| About Stockholm |
| Stockholm is one of the world’s most beautiful cities, built where lake meets sea, The city is built on fourteen islands and the seafront is never far away. Stockholm is a city of contrasts – its striking modernity coexists happily with ancient customs and traditions that many visitors find unique and exotic. |
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Some facts: |
| Largest city. Stockholm County contains 20 percent of Swedens total population. In the end of 2007 the County had 1,95 million inhabitants. City of Stockholm is the most populated area with 795,163 inhabitants. Green city. Stockholm is considered a “green” city. The county has no less than 219 nature reserves and the closest one is just a 10-minute subway ride from the city centre. The city has about 1,000 parks, which make up approximately 30 percent of the city’s area. Clean environment. Stockholm is considered to have one of the cleanest environments among the capitals in Europe. The water is so clean you can go fish in the centre of the city. Warmer than you think. The average temperature in the winter drops to about 0 ° C. Check out the weather in Stockholm right now Cheaper than you think. According to the Mercer cost of living survey (March 2008), Stockholm is the cheapest capital in Scandinavia and in Europe to live in. Stockholm ranks 31 of a total of 50 compared cities. Time difference Sweden conforms to Central European Time, which is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. |
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| Important sights: |
| The Old Town This is where it all started 750 years ago - on the small Old Town Island, barely 500 meters in diameter. A great place for a leisurely walk. Several of the city’s major sights are here too - the Royal Palace with the Crown Jewel Exhibition, the Royal Armoury and the Tre Kronor Museum, the Cathedral from the mid-13th century and the House of Nobilty. Other sights include the 16th century German Church, the Nobel Museum and the Royal Coin Cabinet. |
| The Royal Palace With 608 rooms, the Stockholm Royal Palace is the biggest palace in the world still used by a head of state - King Carl XVI Gustav. The palace houses several of the greatest and most interesting sights in Stockholm - the Royal Apartments, the Hall of State, the Apartments of the Orders of Chivalry, the Treasury, the Tre Kronor Palace Museum, the Armoury and the Museum of Antiquities of Gustav III. The Changing of the Guards ceremony takes place Wednesdays and Saturdays at 12.15 and on Sundays and public holidays at 13.15. www.royalcourt.se |
| Vasamuseet (The Vasa Museum) The impressive warship Vasa sank on her maiden voyage in 1628 but was salvaged 333 years later in 1961. She has since been restored and can now be seen with her complete lower rigging at the Vasa Museum – the only museum of its kind in the world. www.vasamuseet.se |
| DESIGNTORGET Kulturhuset, Sergels Torg, Götgatan 31, Sturegallerian, Stureplan, in Stockholm Designtorget is a marketplace where established designers next to promising talents share space for a week or more to sell their work. Exclusive products for home and office or perhaps an unusual gift. www.designtorget.se/en |
| NK The classic department store for clothes, perfumes, accessories, design and food on Hamngatan. www.nk.se |
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