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Stockholm's medieval old town on an island, a maze of cobblestone alleys, colourful facades, the Royal Palace, and the Nobel Prize Museum.
3 km · about 5 min drive
Stockholm, Sweden · Europe
Årsta works well as a base: 5 minutes from Stockholm, 38km from Stockholm Archipelago.
Årsta is a town located in Stockholm, Sweden. With a population of 16,807, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Årsta sits in Sweden, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Stockholm time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Årsta to your route.
Södra länken (lit. 'the Southern Link'), designated as national road 75 (Swedish: Riksväg 75), is a motorway in Sweden connecting Essingeleden (E4, E20), Stockholm with Värmdöleden (county road 222), Nacka. Södra länken is 6 km (3.7 mi) in length, of which 4.5 km (2.8 mi) is in tunnels. This makes it the third longestRead more
urban motorway tunnel in Europe after Madrid M30 orbital motorway and Blanka tunnel complex in Prague at 5.5 km (3.4 mi). The tunnel is 4 lanes wide each way at its widest point (total 8 lanes).
The construction of Södra länken began in 1997, and it was inaugurated on 24 October 2004. The total cost was about 7.9 billion SEK (around 800–900 million USD at the 2003–2004 exchange rate). The link was built primarily to decrease traffic in the centre of Stockholm. Given the high construction costs and the possibility that overall traffic volumes might increase, it was one of the greatest subjects of debate during the 1990s and early 2000s in the Swedish capital. It was financed mainly with governmental money and is not a toll road. The reason for building it in a tunnel almost all the way is a law from the 1990s which more or less forbids construction of a new motorway (or similar road) near residential areas inside cities, for noise and pollution reasons.
Södra länken is the southern section of the planned Stockholm Ring Road.
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Årsta is located in Stockholm, Sweden, Europe. The coordinates are 59.2978 latitude, 18.0514 longitude.
Årsta has a population of approximately 16,807 people, making it a town in Sweden.
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Full driving guide for Sweden8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Stockholm's medieval old town on an island, a maze of cobblestone alleys, colourful facades, the Royal Palace, and the Nobel Prize Museum.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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The iconic waterfront building where the Nobel Prize banquet is held each December, with a golden mosaic hall and a tower offering city views.
3 km · about 5 min drive
museum
Home to the almost fully intact 17th-century warship Vasa that sank on her maiden voyage, the most visited museum in Scandinavia.
4 km · about 10 min drive
museum
An interactive museum dedicated to Sweden's most famous pop group, where visitors can virtually perform with ABBA's holographic avatars.
4 km · about 5 min drive
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 10 min drive
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Stockholm's historic waterfront amusement park on the island of Djurgården with over 30 attractions and live concerts.
4 km · about 5 min drive
castle
The private residence of the Swedish royal family, a UNESCO-listed 17th-century palace with a Chinese Pavilion and Baroque theatre.
10 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
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
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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