Editing Stockholm (section)

== Culture ==
{{main|Culture in Stockholm}}

As the capital and largest city of Sweden, Stockholm is the primary centre for the country's cultural life. The [[Swedish Royal Academies]], founded by various monarchs after the sixteenth century, award several prestigious awards and serve as intellectual institutions for the country's leading figures. The city also hosts several of Sweden's architectural masterpieces; the Stockholm region is home to three [[World Heritage Site]]s – spots judged as invaluable places that belong to all of humanity: The [[Drottningholm Palace]], [[Skogskyrkogården]] (The Woodland Cemetery) and [[Birka]].<ref name="Drottningholm">{{Cite web |title=Drottningholm Palace |url=http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalpalaces/drottningholmpalace.4.396160511584257f218000368.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140208204542/http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/royalpalaces/drottningholmpalace.4.396160511584257f218000368.html |archive-date=8 February 2014 |access-date=2 February 2014 |publisher=The [[Royal Court of Sweden]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Three world heritage sites |url=http://www.visitstockholm.com/en/To-Do/Tips/Three-world-heritage-sites/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219115856/http://www.visitstockholm.com/en/To-Do/Tips/Three-world-heritage-sites/ |archive-date=19 February 2014 |access-date=2 February 2014 |publisher=Stockholm Visitors Board}}</ref><ref name="Skogskyrkogården">{{Cite web |title=World Heritage Skogskyrkogården |url=http://www.skogskyrkogarden.se/en/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109040448/http://www.skogskyrkogarden.se/en/ |archive-date=9 January 2014 |access-date=2 February 2014 |publisher=The Stockholm City Museum}}</ref> In 1998, Stockholm was named [[European Capital of Culture]].

=== Literature ===
Since its founding, Stockholm has been home to many authors of worldwide recognition; these include figures like [[August Strindberg]] and [[Astrid Lindgren]], as well as other writers important to the development of Swedish literature, like [[Vilhelm Moberg]] or [[Olof von Dalin]]. Stockholm has an active literary life, as it hosts two of Europe's most important literary institutions: the [[Swedish Academy]] and [[National Library of Sweden]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Swedish Academy |url=https://www.svenskaakademien.se/en |access-date=21 October 2023 |website=www.svenskaakademien.se |archive-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017174155/https://www.svenskaakademien.se/en |url-status=live }}</ref>

Literature in Stockholm began during the Viking Age, when numerous runestones were carved in the area due to its importance as a trading hub. However, Sweden's literature at the time was primarily based in [[Götaland]] and [[Uppsala]], as evidenced by the abundance of runestones in these areas and the settings of poems like [[Beowulf]]. The presence of the [[Church of Sweden|Church]] and [[Uppsala University|University]] only served to further strengthen Uppsala's role as Sweden's literary centre throughout Christianisation and the Middle Ages.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Arbuckle |first=Alex |date=7 January 2017 |title=The imposing Viking runestones which dot the Swedish countryside |url=https://mashable.com/feature/runestones-of-sweden |access-date=21 October 2023 |website=Mashable |language=en |archive-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023032648/https://mashable.com/feature/runestones-of-sweden |url-status=live }}</ref>

The centralisation of royal power and relative secularism brought in the sixteenth century led to the rise of Stockholm in Sweden's literature; this is due to several factors, including royal patronage in Stockholm and the relative decline of Uppsala University. The Bible was translated into Swedish during the reign of [[Gustav I of Sweden|Gustav Vasa]], and he drew several writers to his court due to his fondness for both music and literature.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gustav Vasa Bible {{!}} religious canon {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gustav-Vasa-Bible |access-date=21 October 2023 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en |archive-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023032648/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gustav-Vasa-Bible |url-status=live }}</ref>

