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Stockholm Map, Sweden

If you feel like you need some help to find your way in your destination city, you are in the right place. This Stockholm Map will certainly help you to seek out the best restaurants, clubs and sights in town. You want to know what is the best place for a walk? Or what you should be watching out for during your visit? Learn more about the best things to do in the city reading our travel tips and then get around in Stockholm with Travelgrove's map. While searching for places, you can also check some cheap flights or deals or you can take a look at our user's galleries about the city. We hope you will find our city map of Stockholm useful. Enjoy your trip and come back to share your travel experience about Stockholm!

Stockholm History

The city started growing quickly in the 14th and 15th centuries, with the introduction and addition of the cities, Normalm and Sodermalm. The Old Town of Stockholm has signs of the German descent of the city; but it was Gustav Vasa who was responsible for making Sweden the absolute sovereign it is now. And it was he who declared Stockholm to be the political front of Sweden. This was however not until the year 1634. read more

Stockholm Nightlife

There are independent entertainment scenes and restaurants in neighborhoods like Vasastan and Kungsholmen. There are also numerous discotheques and pubs to keep you entertained in Stockholm, like in the entertainment districts of Kungsgatan. Besides all this wild nightlife entertainment, Stockholm also offers clubs with specific musical focus if you are looking for something soothing and relaxing while in Stockholm. read more

Stockholm Sightseeing

Very near to the elite playground of Stureplan is the Humlegarden, a park that has its history back to the 1500s. It was first built on the orders of King Johan III of Sweden. It was intended as a fruit garden, and its name is derived from one of the major plants that the king’s gardeners cultivated in the garden. It was a royals-only venue up until the late 19th century when it was finally opened to the public.... read more

Stockholm Travel Guide

The foundation of the capital of Stockholm is credited to a 13th-century political leader in Sweden named Birger Jarl, who saw that Sweden was in threat of invasion by the sea and judged that a fortification was needed to prevent that from happening. Thus, Stockholm was born. The name is testimony to its original role as a fortification: “Stock” could either mean “log” or “fortification” while “holm”... read more