Stockholm County

Stockholm County in comprises the country's capital city, , and its surrounding municipalities. With 2.3 million inhabitants, it is both the country's most populous region and the most densely populated one.
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is 's capital and largest city, with nearly a million inhabitants in the city, and 2.4 million within County. The inner city is made up of 14 islands across Lake Mälaren and three streams into the brackish Baltic Sea, with the with some 24,000 islands, islets and skerries.

is the southern borough of central Stockholm, consisting of the island of proper, two smaller islands connected to it from the west, as well as the neighbourhood of Hammarby Sjöstad on the opposite bank of the Hammarby Sjö in the east, which is a redeveloped former industrial area that was transformed into a model sustainable residential community.

, is a city in the province of Södermanland and Stockholm County in . Many visit the city for attractions like the science centre Tom Tits and the open air museum Torekällberget.

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is a city in in Stockholm County, north of northern suburbs. The city of was Sweden's capital from the 10th to the 13th centuries and has 8,000 residents.

, commonly known as Arlanda, is an international airport in the Stockholm County region of , some 35 km north of central .

, archaic spelling Norrtelje, is a town in northern Stockholm County, and the gateway to the northern parts of . The ports of Kapellskär and Grisslehamn have international ferry connections.

The , Stockholms skärgård or skärgården, is a group of thousands of islands in the region, extending east of in the Baltic Sea.

is with its 27,000 inhabitants the largest city in in Stockholm County in . It is located between the capital , some 35 km to the south, and Sweden's fourth largest city , some 30 km to the north, and some 4 km from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport.

is a freshwater archipelago in lake Mälaren, which forms a municipality in Stockholm County. is also the only Swedish municipality with two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Viking age settlement Birka, and Drottningholm Palace, which is the residence of the Royal family.

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is an island in , making up the southern part of Stockholm County province, protruding into the Baltic Sea. With many bridges to 's islands and to , is usually perceived as part of mainland Sweden.

