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Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of the country's GDP, [13] and is among the top 10 regions in Europe by GDP per capita. [14] Considered a global city, [15] it is the largest in Scandinavia and the main centre for corporate headquarters in the Nordic ...
Stockholm in art: Winter scene from Stockholm by Alfred Bergström Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, born in Stockholm in 1833. Art in Stockholm. Stockholm in art / Paintings of Stockholm; Public art in Stockholm Efter badet; The Four Elements; Cuisine of Stockholm Söder tea; Events in Stockholm Nobel Banquet; Stockholm Japan Expo
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the largest Nordic country and the fifth-largest country in Europe. Its capital and largest city is Stockholm.
Stockholm Municipality or the City of Stockholm (Swedish: Stockholms kommun or Stockholms stad) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of the 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, making it the second most densely populated.
Central Stockholm and Old Town. Metropolitan Stockholm (also known as Greater Stockholm or, in Swedish, Storstockholm), is a metropolitan area surrounding the Swedish capital of Stockholm. Since 2005, Metropolitan Stockholm is defined by official Swedish Statistics as all of Stockholm County. [5]
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.
ESA satellite photo of Stockholm. The City of Stockholm is situated on fourteen islands and on the banks to the archipelago where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea. The city centre is virtually situated on the water. The area of Stockholm is one of several places in Sweden with a joint valley terrain. [1]
Stockholm is a national area (riksområde) of Sweden. The national areas are a part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) of Sweden. Geography