Stockholm
Visited in 2011 and 2016
At a glance
- Country
- Sweden
- Region
- Stockholm Municipality
- Population
- 984,748
- Type
- Capital and largest city of Sweden
- Coordinates
- 59.33°N, 18.04°E
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Overview
Stockholm (; Swedish: [ˈstɔ̂kː(h)ɔlm] ) 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 Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea.
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