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A region (Swedish: region) is a self-governing local authority of Sweden. There are 21 regions (one of which is a municipality having the same responsibilities as a region), each corresponding roughly to a county .
Stockholm (Swedish: [ˈstɔ̂kː(h)ɔlm] ⓘ) [10] 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, [11] with 1.6 million in the urban area, [12] and 2.4 million in the metropolitan area. [11]
The 25 provinces of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges landskap) are historical, geographical and cultural regions. They have no administrative function (except in some sports contexts), but retain their own cultural identities, dialects and folklore.
Stockholm County (Swedish: Stockholms län [ˈstɔ̂kː(h)ɔlms ˈlɛːn]) is a county (Swedish: län) on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County . It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea .
Du gamla, du fria [a] ('Thou Olden, Thou Free'), from its first verse, originally titled Sång till Norden [b] ('Song to the North'), is the de facto national anthem of Sweden. Its music is based on a Swedish folk tune with lyrics written by Swedish antiquarian Richard Dybeck in 1844.
Statistiska Centralbyrån – Statistics Sweden (governmental) Invest in Sweden Agency – Government agency; Swedish Trade Council; Sweden – Economic Growth and Structural Change, 1800-2000 — EH.Net Encyclopedia; The Local - Sweden's news in English – Independent English language news site; Anti-Jewish stereotypes in Swedish public discourse
The ad-financed, free international morning paper, Metro International, was founded in Stockholm, Sweden. The country's news is reported in English by, among others, The Local (liberal). [291] The public broadcasting companies held a monopoly on radio and television for a long time in Sweden. Licence-funded radio broadcasts started in 1925.
Stockholm (The Triffids album), 1990; Stockholm (Chrissie Hynde album), 2014; Stockholm & Göteborg, a 2008 album by Henry Cow "Stockholm" (instrumental), an instrumental composition released by Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra in 1964 "Stockholm" (song), a 1992 single released by Orup "Stockholm", a single by the UK indie rock band New Fast ...