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History

History

• Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden • The city was founded in 13th century – 1252 (first mention in Norse sagas) and is 760 years old The name of the city and its founder • ”Stock” means “log” in Swedish, possible connection to old German “stock”- “fortification”. • “holm” means islet, thought to refer to the islet Helgeandsholmen in central Stockholm. • The city was founded by Birger Jarl to protect Sweden from a sea invasion and the pillage of towns on Lake Mälaren

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Stockholm panorama. Lithography by Carl Johan Billmark 1868/public domain image

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History

Sweden timeline

• 17th century - Sweden grew into a major European power

• 1634 – Stockholm became the official capital of the Swedish empire

• 18th century - plague and Great Northern War

• 19th century - city returned to leading economic role, appearance of new industries, establishment of major scientific institutes, territorial expansion • 20th century - Stockholm became a modern, technologically advanced, and ethnically diverse city

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Geography

Geography • Central parts of the city are located on 14 islands, meeting point of Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea • 30% of the city is made up of waterways , another 30% - parks and green areas • The city of Stockholm municipality consists of 14 districts, divided in 3 major parts: Innerstaden (Stockholm City Centre), Söderort (Southern Stockholm) and Västerort (Western Stockholm).

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Population

• The Stockholm region contains more than a fifth (22%) of

Sweden’s total population (2 million inhabitants) and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia • The City of Stockholm is the most populated city in Sweden (more than 850,000 inhabitants) • Residents of Stockholm are known as Stockholmers, “Stockholmare” • The region population is highly diverse and accounts for almost half of the country’s population growth, due to immigration from the rest of Sweden and abroad

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Population and languages

Population and Languages • Approximately one forth of Stockholm's residents are of an immigrant or non-Swedish background (OECD, 2007) • The largest groups of foreign-born population by country include in decreasing order: Finland, Iraq, Iran, Poland, Turkey, Somalia, Chile, former Yugoslavia, Germany, Ethiopia and others • Almost 200 languages are spoken in Sweden today • Languages spoken in Stockholm: Swedish, Finnish, English, Bosnian, Syrian, Arabic, Turkish, Kurdish, Persian, Dutch, Spanish, Serbian, Croatian, Polish etc.

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Languages

Languages

• The official language of Sweden – Swedish, spoken by the majority people in Sweden as a mother tongue or as a second language • Officially recognized minority languages in Sweden: Finnish, all Sami dialects, Torne Valley Finnish (Meänkieli), Romani, and Yiddish and Swedish sign language

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Languages

Official and minority languages of Sweden

Languages Classification Number of native speakers

Areas the language is spoken in

Swedish Indo-European, Germanic, northern Germanic

~ 10 000 000 people Throughout the country

Finnish Uralic, Finnic Sources vary (Between 400 000 – 450 000 people)

Northeast, Norrbotten County, Gällivare, Kiruna, Pajala, Övertorneä, and Haparanda municipalities (Second official language in the city of Eskilstuna)

Torne Valley Finnish (Meänkieli)

Uralic, Finnic Sources vary (Between 40,000 and 70,000 people)

Northeast, Norrbotten County, Gällivare, Kiruna, Pajala, Övertorneä, and Haparanda municipalities

Sami (all varieties)

Uralic, Sami, Western, Northern/Southern

Sources vary (Between 7000 to 20 000 people)

Arjeplog, Gällivare, Jokkmokk and Kiruna municipalities

Romani (all varieties)

Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan

~9,500 people No geographical center

Yiddish Indo-European, Germanic, West, High German, Yiddish

~3000 people No geographical center

Swedish sign language

Deaf sign language Not availible No geographical center

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Education

Education • Stockholm is the largest university city in the Nordic countries • About 80,000 university students study at 21 universities and university colleges of Stockholm region • The city has Sweden’s best educated inhabitants (more than 40 % of stockholmers aged over 20 have a higher education) •Among the biggest and the most well known educational institutions of Stockholm are: the Karolinska Institute (one of Europe's largest medical universities), The Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University, Stockholm School of Economics, The Royal College of Music, Royal University College of Fine Arts • Swedish education system is free of charge and is financed by the state

