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Stockholm

Northern Europe

Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of Sweden, and the largest urban area in the Nordic countries. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Malaren flows into the Baltic Sea, with a population of 996,264 as of 2025. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
996,264 1
2025 figure, from Stockholm's own Wikipedia infobox (capital city).
Area (sq km)
188 1
Founding Year
1252 1
1252 is Stockholm's first mention in the historical record, the date the infobox itself gives as "First mention."
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
28 1
Latitude
59.32944 degrees north 1
Longitude
18.06861 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Connections

Associated With

Stockholm County, States or Territories

stockholm is associated with stockholm-county.

Source Stockholm County (Wikipedia)
Sweden, Countries

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.

Source Stockholm (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Stockholm County, States or Territories

stockholm is the capital of stockholm-county.

Source Stockholm County (Wikipedia)
Sweden, Countries

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.

Source Stockholm (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

August Strindberg

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Source Wikidata: August Strindberg
Carl Larsson

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Claes Oldenburg

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Mårten Eskil Winge

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Source Getty Research Institute, Union List of Artist Names: Mårten Eskil Winge (Swedish painter, 1825-1896)Birth and Death Places
Quote, Birth and Death Places
Born: Stockholm (Stockholm county, Sweden) (inhabited place)
Olle Hjortzberg

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Stockholm University

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Source Stockholm University (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Stockholm University (SU) (Swedish: Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960.

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Midvinterblot

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Addtech

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Adlibris

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ANNCOL

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Assa Abloy

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Boliden AB

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Braganza (company)

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ENEA AB

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EQT AB

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Essity

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Evolution AB

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H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB

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Handelsbanken

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Hexagon AB

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Investor AB

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Paradox Interactive

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Saab AB

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Sandrew Metronome

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Sandvik

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SEB Group

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Securitas AB

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Source Securitas AB (Wikipedia)Lead section
Quote, Lead section
headquartered in Stockholm
SF Studios

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Source Wikipedia: SF Studiostier 2
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken

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Skanska AB

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Sonera

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Storstockholms Lokaltrafik

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Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget

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Tele2

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Telia Company AB

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Transitio

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TT News Agency

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Vattenfall AB

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Wallenius Wilhelmsen

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KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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Source KTH Royal Institute of Technology (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden.
Emanuel Swedenborg

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Source Emanuel Swedenborg (Wikipedia)Article text
Quote, Article text
He travelled abroad and studied theology, and on returning home, he was eloquent enough to impress the Swedish king, Charles XI, with his sermons in Stockholm.
Ministry of Finance (Sweden)

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King (company)

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Source King (company), WikipediaLead, headquarters
Quote, Lead, headquarters
Headquartered in Stockholm and London
Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden

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Source Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden (source article)Lead, first sentence [seat-city]
Quote, Lead, first sentence [seat-city]
and is located in Stockholm
Supreme Court of Sweden

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Svea Court of Appeal

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Source Svea Court of Appeal (source article)Lead, first sentence [seat-city]
Quote, Lead, first sentence [seat-city]
located in Stockholm
Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics

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Source Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics (Wikipedia)Lead, location
Quote, Lead, location
moved to the AlbaNova University Centre in Stockholm (Sweden) on 1 January 2007
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

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Source Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Academy of Sciences is located within the Stockholm region's Royal National City Park.
Stockholm University

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Stockholms Kappsimningsklubb

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Source Stockholms KK (Wikipedia)Lead, home city
Quote, Lead, home city
is a Swedish swimming club from Stockholm
Swedish Olympic Committee (SOK)

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Sources
1. Stockholm (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, population
    996,264 (2025)
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    188
  • Infobox, elevation
    28 m (92 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    59°19′46″N 18°4′7″E
  • Lead section
    The area has been settled since the Stone Age, in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl.
  • Lead section
    Stockholm (; Swedish: [ˈstɔ̂kː(h)ɔlm] ) is the capital and most populous city of Sweden, as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries.
  • In Group: Cities of Northern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Stockholm - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2673730
    59.32938 18.06871 P PPLC SE 26 0180 1515017 17 Europe/Stockholm
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 17 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 59.25, 18.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 59.25, 18.25
59.25 18.25 Dfb
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Stockholm County (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
Quote, Lead section
The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.
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Wikidata: Stockholm
Wikidata Q1754, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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