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Ladugårdslandet

Stockholm, Sweden
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Nickname(s): Eken, the Venice of the North, the Venice of Scandinavia, Mälardrottningen, the Capital of Scandinavia
Stockholm, Sweden is located in Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
Coordinates: Coordinates:
Country Sweden
Province Södermanland and Uppland
County
Municipalities
First mention 1252
Charter 13th century
Government
 • Mayor Karin Wanngård
Area
 • City 188 km2 (73 sq mi)
 • Urban 381.63 km2 (147.35 sq mi)
 • Metro 6,519 km2 (2,517 sq mi)
Elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Population (2016)
 • City 935,619
 • Density 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
 • Urban 1,515,017
 • Urban density 3,597/km2 (9,320/sq mi)
 • Metro 2,226,795
 • Metro density 340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Stockholmare
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 100 00-199 99
Area code(s) +46-8
Nominal GDP(2015) $0.15 trillion
Nominal GDP per capita (2015) $70,000
Website
Stockholm
Climate chart ()
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Average max. and min. temperatures in °C
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Source: NOAA