Stockholm Syndrome was first coined in this district graced with architectural grandeur and innovative museums, and peppered with parks, waterways and an island.
Home to Volvo, the Swedish military, a regional hospital and a university, this is a very industrious city, although many visitors find it quite laid-back.
With a scenic lake and dense woodland on one side and a harbor and the Gulf of Bothnia on the other, this town offers an idyllic outdoorsy vacation site.