seat of Stockholm Municipality in Stockholm, Sweden. It stands on the eastern tip of Kungsholmen island, next to Riddarfjärd ...

Golden Hall The Golden Hall (''Jindian'' or ''Jinding''), situated at the top of Tianzhu Peak (1612m), is one of the most distinctive landmarks in Wudangshan. It was built in 1416 during the Ming dynasty. According to local histories, the hall was forged ...

Stockholm Court House The Stockholm Court House () is situated on Kungsholmen in Central Stockholm, Sweden. The building is connected to the Stockholm Police House through an underground pedestrian walkway. The Stockholm City Court was situated in the building from 1 ...

Stockholm Observatory The Stockholm Observatory (, IAU code#050, 050) is an astronomical observatory and institution in Stockholm, Sweden, founded in the 18th century and today part of Stockholm University. In 1931, the new Stockholm Observatory (, IAU code#052, 052), ...

Stockholm Public Library Stockholm Public Library (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Stockholms stadsbibliotek'' or ''Stadsbiblioteket'') is a library building in Stockholm, Sweden, designed by Swedish architect Gunnar Asplund, and one of the city's most notable structures. T ...

* Stockholm Waterfront

Streets in Stockholm

Streets and squares in Gamla stan * Bankkajen *

Drottninggatan Drottninggatan (''Queen Street'') in Stockholm, Sweden, is a major pedestrian street. It stretches north from the bridge Riksbron at Norrström, in the district of Norrmalm, to Observatorielunden in the district of Vasastaden. Composition Fo ...

Götgatan Götgatan (Original Swedish ''Göthegatan''*Stahre, Nils-Gustaf; Fogelström, Per Anders (1986). Stockholms gatunamn: innerstaden. Monografier utgivna av Stockholms stad (1st edition). Stockholm: Liber/Allmänna förlaget. Libris 7269073. for " ...

* Kungsgatan * Riksgatan *

Skeppsbron Skeppsbron ( Swedish: "The Ship's Bridge") is both a street and a quay in Gamla stan, the old town of Stockholm, capital of Sweden, stretching from the bridge Strömbron in front of the Royal Palace southward to Slussen. The quay Skeppsbrok ...

Slottsbacken Slottsbacken (, "Castle Slope") is a street in Gamla stan, the old town in central Stockholm, Sweden. It stretches east from the Stockholm Cathedral and the Royal Palace down to the street Skeppsbron which passes along the eastern waterfront ...

Strandvägen Strandvägen () is a street on Östermalm in central Stockholm, Sweden. Completed just in time for the Stockholm World's Fair 1897, it quickly became known as one of the most prestigious addresses in town. Stretching 1 km (3.500 ft) ...

Sveavägen Sveavägen is a major street in Stockholm, Sweden. Sveavägen originates at Sergels torg in the city district of Norrmalm (borough), Norrmalm, and goes north through the Vasastan, Stockholm, Vasastan district toward the border to Solna Municip ...

* Vasagatan

Theatres in Stockholm

Oscarsteatern Oscarsteatern (English language, English: Oscar Theatre), also known simply as Oscars, is one of Stockholm's private theatres and is the best-known musical theatre in Sweden. It is located at Kungsgatan (Stockholm), Kungsgatan 63 in central Stock ...

Royal Dramatic Theatre The Royal Dramatic Theatre (, colloquially ''Dramaten'') is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's five running stages. The theatre has been at its present lo ...

Södra Teatern Södra Teatern is a theatre in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located at Mosebacke torg on Södermalm in Stockholm. The venue is the oldest theatre in Stockholm and is situated in the heart of the city. History Södra Teatern is one of Sweden's o ...

Stockholm City Theatre Stockholm City Theatre () is a live performance theatre located in Stockholm, Sweden. The theatre is situated near the Sergel fountain and the Stockholm City roundabout. Location It is located in one of Stockholm's most popular public buildi ...

Towers in Stockholm

Kaknästornet The Kaknäs tower () is a telecommunications tower located at Ladugårdsgärdet in Stockholm, Sweden. The tower is a major hub of Swedish television, radio and satellite broadcasts. It was finished in 1967, designed by architect Bengt Lindroos, ...

Demographics of Stockholm

Government and politics of Stockholm

Government of Stockholm A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a mea ...

Stockholm Municipality Stockholm Municipality () or the City of Stockholm () is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of the 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, making it the second most ...

