Stockholm

Stockholm is the caipital o Swaden an constitutes the maist populatit urban area in Scandinavie.   Stockholm is the maist muckle ceety in Swaden, wi a population o 851,155 in the municipality (2010), 1.37 million in the urban area (2010), an aroond 2.1 million in the 6,519 km2 (2,517.00 sq mi)  metropolitan area (2010). As o 2010, the Stockholm metropolitan area is hame tae approximately 22% o Swaden's population.

Foondit no later than circa 1250, possibly as early as 1187, Stockholm haes lang been ane o Swaden's cultural, media, poleetical, an economic centres. Its strategic location on 14 islands on the sooth-central east coast o Swaden at the mooth o Lake Mälaren, bi the Stockholm airchipelago, haes been historically important. Stockholm haes been nominatit bi GaWC as a global ceety, wi a rankin o Alpha-. In The 2008 Global Cities Index, Stockholm rankt 24t in the warld, 10t in Europe, an first in Scandinavie. Stockholm is kent for its beauty, its biggins an airchitectur, its abundant clean an open watter, an its mony pairks.Stockholm facts It is whiles referred tae as Venice o the North.Adventures in the 'Venice of the North', CNN.com June 5, 2009

Stockholm is the steid o the naitional Swadish govrenment, the Riksdag (parliament), an the offeecial residence o the Swadish monarch as well as the prime meenister. Syne 1980, the monarch haes residit at Drottningholm Palace ootside o Stockholm an uises the Ryal Palace o Stockholm as his wirkplace an offeecial residence.

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Category:Caipitals in Europe
Category:Coastal ceeties an touns in Swaden
Category:European Caipitals o Cultur
Category:Host ceeties o the Simmer Olympic Gemmes
Category:Metropolitan Stockholm
Category:Municipal seats o Stockholm Coonty
Category:Populatit places in Stockholm Coonty
Category:Port ceeties an touns o the Easter Seas
Category:Port ceeties in Swaden
Category:Stockholm urban area