Stockholm's literature first began to flourish in the seventeenth century, with notable writers from the rest of Sweden moving to the city due to the wealth and patronage born from the spoils of the [[Swedish Empire]]. This process of cultural advancement continued into the eighteenth century, where the Gustavian era brought Stockholm's literature to its peak. [[Carl Linnaeus]]'s scientific works were influential literary pieces, with August Strindberg describing Linnaeus as a "poet who happened to become a naturalist". Another notable literary figure from this time is [[Carl Michael Bellman]], with his unique gift for setting his poems to song; he is often considered the father of the Swedish ballad tradition.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 August 2016 |title=Evolution of Swedish Folk Music – Swedish Press |url=https://swedishpress.com/evolution-of-swedish-folk-music/ |access-date=21 October 2023 |language=en-US |archive-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023032649/https://swedishpress.com/evolution-of-swedish-folk-music/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The nineteenth and twentieth centuries were also a good time for the literature of Stockholm, with the rise of the [[Romanticism|Romantic]] and [[Literary realism|Realist]] movements, respectively. August Strindberg rose to prominence in the late nineteenth century with several important works; he is still considered one of Sweden's finest writers. Astrid Lindgren, in the twentieth century, was famous for her children's stories, while Vilhelm Moberg's works are often considered national treasures in Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hem - Astrid Lindgren - Astrid Lindgren |url=https://www.astridlindgren.com/se |access-date=21 October 2023 |website=www.astridlindgren.com |language=sv-SE |archive-date=23 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023032648/https://www.astridlindgren.com/se |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Vilhelm Moberg {{!}} Novelist, Playwright, Historian {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vilhelm-Moberg |access-date=21 October 2023 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en |archive-date=18 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918091732/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vilhelm-Moberg |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Architecture ===
{{Main|Architecture in Stockholm}}
[[File:Stockholm Port.jpg|thumb|right|Strandvägen as seen from the island of [[Djurgården]]]]
[[File:Djurgardsbron 2008.jpg|thumb|right|[[Djurgårdsbron]] bridge from the large island which is still under [[Royal Right of Disposal (Sweden)|direct royal control]] since the 18th century]]
[[File:Stockholms-stadsbibliotek-2003-04-14.jpg|right|thumb|[[Stockholm Public Library]], designed by architect [[Gunnar Asplund]]]]

Stockholm's oldest section is Gamla Stan (Old Town), located on the original small islands of the city's earliest settlements and still featuring the [[Middle Ages|medieval]] street layout. Some notable buildings of Gamla Stan are the large [[German Church, Stockholm|German Church]] (''Tyska kyrkan'') and several mansions and palaces: the ''[[Swedish House of Nobility|Riddarhuset]]'' (the House of Nobility), the [[Bonde Palace]], the [[Tessin Palace]] and the [[Axel Oxenstierna palace|Oxenstierna Palace]].

The oldest building in Stockholm is [[Riddarholmen Church]] from the late 13th century. After a fire in 1697 when the original medieval castle was destroyed, [[Stockholm Palace]] was erected in a [[Baroque architecture|baroque]] style. [[Storkyrkan]] Cathedral, the episcopal seat of the Bishop of Stockholm, stands next to the castle. It was founded in the 13th century but is clad in a baroque exterior dating to the 1730-40s.

As early as the 15th century, the city had expanded outside of its original borders. Some pre-industrial, small-scale buildings from this era can still be found in [[Södermalm]]. Norrmalm, now the central part of the shopping district of Stockholm, was originally a separate city but was incorporated in Stockholm (now Old Town) during the early 17th century.

Stockholm has had a tradition of applying for building permits in order to erect a building from the early 18th century, with the oldest building permit from 1713. The building permit application tradition is still ongoing; as a consequence, it is possible to trace the continuous history of a newly built house three centuries into the past. Today the Stockholm City Building committee is in charge of the building permit process and their 1713–1978 archive is maintained by [[:sv:Stockholms stadsarkiv|Stockholm City Archives]]. All drawings of old buildings from 1713 to 1874 are digitised and available through the Stockholms City Archives' website.

At the age of industrialisation and at the end of the 19th century and Stockholm grew rapidly, with plans and architecture inspired by the large cities of the continent such as [[Berlin]] and [[Vienna]]. Notable works of this time period include public buildings such as the [[Royal Swedish Opera]] and private developments such as the luxury housing developments on [[Strandvägen]].

