I like Stockholm, I like it a lot: Maybe it’s the fresh northern air that does it, or maybe it’s because the Stockholm Archipelago brings the great outdoors right into the city centre. I don’t know who counted them, but there are supposed to be 24,000 islands within the archipelago, 14 of which are part of the city itself.

Stockholm’s historic core is Gamla Stan (Old Town) and is centred on the island of Stadsholmen. The adjacent smaller islands of Helgeandsholmen, Riddarholmen and Stromsborg are also included, but for most people, Stadsholmen is Gamla Stan.

Today, Stockholm is home to around 1.6 million people which is roughly 22% of Sweden’s total population, but with water everywhere you look, it doesn’t feel like most other major cities.

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Originally posted 2021-11-18 14:54:29.