| Stockholms
area |
 |
188 km2 |
| Northern Stockholm |
Kista, Rinkeby,
Spånga - Tensta, Hässelby- Vällingby and Bromma. |
| Central
Stockholm |
Östermalm, Norrmalm,
Kungsholmen, Maria - Gamla Stan, Katarina - Sofia and
Liljeholmen. |
| Southern Stockholm |
Hägersten, Skärholmen,
Älsjö, Vantör, Farsta, Enskede- Årsta
and Skarpnäck. |
| Stockholms origin |
Stockholm was founded
in the middle of the 13th century. |
| Amount districts |
Stockholm has 18 districts. |
| Amount
parish |
Stockholm
has 28 church parish. |
|
Antique buildings
|
Storkyrkan and Riddarholmskyrkan from the
13th
century is the oldest buildings in Stockholm. |
| Highest
buildings |
Kista Sciene Tower (158
m.), Kaknästornet (155 m.),
Klara Kyrka (116 m.) and Stadshuset (106 m.) |
Stockholm's twin
town |
Tallinn in Estland is Stockholm's twin town. |
| Parks |
Parks and nature represent
40 % of Stockholm's area. |
| Stockholm's Parks |
Stockholm inner city has 38 parks. |
| Golf courses |
It's 54 Golf courses in
Stockholm. |
| Culture |
Stockholm has about 100 art galleries and
70 museums. |
| National
parks |
Ekoparken - the first
urban national park in the world! |
Stockholm
marathon |
Stockholm marathon is one of the most beautiful
marathons. |
| Stockholms
ström |
Although the stream passes
central Stockholm, it is great
fishing water. The biggest fish caught here weighted over
21 kilos. |
The name
Stockholm |
Stock= log, holm=island. Stockholm is built
on 14 islands
with 57 bridges! |
| Skärgården |
Skärgård means
archipelago and the archipelago in
Stockholm contains incredible 24 000 islands and islets! |
| Longest day |
Stockholm's longest day is: 20 hours and
37 minutes. |
| Shortest
day |
Stockholm's shortest day
is: 6 hours and 4 minutes. |
Highest
temperature |
The highest temperature recorded in Stockholm
is 34,6
degree Celsius. |
| Lowest
temperature |
The lowest temperature
recorded in Stockholmis - 28, 2 degree Celsius. |
| Average person |
The average person in Stockholm has 1,36 children and
earns 20500 SEK/month .
|
| Bar/Restaurang |
The only restaurant in
Sweden which has received two stars, is in Stockholm. |
| Famous actress |
Greta Garbo was a very famous star in Hollywood.
She was born in Stockholm and you can also visit her grave
here. |
| Famous
director |
Ingmar Bergman is born
in Stockholm and he is a well known in many international
contexts. He lives in Fårö, north of Gotland,
today. |
| SMHI-station |
Stockholms metrologiska
station ligger här (18 grader 4 minuter östlig
bredd), (59 grader 21 minuter nordlig bredd) och 44 meter
över havsytan. |
| Coast in
kilometres |
(Stockholm county) Land coast: 11 000 km. Islands in
Sea 9100 km. Lakes etc. 3100 km.
Islands in lakes: 760 km.
|
| Islands |
30 500 Islands in total (lakes, archipelago
and sea). |
| Stockholm
- Malmö |
It is 591 km between the
cities. |
| Stockholm - Gothenburg |
It is 477 km between the cities. |
| Stockholm
- Kiruna |
It is 1240 km between
the cities. |
| Province |
Stockholm is situated between two provinces
Uppland and Södermanland. |
Ferries
from
Stockholm |
You can take ferries to
Helsinki, Mariehamn, Turku, Riga, Gdansk, S:t Petersburg
and domestic to Visby from Stockholm. |
| Airports |
Arlanda International and Bromma Flygplats. |
| Transportation |
Bus and subway/underground
(SL) and train (SJ). |
| Stockholm county |
Area: 6 519 km2, municipalities:
26 st., parishes: 130 st. |
| Services
in Stockholm |
23 bath-houses, 27 sports
grounds, 28 sport centres, 53 playgrounds (including playgrounds
in schools) and 16 police stations. |
| Important roads |
Sveavägen, Essingeleden (E4/E20) and
E18. |
| Population |
Stockholm county:1 890 000. Stockholm city: 770 000.
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