Inger Christensen (16 January 1935 – 2 January 2009) was a Danish poet, novelist, essayist and editor. She is considered the foremost Danish poetic experimentalist of her generation.
73-579: Award Swedish Academy Nordic Prize Awarded for the Nordic writer who has done significant work in any of the Academy's areas of operations or interests Date 1986 Location Stockholm , Stockholm Country Sweden Presented by Swedish Academy Reward(s) A monetary award of SEK 400,000 Currently held by Sjón The Nordic Prize ( Swedish : nordiska pris)
146-484: A plague killed about 20,000 (36 percent) of the population. After the end of the Great Northern War the city stagnated; population growth halted and economic growth slowed. The city was in shock after having lost its place as the capital of a great power . However, Stockholm maintained its role as Sweden's political centre and continued to develop as the country's economic and cultural capital. During
219-766: A history going back to the conservatory founded as part of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1771, the Royal University College of Fine Arts , which has a similar historical association with the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts and a foundation date of 1735, and the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting , which is the continuation of the school of the Royal Dramatic Theatre , once attended by renowned actors like Greta Garbo . Other schools include
292-470: A major European power, reflected in the development of the city of Stockholm. From 1610 to 1680 the population multiplied sixfold. In 1634, Stockholm became the official capital of the Swedish empire. Trading rules were also created that gave Stockholm an essential monopoly over trade between foreign merchants and other Swedish, Baltic and Scandinavian territories. In 1697, Tre Kronor Castle burned down and
365-514: A modern and ethnically diverse city in the latter half of the 20th century. Many historical buildings were torn down during the modernist era, including substantial parts of the historical district of Klara (which caused major controversy), and replaced with modern architecture. However, in many other parts of Stockholm (such as in Gamla stan , Södermalm , Östermalm , Kungsholmen and Vasastan ), many older buildings, blocks and streets built before
438-465: A result of this massive population growth, there has been a proposal to build densely packed high-rise buildings in the city centre connected by elevated walkways, though these have been opposed by several groups. Stockholm is located on Sweden's east coast at the 59th parallel north, where the freshwater Lake Mälaren —Sweden's third-largest lake—flows out into the Baltic Sea. The central parts of
511-779: A scale unprecedented since the reign of Queen Christina . During this time, Carl Michael Bellman and Joseph Martin Kraus helped develop the city's music, a process further accelerated by the founding of the Royal Swedish Opera . Various artists and writers became prominent, funded by the king and other cultural patrons like Carl Gustaf Tessin ; the two aforementioned figures laid the base for Sweden's Nationalmuseum at this time. Science also became prevalent; renowned figures like Carl Linnaeus and Anders Celsius spent time in Stockholm, and various research institutes, like
584-466: A similar latitude, or even farther south. With an average of 1900 hours of sunshine per year, it is also one of the sunniest cities in Northern Europe, receiving more sunshine than Paris, London and a few other major European cities of a more southerly latitude. Because of the urban heat island effect and the prevailing wind travelling overland rather than sea during summer months, Stockholm has
657-580: Is Sweden's primary financial centre , one of the largest in Scandinavia, and hosts several of Sweden's largest companies. Furthermore, the headquarters of most of Sweden's largest banks are in Stockholm. Stockholm is one of Europe's major tech centres; the city has sometimes been called Europe's innovation hub. The Stockholm region has a GDP of around $ 180 billion, and Stockholm County has the highest GDP per capita of all counties in Sweden . Stockholm
730-535: Is a literary award presented annually by the Swedish Academy . The recipient is someone from the Nordic countries who has done significant work in any of the Academy's areas of operations or interests. The inaugural award was in 1986 and was founded with a donation from Karen and Karl Ragnar Gierows. The prize amount consists of kr 400,000. The prize has been referred to as the "little Nobel" because it
