Editing Tourism in Sweden (section)

== Cities and towns ==
[[Image:Stockholm old town 2002.jpg|right|220px|thumb|[[Gamla stan]] (''Old town'') in central Stockholm]]
Most cities and towns in Sweden are small compared to other European cities and towns. The largest city is [[Stockholm]], with close to 900,000 inhabitants, followed by [[Gothenburg]] with 493,000 and [[Malmö]] with 270,000.

Stockholm has been Sweden's capital since at least the 14th century. It is Sweden's metropolis, the centre of the government and of the media. It has a waterfront adjacent to the [[Stockholm Archipelago]]; parts of Stockholm are preserved largely intact from older times.

Gothenburg is a relatively recently built city (dating from the 17th century). It is visited for its attractions and shopping opportunities.

Malmö has recently emerged in the eastern part of the [[Öresund Region]], tied together with [[Copenhagen]], Denmark, via the [[Öresund Bridge]]. During the last 15 years, Malmö has put more resources into culture; previously it had a reputation as a working class city. The twisted skyscraper [[Turning Torso]] and the main crane at the [[Kockums]] shipyard are landmarks, with the first being newer. Both Malmö and Gothenburg hosted the [[UEFA European Under-21 Championship|Uefa U21 European Championships]] during the [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|summer of 2009]]. Malmö was also the host city of the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2013]] and [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024|2024]].

[[Uppsala]] was the political and religious centre of [[Viking Age]] Sweden. It became the seat of the [[Archbishop of Sweden]] in 1167, with [[Scandinavia]]'s largest church building [[Uppsala Cathedral]] inaugurated in the 1440s. In 1477 [[Uppsala University]] was founded as the first university in the Nordic countries, thus making Uppsala the center of education in Sweden.

[[Lund]] was part of Denmark until 1658, and had been the seat of Denmark's archbishop. In 1666, Lund was granted Sweden's second university, the [[Lund University]]; it is Scandinavia's largest.