Mayor of Stockholm This is a list of municipal commissioners for finance of Stockholm (). In English, the title is often translated as Mayor of Stockholm.cf. :sv:Stockholms författningsreform 1940 The office of municipal commissioner for finance was set up in 19 ...

* International relations of Stockholm ** Twin towns and sister cities of Stockholm

Law and order in Stockholm

* Law enforcement in Stockholm ** Stockholm Police Force

Military in Stockholm

* Royal Guards

History of Stockholm

History of Stockholm The history of Stockholm, capital of Sweden, for many centuries coincided with the development of what is today known as Gamla stan, the Stockholm Old Town. Origins The name 'Stockholm' easily splits into two distinct parts – Stock-holm, ...

History of Stockholm, by period or event

Timeline of Stockholm history * Prehistory and origin of Stockholm * Stockholm during the Middle Ages (1250–1523) **

Stockholm Bloodbath The Stockholm Bloodbath () was a trial that led to a series of executions in Stockholm between 7 and 9 November 1520. The event is also known as the Stockholm massacre. The events occurred after the coronation of Christian II as the new king of ...

(1520) * Stockholm during the early Vasa era (1523–1611) * Stockholm during the Swedish Empire (1611–1718) **

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine ...

(1618–1648) * Stockholm during the Age of Liberty (1718–1772) * Stockholm during the Gustavian era (1772–1809) * Early industrial era (1809–1850) * Late industrial era (1850–1910) * Stockholm during the 20th century

History of Stockholm, by subject

Historical fires of Stockholm Stockholm has largely escaped looting and natural disasters, but the city's major scourges have been fires, which in the worst cases have wiped out entire neighborhoods. The population of Stockholm has historically lived in constant fear of the out ...

Culture of Stockholm

Arts in Stockholm

Architecture of Stockholm

Architecture in Stockholm * Buildings in Stockholm ** Tallest buildings in Stockholm

Cinema of Stockholm

* Movie theaters in Stockholm *

Stockholm International Film Festival The Stockholm International Film Festival () is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year since then during the second half of November, and focuses on emerging and early career fil ...

Literature of Stockholm

Literature in Stockholm

Music of Stockholm

Music of Stockholm Inside the Royal Dramatic Theatre Stockholm

* Music festivals and competitions in Stockholm ** Sound of Stockholm **

Stockholm Jazz Festival Stockholm Jazz Festival is an annual music festival that was established in 1980 in Stockholm, Sweden, originally called the Stockholm Jazz and Blues Festival. A portion of the first festival was broadcast on Swedish television. Overview Claim ...

* Music schools in Stockholm **

Royal College of Music The Royal College of Music (RCM) is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK. It offers training from the undergraduate to the doctoral level in all aspects of Western Music including pe ...

Royal Swedish Academy of Music The Royal Swedish Academy of Music (), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in ...

Stockholm University College of Music Education Stockholm University College of Music Education (, SMI) is a Swedish university college in Stockholm which offers higher education in the field of music pedagogy in communal arts and culture schools as well as voice and speech pedagogy (logonomy) ...

University College of Opera The University College of Opera () was until 2014 a Swedish institution in Stockholm offering higher education in the field of opera music and related arts. Since 1 January 2014, it has been fully integrated as part of the Stockholm Universit ...

* Music venues in Stockholm **

Berwaldhallen The Berwald Hall () is a concert hall situated in a park landscape at Dag Hammarskjölds väg 3 in the Östermalm district of Stockholm, Sweden. Construction on the building began in 1976 based on a design by architects Erik Ahnborg and Sune Lind ...

Folkoperan Folkoperan is an opera house in Stockholm, Sweden, at Hornsgatan 72 in the southern district of Södermalm. It is one of Stockholm's most successful opera houses in terms of audience attendance, and is considered Sweden's most important stage fo ...

Royal Swedish Opera Royal Swedish Opera () is an opera and ballet company based in Stockholm, Sweden. Location and environment The building is located in the centre of Sweden's capital, Stockholm, in the borough of Norrmalm (borough), Norrmalm, on the eastern si ...

Stockholm Concert Hall The Stockholm Concert Hall () is the main hall for orchestral music in Stockholm, Sweden. With a design by Ivar Tengbom chosen in competition, inaugurated in 1926, the Hall is home to the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. It is also wh ...

* Musical ensembles in Stockholm **

Kungliga Hovkapellet Kungliga Hovkapellet (, "The Royal Court Orchestra") is a Swedish orchestra, originally part of the Royal Court in Sweden's capital Stockholm. Its existence was first recorded in 1526. Since 1773 it is part of the Royal Swedish Opera's company. K ...

