This is a presentation on Stockholm for our partners in the Segundas Lenguas projects, travelling to Helsinki through Stockholm. The presentation includes information on the history and geography of Stockholm, main attractions, culture, educational system, use of languages). We hope it will be a useful resource for everyone!

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Stockholm
Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.se
Coat of arms of the municipality of Stockholm,
Sweden by Koyos/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

2. Stockholm
History
History
A corbel head of Birger jarl in Varnhemas/
by Axel Forssén/ public domain image
• Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden
• The city was founded in 13th century – 1252
(first mention in Norse sagas) and is 760 years old
The name of the city and its founder
• ”Stock” means “log” in Swedish, possible connection to old
Seal of Stockholm, an imprint
German “stock”- “fortification”. from 1296/public domain
image
• “holm” means islet, thought to refer to the islet
Helgeandsholmen in central Stockholm.
• The city was founded by Birger Jarl to protect Sweden from a sea
invasion and the pillage of towns on Lake Mälaren
Stockholm panorama. Lithography by Carl Johan Billmark 1868/public domain image Birger jarl, Riddarholmen,
Stockholm by Tage Olsin/
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Generic license.

3. Stockholm
History
Sweden timeline
17th century painting of Stockholm by
Jacob Elbfas , copy of Vädersolstavlan by Urban Målare (1535), public domain image
• 17th century - Sweden grew into a major European power
• 1634 – Stockholm became the official capital of the Swedish empire
• 18th century - plague and Great Northern War
• 19th century - city returned to leading economic role, appearance of
new industries, establishment of major scientific institutes, territorial
expansion
• 20th century - Stockholm became a modern, technologically
advanced, and ethnically diverse city
Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.se
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4. Stockholm
Geography
Geography
• Central parts of the city are located on 14 islands,
meeting point of Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea
Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.se
• 30% of the city is made up of waterways ,
another 30% - parks and green areas
• The city of Stockholm municipality consists of 14 districts,
divided in 3 major parts: Innerstaden (Stockholm City Centre),
Söderort (Southern Stockholm) and Västerort (Western
Stockholm).
Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.com
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5. Stockholm
Population
Population
Melker Dahlstrand/imagebnk.sweden.se
• The Stockholm region contains more than a fifth (22%) of
Sweden’s total population (2 million inhabitants) and
constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia
• The City of Stockholm is the most populated city
in Sweden (more than 850,000 inhabitants)
• Residents of Stockholm are known as Stockholmers, “Stockholmare”
Nicho Södling/imagebank.sweden.se
• The region population is highly diverse and accounts for almost half of
the country’s population growth, due to immigration from the rest of
Sweden and abroad
Erik Leonsson/
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6. Stockholm
Population and languages
Population and Languages
Staffan Widstrand/imagebank.sweden.se
• Approximately one forth of Stockholm's residents are of
an immigrant or non-Swedish background (OECD, 2007)
• The largest groups of foreign-born population by country include in
decreasing order: Finland, Iraq, Iran, Poland, Turkey, Somalia,
Chile, former Yugoslavia, Germany, Ethiopia and others
Helena Wahlman/imagebank.sweden.se
• Almost 200 languages are spoken in Sweden today
• Languages spoken in Stockholm: Swedish, Finnish, English,
Bosnian, Syrian, Arabic, Turkish, Kurdish, Persian, Dutch,
Spanish, Serbian, Croatian, Polish etc.
