Stockholm
Stockholm is Sweden's capital and largest city, with nearly a million inhabitants in the city, and 2.4 million within Stockholm County. Wikivoyage
Population 984,748 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Sweden
Getting there
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Still gathering the markets around Stockholm. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Hallwyl Museum Museum · 450 m -
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Royal Palace Attraction · 760 m -
National Museum of Fine Arts Museum · 850 m -
Great Church Attraction · 870 m -
Riddarholm Church Attraction · 970 m -
Åhléns Attraction · 310 m -
Klara kyrka Church · 370 m -
Dance Museum Museum · 410 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Swedish Sports Awards
January
The Swedish Sports Awards (Swedish: Svenska idrottsgalan) is a show to honor the past year's Swedish sports and athletes' achievements. It is hosted annually at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm in mid or late January.
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XL Galan
February
The Globengalan is an annual indoor athletics event held in February at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden. The meeting was first held in 1990 and from 2000 to 2010 known as GE Galan, because General Electric was the official title sponsor.
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the budget walk
April
Budgetpromenaden, or the budget walk, is a traditional biannual procession when the Swedish finance minister walk with a copy of the budget bill from the Ministry of Finance to the Riksdag (the Parliament), a distance of 400 metres (440 yd).
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Stockholm Marathon
May
The Stockholm Marathon, known as the adidas Stockholm Marathon for sponsorship reasons, is an annual marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden, since 1979. It serves as the Swedish marathon championship race.
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Scandinavian Masters
June
The Scandinavian Masters was an annual golf tournament on the European Tour played in Sweden.
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Stockholm Half Marathon
August – September
Stockholm Half Marathon is an annual half marathon arranged in Stockholm, Sweden. It is held in the beginning of September, and so is not connected with Stockholm Marathon directly.
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Stockholm Pride
August
Stockholm Pride (styled as STHLM Pride) is an annual LGBT pride festival, put on by the non-profit Stockholm Pride Association, held in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Since 1998, Stockholm Pride has grown and is now the largest pride event in Scandinavia.
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Tjejmilen
August
Tjejmilen is a girls-women only, cross-country running event in Stockholm, Sweden. Hosted by Hässelby SK and Spårvägens FK, it is run across a 10 kilometers long course on Djurgården.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Eating nearby
All 48 places to eatSomewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.
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