Stockholm
Swedish capital city
Stockholm is the capital and largest city of Sweden, situated where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea.
The city spreads across fourteen islands connected by bridges.
We spent a week exploring Stockholm's old town.
Stockholm syndrome—a captive's paradoxical bond with their captor—takes its name from a 1973 bank robbery here.
Peak of warm months
- smörgåsbordSwedish self-serve meal
- hyggeDanish concept of snugness
- auroraAtmospheric light display
- VikingsMedieval Scandinavian seafarers
sauna · reindeer · ABBA · Nobel · H&M · Volvo · Ericsson · Spotify
Land surrounded by water
- kayakingNavigating slim watercraft seated
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- BalticNorthern European maritime region
- ferriesRegular water transport vessels
steamboats · inlets · coves · boating · fishing · maritime · nautical · sea
Aesthetic of reduction
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- functionalityPractical operational capacity
- IKEASwedish home-goods chain
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
simplicity · ergonomics · aesthetics · craftsmanship · furniture · textiles · lighting · interiors
Rule by crowned sovereign
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- governmentAuthority over a state
- Royal PalaceMonarch's official dwelling
diplomacy · embassy · prime minister · constitution · democracy · sovereignty · legislation · policy
midsummer
Peak of warm months
- smörgåsbordSwedish self-serve meal
- hyggeDanish concept of snugness
- auroraAtmospheric light display
Vikings · sauna · reindeer · ABBA · Nobel · H&M · Volvo · Ericsson · Spotify · fjord
islands
Land surrounded by water
- kayakingNavigating slim watercraft seated
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
- BalticNorthern European maritime region
ferries · steamboats · inlets · coves · boating · fishing · maritime · nautical · sea · yachting
minimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
- ScandinavianOf Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- functionalityPractical operational capacity
- IKEASwedish home-goods chain
sustainability · simplicity · ergonomics · aesthetics · craftsmanship · furniture · textiles · lighting · interiors · modernity
monarchy
Rule by crowned sovereign
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- governmentAuthority over a state
Royal Palace · diplomacy · embassy · prime minister · constitution · democracy · sovereignty · legislation · policy · consulate
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
cathedral · artifacts · dynasty · nobility · longships · Hanseatic
Royal Palace
Monarch's official dwelling
- Major CitiesNew York, Paris, Los Angeles, Chicago, Berlin
- European CitiesAmsterdam, Paris, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen
- NordicNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- ScandinaviaNorway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland
- SwedenGothenburg, Malmo, Uppsala, Scania, Swedish flag
- European PortsAmsterdam, Antwerp, Barcelona, Bergen, Bordeaux
- Stockholm syndromeCaptive-captor emotional attachment
- Stockholm effectHostage-captor psychological attachment