Stockholms län · 59.3° N
Stockholm
In Swedish
Stockholm spreads across fourteen islands, right where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea. If you are going to study or work in Sweden, chances are your story starts here.
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Things to do in Stockholm
Walk Gamla stan
The city was founded in 1252 and its medieval core still sits on the central island. Start at Stortorget, the main square, and wander the lanes around it.
Vasa Museum
The warship Vasa sank on her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628 and was raised largely intact in 1961. It is the most visited museum in Scandinavia.
Skansen on Djurgården
Skansen opened in 1891 as an open-air museum and zoo. You will find old buildings and Nordic animals such as elk, brown bears and reindeer.
Boat to the archipelago
Publicly owned Waxholmsbolaget boats link the city with thousands of islands. Vaxholm, Grinda and Sandhamn are well-known stops.
When to go
Best timeJune to August
The days are long and more archipelago boats are running. In December the Christmas market on Stortorget in Gamla stan opens every day.
The light of the year The longest and the shortest day of the year here.
- 21 June
- 18 h 38 min
- 21 December
- 6 h 05 min
From Santiago
- As the crow flies
- 13,100 km
- Time difference today
- 4 hours ahead of Chile
- County
- Stockholms län
The city
- Population
- 995,574 (municipality, SCB 2024)
- Known for
- Gamla stan, its 13th-century old town, and the Nobel banquet, held at the City Hall.
- To study
- Stockholms universitet, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (KTH) and Karolinska Institutet