Fridhemsplan
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Kungsholmen
Kungsholmen is an island in Lake Mälaren in Sweden, part of Stockholm City. It is situated north of Riddarfjärden and considered part of the historical province Uppland....
, Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
and a major metro
Stockholm Metro
The Stockholm Metro is a metro system in Stockholm, Sweden. The first line opened in 1950, and today the system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. There are seven lines numbered from 10 to 19, in three groups identified by a color: the Green, Red and Blue lines...
station by the same name
Fridhemsplan metro station
Fridhemsplan metro station is a station of the Stockholm Metro, located in the district of Kungsholmen. The station consists of two combined station parts, one for the green line and one for the blue line. There is a track connection between the trails....
, where the blue line and the green line meet. The area was named Fridhemsplan in 1935, after the major street Fridhemsgatan crossing the area. Before that, the area was simply known as Kungsholmen Toll station
Toll road
A toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...
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Fridhemsplan is not the trendiest part of Stockholm, but there is a shopping mall, since 2002, (Västermalmsgallerian) that focuses on the young middle class people who live in the area. It replaced the infamous underground "square" at the intersection of Sankt Eriksgatan and Fleminggatan streets. Fridhemsplan is known for its many low cost bars. Fridhemsplan now also has a major STF
STF
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hostel
Hostel
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