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Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö are popular travel destinations all year round. During the summer months some of the smaller cities are also visited by many tourists, especially if they are situated by a lake (such as Örebro, Jönköping, Växjö) or by the sea (Kalmar, Halmstad, Karlskrona).
Please see our Map of Sweden for exact location of the cities and towns we have covered.
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Sweden’s 50 largest cities (municipalities)
Number of inhabitants as of December 31, 2014:
- Stockholm 911 989
- Gothenburg 541 145
- Malmö 318 107
- Uppsala 207 362
- Linköping 151 881
- Västerås 143 702
- Örebro 142 618
- Helsingborg 135 344
- Norrköping 135 283
- Jönköping 132 140
- Umeå 119 613
- Lund 115 968
- Borås 107 022
- Huddinge 104 185
- Eskilstuna 100 923
- Gävle 98 314
- Sundsvall 97 338
- Nacka 96 217
- Halmstad 95 532
- Södertälje 92 235
- Botkyrka 88 901
- Karlstad 88 350
- Växjö 86 970
- Haninge 82 407
- Kristianstad 81 826
- Kungsbacka 78 219
- Luleå 75 966
- Solna 74 041
- Skellefteå 72 024
- Järfälla 70 701
- Sollentuna 69 325
- Täby 67 334
- Kalmar 64 676
- Karlskrona 64 348
- Mölndal 62 927
- Östersund 60 495
- Varberg 60 422
- Norrtälje 57 568
- Gotland 57 255
- Trollhättan 56 929
- Falun 56 896
- Örnsköldsvik 55 248
- Uddevalla 53 517
- Nyköping 53 508
- Skövde 53 134
- Borlänge 50 715
- Hässleholm 50 565
- Lidingö 45 465
- Tyresö 45 390
- Sundbyberg 44 090
Source: SCB