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra ( or , literal translations, "Royal Philharmonic" or "Royal Philharmonic Orchestra") is a Swedish orchestra based in Stockholm. Its principal venue is the Konserthuset. History The orchestra was foun ...

Stockholm Youth Symphony Orchestra The Stockholm Youth Symphony Orchestra () is a symphony orchestra based in Stockholm, Sweden, consisting of young musicians at a high school and college level. The orchestra was founded in 1978. It has toured many countries, including Egypt, China, ...

Swedish Radio Choir The Swedish Radio Choir is a professional choir. It is part of Sveriges Radio, the public radio broadcasting company of Sweden. The choir consists of 32 singers and their chorus master Marc Korovitch. Peter Dijkstra is the choir's most recent chief ...

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra () is a Swedish radio orchestra based in Stockholm, affiliated with Sveriges Radio (Sweden's Radio). Its principal performing venue is the Berwaldhallen (Berwald Hall). The orchestra broadcasts concerts on th ...

* Musicians from Stockholm **

Hugo Alfvén Hugo Emil Alfvén (; 1 May 18728 May 1960) was a Swedish composer, conductor, violinist, and painter. Alfvén was one of Sweden's principal composers. His "Swedish Rhapsody”, written when he was 31, is still one of the best-known pieces of Sw ...

Franz Berwald Franz Adolf Berwald (23 July 1796 – 3 April 1868) was a Swedish Romantic composer and violinist. He made his living as an orthopedist and later as the manager of a saw mill and glass factory, and became more appreciated as a composer after ...

Wilhelm Stenhammar Carl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammar (February 7, 1871 – November 20, 1927) was a Swedish composer, conductor and pianist. Biography Stenhammar was born in Stockholm to and . His brother was the architect Ernst Stenhammar. He received his first m ...

Songs about Stockholm A song is a musical composition performed by the human voice. The voice often carries the melody (a series of distinct and fixed pitches) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs have a structure, such as the common ABA form, and are usually ...

Theatre of Stockholm

Theatres in Stockholm Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communic ...

Göta Lejon Göta Lejon is a theatre located at 55 Götgatan in the district of Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. History Göta Lejon was built in the years 1926–1928 according to drawings by architect Birger Borgström. (1890–1964). Architecturally, th ...

* Maximteatern *

Orion Theatre The Orion Theatre ( Swedish: ''Orionteatern'') is a theater located at Katarina Bangata 77 in the district of Södermalm in Stockholm, Sweden. Orion theater was founded in 1983 and is the city's largest avant-garde stage. History The building ...

Teater Galeasen Teater Galeasen is an independent Swedish theatre group based at Skeppsholmen in Stockholm Stockholm (; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in Sweden by population, most populous city of Sweden, as well as the List of u ...

Visual arts of Stockholm

Art in Stockholm * Stockholm in art / Paintings of Stockholm * Public art in Stockholm ** ''

Efter badet ''Efter badet'' (Swedish, 'After the Bath') is a public sculpture, cut in limestone and located in the Västertorp district of suburban Stockholm. It was designed by the sculptor Pye Engström, who spent five years between 1971 and 1976 working ...

'' ** ''

The Four Elements The classical elements typically refer to Earth (classical element), earth, Water (classical element), water, Air (classical element), air, Fire (classical element), fire, and (later) Aether (classical element), aether which were proposed to ...

'' Cuisine of Stockholm * Söder tea Events in Stockholm * Nobel Banquet *

Stockholm Japan Expo The Stockholm Japan Expo is an annual expo held in Gullmarsplan in Stockholm to showcase Japanese culture and arts. The three-day event typically runs through the last (usually fourth) Friday of the month May to the consequent Sunday. 2009 In ...

Festivals in Stockholm *

Stockholm Water Festival The Stockholm Water Festival () was an annual street festival held in Stockholm, Sweden, in August from 1991 to 1999. The festival featured many activities in central Stockholm, but was eventually cancelled after the 1999 festival due to lack of fu ...

Languages of Stockholm *

Swedish language Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic languages, North Germanic language from the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, making it the G ...

Stockholm dialects Stockholm dialects () are the forms of Swedish spoken in Stockholm. An exact definition encompassing its peculiarities is hard to find, as a cosmopolitan culture and early adoption infers a great variety of international influences that are th ...