Ulf Huett Nilsson/imagebank.sweden.se
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7. Stockholm
Languages
Languages Fredrik Broman/imagebank.sweden.se
• The official language of Sweden – Swedish, spoken by the
majority people in Sweden as a mother
tongue or as a second language
• Officially recognized minority languages in Sweden:
Finnish, all Sami dialects, Torne Valley Finnish (Meänkieli),
Romani, and Yiddish and Swedish sign language
imagebank.sweden.se
Yudishe Folksshtime by Futhark/
Public domain image
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8. Stockholm
Languages
Official and minority languages of Sweden
Languages Classification Number of native Areas the language is spoken in
speakers
Swedish Indo-European, ~ 10 000 000 people Throughout the country
Germanic,
northern Germanic
Finnish Uralic, Finnic Sources vary Northeast, Norrbotten County, Gällivare, Kiruna, Pajala,
(Between 400 000 – Övertorneä, and Haparanda municipalities
450 000 people) (Second official language in the city of Eskilstuna)
Torne Valley Finnish Uralic, Finnic Sources vary Northeast, Norrbotten County, Gällivare, Kiruna, Pajala,
(Meänkieli) (Between 40,000 Övertorneä, and Haparanda municipalities
and 70,000 people)
Sami Uralic, Sami, Western, Sources vary Arjeplog, Gällivare, Jokkmokk and Kiruna municipalities
(all varieties) Northern/Southern (Between 7000 to 20
000 people)
Romani Indo-European, Indo- ~9,500 people No geographical center
(all varieties) Iranian, Indo-Aryan
Yiddish Indo-European, ~3000 people No geographical center
Germanic, West, High
German, Yiddish
Swedish sign Deaf sign language Not availible No geographical center
language
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9. Stockholm
Education
Education
• Stockholm is the largest university city in the Nordic countries
• About 80,000 university students study at 21 universities and
university colleges of Stockholm region
Ulf Lundin/imagebank.sweden.se
• The city has Sweden’s best educated inhabitants (more than 40 % of
stockholmers aged over 20 have a higher education)
•Among the biggest and the most well known educational institutions of
Stockholm are: the Karolinska Institute (one of Europe's largest medical
universities), The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University, Melker Dahlstrand
/imagebank.swede
Stockholm School of Economics, The Royal College of Music, n.se
Royal University College of Fine Arts
• Swedish education system is free of charge and is financed by the state
Ulf Lundin/
imagebank.sweden.se
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10. Stockholm
Environment
Environment
• Stockholm possesses abundant green areas including the world’s first legally protected
Cecilia Larsson/imagebank.sweden.se
national urban park and clean water safe for swimming and fishing
• It is one of the cleanest capitals in the world and the first city to receive
the European Green Capital award by the EU Commission in 2010
• Environmental aspects are regarded as one of the most important
administrative responsibilities Ola Ericson
/imagebank.
sweden.se
• Stockholm’s environmental programme concerns transport,
responsible product and energy consumption, planning,
waste processing and indoor environment
Melker Dahlstrand
• The City carbon dioxide emissions were cut by 25 % per capita since 1990.
Stockholm aims to become fossil fuel free by 2050
• In 2010 Stockholm was called “the best city in terms of Freedom from pollution” by European
cities monitor
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11. Stockholm
Attractions
Attractions
Among the numerous city attractions the most popular ones are:
Gamla stan
• The ”Old Town”, one of the largest and best preserved medieval city centers in Europe
• Stortorget, the oldest square in Stockholm located in the middle of Gamla Stan
and is the central point from which runs Köpmangatan, the oldest street in Stockholm
• Among the most distinguished buildings of the district are:
Riddarholmskyrkan (”Riddarholmen Church”) – burial place of the
Swedish monarchs and the oldest building in the city
(parts dating to the 13th century); Tyska Kyrkan
(”German Church”); Riddarhuset (”Swedish House of Nobility”);
Sankt Nikolai kyrkan (“Church of St. Nicholas”);
Bondeska palatset (”Bonde Palace ”);
ldikó Lukács/imagebank.sweden.se
Kungliga slottet (”the Royal Palace”)
•The district is full of sights, museums, restaurants, cafés, bars and shops
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12. Stockholm
Attractions
Attractions
The Royal Palace
• Kungliga slottet - the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish Monarch
