https://www.pitara.com/tags/sweden-geography/Recent content in Sweden Geography on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/the-stockholm-effect/Thu, 16 May 2002 20:35:05 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/the-stockholm-effect/<p><em>Sweden lies in the Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe, with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast. Stockholm, its permanent capital since 1523, is located at the junction of Lake Mälar (Mälaren) and Salt Bay (Saltsjön), an arm of the Baltic Sea, opposite the Gulf of Finland. Due to its location, built as it is upon numerous islands, Stockholm is regarded as one of the most beautiful capital cities in the world.</em></p> <figure class="image-medium has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/features-130_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/features-130_1_hu_e10bfec6081c87.gif" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/features-130_1_hu_cf647c82246b65c6.gif 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/features-130_1_hu_e10bfec6081c87.gif 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="The Stockholm Effect [Illustration by Sudheer Nath]" height="720" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>The Stockholm Effect [Illustration by Sudheer Nath]</figcaption> </figure> <p>The Swedish capital, Stockholm, has puzzled people for ages. Its folks once thought of it as Europe&rsquo;s largest small town. But over the past 15 years, it has grown to be the continent&rsquo;s smallest large city, with a population of about 1.6 million people.</p>