General facts

• Stockholm County contains 20 percent of Swedens total population. In the end of 2006 the County had 1,92 million inhabitants. City of Stockholm is the most populated area with 782,885 inhabitants.
  
  
• Stockholm is considered a “green” city.  The county has no less than 219 nature reserves and the closest one is just a 10-minute subway ride from the city centre. The city has about 1,000 parks, which make up approximately 30 percent of the city’s area.
  
  
• Stockholm is considered to have one of the cleanest environments among the capitals in Europe. The water is so clean you can go fish in the centre of the city.
  
  
• In 2005 and 2006, the temperature was exceptionally high during the summer months, often well above 23 ° C. Summer days usually have an average temperature of around 20 ° C. Days with temperatures below 20° C are considered chilly. The average temperature in the winter drops to about 0 ° C.
  
  
• According to the Mercer cost of living survey, Stockholm is the cheapest capital in Scandinavia to live in. Stockholm ranks 36 of a total of 50 compared cities.
  
  
• Stockholm is located at the heart of Scandinavia, with all of the region’s important cities comfortably within reach. Stockholm has five international airports, all easily accessible from Stockholm Central station. From these one can reach all of the major cities of northern Europe in less than two hours. Arlanda airport is the largest and transports over 20 million people each year. Arlanda provides a regional transport hub with 172 destinations; over 480 direct flight arrives and departs there each day.
  
  
• Public transport in Stockholm serves the entire county with train, subway and bus service.
  
  
• On an average day 48,000 air, 20,000 ferry and 33,000 train passengers travel to/from Stockholm.
  
  
• Stockholm is one of the most IT-intensive capitals in the world. The infrastructure for mobile and land based sound, image and data communication is world class.

Best cities in terms of freedom from pollution


Source: European Cities Monitor 2006


Worldwide Cost of Living Survey 2006 (Most expensive – Moscow)


Source: Mercer Human Resource Consulting


Travel time to the five international airports


Source: Stockholm Business Region