803-543: Is also responsible for financial administration and long-term development. The City Executive Board consists of 13 members, who represent both the majority and the opposition. Its meetings are not open to the public. Stockholm City Hall is one of the city's key landmarks, built in the National Romantic Style at the beginning of the twentieth century. Hosting the Nobel Prizes and the government of
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#1732800870587876-726: Is an administrative unit defined by geographical borders. The semi-official name for the municipality is City of Stockholm ( Stockholms stad in Swedish). As a municipality, the City of Stockholm is subdivided into district councils, which carry responsibility for primary schools, social, leisure and cultural services within their respective areas. The municipality is usually described in terms of its three main parts: Innerstaden ( Stockholm City Centre ), Söderort (Southern Stockholm) and Västerort (Western Stockholm). The districts of these parts are: The modern centre Norrmalm (concentrated around
949-6048: Is awarded by the same Academy that gives the Nobel Prize . Recipients [ edit ] Year Picture Laureate Country Language(s) Genre(s) References 1986 Villy Sørensen (1929–2001) [REDACTED] Denmark Danish short story, philosophy, literary criticism 1987 [REDACTED] William Heinesen (1900–1991) [REDACTED] Faroe Islands Danish poetry, novel, short story 1988 Nils Erik Enkvist [ sv ] (1925–2009) [REDACTED] Finland Finnish literary criticism, linguistics 1989 [REDACTED] Rolf Jacobsen (1907–1994) [REDACTED] Norway Norwegian poetry 1990 Henrik Nordbrandt (1945–2023) [REDACTED] Denmark Danish poetry, novel, essay 1991 [REDACTED] Tomas Tranströmer (1931–2015) [REDACTED] Sweden Swedish poetry, translation 1992 [REDACTED] Thor Vilhjálmsson (1925–2011) [REDACTED] Iceland Icelandic novel, short story 1993 [REDACTED] Paavo Haavikko (1931–2008) [REDACTED] Finland Finnish poetry, drama, essay 1994 [REDACTED] Inger Christensen (1935–2009) [REDACTED] Denmark Danish poetry, novel, essay 1995 [REDACTED] Lars Ahlin (1915–1997) [REDACTED] Sweden Swedish novel 1996 [REDACTED] Arne Næss (1912–2009) [REDACTED] Norway Norwegian philosophy 1997 [REDACTED] Bo Carpelan (1926–2011) [REDACTED] Finland Finnish poetry, novel 1998 [REDACTED] Lars Forssell (1928–2007) [REDACTED] Sweden Swedish poetry, drama, songwriting 1999 [REDACTED] Klaus Rifbjerg (1931–2015) [REDACTED] Denmark Danish novel, short story, essay, drama, poetry 2000 [REDACTED] Lars Huldén (1926–2016) [REDACTED] Finland Finnish translation, linguistics 2001 [REDACTED] Willy Kyrklund (1921–2009) [REDACTED] Sweden Finnish and Swedish short story, novel, essay 2002 [REDACTED] Torben Brostrøm [ da ] (1927–2020) [REDACTED] Denmark Danish essay, literary criticism 2003 [REDACTED] Lars Norén (1944–2021) [REDACTED] Sweden Swedish drama, novel, poetry 2004 Guðbergur Bergsson (1932–2023) [REDACTED] Iceland Icelandic novel, short story, translation 2005 [REDACTED] Göran Sonnevi (b. 1939) [REDACTED] Sweden Swedish poetry, translation 2006 [REDACTED] Pia Tafdrup (b. 1952) [REDACTED] Denmark Danish poetry, novel, drama 2007 [REDACTED] Jon Fosse (b. 1959) [REDACTED] Norway Norwegian novel, drama, poetry, essay 2008 [REDACTED] Sven-Eric Liedman (b. 1939) [REDACTED] Sweden Swedish philosophy, essay 2009 [REDACTED] Kjell Askildsen (1929–2021) [REDACTED] Norway Norwegian short story, novel 2010 [REDACTED] Per Olov Enquist (1934–2020) [REDACTED] Sweden Swedish drama, novel 2011 [REDACTED] Ernst Håkon Jahr (b. 1948) [REDACTED] Norway Norwegian linguistics 2012 [REDACTED] Einar Már Guðmundsson (b. 1954) [REDACTED] Iceland Icelandic novel, short story, poetry, essay 2013 [REDACTED] Sofi Oksanen (b. 1977) [REDACTED] Finland Finnish and English poetry, drama, novel, essay 2014 [REDACTED] Lars Gustafsson (1936–2016) [REDACTED] Sweden Swedish poetry, novel, short stories 2015 [REDACTED] Thomas Bredsdorff (b. 1937) [REDACTED] Denmark Danish literary criticism 2016 [REDACTED] Monika Fagerholm (b. 1961) [REDACTED] Sweden Swedish novel, short story 2017 [REDACTED] Dag Solstad (b. 1941) [REDACTED] Norway Norwegian novel, short story, drama 2018 [REDACTED] Agneta Pleijel (b. 1940) [REDACTED] Sweden Swedish novel, drama, poetry, literarcy criticism 2019 [REDACTED] Karl Ove Knausgård (b. 1958) [REDACTED] Norway Norwegian novel, autobiography 2020 [REDACTED] Rosa Liksom (b. 1958) [REDACTED] Finland Finnish novel, short story 2021 [REDACTED] Eldrid Lunden (b. 1940) [REDACTED] Norway Norwegian poetry, essays 2022 [REDACTED] Naja Marie Aidt (b. 1963) [REDACTED] Denmark Danish poetry, short story, drama, novel 2023 [REDACTED] Sjón (b. 1962) [REDACTED] Iceland Icelandic poetry, novel, lyrics References [ edit ] ^ "Svenska Akademiens nordiska pris" (in Swedish). svenskaakademien.se. 11 June 2015. Archived from
