Stockholm

The central business district, also known as City, contains several museums, hotels, restaurants, shopping venues, the Royal Opera, the Concert Hall and other performance stages, and the central rail and bus station. It includes Skeppsholmen, an island known for its museum.

Vasastaden contains the Stockholm Public Library, the Stockholm Observatory, and several second-hand stores for records, clothing and nostalgia items. Hagastaden is a neighbourhood under construction, dominated by the Karolinska University Hospital.

A borough with urban boulevards, the park area Norra Djurgården, part of the National City Park, and the Stockholm Harbour with several cruise ship terminals, the Stureplan square with upmarket shopping and nightlife, as well as Stockholm University, the Royal Institute of Technology, and several museums.

A former hunting ground that belongs to the Royal family of Sweden. Today it is a park island with venues such as the Skansen open air museum, the Gröna Lund amusement park, the Vasa Museum, ABBA The Museum and the Rosendal Palace. It is officially referred to as Södra Djurgården to distinguish it from Norra Djurgården, a park area in the Östermalm district. It is part of the National City Park.

The Old Town; a collection of islands dominated by the Royal Palace and the Swedish Parliament. The main island Stadsholmen has a picturesque collection of old buildings and narrow cobblestone streets. The adjacent island, Riddarholmen has an important church and several historic government buildings.

A rugged island with buildings of all ages, with several viewpoints for the inner city. The more or less bohemian area nicknamed SoFo (south of Folkungagatan) has many restaurants and pubs, as well as specialist shops and boutiques. The major north-south street Götgatan, has many bars and shops, especially around the Medborgarplatsen square. In the northwest, the adjacent island of Långholmen contains what used to be an important prison. Our Södermalm article also includes some areas immediately south of it, featuring the Eurovision venue Globen, plus the mainland part of Nacka.

An island in the western inner city, with the Stockholm City Hall at its eastern edge. Further west, a collection of relaxed neighbourhood bars and restaurants can be found. West of the Fridhemsplan transport hub, the island is more suburban. There are several parks and beaches. The adjacent Essinge islands in the south include dense residential areas on the formerly industrialised island of Lilla Essingen and the more suburban Stora Essingen.

The western suburbs are dominated by Stockholm-Bromma Airport. Vällingby, founded in the 1950s, is one of Europe's first planned suburbs. Solvalla is a horse-race stadium. Kista, a center of information technology, contains Stockholm's only two skyscrapers. Solna and Sundbyberg, just north of Stockholm, two cities in their own right. Solna is the home of the 54329-seat Strawberry Arena, the Royal park Hagaparken, and the Karolinska Institute, a medical institution.

The southern districts of Stockholm municipality contains Stockholm International Fairs and the Woodland Cemetery, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

A suburban island just east of Stockholm, containing the Millesgården sculpture museum; the Ekholmsnäs ski slope; and Elfvik: a farmland with an array of conference hotels.