Cultural Policy in Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital of and most populous city in Sweden as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries

Stockholm City Data

Indicator Figure Source and Notes
Admissions: Cinema (Per year) 1,772,898 Sveriges Biografägareförbund — Sveriges Biografägareförbund
Admissions: Main film festival (Per year) 22,776 Culture Department of Stockholm — The Swedish Film Institute
Admissions: Theatre (Per year) 2,500,000 Culture Administration of Stockholm — Statistics from main public theatres and independent theatres; Private theatres estimate
Art Galleries 152 Culture Department of Stockholm - Yelp — Estimated figure
Artists studio complexes 33 Culture Administration of Stockholm — Artist's studios under Stockholm City Planning Administration or the city's Real Estate Office
Arts & dance rehearsal space 250 Culture Administration of Stockholm — Estimate; Data concerns Stockholm region
Attendance (Estimated): Carnival/festival (Percentage of city population) 0.00% Stockholms Kulturfestival + We Are Sthlm
Attendance to museums & galleries (Percentage of working age population) 43.00% The SOM Institute, Swedish Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis
Bars 965 Eniro — Estimated figure
Bars (Per 100,000 population) 40 Eniro.se
Book loans by public libraries (Per year) (Million) 10.5 National Library of Sweden
Book titles published (Per year) 11875 https://www.kb.se/om-oss/det-har-gor-vi/nationalbibliografin.html
Bookshops 217 Members of the Swedish trade associations
Bookshops (Per 100,000 population) 9 Members of the Swedish trade associations
Cinema screens 155 Filmstaden, Bio.se. Estimated number
Cinema screens (Per 100,000 population) 6 Calculation — *based on Stockholm County population
Cinemas 46 Filmstaden, bio.se, Culture Administration of Stockholm
Community centres 55 Culture Administration of Stockholm — Estimate - Statistics for Stockholm City - Estimations for Stockholm region/Council
Creative industries employment (Percentage) 6.40% Statistics Sweden — Stockholm county
Dance performances (Per year) 1500 Culture Department of Stockholm
Education: Degree level & higher (Percentage) 35.00% Statistics Sweden — Stockholm County 2020
Festivals & celebrations 54 Culture Department of Stockholm — Estimated figure. Statistics from public funded festivals in Stockholm and estimation for Stockholm region/Council.
Film festivals 9 Film Stockholm / Culture Department of Stockholm County Council — Festivals supported by the city and county of Stockholm
Films given theatrical release (Per year, per country) 202 Stockholm Film Institute
Foreign born population (Percentage) 34.30% Statistics Sweden — (Stockholm City)
Foreign films given theatrical release (Per year, per country) 202 Stockholm Film Institute
Geographical area (Square kilometre) 16,541 Statistics Sweden
Heritage & historical sites 195 Lansstyrelsen Stockholm
Households 1,058,357 Statistics Sweden — Stockholm county
International students 9,093 The Swedish Higher Education Authority
International tourists (Per year as percentage of population) 77.45% Stockholm Business region
International tourists (Per year) 1,865,295 Stockholm Business region — Based on the total number commercial overnight stays at hotels for foreign tourists and day cruise passengers Stockholm county.
Libraries (Per 100,000 Population) 5.9 National Library of Sweden / Stockholm Region Library
Live music venues 40 Culture Department och Stockholm Yelp
Major concert halls 5 The Royal Opera / The Stockholm Concert Hall / The Berwald Hall / The Folkopera / The Drottningholm court opera
Markets 7 Marknadsdagar.se / Culture Department of Stockholm — Estimated figures Stockholm Business Region
Michelin star restaurants 10 Michelin Guide
Museums 86 Swedish Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis / Swedish Museums Association
Music performances (Per year) 8,500 STIM — Concerts registered at STIM
National museums 26 Swedish Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis
Nightclubs, discos & dance halls 80 Yelp — Estimated figure
Non professional dance schools 31 www.kurser.se — Estimated figure
Other museums 68 Swedish Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis Swedish Museums Association
Percentage of national population living in the city 23.80% Statistics Sweden — Stockholm county
Percentage of public green space: Parks & gardens 40.00% Statistics about Stockholm - Sweco — Stockholm City
Population 977,345 Statistics Sweden
Public libraries 130 National Library of Sweden Stockholm Region Library
Restaurants 5,814 Restaurang.com — Estimated figure
Restaurants (Per 100,000 population) 241 Restaurang.com
Specialist Higher Education Institutes: Private 2 The Swedish Higher Education Authority
Specialist Higher Education Institutes: Public 4 The Swedish Higher Education Authority
Students Enrolled at art & design institutions 2,285 https://www.kmh.se/download/18.1a280e9f177db4d646e511c2/1614676167045/%C3%85rsredovisning%202020.pdf https://www.konstfack.se/PageFiles/1987/%c3%85rsredovisning%202020.pdf https://www.uniarts.se/storage/ma/de801920a7de4c57a4dc0620db37cef0/0af59d363b05415d — The higher education establishments annual reports.
Students enrolled in art & design at general institutions 9,050 Stockholm Universities Annual Report / Sodertorn University — The higher education establishments annual reports.
Theatres 93 Culture Department City of Stockholm Teatercentrum Eniro
Theatrical performances in theatres (Per year) 3417 Annual report Kulturhuset Stadsteatern
UNESCO World Heritage Sites 3 UNESCO
Video game arcades 6 Culture Administration of Stockholm — Estimate
Visits to top five most visited museums & galleries 2,287,447

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