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Apart from being the national capital, Copenhagen also serves as the cultural hub of Denmark and one of the major hubs in wider Scandinavia. Since the late 1990s, it has undergone a transformation from a modest Scandinavian capital into a metropolitan city of international appeal, in the same league as cities such as Barcelona and Amsterdam. [194]
Pages in category "Lists of cities in Scandinavia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
List of national capitals; List of national capitals by latitude; List of national capitals by population; List of national capitals by area; List of capital cities by elevation; List of national capitals serving as administrative divisions; List of former national capitals; List of countries whose capital is not their largest city
Note that the population numbers from the countries are from different years, as Statistics Finland, Statistics Norway and Statistics Denmark release the statistic yearly (albeit at different times of the year), Statistics Sweden only release the figures every five years.
Scandinavia is a subregion of Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. Scandinavia most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It can sometimes also refer to the Scandinavian Peninsula (which excludes Denmark but includes a part of northern Finland).
The population of Oslo was by 2010 increasing at a record rate of nearly 2% annually (17% over the last 10 years), making it the fastest-growing Scandinavian capital. [174] In 2015, according to Statistics Norway annual report, there were 647,676 permanent residents in the Oslo municipality, of which 628,719 resided in the city proper.
Throughout the world there are many cities that were once national capitals but no longer have that status because the country ceased to exist, the capital was moved, or the capital city was renamed. This is a list of such cities, sorted by country and then by date.
Former capitals listed in Template:Historical capitals of Poland. Washington, D.C. United States: North America: The capital of the United States has moved several times. See also: National capitals of the United States. Wellington New Zealand: Oceania: Since 1865. Wellington is New Zealand's third capital. See also: Capital of New Zealand ...