In the 20th century, a nationalistic push spurred a new architectural style inspired by medieval and renaissance ancestry as well as influences of the [[Art Nouveau|Jugend]]/Art Nouveau style. A key landmark of Stockholm, the Stockholm City Hall, was erected 1911–1923 by architect [[Ragnar Östberg]]. Other notable works of these times are the [[Stockholm Public Library]] by [[Gunnar Asplund]] and the [[World Heritage Site]] [[Skogskyrkogården]] by [[Gunnar Asplund|Asplund]] and celebrated architect [[Sigurd Lewerentz]].<ref name="Skogskyrkogården" />

In the 1930s modernism characterised the development of the city as it grew. New residential areas sprang up such as the development on [[Gärdet]] while industrial development added to the growth, such as the KF manufacturing industries on Kvarnholmen located in the Nacka Municipality. In the 1950s, suburban development entered a new phase, that had already started in the early 1930s, with the introduction of the [[Stockholm metro]]. The modernist developments of [[Vällingby]] and [[Farsta]] were internationally praised. In the 1960s this suburban development continued but with the aesthetic of the times, the industrialised and mass-produced blocks of flats received considerable criticism.

At the same time that this suburban development was taking place, the most central areas of the inner city were being redesigned, known as ''[[Redevelopment of Norrmalm|Norrmalmsregleringen]]''. [[Sergels Torg]], with its five high-rise office towers was created in the 1960s, followed by the total clearance of large areas to make room for new development projects. The most notable buildings from this period include the ensemble of the [[The House of Culture (Stockholm)|House of Culture]], [[Stockholm City Theatre|City Theatre]] and the [[Sveriges Riksbank|Riksbank]] at Sergels Torg, designed by architect [[Peter Celsing]]. Other celebrated works from the 1960s was [[:sv:S:t Görans gymnasium|S:t Görans Gymnasium]] (originally built as a school for women, the School of House work and Sewing) by [[Léonie Geisendorf|Léonie Geisendorf]].

The municipality appointed an official "board of beauty" called "[[Stockholm Beauty Council|Skönhetsrådet]]" in 1919 to protect and preserve the beauty of the city, still an active part of the city planning, and architecture debate in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 February 2012 |title=Skönhetsrådet |url=http://www.stockholm.se/skonhetsradet |access-date=19 May 2012 |publisher=Stockholm.se |archive-date=12 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090212140456/http://www.stockholm.se/skonhetsradet |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Music ===
As the cultural centre of Sweden, Stockholm hosts much of Sweden's [[Music of Sweden|influential music industry]]; the city hosts a variety of musical institutions and many of Sweden's most popular musicians come from Stockholm. Among these are world famous bands like [[ABBA]], as well as more modern musicians like Tim Bergling, more commonly called [[Avicii]]. The most prestigious musical institutions in Stockholm include the [[Royal Swedish Opera]] and [[Royal Swedish Academy of Music]], both founded in the late eighteenth century.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Royal Swedish Opera {{!}} Swedens<!--sic--> national stage for opera & ballet |url=https://www.operan.se/en/ |access-date=29 October 2023 |website=www.operan.se |language=en-US |archive-date=9 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609221447/https://www.operan.se/en/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Among Stockholm's most influential musical figures are [[Carl Michael Bellman]], [[Joseph Martin Kraus]] and [[Jenny Lind]]; the former two were both classical composers, while the latter was one of Europe's most renowned opera singers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carl Michael Bellman {{!}} 18th-century Swedish, Baroque-style music, Fredman's Epistles {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-Michael-Bellman |access-date=29 October 2023 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en |archive-date=6 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306014955/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carl-Michael-Bellman |url-status=live }}</ref>

