How Big Is Stockholm?

Stockholm Size Overview

Stockholm covers an area of 188 km² (73 mi²) in Sweden, Europe. Sweden's capital, spread across 14 islands. The city is often called "Venice of the North". To put this in perspective, Stockholm is roughly the same size as Washington D.C..

With a population of 1.0 million (2.4 million in the metropolitan area), Stockholm has a population density of 5,213 people per km². The greater Stockholm metropolitan area extends to 6,519 km².

Stockholm has a history stretching back to 1252. The city is renowned for Gamla Stan (Old Town), Vasa Museum, ABBA Museum, and Nobel Prize ceremony.

Stockholm has a humid continental climate, with summer temperatures averaging 18°C and winters around -2°C. The city's main public transit system is the Stockholm Metro (Tunnelbana).