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Europe/Stockholm In Sweden , the standard time is Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00 ; Swedish : centraleuropeisk tid ). [ 1 ] Daylight saving time is observed from the last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST). [ 2 ]
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]
At the funeral of King Gustav Vasa (Gustav I) in 1560, arms for 23 of the provinces were displayed together for the first time, most of them created for that occasion. [ 11 ] [ 9 ] Erik XIV of Sweden modelled the funeral processions on those of German dukes , who in turn may have styled their displays after Emperor Charles V 's funeral, where a ...
Stockholm Arlanda Airport (IATA: ARN, ICAO: ESSA) is the main international airport serving Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It is located in Sigtuna Municipality , 37 km (23 mi) north [ 3 ] of Stockholm and nearly 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Uppsala .
The square is named after the presence of the equestrian statue of King Charles XIV John (1763–1844) today placed just north of the square but originally located south of the canal, and inaugurated on 4 November 1854, the 40th anniversary of the union between Sweden and Norway and four years after the inauguration of the lock of Nils Ericson.
In some U.S. states, more than 40% of residents report having to cut back on basic necessities to afford their electricity bill, survey finds.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico is seeking an agreement with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to ensure Mexico does not receive deportees from third countries in case of large-scale deportations ...
Stockholm Municipality uses the English term "district" (Swedish: stadsdelområde) to describe these subdivisions. [citation needed] The districts were first created in 1997 to facilitate the efficiency of local government in Stockholm. The number of districts was reduced from 24 to 18 the following year, and reduced again to the current 14 in ...