Stockholm County

Latitude of center
59.5° or 59° 30′ north
Longitude of center
18° east
Population
2,450,000
Elevation
36 metres (118 feet)
Geo­Names ID
2673722
Wiki­data ID
Q104231
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Wu Chinese—“Stockholm County” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Stokkolma
  • Arabic: مقاطعة ستوكهولم
  • Aragonese: Condau d’Estocolmo
  • Armenian: Ստոկհոլմի լեն
  • Asturian: provincia d’Estocolmu
  • Asturian: Provincia d’Estocolmu
  • Azerbaijani: Stokholm leni
  • Balinese: County Stockholm
  • Basque: Stockholmeko konderria
  • Basque: Stockholmgo konderria
  • Belarusian: лен Стакгольм
  • Belarusian: лэн Стакгольм
  • Belarusian: Стакгольм (лен)
  • Belarusian: Стакгольм (лэн)
  • Belarusian: Стакгольм
  • Bengali: স্টকহোম কাউন্টি
  • Bosnian: Kotar Stockholm
  • Bosnian: Okrug Stockholm
  • Bosnian: Stockholms län
  • Bosnian: Stockholmski kotar
  • Bulgarian: Стокхолм
  • Bulgarian: Стокхолмска област
  • Catalan: comtat d’Estocolm
  • Catalan: Comtat d’Estocolm
  • Cebuano: Stockholms län
  • Chinese: Stockholm Koān
  • Chinese: 斯德哥尔摩省
  • Chinese: 斯德哥爾摩省
  • Cornish: Konteth Stockholm
  • Croatian: Stockholms län
  • Czech: Stockholm
  • Danish: Stockholms Amt
  • Danish: Stockholms län
  • Dutch: Stockholm
  • Dutch: Stockholms lan
  • Dutch: Stockholms län
  • Egyptian Arabic: ستوكهولم
  • Egyptian Arabic: محافظة ستوكهولم
  • Esperanto: provinco Stokhlolmo
  • Esperanto: Stockholms län
  • Estonian: Stockholmi lään
  • Faroese: Stockholms län
  • Finnish: Tukholma
  • Finnish: Tukholman lääni
  • French: comté de Stockholm
  • French: Comté de Stockholm
  • French: province de Stockholm
  • French: Stockholm
  • Galician: condado de Estocolmo
  • Galician: Condado de Estocolmo
  • Georgian: სტოკჰოლმი
  • German: SE-AB
  • German: Stockholm
  • German: Stockholms län
  • Greek: Κομητεία Στοκχόλμης
  • Greek: κομητεία της Στοκχόλμης
  • Gujarati: સ્ટોકહોમ કાઉન્ટી
  • Hebrew: מחוז סטוקהולם
  • Hebrew: מחוז שטוקהולם
  • Hebrew: סטוקהולם
  • Hindi: स्टॉकहोम काउंटी
  • Hindi: स्टॉकहोम लैन
  • Hungarian: Stockholm megye
  • Icelandic: Stokkhólms lán
  • Ido: Komtio Stockholm
  • Indonesian: County Stockholm
  • Indonesian: Daerah Stockholm
  • Irish: Contae Stócólm
  • Irish: Stócólm
  • Italian: contea di Stoccolma
  • Italian: Contea di Stoccolma
  • Italian: Stockholms län
  • Japanese: ストックホルム県
  • Kannada: ಸ್ಟಾಕ್ಹೋಮ್ ಕೌಂಟಿ
  • Karelian: Tukholma
  • Korean: 스톡홀름 주
  • Korean: 스톡홀름주
  • Kurdish: Stockholm (län)
  • Kurdish: Stockholm
  • Ladin: Contea de Stockholm
  • Latin: Holmiae Comitatus
  • Latvian: Stokholmas lēne
  • Latvian: Stokholmas lēnis
  • Limburgan: Stockholms län
  • Lithuanian: Stokholmo lenas
  • Lombard: contea de Stocolma
  • Lombard: Contea de Stocolma
  • Low German: Lehn Stockholm
  • Macedonian: Стокхолм
  • Malay: Daerah Stockholm
  • Maltese: Stokkolma
  • Marathi: स्टॉकहोम काउंटी
  • Mazanderani: استکهلم اوستان
  • Min Nan Chinese: Stockholm Koān
  • Min Nan Chinese: Stockholm Kōan
  • Mingrelian: სტოკჰოლმი (ლენი)
  • Mingrelian: სტოკჰოლმი
  • Northern Frisian: Stockholm
  • Northern Frisian: Stockholms län
  • Northern Sami: Stockholmma leatna
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Stockholm len
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Stockholms fylke
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Stockholms län
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Stockholms len
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Stockholms län
  • Norwegian: Stockholms län
  • Occitan (post 1500): Comtat d’Estocòlme
  • Ossetian: Стокгольм (лен)
  • Ossetian: Стокгольм
  • Ossetian: Стокгольмы лен
  • Persian: استان استکهلم
  • Persian: شهرستان استکهلم
  • Polish: Sztokholm
  • Portuguese: Condado de Estocolmo
  • Portuguese: Estocolmo
  • Portuguese: Província de Estocolmo
  • Portuguese: Stockholm
  • Romanian: comitatul Stockholm
  • Romanian: Comitatul Stockholm
  • Romanian: Stockholm län
  • Romanian: Stockholms lan
  • Russian: лен Стокгольм
  • Russian: Стокгольм (лен)
  • Russian: Стокгольм
  • Rusyn: Край Штокголм
  • Scots: Coonty o Stockholm
  • Scots: Stockholm Coonty
  • Scottish Gaelic: Stockholms län
  • Serbian: Stockholms län
  • Serbian: Stokholm
  • Serbian: Стокхолм
  • Serbian: Стокхолмски округ
  • Serbo-Croatian: Stockholm
  • Sinhala: ස්ටොක්හෝම් ප්‍රාන්තය
  • Slovak: Štokholmský kraj
  • Slovenian: Okrožje Stockholm
  • Slovenian: Stockholms län
  • Spanish: condado de Estocolmo
  • Spanish: Estocolmo
  • Spanish: provincia de Estocolmo
  • Spanish: Provincia de Estocolmo
  • Swahili: Stockholms län
  • Swedish: SE-AB
  • Swedish: stockholm
  • Swedish: Stockholms län
  • Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Estokolmo
  • Tajik: Стокҳолм
  • Tamil: ஸ்டோக்ஹோல்ம் கவுண்டி
  • Tatar: Стокгольм ләне
  • Telugu: స్టాక్‌హోమ్ కౌంటీ
  • Thai: เทศมณฑลสต็อกโฮล์ม
  • Turkish: Stockholm län
  • Turkish: Stockholm
  • Turkish: Stockholms lan
  • Turkish: Stockholms län
  • Turkish: Stokholm ili
  • Turkish: Stokholm lan
  • Turkish: Stokholm, İsveç
  • Turkish: Stokholm
  • Ukrainian: лен Стокгольм
  • Ukrainian: Стокгольм
  • Urdu: سٹاکہوم کاؤنٹی
  • Vietnamese: hạt Stockholm
  • Vietnamese: Hạt Stockholm
  • Vietnamese: Stockholm
  • Volapük: Stokholmiän
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han Estokolmo
  • Welsh: Sir Stockholm
  • Western Frisian: Provinsje Stokholm
  • Western Frisian: Stockholms län
  • Wu Chinese: 斯德哥尔摩省

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