... = Mayor
|leader_name = Sten Nordin
|established_title = First mention
|established_date = 1252
|established_title1 = Charter
|established_date1 = 13th century
|area_footnotes =
|area_urban_km2 = 377.30
|population_footnotes =
|population_as_of = Dec 2008
|population_total = 807,301
|population_density_km2 = 4230
|population_metro = 1,954,206
|population_urban = 1,256,710
|population_density_urban_km2 = 3318
|timezone = CET
|utc_offset = +1
|timezone_DST = CEST
|utc_offset_DST = +2
|latd = 59 |latm = 21 |lats = |latNS = N
|longd = 18 |longm = 4 |longs = |longEW = E
|postal_code = 100 00–200 00
|website =
www.stockholm.se
|footnotes =
}}
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is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the official residence of the Swedish monarch. As of 2008, the Stockholm metropolitan area is home to around 21% of Swedens population and contributes 35% of Sweden's gross domestic product. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden with a population of 807,311, the urban area '''' have 1,3 million, and around 2 million in the metropolitan area.
[Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 mars 2008 och befolkningsförändringar kvartal 1 2008]Stockholm has been the cultural, political, and economic centre of Sweden since the 13th century. Its strategic location on fourteen islands on the south-central east coast of Sweden at the mouth of Lake Mälaren, by the Stockholm archipelago, has been historically important. Since the city is built on islands and known for its beauty, tourist interests have tried to popularize the appellation
"The Venice of the North". The c
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