Stockholm first became globally prominent in modern music in the twentieth century. The band ABBA, one of the most popular in history, first became famous in the 1970s, after which they dominated popular music for about a decade, before becoming inactive.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2023 |title=ABBA {{!}} Members, Meaning, Songs, Reunion, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/ABBA |access-date=29 October 2023 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en |archive-date=8 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608011701/https://www.britannica.com/topic/ABBA |url-status=live }}</ref> Other popular bands and musicians formed in the twentieth century include [[Roxette]] and [[Kent (band)|Kent]], of which the former was most well known internationally while the latter remained popular in Sweden into the twenty-first century, when they ended the band in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://kent.band/about.html |access-date=29 October 2023 |website=kent.band |archive-date=28 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028023908/https://kent.band/about.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the twenty-first century, Stockholm has played host to several influential musicians. [[Max Martin]], who began his career in the late twentieth century, is one of the world's most influential songwriters; he remains based in Stockholm.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Max Martin {{!}} Songwriters Hall of Fame |url=https://www.songhall.org/profile/max_martin |access-date=29 October 2023 |website=www.songhall.org |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027073852/https://www.songhall.org/profile/max_martin |url-status=live }}</ref> Another popular musician was Tim Bergling, better known as Avicii, who became famous in 2013 for his electronic music; he committed suicide in 2018. Other popular modern musicians include [[Robyn]], as well as Eurovision winners [[Måns Zelmerlöw]] and [[Loreen]]. [[Allsång på Skansen]], Sweden's most prominent music festival, is hosted in Stockholm.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Allsång på Skansen |url=https://skansen.se/se-och-gora/evenemang-och-aktiviteter/allsang-pa-skansen/ |access-date=29 October 2023 |website=Skansen |language=sv-SE |archive-date=29 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029003616/https://skansen.se/se-och-gora/evenemang-och-aktiviteter/allsang-pa-skansen/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Museums ===
{{Main|List of museums in Stockholm}}
[[File:Vasa Museum interior1.jpg|thumb|right|The main hall of the [[Vasa Museum]] with a scale model of Vasa as it might have looked on its maiden voyage to the left and the preserved [[Vasa (ship)|ship itself]] to the right]]
[[File:Moragården.jpg|thumb|right|Moragården, one of many historical [[Homestead (buildings)|homesteads]] at the [[Skansen]] [[open-air museum]]]]

Stockholm is one of the most crowded museum-cities in the world with around 100 museums, visited by millions of people every year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Museer & attraktioner—Stockholms officiella besöksguide, kartor, hotell och evenemang |url=http://www.stockholmtown.com/templates/CategoryList____2920.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307144848/http://www.stockholmtown.com/templates/CategoryList____2920.aspx |archive-date=7 March 2009 |access-date=6 May 2009 |publisher=Stockholmtown.com}}</ref>

The [[Vasa Museum]] ({{langx|sv|Vasamuseet}}) is a [[maritime museum]] on [[Djurgården]] which displays the only almost fully intact 17th century [[ship]] that has ever been salvaged, the 64-gun warship ''[[Vasa (ship)|Vasa]]'' that sank on her maiden voyage in 1628.

The [[Nationalmuseum]] houses the largest collection of art in the country: 16,000 paintings and 30,000 objects of art handicraft. The collection dates back to the days of Gustav Vasa in the 16th century, and has since been expanded with works by artists such as [[Rembrandt]], and [[Jean-Antoine Watteau|Antoine Watteau]], as well as constituting a main part of Sweden's art heritage, manifested in the works of [[Alexander Roslin]], [[Anders Zorn]], [[Johan Tobias Sergel]], [[Carl Larsson]], [[Carl Fredrik Hill]] and [[Ernst Josephson]]. From the year 2013 to 2018 the museum was closed due to a restoration of the building.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Christina |date=12 October 2018 |title=A Restoration Brings Sweden's Nationalmuseum Into the 21st Century |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/12/arts/design/nationalmuseum-stockholm-reopening.html |access-date=5 March 2019 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109042009/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/12/arts/design/nationalmuseum-stockholm-reopening.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Moderna Museet]] (Museum of Modern Art) is Sweden's national museum of [[modern art]]. It has works by noted modern artists such as [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]] and [[Salvador Dalí]].

[[Skansen]] (in English: the [[Sconce (fortification)|Sconce]]) is a combined [[open-air museum]] and [[zoo]], located on the island of [[Djurgården]]. It was founded in 1891 by [[Artur Hazelius]] (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the [[Provinces of Sweden|different parts of Sweden]] before the industrial era.

