Stockholm
Sweden · Stockholm County
Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of Sweden, as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.5 million in the metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Malaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago. The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl.
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+1 · 7 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Stockholm County
- Main language
- Swedish
- On the map
- 59.33° N, 18.07° E
Near Stockholm
- Uppsala · 63 km away
- Vasteras · 91 km away
- Visby · 189 km away
- Turku · 264 km away
- Tallinn · 379 km away
- Parnu · 384 km away
More of Sweden
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Where to stay
Bank Hotel, a Member of Small Luxury Hotels
9.8/10 · 1990 reviews
Hotel Rival
9.4/10 · 2877 reviews
Villa Dagmar
9.4/10 · 1295 reviews
Lydmar Hotel
9.4/10 · 666 reviews
Grand Hôtel Stockholm
9.2/10 · 1783 reviews
Miss Clara by Nobis, Stockholm, a Member of Design Hotels
9.2/10 · 1018 reviews
Motel L Hammarby Sjöstad
9/10 · 7911 reviews
Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel
9/10 · 189 reviews
Elite Eden Park Hotel
8.9/10 · 3717 reviews
Hotel J, Stockholm, a Member of Design Hotels
8.9/10 · 2839 reviews