Stockholm - International and Domestic. Stockholm-Arlanda Airport Stockholm Bromma Airport Stockholm - Only international. Stockholm Skavsta Airport Stockholm Västerås Airport ...

See also:

Stockholm, Stockholm - History, Stockholm - Origins, Stockholm - Kalmar Union, Stockholm - Vasa Period, Stockholm - 1600–1800, Stockholm - 1800–1900, Stockholm - 20th century, Stockholm - Recent Key Events, Stockholm - Politics, Stockholm - Geography, Stockholm - Demography, Stockholm - Institutions of higher education, Stockholm - Culture, Stockholm - Sites of interest, Stockholm - Sports teams, Stockholm - Notable natives, Stockholm - Airports, Stockholm - International and Domestic, Stockholm - Only international

Read more here: » Stockholm: Encyclopedia II - Stockholm - Airports

See also:

Stockholm, Stockholm - History, Stockholm - Origins, Stockholm - Kalmar Union, Stockholm - Vasa Period, Stockholm - 1600–1800, Stockholm - 1800–1900, Stockholm - 20th century, Stockholm - Recent Key Events, Stockholm - Politics, Stockholm - Geography, Stockholm - Demography, Stockholm - Institutions of higher education, Stockholm - Culture, Stockholm - Sites of interest, Stockholm - Sports teams, Stockholm - Notable natives, Stockholm - Airports, Stockholm - International and Domestic, Stockholm - Only international

Read more here: » Stockholm: Encyclopedia II - Stockholm - Politics

The Stockholm urban area stretches over 11 municipalities in Stockholm County. The population as of 2000 of the urban area is 1,212,196 while the county has a population of 1,870,000. The seats of all but one of these municipalities (Botkyrka where the seat is located in the urban area Tumba) have come to form a conurbation with Stockholm. See also: Greater Stockholm ...

See also:

Stockholm, Stockholm - History, Stockholm - Origins, Stockholm - Kalmar Union, Stockholm - Vasa Period, Stockholm - 1600–1800, Stockholm - 1800–1900, Stockholm - 20th century, Stockholm - Recent Key Events, Stockholm - Politics, Stockholm - Geography, Stockholm - Demography, Stockholm - Institutions of higher education, Stockholm - Culture, Stockholm - Sites of interest, Stockholm - Sports teams, Stockholm - Notable natives, Stockholm - Airports, Stockholm - International and Domestic, Stockholm - Only international

Read more here: » Stockholm: Encyclopedia II - Stockholm - Demography

Stockholm - Origins. The earliest mention of Stockholm in writing dates from 1252, when it was an important post in the iron trade from the mines in Bergslagen. The first part of the name — stock — means log, while the last part — holm — means islet or small island. The full origin of the name is disputed. The city is said to have been founded by Birger Jarl in order to protect Sweden from invasion from the sea by foreign navies and to stop pillage of the cities such as Sigtuna on Lake Mälaren. Th ...

See also:

Stockholm, Stockholm - History, Stockholm - Origins, Stockholm - Kalmar Union, Stockholm - Vasa Period, Stockholm - 1600–1800, Stockholm - 1800–1900, Stockholm - 20th century, Stockholm - Recent Key Events, Stockholm - Politics, Stockholm - Geography, Stockholm - Demography, Stockholm - Institutions of higher education, Stockholm - Culture, Stockholm - Sites of interest, Stockholm - Sports teams, Stockholm - Notable natives, Stockholm - Airports, Stockholm - International and Domestic, Stockholm - Only international

Read more here: » Stockholm: Encyclopedia II - Stockholm - History

Stockholm - Origins. The earliest mention of Stockholm in writing dates from 1252, when it was an important post in the iron trade from the mines in Bergslagen. The first part of the name — stock — means log, while the last part — holm — means islet or small island. The full origin of the name is disputed. The city is said to have been founded by Birger Jarl in order to protect Sweden from invasion from the sea by foreign navies and to stop pillage of the cities such as Sigtuna on Lake Mälaren. Th ...

