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Stockholm County

County (län) of Sweden

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Overview

Stockholm County (Stockholms län) in Sweden comprises the country's capital city, Stockholm, and its surrounding municipalities. With 2.3 million inhabitants, it is both the country's most populous region and the most densely populated one. Far from homogeneous, it includes dense urban areas as well as large expanses of forests and the Stockholm Archipelago, made up of more than 30,000 islands.

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Getting there

By plane
Stockholm county includes two major airports with scheduled passenger traffic:
By rail
The only train station in Stockholm served by long-distance domestic and international trains is the Centralstation, where you can change to local trains, the metro or a local bus further on to your…
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By boat
Baltic sea ferries with passenger and vehicular (car and truck) capacities connect Stockholm with Helsinki, Turku, Riga and Tallinn.
By road
Stockholm is served by three major motorways of the European motorway system:

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Getting around

By public transit
Storstockholms Lokaltrafik AB, SL provides public transportation across the county. This includes light rail, metro, trains and bus lines.
By taxi

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DestinationsThe county has 26 municipalities, not all of them of equal interest to tourists. For easier orientation, we group them into eight regions:

UnderstandDue to the post-glacial rebound, the land is rising. Until the 15th century, lake Mälaren was a bay of the Baltic Sea, and much of the land around Stockholm was beneath sea level.

Get inThe main hub of the county is the Stockholms Centralstation (Stockholm C or Centralen), which is the busiest station for long-distance and regional trains, local trains (underneath the metro station), the Stockholm…

Get aroundThough public transport serves nearly all settlements in the county, driving can be a practical option for the countryside. Some archipelago islands are connected to the mainland by car ferries.

SeeAs Stockholm has been the nation's capital for centuries, it is packed with museums, palaces, art galleries and other attractions — the Royal Palace, the Skansen outdoor museum and the Vasa Museum, to mention a few.

DoThe city of Stockholm contains many sports and entertainment venues, and there is always something major happening to be experienced live.

EatThere is not much in the way of a particular cuisine of Stockholm County. Seafood is prevalent, and local catch is usually available.

DrinkCentral Stockholm (Östermalm, Norrmalm, Gamla stan and Södermalm) obviously has the liveliest nightlife, and given the great public transportation connections, the inhabitants of other municipalities tend to go there to…

SleepGiven the well-developed public transport network, as well as the distribution of major businesses and venues throughout the county, you are not limited to Stockholm itself in your search for accommodation.

Stay safeStockholm is generally a safe city, at least for visitors who use common sense. While some low-income suburbs are infamous for gang crime, daytime visitors would not be troubled.

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Stockholm County" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Summary from the Wikipedia article "Stockholm County", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia
Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Stockholm County" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

Summary from the Wikipedia article "Stockholm County", available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia

Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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