Other notable museums (in alphabetical order):
* [[ABBA: The Museum]], an interactive exhibit about the pop-group [[ABBA]]
* [[Swedish Army Museum]], Swedish history, from 1500 to the present day with historical objects and realistic scenes
* [[Fotografiska]], a contemporary museum of photography, art and culture
* [[Birka]], The Viking City of Birka Swedish sites on the World Heritage List
* [[Livrustkammaren]], the royal armoury, located at [[Stockholm Palace]]
* [[Maritime Museum (Stockholm)]], museum for naval history, merchant shipping and shipbuilding.
* [[Medelhavsmuseet]], focused on the ancient cultures around the Mediterranean
* [[Millesgården]], home of the sculptor Carl Milles and now a museum of his works
* [[Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities]], exciting mix of art and culture from [[China]], [[Japan]], [[Korea]], [[India]] and [[Southeast Asia]]
* [[Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology]], Sweden's largest museum of [[technology]]
* [[Nobel Museum]], devoted to the [[Nobel Prize]], [[List of Nobel laureates|Nobel laureates]], and the founder of the prize, [[Alfred Nobel]] (1833–1896)
* [[Nordic Museum]], dedicated to the cultural history and ethnography of Sweden
* [[Royal Coin Cabinet]], dedicated to the history of money and [[economic history]] in general
* [[Skansen]], The world's first open-air museum with 150 historic buildings, zoo with Nordic wild and domestic animals
* [[Stockholm City Museum]], a museum of 500 years of Sweden's history
* [[Swedish History Museum]] magnificent medieval art and The History of Sweden exhibition which offers encounters
* [[Swedish Museum of Natural History]], Sweden's largest museum about new species and fossils of their predecessors in evolution.
* [[Toy Museum Stockholm]] a museum of toys and collectables

=== Art ===
Stockholm has a vibrant art scene with a number of internationally recognised art centres and commercial galleries. Amongst others, privately sponsored initiatives such as [[Bonnier Group|Bonniers]] Konsthall, Magasin 3, and state-supported institutions such as [[Tensta Konsthall]] and Index all show leading international and national artists. In the last few years, a gallery district has emerged around Hudiksvallsgatan where leading galleries such as Andréhn-Schiptjenko, Brändström & Stene have located. Other important commercial galleries include Nordenhake, [[Milliken Gallery]] and Galleri Magnus Karlsson. Stockholm also hosts the [[Thiel Gallery]], founded by financier [[Ernest Thiel]] in the early twentieth century. The City of Stockholm also has its own art gallery and museum, [[Liljevalchs konsthall]], with a well visited spring salon every year with works of art from professionals and amateurs; the art showed every spring is sent in anonymously and picked by a committee.

=== Suburbs ===
The Stockholm suburbs are places with diverse cultural background. Some areas in the suburbs, including those of [[Skärholmen]], [[Tensta]], [[Jordbro]], [[Fittja]], [[Husby, Stockholm|Husby]], [[Brandbergen]], [[Rinkeby]], [[Rissne]], [[Kista]], [[Hagsätra]], [[Hässelby]], [[Farsta (borough)|Farsta]], [[Rågsved]], [[Flemingsberg]], have high percentages of immigrants or second generation immigrants. These mainly come from the [[Middle East]] ([[Assyrian people|Assyrian]], [[Turkish people|Turks]] and [[Kurds]]) also Bosnians and Serbs, but there are also immigrants from Africa, [[Southeast Asia]] and [[Latin America]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistik Stockholm - English |url=http://statistik.stockholm.se/english |access-date=30 January 2018 |website=statistik.stockholm.se |language=sv-se |archive-date=15 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115180708/http://statistik.stockholm.se/english |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Foreign-born persons and persons born in Sweden with both parents born abroad 31/12/2011 by country. |url=http://statistik.stockholm.se/temp_eng/a-tabeller/tv3d9e.html?t=a7&sprak=eng |access-date=30 January 2018 |archive-date=31 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131140902/http://statistik.stockholm.se/temp_eng/a-tabeller/tv3d9e.html?t=a7&sprak=eng |url-status=live }}</ref> Other parts of the inner suburbs, such as Täby, Danderyd, Lidingö, Solna, Nacka and, as well as some of the suburbs mentioned above, have a majority of ethnic [[Swedes]].