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Environment

• Stockholm possesses abundant green areas including the world’s first legally protected national urban park and clean water safe for swimming and fishing • It is one of the cleanest capitals in the world and the first city to receive the European Green Capital award by the EU Commission in 2010 • Environmental aspects are regarded as one of the most important administrative responsibilities • Stockholm’s environmental programme concerns transport, responsible product and energy consumption, planning, waste processing and indoor environment • The City carbon dioxide emissions were cut by 25 % per capita since 1990. Stockholm aims to become fossil fuel free by 2050 • In 2010 Stockholm was called “the best city in terms of Freedom from pollution” by European cities monitor

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Attractions

Attractions Among the numerous city attractions the most popular ones are:

Gamla stan

• The ”Old Town”, one of the largest and best preserved medieval city centers in Europe • Stortorget, the oldest square in Stockholm located in the middle of Gamla Stan and is the central point from which runs Köpmangatan, the oldest street in Stockholm • Among the most distinguished buildings of the district are: Riddarholmskyrkan (”Riddarholmen Church”) – burial place of the Swedish monarchs and the oldest building in the city (parts dating to the 13th century); Tyska Kyrkan (”German Church”); Riddarhuset (”Swedish House of Nobility”); Sankt Nikolai kyrkan (“Church of St. Nicholas”); Bondeska palatset (”Bonde Palace ”); Kungliga slottet (”the Royal Palace”) •The district is full of sights, museums, restaurants, cafés, bars and shops

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Attractions

Attractions The Royal Palace • Kungliga slottet - the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish Monarch • The palace was largely built in 18th century in the Italian Baroque style • It is used by the King for representative purposes • The Royal Palace is open to the public, its attending usually includes visiting of The Royal Apartments, Gustav III’s Museum of Antiquities, the Tre Kronor Museum and the Treasury • The Royal Palace also contains the Armory, with royal costumes and armor and coronation carriages

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Attractions

The Vasa Museum • Vasamuseet – the maritime museum located on the island of Djurgården • The museum displays the only preserved 17th century ship in the world. The ship sank on her first voyage in 1628 and undergone its half century restoration after being salvaged in 1961 • It is the most visited museum in Scandinavia

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Skansen Open-Air Museum • Sweden’s first open-air museum and zoo located on the island Djurgården Stockholm • It was founded in 1891 to show the way of life in Sweden before the industrial era • 150 farms and dwellings from different parts of Sweden were disassembled and transported here for this purpose • The museum provides the possibility to learn about Swedish traditions (Midsummer, Walpurgis Night and Lucia are celebrated here), traditional crafts, try traditional Swedish food (the museum has several restaurants) and see the animals native to Scandinavia • Skansen is also one of the Stockolmers’ favourite passtime locations fitting for family visits

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Attractions

Moderna Museet • The Museum of Modern Art - is a state museum located on the island of Skeppsholmen in central Stockholm. It was first opened in 1958. Its collection includes modern and contemporary art, among which are pieces by Picasso, Salvador Dalí , Henri Matisse etc. •The museum provides various exhibitions, a workshop for children, a store and an restaurant with a view of Djurgården and Strandvägen

Fotografiska • The Swedish Museum of Photography – one of the world’s largest centers of contemporary photography located in Stockholm • The museum presents 4 unique large exhibitions and about 20 smaller exhibitions every year. It also contains a book and souvenir shop, a restaurant, a photo gallery, as well as the bar on the top floor allowing visitors to enjoy the city view

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The City Hall • Stadshuset - ”the City Hall”, located on Kungsholmen island, is the building of the Municipal Council for the City of Stockholm and the venue for the festivities in honor of the Nobel prize recipients • The city Hall was designed by the architect Ragnar Östberg, its construction was completed in 1923 • Stadshuset is regarded as one of Sweden's primary examples of national romanticism in architecture • It is open to the public through guided tours only, which are offered in several languages during the summer