• The palace was largely built in 18th century in the Italian
Baroque style
• It is used by the King for representative purposes
• The Royal Palace is open to the public, its attending usually
includes visiting of The Royal Apartments,
Gustav III’s Museum of Antiquities,
the Tre Kronor Museum and the Treasury
Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.se
• The Royal Palace also contains the Armory, with royal costumes
and armor and coronation carriages
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13. Stockholm
Attractions
Attractions
Vasa Museum Director Klas Helmerson by Jim
The Vasa Museum
• Vasamuseet – the maritime museum located on the island of Djurgården
Garamone/Public Domain imaga
• The museum displays the only preserved 17th
century ship in the world. The ship sank on her first voyage
in 1628 and undergone its half century restoration
after being salvaged in 1961
• It is the most visited museum in Scandinavia
Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.com
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14. Stockholm
Attractions
Attractions
Martin Svalander/ imagebank.sweden.se
Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.se
Skansen Open-Air Museum
• Sweden’s first open-air museum and zoo located on the island
Djurgården Stockholm
• It was founded in 1891 to show the way of life in Sweden before
the industrial era
• 150 farms and dwellings from different parts of Sweden were
disassembled and transported here for this purpose
• The museum provides the possibility to learn about Swedish traditions (Midsummer, Lena Granefelt
/imagebank.sweden.se
Walpurgis Night and Lucia are celebrated here), traditional crafts, try traditional Swedish
food (the museum has several restaurants) and see the animals native to Scandinavia
• Skansen is also one of the Stockolmers’ favourite passtime locations fitting for family visits
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15. Stockholm
Attractions
Attractions
Public Domain image
Mobil, Moderna Museet/
Moderna Museet
• The Museum of Modern Art - is a state museum located
on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm.
It was first opened in 1958. Its collection includes modern
and contemporary art, among which are pieces by Picasso,
Salvador Dalí , Henri Matisse etc.
•The museum provides various exhibitions, a workshop
for children, a store and an restaurant with a view of Djurgården and
Strandvägen
Fotografiska Moderna Museet/Public Domain
image
• The Swedish Museum of Photography – one of the world’s largest centers of contemporary
photography located in Stockholm
• The museum presents 4 unique large exhibitions and about 20 smaller exhibitions every year.
It also contains a book and souvenir shop, a restaurant, a photo gallery, as well as the bar on the top
floor allowing visitors to enjoy the city view
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16. Stockholm
Attractions
Attractions
Anna Andersson/imagebank.sweden.se
The City Hall
• Stadshuset - ”the City Hall”, located on Kungsholmen island,
is the building of the Municipal Council for the City of Stockholm
and the venue for the festivities in honor of the Nobel prize recipients
• The city Hall was designed by the architect Ragnar Östberg,
its construction was completed in 1923
• Stadshuset is regarded as one of Sweden's primary
examples of national romanticism in architecture
• It is open to the public through guided tours only,
which are offered in several languages during the summer Anna Andersson/imagebank.sweden.se
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17. Stockholm
Attractions
Attractions
The National Museum of Fine Arts
• Nationalmuseum - is the national gallery of Sweden,
located on the peninsula Blasieholmen
in central Stockholm
• The museum was founded in 1792 as the Royal Museum
• Upon its present building opening in 1866 it was renamed
the Nationalmuseum Nationalmuseum by Jonas Bergsten/Public Domain image
• The museums collection was largely benefited by King Gustav III and Carl Gustaf Tessin , it
includes almost half a million drawings dating from the Middle Ages to 18th century, as well as
modern Swedish classics of 19th and 20th centuries
• In addition to Sweden’s works of art, the gallery possesses the international masterpieces by
Rembrandt, Rubens, Goya, Renoir, Degas and many others
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18. Stockholm
Attractions
Attractions
The Royal City park
• The Royal City park (Kungliga nationalstadsparken) is the world’s first national urban park,
established in 1995 in the municipalities of Stockholm, Solna and Lidingö in Sweden
• The park is the site of numerous city museums, an amusement park,
