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Location:
Europe,
Sweden, Stockholm
Category:
City view
Description:
View from Stockholm's
historical Old Town all the way to
bustling Södermalm and City Hall
Location Information:
Stockholm is the capital and the
largest city of Sweden. It is the
site of the national Swedish
government, the Riksdag
(parliament), and the official
residence of the Swedish monarch as
well as the prime minister. Since
1980, the monarch has resided at
Drottningholm Palace outside of
Stockholm and uses the Royal Palace
of Stockholm as his workplace and
official residence. As of 2009, the
Stockholm metropolitan area is home
to approximately 22% of Sweden's
population, and contributes 28% of
Sweden's gross domestic product.
Stockholm is the most populous city
in Sweden with a population of
829,417 in the municipality (2009),
1.25 million in the urban area
(2005), and 2 million in the
metropolitan area (2009).
Founded circa 1250, Stockholm has
long been one of Sweden's cultural,
media, political, and economic
centres. Its strategic location on
14 islands on the south-central east
coast of Sweden at the mouth of Lake
Mälaren, by the Stockholm
archipelago, has been historically
important. Stockholm has been
nominated by GaWC as a global city,
with a ranking of Alpha- In The 2008
Global Cities Index, Stockholm
ranked 24th in the world, 10th in
Europe, and first in Scandinavia.
Stockholm is known for its beauty,
its buildings and architecture, its
abundant clean and open water, and
its many parks. It is sometimes
referred to as Venice of the North.
Stockholm is the second most visited
city in the Nordic countries, with
around one million visitors in 2006
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