SWEDEN POSTCARDS COLLECTION

STOCKHOLM (Old Town) Capital City

Stockholm, SWEDEN

Thanks to Merja Deb of Sweden

Received: Aug. 06, 2016

     Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and the most populous city in the Nordic countries.

     Stockholm’s Old Town is in the intersection of the Baltic Sea and lake Mälaren, it was first built from about 1000 CE by Vikings. Now, the present Old Town (Gamla Stan) was built on the central island next to Helgeandsholmen from the mid 13th century onward.

     Stockholm Palace is also a part of Old Town it is the official residence and principal workplace of the Swedish monarch.

     Stockholm is the seat of the Swedish government and most of its agencies, including the highest courts in the judiciary and the official residencies of the Swedish monarch and the Prime Minister.