Stockholm
Stockholm
City profile
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. It has population of 851,155 in the city and of around 2.1 million in the wider metropolitan area. As of 2010, the Stockholm metropolitan area is home to approximately 22% of Sweden's population.
Stockholm is located on Sweden's south-central east coast, where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea. The central parts of the city consist of fourteen islands that are continuous with the Stockholm archipelago. The city is known for its beauty, its buildings and architecture, its abundant clean and open water, and its many parks. It is sometimes referred to as Venice of the North. The vast majority of Stockholm residents work in the service industry, which accounts for roughly 85% of jobs in Stockholm. The almost total absence of heavy industry makes Stockholm one of the world's cleanest cities.
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