Stockholm
City
Capital of Sweden, built on islands where Lake Mälaren meets the Baltic.
Held by
- since 1789 Sweden
Capital of
Events here 8
- August 19, 1772 Revolution of 1772
- March 7 – May 10, 1809 Coup of 1809
- June 15 – October 14, 1866 General Industrial Exposition of Stockholm (1866)
- May 15 – October 3, 1897 General Art and Industrial Exposition of Stockholm
- June 16, 1972 Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment
- February 28, 1986 Assassination of Olof Palme
- May 22, 2001 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
- April 7, 2017 2017 Stockholm truck attack