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Attractions

The National Museum of Fine Arts • Nationalmuseum - is the national gallery of Sweden, located on the peninsula Blasieholmen in central Stockholm • The museum was founded in 1792 as the Royal Museum • Upon its present building opening in 1866 it was renamed the Nationalmuseum • The museums collection was largely benefited by King Gustav III and Carl Gustaf Tessin , it includes almost half a million drawings dating from the Middle Ages to 18th century, as well as modern Swedish classics of 19th and 20th centuries • In addition to Sweden’s works of art, the gallery possesses the international masterpieces by Rembrandt, Rubens, Goya, Renoir, Degas and many others

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Attractions

The Royal City park • The Royal City park (Kungliga nationalstadsparken) is the world’s first national urban park, established in 1995 in the municipalities of Stockholm, Solna and Lidingö in Sweden • The park is the site of numerous city museums, an amusement park, theaters , castles, hotels and sports facilities, residences from different historical periods • The area is the home for various species representing local flora and fauna

The boat city and archipelago sightseeing

• Exploring Stockholm and its archipelago by boat is also among the main attractions for the city visitors (a number of companies provides a wide range of such tours in several languages)

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Cuisine

Cuisine • The diverse Stockholm has more than 1000 restaurants offering food from all over the world for both fine and fast dining • There are nine Michelin star restaurants in the city, two of which have two stars • Fish and seafood are among the most popular in Stockholm • Stockholmers like to have a coffee breaks (“fika”) in cafes of which there are many • Traditional Swedish (“husmanskost”) food can also be found in all its variety in Stockholm’s Food Halls, e.g. Östermalmshallen at Östermalmstorg or Hötorgshallen at Hötorget), which are among locals’ favourits

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Events

City Events, June 2012

Events and activities

• 01-06.06.2012 - the festival Smaka på Stockholm (“A Taste of Stockholm”), people come together in Kungsträdgården (”King’s Garden”) to enjoy the very best of the culinary scene in Stockholm •06.06.2012 - National Day of Sweden, festivities at Skansen in the presence of the Swedish Royal Family. It includes speeches by the Royal family, flag ceremony, singing, brass bands and folk music • 06.06.2012 - Open Palace - free entrance to the Royal Palace, a full day with free entry to all the attractions at the Palace with exhibitions, activities and music

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Events

City Events, June 2012 • 07.06.2012 - Choir concert i Storkyrkan, Choir music and piano music.

• 06.06.2012 - Make Musik STHLM, one day event where musicians take over the street for one day. Musicians and bands will play on chosen public stages and venues in the city of Stockholm: shops, museums, hospitals and other unexpected places • 06-10.06.2012 - Stockholm Early Music Festival 2012, prestigious annual music event taking place in Stockholm's Old Town. Artists from Sweden and around the world perform baroque, renaissance and medieval music

Events and activities

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Events

City Events, June 2012 • 06 -09.06.2012 - Nordea Masters, International golf tournament with top athletes playing at the scenic courses of Bro Hof Castle • 06-08.06.2012 - Stockholm 1912-2012 Jubilee Regatta, the 100th anniversary of the Olympics in 1912, includes a spectacular regatta with 6-meter boats will be held in Riddarfjärden , the very heart of Stockholm • 09.06.2012 - Stadionfesten - Anniversary celebrations at the Olympic Stadium 100th anniversary of the Olympics in 1912 with a grand party at the Stockholm Stadium - the stadium built for the Olympics and which is currently the oldest Olympic stadium still in use, among the other entertainments - old sports

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Transport

Transport • The Stockholm transportation system is highly developed and provides its guests and citizens with numerous options for fast, safe and sustainable travel • The Stockholm Metro; 2 urban rail systems; a suburban rail system: the Stockholm commuter rail, 3 light rail systems; a tramway; a number of bus lines, and the inner-city boat line Djurgårdsfärjan (except the airport buses and trains) are part of the city public transport system organized and operated by Stockholm County and called Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL). • Bicycles are availble for rent at numerous points of Stockholm, the service is operated by the city as well as by several private companies • Taxi services are also availible and operated by private companies • Cars; driving - may be a subject to a charge depending on the time of the day, Congestion Tax) by The Swedish Transport Agency

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Words and phrases

Useful words and phrases

Swedish English Swedish English

Ja Yes Jag heter... My name is...