=== Theatre and music ===
[[File:Dramaten 050701.JPG|thumb|[[Royal Dramatic Theatre]], one of Stockholm's many theatres]]
Distinguished among Stockholm's many theatres are the [[Royal Dramatic Theatre]] (''Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern''), one of Europe's most renowned theatres, and the [[Royal Swedish Opera]], inaugurated in 1773.

Other notable theatres are the [[Stockholm City Theatre]] (Stockholms stadsteater), the Peoples Opera (''[[Folkoperan]]''), the Modern Theatre of Dance (''Moderna dansteatern''), the [[Chinateatern|China Theatre]], the [[Göta Lejon]] Theatre, the [[Mosebacke]] Theatre, and the [[Oscarsteatern|Oscar Theatre]].

Premises for orchestral music and concerts include [[Stockholm Concert Hall]] where for example the yearly awarding ceremony for the Nobel prize is held, and [[Berwald Hall|The Berwald hall]], home to the National Radio Orchestra.

Influential rappers [[Yung Lean]] and [[Bladee]] were born in and are currently based in Stockholm along with British-Swedish experimental artist & designer [[Ecco2K]].

Stockholm has hosted the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] three times, in 1975 at [[Stockholmsmässan]], and in 2000 and 2016 at [[Globe Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-1975|title=Stockholm 1975|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]|access-date=20 February 2023|archive-date=30 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730143447/https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-1975|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2000|title=Stockholm 2000|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]|access-date=20 February 2023|archive-date=11 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011031136/https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2000|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2016|title=Stockholm 2016|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]|access-date=20 February 2023|archive-date=12 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812083721/https://eurovision.tv/event/stockholm-2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Amusement park ===
[[Gröna Lund]] is an amusement park located on the island of [[Djurgården]]. This amusement park has over 30 attractions and many restaurants. It is a popular tourist attraction and visited by thousands of people every day. It is open from the end of April to the middle of September. Gröna Lund also serves as a concert venue.

=== Media ===
[[File:Vasabron Riddarholmen Norstedts.jpg|thumb|left|Bookpublisher, [[Norstedt Building]], seen from [[Vasabron]], in [[Riddarholmen]]]]
Stockholm is the media centre of Sweden. It has four nationwide daily newspapers and is also the central location of the publicly funded radio ([[Sveriges Radio|SR]]) and television ([[Sveriges Television|SVT]]). In addition, all other major television channels have their base in Stockholm, such as: [[TV3 (Viasat)|TV3]], [[TV4 Group|TV4]] and [[TV6 (Sweden)|TV6]]. All major magazines are also located to Stockholm, as are the largest literature publisher, the [[Bonnier Group|Bonnier group]]. The world's best-selling video game ''[[Minecraft]]'' was created in Stockholm by [[Markus Persson|Markus 'Notch' Persson]] in 2009, and its company [[Mojang]] is headquartered there.

=== Sports ===
{{See also|Football in Stockholm}}
[[File:Friends Arena from inside.jpg|right|thumb|[[Strawberry Arena]]]]
[[File:Bandyfinal2010 hammarby celebratin.JPG|thumb|Scenes after [[Hammarby IF Bandy|Hammarby]] won their first [[List of Swedish bandy champions|national bandy title]] in 2010]]

The most popular spectator sports are [[Association football|football]] and [[ice hockey]]. The three most popular football clubs in Stockholm are [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]], [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] and [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby IF]], who all play in the first tier, [[Allsvenskan]]. [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] play at Sweden's [[List of national stadiums|national stadium for football]], [[Strawberry Arena]] in [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], with a capacity of 54,329. The [[2017 UEFA Europa League Final]] was played on 24 May between AFC Ajax and Manchester United at this arena. Manchester United won the trophy after a 2–0 victory.

