Stockholm

is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake M?laren. With a population of 1,200,000 it is the largest city in Sweden.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

As the capital, Stockholm is the site of the Government and the parliament of Sweden. It is also the residence of the head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The city extends into eleven municipalities. The central parts and many of the inner suburbs belong to Stockholm Municipality, with 750,000 inhabitants.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Stockholm very roughly means "log island" in archaic Swedish.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Capital: :This article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. For alternative meanings see capital (disambiguation)...

Sweden: The Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: ') is a Nordic country in Scandinavia, in Northern Europe. It is bordered by Norway on the west, Finland on the northeast, the Skagerrak Strait and the Kattegat Strait on the southwest, and the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia on the east. Sweden has a low populatio...

Government: A government is the body that has the power to make and enforce laws within an organization or group. In its broadest sense, "govern" means the power to administrate, whether over an area of land, a set group of people, or a collection of assets. The word government is derived the Greek Κυ...

Stockholm related Images and Photos (experimental)

Stockholm	Stockholm	Eye Exam Stockholm Sweden	Riddarhuset Stockholm Sweden Scandinavia Europe
Dawn at Stockholm Archipelago Sweden	View of Stockholm Late 18th Century	Fireworks in Stockholm Sweden	The Royal Palace Stockholm 1848
A Bridge in Stockholm at Wintertime	A Grand Hotel in Stockholm Sweden	Royal Garden of Stockholm Illustration from "Suecia Antiqua Et Hodierna " Late 17th Century	Silhouette of a Bare Tree Stockholm Sweden