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Stockholm City Hall
The iconic waterfront building where the Nobel Prize banquet is held each December, with a golden mosaic hall and a tower offering city views.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Kungsholmen
Stockholm, Sweden · Europe
About Kungsholmen
Kungsholmen works well as a base: 5 minutes from Årsta, 38km from Stockholm Archipelago.
Kungsholmen is in Stockholm, Sweden, with about 69,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Årsta, about 4 km away.
Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of central Stockholm, Sweden. It is situated north of Riddarfjärden and considered part of the historical province Uppland. Its area is 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) with a perimeter of 8.9 km (5.5 mi). The highest point is at Stadshagsplan at 47 metres (154 ft). TheRead more
total population is 71,542 (December 31, 2020).
Administratively, it is subdivided into the five districts Kungsholmen, Marieberg, Fredhäll, Kristineberg and Stadshagen.
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Within an hour or so of Kungsholmen: Stockholm City Hall (1 km), Gamla Stan, Stockholm (2 km), Vasa Museum (3 km), ABBA The Museum (3 km).
Where is Kungsholmen?
Kungsholmen is in Stockholm, Sweden, about 4 km from Årsta.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 69,363
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Sweden
- Region
- Stockholm
- Timezone
- Europe/Stockholm
- Coordinates
- 59.3318, 18.0412
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Dipped headlights required at all times. Watch for wildlife (moose/deer) on rural roads.
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Worth the detour from Kungsholmen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Gamla Stan, Stockholm
Stockholm's medieval old town on an island, a maze of cobblestone alleys, colourful facades, the Royal Palace, and the Nobel Prize Museum.
2 km · about 5 min drive
museum
Vasa Museum
Home to the almost fully intact 17th-century warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage, the most visited museum in Scandinavia.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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ABBA The Museum
An interactive museum dedicated to Sweden's most famous pop group, where visitors can virtually perform with ABBA's holographic avatars.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Gröna Lund
Stockholm's historic waterfront amusement park on the island of Djurgården with over 30 attractions and live concerts.
3 km · about 5 min drive
museum
Skansen Open-Air Museum
The world's first open-air museum, founded in 1891, displaying 150 historic Swedish buildings and a Nordic zoo on Djurgården island.
4 km · about 5 min drive
castle
Drottningholm Palace
The private residence of the Swedish royal family, a UNESCO-listed 17th-century palace with a Chinese Pavilion and Baroque theatre.
9 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
Stockholm Archipelago
A vast chain of approximately 30,000 islands stretching from Stockholm into the Baltic, ranging from bustling to utterly deserted.
38 km · about 45 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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