Media in Stockholm * Newspapers in Stockholm **''

Expressen (''The Express'') is one of two nationwide evening newspapers in Sweden. Describing itself as independent liberal, was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and its slogans are "it stings" or " to your rescue". The newspaper awards the cultu ...

'' **''

Svenska Dagbladet (, "The Swedish Daily News"), abbreviated SvD, is a daily List of Swedish newspapers, newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden. History and profile The first issue of appeared on 18 December 1884. During the beginning of the 1900s the pap ...

'' * Radio and television in Stockholm **

Sveriges Radio Sveriges Radio Aktiebolag, AB (; "Sweden's Radio") is Sweden's national publicly funded radio programming, radio broadcaster. Sveriges Radio is a public limited company, owned by an independent foundation, previously funded through a television ...

Sveriges Television Sveriges Television AB ("Sweden's Television aktiebolag, Stock Company"), shortened to SVT (), is the Sweden, Swedish national public broadcasting, public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksd ...

People from Stockholm The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a ...

Alfred Nobel Alfred Bernhard Nobel ( ; ; 21 October 1833 – 10 December 1896) was a Swedish chemist, inventor, engineer, and businessman. He is known for inventing dynamite, as well as having bequeathed his fortune to establish the Nobel Prizes. He also m ...

Religion in Stockholm

Religion in Stockholm * Catholicism in Stockholm **

Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockholm The Diocese of Stockholm (; ) is an Exemption (Catholic canon law), exempt Latin Church, Latin Catholic ecclesiastical bishopric in Sweden and the only Catholic Church, Catholic diocese established in Sweden since the Protestant Reformation. ...

*** St. Eric's Cathedral * Protestantism in Stockholm **

Church of Sweden The Church of Sweden () is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.5 million members at year end 2023, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden, the largest List ...

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Diocese of Stockholm (Church of Sweden) The Diocese of Stockholm () is a division of the Church of Sweden. Its cathedral is Storkyrkan in Stockholm's Old Town. The diocese covers most of metropolitan Stockholm and was formed in 1942 from parts of the medieval dioceses of Strängnäs a ...

**** Gustaf Vasa Church * Islam in Stockholm **

Sports in Stockholm

Sport in Stockholm Sport is a physical activity or game, often Competition, competitive and organization, organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The numbe ...

* Basketball in Stockholm **

Solna Vikings Solna Vikings was a Swedish professional basketball club with a men's team and a women's team. Both played in their respective top leagues: the women in the Damligan, and the men in the Swedish Basketball League. History The Solna Vikings was ...

* Football in Stockholm ** Association football in Stockholm *** Stockholm derby ****

AIK Fotboll AIK Fotboll (), more commonly known simply as AIK (), an abbreviation for Allmänna Idrottsklubben (meaning ''the public'' or ''general sports club''), and internationally known as AIK Stockholm, is a Swedish professional football club from Stoc ...

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Djurgårdens IF Fotboll Djurgårdens IF Fotbollsförening – commonly known as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården Fotboll (official name), Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish professional men's association football department ...

* Ice hockey in Stockholm **

Sweden men's national ice hockey team The Sweden men's national ice hockey team () is governed by the Swedish Ice Hockey Association. It is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called " Big Six", the unofficial group of the six ...

* Sports competitions in Stockholm **

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad () and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was he ...

Stockholm Marathon The Stockholm Marathon, known as the adidas Stockholm Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden, since 1979. It serves as the Swedish marathon championship race. At the 2009 Stockholm Marathon more tha ...

Stockholm Open Stockholm Open (SO) is an annual tennis tournament in Sweden that is part of the ATP Tour's 250 Series. The tournament features both men's singles and doubles events and is organized by the Royal Lawn Tennis Club (KLTK), Stockholms Allmä ...

Sweden Hockey Games The Beijer Hockey Games (BHG, formerly known as Sweden Hockey Games) is an annual ice hockey tournament held in Sweden as part of the Euro Hockey Tour. It was cancelled after the 2013–14 season. However, on 19 January 2016, the Swedish Ice Hock ...

* Sports venues in Stockholm **

Eriksdalsbadet Eriksdalsbadet is the biggest swimming centre in Stockholm, Sweden The outdoor pool was built for the 1962 European Aquatics Championships. The new ''Eriksdalsbadet'' was built 1999 and was designed by architect Björn Thynberger. Facilities It ...

Strawberry Arena Nationalarenan, known as Strawberry Arena since 2024 for sponsorship reasons, is a retractable roof multi-purpose stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. Located next to the lake Råstasjön in Solna, just north of the Stockholm City Centre, City Centre, i ...

