Stockholm

Capital of Sweden: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Stockholm gamlastan etc

Stockholm gamlastan etc: JZ, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. About 1.5 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Sweden in our atlas.

It lies at 59.33° N, 18.07° E, about 17 m (56 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Stockholm time zone. At this high latitude, summer days are very long and winter days very short.

Location

Red dot: Stockholm. Green dots: other major cities of Sweden. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Stockholm has a continental (warm summer) climate (Köppen Dfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 23°C (73°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -5°C (23°F). Around 665 mm (26 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.

-1°-5°Jan460°-5°Feb403°-3°Mar399°1°Apr3715°6°May5019°11°Jun7823°14°Jul7022°13°Aug7216°9°Sep5510°4°Oct634°1°Nov611°-3°Dec54mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesSweden's national academy of sciences
Stockholm Palace
Stockholm PalaceOfficial residence of the Swedish monarch
Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Stockholm Olympic StadiumStadium at Stockholm, Sweden
Strawberry Arena
Strawberry ArenaAssociation football stadium in Solna, Stockholm, Sweden
Nationalmuseum
NationalmuseumArt museum in Stockholm, Sweden
Nobel Prize Museum
Nobel Prize MuseumMuseum about Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Prize
3Arena
3ArenaMulti-purpose stadium in Stockholm, Sweden
Moderna Museet
Moderna MuseetModern and contemporary art museum in Stockholm, Sweden

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in SwedenNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Stockholm gamlastan etc: JZ, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Main building of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien), Frescati, Norra Djurgården, Stockholm: Hackspett, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Stockholms slott (Stockholm Palace) (24831039126): Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Stockholms Olympiastadion, 070310: Johannes Scherman, CC BY 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Friends Arena (7751335978): Håkan Dahlström from Malmö, Sweden, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Nationalmuseum September 2014 01: Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Nobel Prize Museum Entrance Stockholm 20240611: Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Tele2 Arena September 2014 14 (cropped 2): Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Moderna museet, 2006: No machine-readable author provided. Kalle1~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)