theaters , castles, hotels and sports facilities, residences from different
historical periods
Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.se
• The area is the home for various species representing local flora and
fauna
The boat city and archipelago sightseeing
• Exploring Stockholm and its archipelago by boat is also among
the main attractions for the
city visitors (a number of companies provides a wide range of such tours in several languages)
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19. Stockholm
Cuisine
Cuisine
• The diverse Stockholm has more than 1000 restaurants offering
food from all over the world for both fine and fast dining
• There are nine Michelin star restaurants in the city,
Tuukka Ervasti/imagebank.sweden.se
two of which have two stars
• Fish and seafood are among the most popular in Stockholm
• Stockholmers like to have a coffee breaks (“fika”) in cafes
of which there are many Nicho Södling/imagebank.sweden.se
• Traditional Swedish (“husmanskost”) food can also be found in
all its variety in Stockholm’s Food Halls, e.g. Östermalmshallen
at Östermalmstorg or Hötorgshallen at Hötorget), which are among
locals’ favourits
Tuukka Ervasti/imagebank.sweden.se
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20. Stockholm
Events
Events and activities
Jakob Fridholm/imagebank.sweden.se
City Events, June 2012
• 01-06.06.2012 - the festival Smaka på Stockholm (“A Taste of Stockholm”),
people come together in Kungsträdgården (”King’s Garden”)
to enjoy the very best of the culinary scene in Stockholm
•06.06.2012 - National Day of Sweden, festivities at Skansen
in the presence of the Swedish Royal Family. It includes
speeches by the Royal family, flag ceremony, singing,
brass bands and folk music
• 06.06.2012 - Open Palace - free entrance to the Royal Palace,
a full day with free entry to all the attractions at the Palace with
exhibitions, activities and music
Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.se
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21. Stockholm
Events
Events and activities
City Events, June 2012
• 07.06.2012 - Choir concert i Storkyrkan, Choir music and piano music.
• 06.06.2012 - Make Musik STHLM, one day event where musicians
take over the street for one day. Musicians and bands will play on
Ola Ericson/imagebank.sweden.com
chosen public stages and venues in the city of Stockholm:
shops, museums, hospitals and other unexpected places
• 06-10.06.2012 - Stockholm Early Music Festival 2012, prestigious
annual music event taking place in Stockholm's Old Town. Artists
from
Sweden and around the world perform baroque, renaissance
and medieval music Rodrigo Rivas Ruiz/imagebank.sweden.se
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Events
Events and activities
City Events, June 2012
• 06 -09.06.2012 - Nordea Masters, International golf tournament
with top athletes playing at the scenic courses of Bro Hof Castle
• 06-08.06.2012 - Stockholm 1912-2012 Jubilee Regatta,
Nicho Södling/imagebank.sweden.se
the 100th anniversary of the Olympics in 1912, includes
a spectacular regatta with 6-meter boats will be held in
Riddarfjärden , the very heart of Stockholm
• 09.06.2012 - Stadionfesten - Anniversary celebrations at
the Olympic Stadium 100th anniversary of the Olympics in 1912 with
Björn Tesch/imagebank.sweden.se
a grand party at the Stockholm Stadium - the stadium built for the
Olympics and which is currently the oldest Olympic stadium still in use, among the other
entertainments - old sports
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23. Stockholm
Transport
Transport
• The Stockholm transportation system is highly developed and provides its guests and citizens
with numerous options for fast, safe and sustainable travel
• The Stockholm Metro; 2 urban rail systems; a suburban rail system: the Stockholm commuter
rail, 3 light rail systems; a tramway; a number of bus lines, and the inner-city boat line
Djurgårdsfärjan (except the airport buses and trains) are part of the city public transport system
organized and operated by Stockholm County and called Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL).
• Bicycles are availble for rent at numerous points of Stockholm, the service is operated by the
city as well as by several private companies
• Taxi services are also availible and operated by private companies
• Cars; driving - may be a subject to a charge depending on the time of the day, Congestion Tax)
by The Swedish Transport Agency
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Words and phrases
Useful words and phrases
Swedish English Swedish English
Ja Yes Jag heter... My name is...
