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Gamla stan ( Swedish: [ˈɡâmːla ˈstɑːn], "The Old Town"), until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ("The Town between the Bridges"), is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. Gamla stan consists primarily of the island Stadsholmen. Officially, but not colloquially, Gamla stan includes the surrounding islets Riddarholmen, Helgeandsholmen ...
Vår tid är nu (en: Our Time is Now - English translation; The Restaurant - English title[ 1]) is a Swedish historical drama series with 32 episodes divided into four seasons. [ 2][ 3] The first season premiered at SVT on 2 October 2017, and the second season premiered on 1 October 2018. [ 4][ 5] The third season premiered on 28 October 2019 ...
Coordinates: 59°19′30″N 18°04′15″E. Stockholm Bloodbath as it was depicted in Blodbadsplanschen. The Stockholm Bloodbath ( Swedish: Stockholms blodbad; Danish: Det Stockholmske Blodbad) was a trial that led to a series of executions in Stockholm between 7 and 9 November 1520. The event is also known as the Stockholm massacre.
Carl Michael Bellman ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːɭ ˈmîːkaɛl ˈbɛ̌lːman] ⓘ; 4 February 1740 – 11 February 1795) [ 1] was a Swedish songwriter, composer, musician, poet, and entertainer. He is a central figure in the Swedish song tradition and remains a powerful influence in Swedish music, as well as in Scandinavian literature ...
Former Kreditbanken building in Stockholm, Sweden, the location of the 1973 Norrmalmstorg robbery (photographed in 2005) Stockholm syndrome is a proposed condition or theory that tries to explain why hostages sometimes develop a psychological bond with their captors. [ 1][ 2] It is supposed to result from a rather specific set of circumstances ...
Gröna Lund ( Swedish pronunciation: [ɡrøːnaˈlɵnːd]; lit. "Green Grove"), or colloquially Grönan ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡrø̂ːnan] ), is an amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the seaward side of Djurgården Island, it is relatively small compared to other amusement parks, mainly because of its central location, which ...
In 1994, Skogskyrkogården was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site and although it does not have the number of famous interments as the Norra begravningsplatsen, its much older counterpart in northern Stockholm, it is a major tourist attraction. At the Tallum Pavilion (a building designed originally by Asplund as staff facilities), visitors can ...
— Greta Thunberg, Stockholm November 2018 Thunberg says she first heard about climate change in 2011, when she was eight years old, and could not understand why so little was being done about it. The situation depressed her, and as a result, at the age of 11, she stopped talking and eating much and lost ten kilograms (22 lb) in two months. Eventually, she was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome ...