STOCKHOLM
The city’s subway is also
known as the world’s
longest art gallery, with
paintings, sculptures and
mosaics in most stations.
SWEDEN DRINKS
MORE COFFEE PER
CAPITA THAN ANY
OTHER COUNTRY
ON EARTH.
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STOCKHOLM
The Stockholm Globe
Arena is currently the
largest hemispherical
building in the world.
Stockholm became
the ‘European City of
Culture’ in 1998.
Stockholm’s oldest
surviving building is
the Riddarholmskyrkan
(Riddarholm Church), which
is a Franciscan monastery
that was built in 1270.
Stockholm is the
2nd most visited
city of all the
Nordic countries.
In the 2008 Global Cities
Index, Stockholm ranked
24th in the world, 10th
in Europe, and 1st
in Scandinavia.
The absence of
heavy industry makes
Stockholm one of
the world’s cleanest
metropolises.
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The city is sometimes
referred to as ‘Venice
of the North’, thanks to
its beautiful buildings,
exquisite architecture, close
proximity to open water
and numerous parks.
Birger Jarl fortified
Stockholm as a defense
outpost against Baltic
pirates in 1252.
The capital city hosts the
Swedish Government,
Parliament and is also the
official residence of the
Swedish Monarch.
The city is ranked
as one of the ten
most popular congress
destinations in
the world.
In 1710, a catastrophic
plague obliterated
about one third of
Stockholm’s population.
Swedish born, Alfred Nobel, established the Noble Prize
in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine,
Literature and Peace in 1895. While the Nobel Peace Prize
is awarded in Oslo, all the other prizes are
awarded in Stockholm.
Stockholm is often
known as the ‘World’s
Smallest Big City’ or
the ‘World’s Biggest
Small Town’.
Stockholm has served as
the political and economic
center of Sweden since
the 13th century.
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The city has a humid,
continental climate.
The summers are
warm and pleasant,
while winters are cold
and freezing.
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