Nej No Talar du engelska/svenska? Do you speak English/Swedish?

Välkommen! Welcome! Tyvärr, talar jag inte svenska.

Unfortunately, I don’t speak Swedish.

Trevligt att träffas! Pleased to meet you! Lite A little

Hej! Hello! Jog förstår inte I don’t understand

Hej då! Goodbye! Jag behöver hjälp. I need help.

Tack!/ Tack så mycket!

Thank you!/Thank you very much!

Ursäkta mig, var är...? Excuse me, where is...?

Varsågod! You are welcome!/Here you are!

Trevlig resa! Bon voyage!

Ursäkta! excuse me/ sorry/ pardon me

Smaklig måltid! Bon appetit!

Förlåt! I’m sorry! Hur mycket kostar det? How much is this?

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Culture quizz

Culture quizz

• In what century was Stockholm founded (first mentioned)?

A. In 9th century B. In 13th century C. In 15th century

• On how many islands is Stockholm located?

A. 2 B. 7 C. 14

• When did the city become the official capital of Sweden?

A. In 9th century B. In 13th century C. In 17th century

• To what group of languages does the Swedish language belong ?

A. Uralic, Finnic B. Germanic C. Slavic

•How many official minority languages does Sweden have?

A. 2 B. 3 C. 6

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Culture quizz

Culture quizz

• What language is the second in the country by the number of its native speakers?

A. Sami B. Finnish C. Arabic

• Stockholm is washed by what sea?

A. The Baltic sea B. The North sea C. The Barents Sea

• Where are celebrations in honor of Nobel recipients held?

A. The Royal Palace B. The City Hall C. The Bonde Palace

• How many universities and colleges are in Stockholm?

A. 8 B. 21 C. 29

• When is the National Day of Sweden?

A. June 6 B. June 11 C. July 20

• What does ”Varsågod!” mean in Swedish?

A. Welcome! B. I’m sorry! C. You are welcome!/Here you are!

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References and resources

References and resources

• Information about the city and country, in English

www.sweden.se

http://international.stockholm.se http://www.visitstockholm.com/en/ http://www.stockholm.com/ http://www.stockholmourway.com/ http://www.europeancitiesmonitor.eu/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ECM-2010-Full-Version.pdf http://ec.europa.eu/environment/europeangreencapital/winning-cities/index.html

• Statistics of Sweden

http://www.scb.se/

• The Stockholm Guide brochures

http://shop.visitstockholm.com/en-GB/the-stockholm-guide--p-27-c-104.aspx

• Stockholm news in English http://www.stockholmnews.com http://www.thelocal.se/

• Languages in Sweden

http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=SE

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References and resources • Map of languages http://www.ethnologue.com/show_map.asp?name=SE&seq=10

• Minority languages status http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/08/56/35/3b0f796c.pdf

• Transport http://sl.se/en/Visitor/Plan-your-journey/

• Stockholm city map

http://international.stockholm.se/Tourism-and-history/Maps/

• Useful phrases

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/other/quickfix/swedish.shtml

http://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/swedish.php

• Events and attractions http://www.smakapastockholm.se/english/ http://www.semf.se/ http://nordeamasters.se/ http://www.skansen.se/ http://www.modernamuseet.se/sv/Stockholm/ http://arenastockholm2012.se/?m=20120606&cat=3#translate http://makemusiksthlm.com/ http://www.kungahuset.se/6juni http://www.kungahuset.se/ http://www.vasamuseet.se/en/ http://www.skansen.se/ http://en.fotografiska.eu/ http://international.stockholm.se/ http://www.modernamuseet.se/sv/Stockholm/ http://www.nationalmuseum.se/ http://www.nationalstadsparken.se/

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Note: some of the images in this presentation are taken from the Image Bank Sweden, and their target audience is non-Swedish tourists. The purpose of the presentation is for non-Swedes to get acquainted to Sweden as a touristic and cultural destination. Date of downloading the images is 1st of June 2012.