Do you speak
Nej No Talar du engelska/svenska?
English/Swedish?
Tyvärr, talar jag inte Unfortunately, I don’t
Välkommen! Welcome!
svenska. speak Swedish.
Trevligt att träffas! Pleased to meet you! Lite A little
Hej! Hello! Jog förstår inte I don’t understand
Hej då! Goodbye! Jag behöver hjälp. I need help.
Tack!/ Thank you!/Thank you
Ursäkta mig, var är...? Excuse me, where is...?
Tack så mycket! very much!
You are welcome!/Here
Varsågod! Trevlig resa! Bon voyage!
you are!
excuse me/ sorry/ pardon
Ursäkta! Smaklig måltid! Bon appetit!
me
Förlåt! I’m sorry! Hur mycket kostar det? How much is this?
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25. Stockholm
Culture quizz
Culture quizz
• In what century was Stockholm founded (first mentioned)?
A. In 9th century B. In 13th century C. In 15th century
• On how many islands is Stockholm located?
A. 2 B. 7 C. 14
• When did the city become the official capital of Sweden?
A. In 9th century B. In 13th century C. In 17th century
• To what group of languages does the Swedish language belong ?
A. Uralic, Finnic B. Germanic C. Slavic
•How many official minority languages does Sweden have?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 6
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Culture quizz
Culture quizz
• What language is the second in the country by the number of its native speakers?
A. Sami B. Finnish C. Arabic
• Stockholm is washed by what sea?
A. The Baltic sea B. The North sea C. The Barents Sea
• Where are celebrations in honor of Nobel recipients held?
A. The Royal Palace B. The City Hall C. The Bonde Palace
• How many universities and colleges are in Stockholm?
A. 8 B. 21 C. 29
• When is the National Day of Sweden?
A. June 6 B. June 11 C. July 20
• What does ”Varsågod!” mean in Swedish?
A. Welcome! B. I’m sorry! C. You are welcome!/Here you are!
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27. Stockholm
References and resources
References and resources
• Information about the city and country, in English
www.sweden.se
http://international.stockholm.se
http://www.visitstockholm.com/en/
http://www.stockholm.com/
http://www.stockholmourway.com/
http://www.europeancitiesmonitor.eu/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ECM-2010-Full-Version.pdf
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/europeangreencapital/winning-cities/index.html
• Statistics of Sweden
http://www.scb.se/
• The Stockholm Guide brochures
http://shop.visitstockholm.com/en-GB/the-stockholm-guide--p-27-c-104.aspx
• Stockholm news in English
http://www.stockholmnews.com
http://www.thelocal.se/
• Languages in Sweden
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=SE
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References and resources
References and resources
• Map of languages • Events and attractions
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_map.asp?name=SE&seq=10 http://www.smakapastockholm.se/english/
http://www.semf.se/
• Minority languages status http://nordeamasters.se/
http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/08/56/35/3b0f796c.p http://www.skansen.se/
df http://www.modernamuseet.se/sv/Stockholm/
http://arenastockholm2012.se/?m=20120606&cat=3#translate
http://makemusiksthlm.com/
• Transport
http://www.kungahuset.se/6juni
http://sl.se/en/Visitor/Plan-your-journey/
http://www.kungahuset.se/
• Stockholm city map http://www.vasamuseet.se/en/
http://www.skansen.se/
http://international.stockholm.se/Tourism-and-history/Maps/ http://en.fotografiska.eu/
• Useful phrases http://international.stockholm.se/
http://www.modernamuseet.se/sv/Stockholm/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/swedish.shtml http://www.nationalmuseum.se/
http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/swedish.php http://www.nationalstadsparken.se/
Note: some of the images in this presentation are taken from the Image Bank Sweden, and their target
audience is non-Swedish tourists. The purpose of the presentation is for non-Swedes to get acquainted to
Sweden as a touristic and cultural destination. Date of downloading the images is 1st of June 2012.
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