Stockholm

Stockholm is the largest city and capital of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the official residence of the Swedish monarch. As of 2003, the Stockholm metropolitan area is home to 21.3% of the Swedish population and contributes 29.1% of Sweden's gross domestic product.

Stockholm has been the political and economic centre of Sweden since the 13th century. Today Stockholm Municipality is the largest of the municipalities of Sweden, with a population of 800,000 and Stockholm urban area with a population of 1.3 million is Sweden's largest continuously built-up area. The metropolitan area of Stockholm has a population of almost 2 million.[3] Its strategic location on several islands on the east coast of Sweden at the mouth of Lake Mälaren, by the Stockholm archipelago, has been historically important. Since Stockholm is built on islands, tourist interests have tried to popularize the appellation "The Venice of the North".

Indiana Jones visisted Stockholm with his parents in December 1909, and attended the Nobel Prize Ceremony honouring the author Selma Lagerlof. Since Indy speaks Swedish, one can assume that he started learning the language during this travel. Later, in 1916, Indy told Vicky Prentiss that Stockholm was one of his favourite cities. A little north of Stockholm lies the old University-city Uppsala, which Indy visited in 1930.