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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...
in Solna Municipality
Solna Municipality
Solna Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, located just north of the capital Stockholm. Its seat is located in the 'city' of Solna....
. In Huvudsta, near Vasastaden
Vasastaden, Stockholm
Vasastaden, or colloquially Vasastan, is a 3.00 km² large city district in central Stockholm, Sweden. With 51,661 inhabitants it is the second most populous, as well as the second most densely populated district in Stockholm.The major parks in Vasastaden are Vasaparken and Observatorielunden...
in Stockholm, stands the Karlberg Castle which was built in the 17th century.
The Huvudsta 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 was opened in 1985 as part of the Blue line. The Västra skogen
Västra skogen
Västra skogen is a station on the Blue Line of the Stockholm Metro, in Huvudsta, Solna Municipality. The station was opened August 31, 1975. It features the longest escalator in western Europe, 66 meters and with a vertical rise of 33 meters...
and Vreten
Vreten
Vreten is a subway station on the Stockholm Metro blue line. It was opened in 1985 and is located in the Huvudsta region of the Solna Municipality. The surrounding area being almost exclusively industrial, the station is closed during night hours, although trains still pass the platform. The...
stations also belong to Huvudsta.