Hotels in Stockholm, Sweden

A little about Stockholm...

Stockholm is the largest city and capital of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the official residence of the Swedish monarch.

The Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, or KTH) was founded in 1827 and is currently Scandinavia's largest higher education institute of technology with 13,000 students. Stockholm University, founded in 1878 with university status granted in 1960, has 35,000 students as of 2004. It also incorporates many historical institutions, such as the Observatory, the Swedish Museum of Natural History, and the botanical garden Bergianska trädgården. The Stockholm School of Economics, founded in 1909, is one of few private institutions of higher education in Sweden.

The Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, or KTH) was founded in 1827 and is currently Scandinavia's largest higher education institute of technology with 13,000 students. Stockholm University, founded in 1878 with university status granted in 1960, has 35,000 students as of 2004. It also incorporates many historical institutions, such as the Observatory, the Swedish Museum of Natural History, and the botanical garden Bergianska trädgården. The Stockholm School of Economics, founded in 1909, is one of few private institutions of higher education in Sweden.

Other institutes of higher education are:
Ersta Sköndal University College
The Stockholm School of Theology (Teologiska Högskolan, Stockholm)
The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences (Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, or GIH)
The Stockholm Institute of Education (Lärarhögskolan i Stockholm)

Yearly Events:
Stockholm Jazz Festival is one of Sweden's oldest festivals, the festival takes place at Skeppsholmen in July.
Stockholm Pride is the largest Pride event in the Nordic countries and takes place in the last week of July every year. The Stockholm Pride always ends with a parade and in 2007, 50 000 people marched with the parade and about 500 000 watched it.
The Stockholm Marathon takes place on a Saturday in early June each year
The Nobel Banquet takes place at Stockholm City Hall every year on December 10

Stockholm has an extensive public transport system. It consists of the Stockholm Metro (Tunnelbana); three regional/suburban rail systems: commuter rail (pendeltåg), Roslagsbanan, and Saltsjöbanan; three light rail systems: Nockebybanan, Lidingöbanan, and Tvärbanan; and a large number of bus lines.

The Stockholm Central Station has train connections to many Swedish towns, Oslo and to Copenhagen. The popular X2000-service to Gothenburg takes three hours. Most of the trains are run by SJ AB.

International and domestic:
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is the primary airport for the region. Serves as a hub for Scandinavian Airlines.
Stockholm-Bromma Airport

Only international:
Stockholm-Skavsta Airport
Stockholm-Västerås Airport
Flygbussarna bus lines run to and from central Stockholm from all the airports, and the Arlanda Express airport rail link runs between Arlanda Airport and Stockholm.