General facts and figures

General information about City of Stockholm

Multifaceted and exciting

  • More than 850 000 people of different origins live inte the city.
  • Around 40% of the city’s land consists of parks or recreational areas and there are 7 nature preserves.
  • Around 525 000 people, of which 237 000 commute from other cities, work at around 36 000 work places.
  • There are around 450 sport facilities including 14 public indoor pools visited by almost 3 million people every year.
  • More than 4.2 million books are borrowed each year from the city’s libraries, and cultural activities are visited by more than 2.7 million people.
  • Almost 300 annual events take place at the Ericsson Globe arena, attracting over 1.4 million visitors.

Innovative and growing

  • The city's accessibility will increase through expanded roads and public transportations in cooperation with other actors in the region.
  • Stockholm is Sweden’s largest business site with close to a fourth of the country’s businesses.
  • 100 000 new housing units is planned for the Stockholm region before 2030.
  • The city will conduct active climate operations to counteract an increase of greenhouse gas emissions. 

The citizen's Stockholm

  • Almost 45 000 children attend pre-school, nearly 74 000 students attend elementary school and close to 27 000 students attend upper secondary school.
  • Home service for the elderly caters to more than 16 000 people.
  • For the unemployed, ”Job Plazas” offer efficient individual assessments and activity plans, employments or other measures within five days.
  • The city is investing in lighting projects, graffiti clean-up and tidying of  common areas to maintain a beautiful and safe Stockholm.

Last updated 10 Feb, 2012


Environmental facts about Stockholm at 21:30

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Temperature
16°
Wind
NE 3m/s
Barometer
1012 hPa
Humidity
56%
Air pollution levels
Relatively high