Facts: About Stockholm

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Facts: About Stockholm

Did you know that Stockholm consists of 14 islands connected by 52 bridges and each inhabitant has 87,5 square meters of green area? And that the archipelago consists of 30 000 islands and islets and that the worlds first National City Park is situated in Stockholm? Find out more facts in the document
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  • Tourism

Categories

  • archipelago
  • facts
  • royal national city park
  • hammarby sjöstad
  • sustainability
  • green
  • water

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