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Explore the Stockholm archipelago on a day (or overnight) trip from the Swedish capital city. Visit these islands for stunning scenery and captivating culture.
Depiction of the Stockholm Archipelago, c. 1740. The Stockholm Archipelago is a joint valley landscape that has been shaped – and is still being shaped – by post-glacial rebound. [4] [5] It was not until the Viking Age that the archipelago began to assume its present-day contours. The islands rise by about three millimeters each year.
ESA satellite photo of Stockholm. The City of Stockholm is situated on fourteen islands and on the banks to the archipelago where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic Sea. The city centre is virtually situated on the water. The area of Stockholm is one of several places in Sweden with a joint valley terrain. [1]
View from Skeppsholmen Island, September 2012. Skeppsholmen is one of the islands of Stockholm. It is connected with Blasieholmen and Kastellholmen by bridges. It is accessible by foot from Kungsträdgården, past the Grand Hôtel and Nationalmuseum, by bus number 65, or by boat from Slussen, Djurgården or Nybroplan.
Kungsholmen shoreline View to the Island of Kungsholmen. Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of central Stockholm, Sweden. It is situated north of Riddarfjärden and considered part of the historical province Uppland. Its area is 3.9 km 2 (1.5 sq mi) with a perimeter of 8.9 km (5.5 mi). The highest point is at ...
Stockholm (Swedish: [ˈstɔ̂kː(h)ɔlm] ⓘ) [10] is the capital and most populous city of Sweden, as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries.Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, [11] with 1.6 million in the urban area, [12] and 2.5 million in the metropolitan area. [11]
A view of Strömsborg from north with Riddarholmen in the background. Detail from an engraving by Frantz Hogenberg c.1570.. Known for centuries as a set of insignificant cliffs surrounded by a number of treacherous sunken rocks, Strömsborg is represented on Petrus Tillæus' 1733 map as uninhabited and named Stenskär ("Stone Skerry").
The western end of the island gives a magnificent panoramic and photogenic view of the bay Riddarfjärden, often used by TV journalists with Stockholm City Hall in the background. A statue of Birger Jarl, traditionally considered the founder of Stockholm, stands on a pillar in front of the Bonde Palace, north of Riddarholm Church.