See also:

Stockholm, Stockholm - History, Stockholm - Origins, Stockholm - Kalmar Union, Stockholm - Vasa Period, Stockholm - 1600–1800, Stockholm - 1800–1900, Stockholm - 20th century, Stockholm - Recent Key Events, Stockholm - Politics, Stockholm - Geography, Stockholm - Demography, Stockholm - Institutions of higher education, Stockholm - Culture, Stockholm - Sites of interest, Stockholm - Sports teams, Stockholm - Notable natives

Read more here: » Stockholm: Encyclopedia II - Stockholm - History

Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Culture in Stockholm - Museums. Stockholm is rife with museums. Here are but a few: Skansen - An open air heritage museum and zoo Vasa Museum, dedicated to the restored Vasa, a ship that sunk in 1628 Moderna museet, the Museum of Modern Art. Nationalmuseum - The National Museum of Art Nordiska musee ...

Including:

• Culture in Stockholm - Museums
• Culture in Stockholm - Theatre

Read more here: » Culture in Stockholm: Encyclopedia - Culture in Stockholm

Stockholm University Stockholm University, or Stockholms universitet, is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. It has has about 37,000 students studying at four faculties. In 1878, the university college Stockholm högskola started its operations with a series of lectures on natural sciences, open to curious citizens (a tradition still upheld by yearly publicly open lectures). Notable in the university's early history is the appointment of Sof ...

Including:

• Stockholm University - Faculties
• Stockholm University - People
• Stockholm University - Tags

Read more here: » Stockholm University: Encyclopedia - Stockholm University

Chess is a musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, formerly of ABBA. The story involves a romantic triangle between two players in a world chess championship, and a woman who manages one and falls in love with the other... Following the pattern of Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, a concept album was recorded and released in 1984, before any stage production was underway. A single from the album, "One Night In Bangkok", sung by Murray Head, was an unlikely top-40 hit ...

Including:

• Chess musical - The studio album
• Chess musical - Principal cast
• Chess musical - Songs
• Chess musical - Plot synopsis
• Chess musical - Broadway cast album
• Chess musical - Principal cast
• Chess musical - Songs
• Chess musical - Plot synopsis
• Chess musical - The Chess In Concert album
• Chess musical - Principal cast
• Chess musical - Songs
• Chess musical - The Danish tour album
• Chess musical - Principal cast
• Chess musical - Songs
• Chess musical - The 2002 Stockholm Version
• Chess musical - Principal cast
• Chess musical - Songs
• Chess musical - Actor's Fund of America Concert 2003
• Chess musical - Principal cast
• Chess musical - Songs
• Chess musical - Production history
• Chess musical - London 1986
• Chess musical - Broadway 1988
• Chess musical - Around the world: 1990 - 1992
• Chess musical - Stockholm 2002

Read more here: » Chess musical: Encyclopedia - Chess musical

Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) coordinates United Nations environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and to encourage sustainable development through sound environmental practices. Its activities cover a wide range of issues, from atmosphere and terrestrial ecosystems, the promotion of environmental science and information, to an early warning and emerge ...

Read more here: » United Nations Environment Programme: Encyclopedia - United Nations Environment Programme

Victimology is the study of why certain people are victims of crime and how lifestyles affect the chances that a certain person will fall victim to a crime. The field of victimology can cover a wide number of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, criminal justice, law and advocacy. One particularly well known example of a class at increased risk to varying forms of attacks is the "streetwalker" prostitute. These people have been known anecdotally to have an abnormally high incidence of violent crime, and for said crimes ...

Read more here: » Victimology: Encyclopedia - Victimology

Bride kidnapping, also known as marriage by abduction or marriage by capture, is a form of forced marriage practiced in a few traditional cultures, in countries including Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, the Caucasus region, Ethiopia and Rwanda. From the perspective of most cultures in the world, bride kidnapping is considered a sex crime, rather than a valid form of marriage. In agricultural and patriarchal societies, where the bride kidnapping is most common, children work for their family and a woman becom ...

Read more here: » Bride kidnapping: Encyclopedia - Bride kidnapping

A hostage is a person (sometimes another entity) which is held by a captor in order to compel another party to act, or refrain from acting, in a particular way. Hostage - Description. Hostage taking is often politically motivated or intended to raise a ransom (in kind of money) or to enforce an exchange (against other hostages or even condemned convicts). As the probable etymology from the Latin hostis ('guest') testifies, it has a history of political and military use dating back thousa ...

Including:

• Hostage - Description
• Hostage - Famous hostages include
• Hostage - Sources

Read more here: » Hostage: Encyclopedia - Hostage

Blue1 is an airline based in Helsinki, Finland. It is a regional airline feeding into the Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) via Stockholm and Copenhagen from five cities in Finland. It also operates services from Helsinki to several cities in Europe. Its main base is Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, with hubs at Kastrup Airport, Copenhagen and Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. Blue1 - History. The airline was established in 1987 and started operations in 1988 as Air Botnia. It was purchased by SAS in January 1998. ...