Djurgårdens IF and [[Hammarby IF|Hammarby]] play at [[3Arena (Stockholm)|3Arena]] in [[Johanneshov]], with a capacity of 30,000 spectators.

All three clubs are multi-sport clubs, which have ice hockey teams; [[AIK IF|AIK]] and [[Djurgårdens IF Hockey|Djurgårdens IF]] play in [[HockeyAllsvenskan|the second tier]] and Hammarby in [[Hockeyettan|the third tier]], as well as teams in [[bandy]], [[basketball]], [[floorball]] and other sports, including individual sports.

Historically, the city was the host of the [[1912 Summer Olympics]]. From those days stem the [[Stockholm Olympic Stadium|Stockholms Olympiastadion]] which has since hosted numerous sports events, notably football and athletics. Other major sports arenas are [[Strawberry Arena]], the new national football stadium, [[Avicii Arena]] (colloquially called Globen), a multi-sport arena and one of the largest spherical buildings in the world and the nearby indoor arena [[Hovet]].

Besides the 1912 Summer Olympics, Stockholm hosted the [[Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Summer Olympics Equestrian Games]] and the [[UEFA Euro 1992]]. The city was also second runner up in the [[Bids for the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics bids]]. Stockholm hosted the [[1958 FIFA World Cup]]. Stockholm recently bid jointly with [[Åre]] for the [[2026 Winter Olympics]] but lost out to the joint bid of [[Milan]]/[[Cortina d'Ampezzo]], [[Italy]], if awarded it would have been the second city to host both Summer and Winter Olympics after [[Beijing]] and for the [[2026 Winter Paralympics]] and with [[Åre]] it would have also be to host all three winter event including [[Winter Olympic Games]], [[Winter Paralympic Games]] and the [[Special Olympics World Games|Special Olympics World Winter Games]] in which [[Åre]] would have host in 2021 along with [[Östersund]], however Sweden pulled out host the Special Olympic World Winter Games 2021 due to lack of funding instead it moved to [[Kazan]], [[Russia]] and was delayed to 2022. Stockholm first bid for the Winter Olympics for [[2022 Winter Olympics]], but withdrew its bid in 2014 due to financial matters.

Stockholm also hosted all but one of the [[Nordic Games]], a winter [[multi-sport event]] that predated the [[Winter Olympic Games|Winter Olympics]].

In 2015, the Stockholms Kungar [[Rugby league]] club was formed. They are Stockholm's first Rugby league team and will play in Sweden's National Rugby league championship.

Every year Stockholm is host to the [[Ötillö|ÖTILLÖ]] Swimrun World Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=James Goodwillie |date=19 September 2017 |title=Swim Run: 2 Events That Combine These 2 Sports |url=http://onetomulti.com/2017/09/19/swim-run-things-use-two-sports/ |access-date=10 October 2017 |archive-date=15 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715041950/https://onetomulti.com/2017/09/19/swim-run-things-use-two-sports/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Stockholm has hosted the [[Stockholm Open]], an [[ATP World Tour 250 series]] professional [[tennis]] tournament annually since 1969. Each year since 1995, the tournament has been hosted at the [[Kungliga tennishallen]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stockholm &#124; Overview &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis |url=http://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/stockholm/429/overview |website=ATP Tour |access-date=3 June 2020 |archive-date=6 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206181346/https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/stockholm/429/overview |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Cuisine ===
Dating back to at least the 1350s, [[Storkällaren]] or [[Rådhuskällaren]] is Stockholm's oldest known place of [[business]].<ref>Bolin, Gunnar (1940). ''Samfundet S:t Eriks årsbok 1940, kapitel "Vinkällare, krogar och gårkök i Stockholm år 1671"''. Stockholm: Gösta Selling (utgivare). sid. 133</ref> Swedish 1700s [[composer]] and [[entertainer]] [[Carl Michael Bellman]] was a frequent visitor to the city's [[tavern]]s, [[inn]]s and [[wine cellar]]s. In his [[Poetry|poems]], Bellman mentioned 113 taverns and inns in and around Stockholm, 30 of which were located in the Gamla Stan.<ref>{{Cite thesis |last=Ulvblom |first=Pernilla |title=1700-talets Stockholm genom Fredmans epistlar |access-date=22 June 2023 |publisher=[[Umeå University]] |url=http://formbarabyran.se/Om/uppsatsBpernillUlvblom.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202062016/http://formbarabyran.se/Om/uppsatsBpernillUlvblom.pdf |archive-date=2 February 2017}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=June 2024|reason='B thesis' for 7,5 ECTS credits, most likely not reliable (WP:SCHOLARSHIP)}}

