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This is a list of people connected to Stockholm, Sweden.. Carl Michael Bellman, 1779 Charles IX of Sweden Queen Christina, 17th C. Britt Ekland, 1972 Greta Garbo, 1931 Elsa Hosk, 1987 in Stockholm Johan Harmenberg, 1980 Magdalena Eriksson, 2016 Jenny Lind, 1850 Carl Lindhagen, ca.1900 Alfred Nobel, pre 1896 Anne Sofie von Otter, 2011 Olof Palme, 1984 August Strindberg, ca.1900 Greta Thunberg, 2020
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 ...
By the end of the 15th century, the population in Stockholm can be estimated to 5,000–7,000 people, which made it a relatively small town compared to several other contemporary European cities. On the other hand, it was far larger than any other city in Sweden.
The world's largest Dalecarlian horse, made of concrete and located in Avesta, Sweden The world's largest Dalecarlian horse painting, painted by Shai Dahan in New York City 2019. A Dalecarlian horse ( / ˌ d ɑː l ə ˈ k ɑːr l i ə n / DAH -lə- KAR -lee-ən ) [ 1 ] or Dala horse ( Swedish : dalahäst ) is a traditional carved, painted ...
Skäralid River, part of Söderåsen National Park. Abisko National Park was established in 1909. Stream just over the tree line in Stora Sjöfallet National Park. The forest in Dalby Söderskog National Park. The hill Stenshuvud in Stenshuvud National Park. Gotska Sandön National Park is one of Sweden's oldest national parks.
List of mammals of Sweden. Reindeer. There are 84 mammal species (with two uncertain) recorded in Sweden according to the IUCN Red List. Two are endangered, one is vulnerable as well now extinct, and four are near threatened. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for ...
The Sámi ( / ˈsɑːmi / SAH-mee; also spelled Sami or Saami) are the traditionally Sámi -speaking Indigenous peoples inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia. The region of Sápmi was formerly known as Lapland, and the Sámi have historically ...
The Eurasian blackbird is the national bird of Sweden. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Sweden. The avifauna of Sweden included a total of 554 confirmed species as of June 2023, according to BirdLife Sveriges (BLS) with supplemental additions from Avibase. [1] Of them, one has been introduced by humans, one is extinct, and three ...