Stockholm-Arlanda is Sweden’s largest airport and an important hub for both the Stockholm region and Scandinavia - primarily thanks to aviation, with 167 destinations around the world provided by over 80 airlines, but also due to its good ground transport services to and from other parts of the Stockholm region.

The fastest and easiest way to get to the city is by the Arlanda Express (train), which takes 20 minutes or even less from Arlanda airport. Due to good road connections for taxis and bus lines and thanks to long-distance trains and commuter trains, which go both ways from and to the airport, the city is easily accessible.

With its fourteen islands Stockholm is geographically uni­que. The area also covers a distance of several kilometres outside the actual city centre. Whether by taxi, Metro, commuter trains, suburban railways, ships or hundreds of bus lines, you can get to know the city easily and gain impressions of one of the world’s most beautiful capitals.

The metro runs to all central areas of the city and has station entrances in the most tourist areas. They are marked with the letter “T”. It runs from 05:00 to 01:00, Monday to Friday and extended all night service on weekends.

Most people prefer to use taxis at night for speed and comfort. Taxis are available at any time. There are many taxi companies to choose from in Stockholm. Approved taxis with metered fares always carry yellow number plates. You can easily get hold of a taxi by calling a taxi company, hailing one on the street or by taking one from a rank.

There is a manned taxi centre at Central Station that can help you with finding the right service, e.g. if you need child seats in the vehicle. Metered fares vary depending on the time of day. However, it shouldn’t cost more than SEK 300 (EUR 33,40) to travel 10 km.

Storstockholms Lokaltrafik runs the comprehensive and ge­nerally efficient transport network throughout Stockholm county, including all metro trains, commuter trains and buses. City centre buses run along fixed routes. The SL-Center is located in the basement of the Central Station. The staff can provide free timetables and also sell city and county transport maps, SL Tourist Passes and the general Stockholm Card. SL booths can be found at all metro stations, but services are usually basis.

Banks usually open at 9:30 and close at 15:00, weekdays only, but on Thursday some branches stay open until 18:00. With an ATM card from your home bank, Swedish ATMs will allow access to cash in your  ccount. “Bankomat” ATMs and the ForeningsSparbanken “Automat” ATMs, found adjacent to many banks and around busy public places such as shopping centres, accept Visa, MasterCard, Plus and Cirrus format bank cards, and Electron and Maestro debit cards.

Despite its northerly location, Stockholm has relatively mild summer weather compared to other locations at similar latitude, or even further south. In June the average temperatures range from about 16 to 20°C during the day.

The currency is the Swedish Krona.
Exchange rate of EUR 1,00 G SEK 8,73 as per July 2011

Electricity supply in Sweden is AC 220 Volts, 50 Hertz. Sockets meet European regulations and use the round pin system.

The time zone in Sweden is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) +1 hour in winter and +2 hours in summer.