In 2016, there were 3,315 [[pub]]s, [[Coffeehouse|cafes]] and [[restaurant]]s in the municipality of Stockholm.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2019 |title=500 fler krogar i Stockholm - på tio år – Mitt i Stockholm |work=Mitt i Stockholm |url=https://mitti.se/nyheter/fler-krogar-stockholm/ |access-date=22 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826085942/https://mitti.se/nyheter/fler-krogar-stockholm/ |archive-date=26 August 2019 }}</ref> Among the most famous and acclaimed is the restaurant [[Operakällaren]].

In Stockholm and its surroundings, only two historic [[eateries]] remain operating in unbroken succession and in the same location: [[Stallmästaregården]] in [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], dating back to the mid-17th century, and [[Den gyldene freden|Den Gyldene Freden]] in Gamla Stan, located at the same [[address]] since 1722. "Freden" may thus be the world's oldest continuously existing city pub in the same location.

=== Yearly events and festivals ===
[[File:Stockholm Marathon.jpg|thumb|[[Stockholm Marathon]], near [[Kungsträdgården]] in 2008]]
* [[Stockholm Jazz Festival]] is one of Sweden's oldest festivals. The festival takes place at [[Skeppsholmen]] in July.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stockholm Jazz |url=http://www.stockholmjazz.com/?option=switch_language |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415181920/http://www.stockholmjazz.com/?option=switch_language |archive-date=15 April 2017 |access-date=19 May 2012 |publisher=Stockholm Jazz}}</ref>
* [[Stockholm Early Music Festival]], the largest international event for historical music in the Nordic countries. First week in June since 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stockholm Early Music Festival |url=https://www.semf.se/about-semf |url-status=live |archive-date=28 November 2020 |access-date=16 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128160654/https://www.semf.se/about-semf }}</ref>
* The [[Stockholm Culture Festival]] ({{langx|sv|links=no|Stockholms kulturfestival}}) is a free recurring cultural festival in August, which is held by the City of Stockholm. Runs in parallel with We Are Stockholm.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stockholm Culture Festival |url=https://kulturfestivalen.stockholm.se/skf/om-festivalen/ |access-date=16 September 2020 |archive-date=25 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825204440/https://kulturfestivalen.stockholm.se/skf/om-festivalen/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[We Are Sthlm|We Are Stockholm]] is a free youth festival people between 13 and 19 years. Runs in parallel with the Stockholm Culture Festival in August and is held by the City of Stockholm. Between 2001 and 2013, the festival went by the name Ung08.
* [[Stockholm Pride]] is the largest [[LGBT Pride]] event in the Nordic countries and takes place in the last week of July every year. The Stockholm Pride festival always ends with a parade and in 2007, 50,000 people marched with the parade and about 500,000 watched.
* The [[Stockholm Marathon]] takes place on a Saturday in early June each year.
* The [[Nobel Prize|Nobel Banquet]] takes place at [[Stockholm City Hall]] every year on 10 December.
* The [[Stockholm Water Festival]] ({{langx|sv|links=no|Vattenfestivalen}}) was a popular summer [[festival]] held annually in Stockholm between 1991 and 1999.
* Manifestation, a yearly ecumenical Christian festival with up to 25,000 participants.
* [[Summerburst|Summerburst Music festival]]
* [[Stockholm International Film Festival|The Stockholm International Film Festival]] is an annual film festival held in Stockholm each year since 1990.