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Language(s) | Swedish |
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Currency | Swedish krona (SEK) |
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Phone Code | +46 |
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Population | 9,196,227 |
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Area | 449,964 sq km |
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Capital | Stockholm |
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GDP | $384 billion |
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Sweden |
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Language(s) | Swedish |
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Currency | Swedish krona (SEK) |
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Phone Code | +46 |
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Population | 9,196,227 |
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Area | 449,964 sq km |
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Capital | Stockholm |
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GDP | $384 billion |
Stockholm, Southern Sweden Travel Guide
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island of Långholmen Stockholm, Southern Sweden |
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As I’ve mentioned before, the water is clean enough to swim in even in the city center. Here are some good places to try: Kungsholmen has a couple of really good parks. One of them is Rålambshovsparken, which is in the southern corner adjacent to the water. The swimming area here, called Smedsuddsbadet, has a sandy beach right next to the lush park. A more secluded area is on the west side of the island where you’ll find the barren Fredhälls Klippbad. Another popular place is just across from Kungsholmen.
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Gärdet Stockholm, Southern Sweden |
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Djurgården itself is divided into two parts, a southern and a northern. The southern part is the island where some of the most famous attractions in the city are located, such as the open-air museum Skansen, the amusement park Gröna Lund, and the Vasa Museum. The northern section includes Ladugårdsgärdet, where the TV-tower Kaknästornet, the highest building in Stockholm, is located, and continues into the residential area Gärdet.
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Skokloster is less than 30 minutes from Sgtuna Stockholm, Southern Sweden |
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While you’re in the Sigtuna area, don’t forget to visit Skokloster, one of the premier Baroque castles in Europe. This castle was built during the era of greatness in Sweden and is well preserved, mainly because it has hardly been lived in at all. Skokloster is less than 30 minutes from Sgtuna. If you are coming directly from Stockholm, it’s closer to take E18 toward Enköping and take the exit for Bro after about 70 km (48 miles).
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Södermalm Stockholm, Southern Sweden 08-50831600 |
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Bby Slussen on Södermalm, city museum takes you through the history of Stockholm in a interesting way. It shows the history chronologically on three levels of the building. The museum is much bigger than it appears to be from the outside, and is fun and interesting to experience. There are numerous pictures, models, slide shows and videos that depict the city from the 13th century in Stockholm’s infancy to the city we see today. Objects have been collected and added to the museum since the start in the 1930s.
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Gamla Stan 11130 Stockholm, Southern Sweden |
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The Palace became the home for royal families for two centuries, starting with King Adolf Fredrik in the mid-18th century. Even today it is called “the official residence of His Majesty the King,” though, technically, the present king, Carl XVI Gustaf, lives in Drottningholm Castle just outside the city. The unique thing about the Royal Palace is that it’s open to the public. Visitors are not allowed inside the entire building but there are many interesting rooms, such as the Treasury and the Royal Armory, that can be visited.
Stockholm Weather