Hovet Hovet (formerly known as Johanneshovs Isstadion or, in English: Johanneshov Ice Stadium) is an arena located in the Johanneshov district of Stockholm ( Stockholm Globe City) which is mainly used for ice hockey, concerts and corporate events. It ...

Kungliga tennishallen Kungliga tennishallen ( English: Royal Tennis Hall) is a tennis venue at Lidingövägen 75 in Stockholm, Sweden. The stadium was built in October 1943 and has a capacity of 5,000. History Kungliga tennishallen, now a hard-court surface, rema ...

Kungsängen Golf Club Kungsängen Golf Club is a golf club in Kungsängen, Sweden. The club was established in 1989. In that year, the first 18 holes were constructed. The club now has two 18-hole golf courses: the 'Kings Course' and the 'Queens Course'. The club hous ...

Solvalla Solvalla is a horse racing track located in Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden. It opened in 1927 and is the largest harness racing venue in the Nordic countries The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; ) are a geographical ...

** Stockholm Olympic Stadium ** Tele2 Arena ***List of events at Tele2 Arena, Events at Tele2 Arena

Economy and infrastructure of Stockholm

Economy of Stockholm * Financial services in Stockholm ** Stockholm Stock Exchange ** Sveriges Riksbank * Hotels and resorts in Stockholm ** Grand Hôtel (Stockholm), Grand Hôtel ** Hotel Rival ** Infra City ** Rica Talk Hotel ** Scandic Hotel Ariadne ** Scandic Victoria Tower * Restaurants and cafés in Stockholm ** Berns Salonger ** Cattelin ** Den gröne Jägaren ** Den Gyldene Freden ** Frantzén ** Oaxen Krog ** Operakällaren ***Café Opera * Shopping malls and markets in Stockholm ** Shopping malls in Stockholm ***Kista Galleria ***Mall of Scandinavia * Tourism in Stockholm ** Tourist attractions in Stockholm

Transportation in Stockholm

Public transport in Stockholm * Air transport in Stockholm ** Airports in Stockholm *** Stockholm Arlanda Airport *** Stockholm Bromma Airport * Maritime transport in Stockholm ** Public transport in Stockholm#Boat, Boat transport in Stockholm ***Djurgården ferry * Road transport in Stockholm ** Public transport in Stockholm#Bus, Buses in Stockholm ***Flygbussarna ** Car sharing in Stockholm *** DriveNow#Cities, DriveNow ** Cycling in Stockholm *** Stockholm City Bikes ** Roads in Stockholm ***Förbifart Stockholm ***Stockholm Ring Road

Rail transport in Stockholm

Public transport in Stockholm#Metro, Rail transport in Stockholm * Arlanda Express * Skansens bergbana * Stockholm commuter rail symbol 2024

Stockholm commuter rail **Stockholm City Line * Railway stations in Stockholm ** Stockholm Central Station ** Stockholm City Station, Stockholm City station ** Stockholm East Station, Stockholm Östra station ** Stockholm South Station, Stockholm Södra station * Stockholm metro symbol

Stockholm metro ** Lines ***: Kungsträdgården metro station, Kungsträdgården — Hjulsta metro station, Hjulsta ***: Kungsträdgården metro station, Kungsträdgården — Akalla metro station, Akalla ***: Norsborg metro station, Norsborg — Ropsten metro station, Ropsten ***: Fruängen metro station, Fruängen — Mörby centrum metro station, Mörby centrum ***: Åkeshov metro station, Åkeshov — Skarpnäck metro station, Skarpnäck ***: Alvik metro station, Alvik — Farsta strand metro station, Farsta strand ***: Hässelby strand metro station, Hässelby Strand — Hagsätra metro station, Hagsätra **List of Stockholm metro stations, Stations * Trams in Stockholm ** Djurgårdslinjen ** Lidingöbanan ** Nockebybanan ** Spårväg City ** Tvärbanan

Education in Stockholm

Education in Stockholm * Universities and colleges in Stockholm ** Karolinska Institute ** Royal Institute of Technology ** Stockholm University ** Stockholm University of the Arts * Research institutes in Stockholm ** Stockholm Environment Institute

Healthcare in Stockholm

Healthcare in Stockholm * Hospitals in Stockholm ** Karolinska University Hospital ** Serafimerlasarettet ** Sophiahemmet ** Södersjukhuset

References

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