Including:

• Blue1 - History
• Blue1 - Services
• Blue1 - Fleet

Read more here: » Blue1: Encyclopedia - Blue1

The Vasa Museum (Vasamuseet), is a maritime museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the island of Djurgården, the museum displays the only intact 17th century ship, the Vasa. The Vasa Museum opened in 1990 and is the most visited museum in Scandinavia. After the newly raised Vasa had been towed into the Gustav V drydock in Sweden's naval shipyard in Stockholm in April 1961 she was put down on a specially built floating pontoon on which a superstructure made of aluminum sheets was built. The temporary build ...

Read more here: » Vasa Museum: Encyclopedia - Vasa Museum

Artur Immanuel Hazelius (30 November 1833 – 27 May 1901), Swedish teacher, scholar and folklorist, founder of the Nordic Museum and the open-air museum Skansen in Stockholm. Hazelius was born in Stockholm, son of Johan August Hazelius, military officer (with final rank of major general), politician and publicist. He entered Uppsala University in 1854, and received his Ph.D. degree in 1860, after which he worked as a teacher, as well as participating ...

Read more here: » Artur Hazelius: Encyclopedia - Artur Hazelius

Anders Martin-Löf is a Swedish mathematician. He is the brother of Per Martin-Löf. (Who was responsible for a pioneering definition of randomness, as well as a foundation for constructive mathematics based on intuitionistic type theory.) Anders is a is a professor (in mathematical statistics) at the Department of Mathematics of Stockholm University. (His brother Per is also a professor at Stockholm, with joint appointments in the departments of Mathematics and Philosophy. They share an interest in statistics, and in statistic ...

Including:

• Anders Martin-Löf - External link

Read more here: » Anders Martin-Löf: Encyclopedia - Anders Martin-Löf

Alfred Bernhard Nobel ▶ (help·info) (October 21, 1833, Stockholm, Sweden – December 10, 1896, San Remo, Italy) was a Swedish chemist, engineer and the inventor of dynamite. In his last will, he used his enormous fortune to institute the Nobel Prizes. The synthetic element Nobelium was named after him. Alfred Nobel - Personal background. Alfred Nobel was the third son of Immanuel Nobel (1801-1872), born in Stockholm, but at an ear ...

Including:

• Alfred Nobel - Personal background
• Alfred Nobel - Dynamite
• Alfred Nobel - The Prizes

Read more here: » Alfred Nobel: Encyclopedia - Alfred Nobel

Stockholm is located at 44°28'52" North, 92°15'34" West (44.481326, -92.259653)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²). 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.12% water. ...

See also:

Stockholm Wisconsin, Stockholm Wisconsin - Geography, Stockholm Wisconsin - Demographics

Read more here: » Stockholm Wisconsin: Encyclopedia II - Stockholm Wisconsin - Geography

In 1878, the university college Stockholm högskola started its operations with a series of lectures on natural sciences, open to curious citizens (a tradition still upheld by yearly publicly open lectures). Notable in the university's early history is the appointment of Sofia Kovalevskaya to hold a chair in mathematics in 1881, making her the third female professor in Europe. In 1904 the college ...

See also:

Stockholm University, Stockholm University - History, Stockholm University - Faculties, Stockholm University - People, Stockholm University - Trivia

Read more here: » Stockholm University: Encyclopedia II - Stockholm University - History

Stockholm Bloodbath - Political Factions in Sweden. The Stockholm Bloodbath was a consequence of the conflict between Swedish pro-unionists (in favour of the Kalmar Union, then dominated by Denmark) and anti-unionists (supporters of Swedish independence), and also between the anti-unionists and the Danish aristocracy, which in other aspects was opposed to King Christian. The anti-unionist party was headed by Sten Sture the younger, and the pro-unionist party by archbishop Gustavus Trolle. Stockholm Bloodbath ...

See also:

Stockholm Bloodbath, Stockholm Bloodbath - Background, Stockholm Bloodbath - Political Factions in Sweden, Stockholm Bloodbath - Military Interventions of King Christian, Stockholm Bloodbath - The Massacre, Stockholm Bloodbath - External Link, Stockholm Bloodbath - Reference

Read more here: » Stockholm Bloodbath: Encyclopedia II - Stockholm Bloodbath - Background