1022-572: Is based on export-oriented services, often towards larger, nearby European markets like Poland or Germany. Tourism is a major industry in Stockholm. Research and higher education in the sciences started in Stockholm in the 18th century, with education in medicine and various research institutions such as the Stockholm Observatory . The medical education was eventually formalised in 1811 as Karolinska Institutet . KTH Royal Institute of Technology ( Swedish: Kungliga Tekniska högskolan )
1095-522: Is not truth and not even the “dream” of truth, but “is a game, maybe a tragic game—the game we play with a world that plays its own game with us.” In the 1981 poetry collection Alfabet , Christensen used the alphabet (from a ["apricots"] to n ["nights"]) along with the Fibonacci mathematical sequence in which the next number is the sum of the two previous ones (0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34...). As she explained: "The numerical ratios exist in nature:
1168-513: Is projected to reach 1,079,213 by 2030. Of the inhabitants, 482,982 were men and 492,569 women. The average age is 39 years; 40.1% of the population is between 20 and 44 years. The marimonial statistics are that 411,273 people, or 42.2% of the population, over the age 15 were unmarried; 268,291 people, or 27.5% of the population, were married; and 104,099 or 10.7% of the population, had been married but divorced. As of December 2021, there were 252,750 foreign-born people in Stockholm, making up 25.8% of
1241-531: Is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Sweden , as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries . Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality , with 1.6 million in the urban area , and 2.4 million in the metropolitan area . The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea . Outside the city to the east, and along
1314-530: Is the name of the local assembly. Its 101 councillors are elected concurrently with general elections , held at the same time as the elections to the Riksdag and county councils . The Council convenes twice every month at Stockholm City Hall , and the meetings are open to the public. The matters on which the councillors decide have generally already been drafted and discussed by various boards and committees. Once decisions are referred for practical implementation,
1387-743: Is the official residence and principal workplace of the Swedish monarch, while Drottningholm Palace in neighbouring Ekerö serves as the Royal Family 's private residence. Stockholm's location appears in Norse sagas as Agnafit , and in Heimskringla in connection with the legendary king Agne . Birka , located near Stockholm, was one Sweden's major trade centres during the Viking Age , and its restored remains are one of Stockholm County 's most-visited sites. The earliest written mention of
1460-777: Is the seat of the Swedish government and most of its agencies , including the highest courts in the judiciary , and the official residences of the Swedish monarch and the Prime Minister . The government has its seat in the Rosenbad building, the Riksdag (Swedish parliament) is seated in the Parliament House , and the Prime Minister's residence is adjacent at the Sager House . Stockholm Palace
1533-459: The Age of Enlightenment in the late eighteenth century, the city flourished. The new monarch, Gustav III , proved an able and energetic regnant; his economic policies helped the Swedish economy develop, and his partially successful war against Russia restored some of Sweden's international reputation. The king was an avid patron of the arts, and scientists and cultural figures flocked to Stockholm on
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#17328008705871606-650: The Hanseatic League . Stockholm developed strong economic and cultural linkages with Lübeck , Hamburg , Gdańsk (Danzig), Visby , Tallinn (Reval), and Riga during this time. The strategic and economic importance of the city made Stockholm an important factor in relations between the Danish Kings of the Kalmar Union and the Swedish national independence movement in the fifteenth century and early sixteenth century. The Danish King Christian II
1679-493: The Stockholm Observatory , were founded. The early nineteenth century saw a major economic decline of Stockholm and Sweden as a whole, but by the second half of the nineteenth century, Stockholm had regained its leading economic role. New industries emerged with industrialisation and Stockholm was transformed into an important trade and service centre as well as a key gateway point within Sweden. The population also grew dramatically during this time, mainly through immigration . At
1752-936: The Swedish Academy Nordic Prize , known as the 'little Nobel'; the European Poetry Prize in 1995; The America Award in 2001; the German Siegfried Unseld Preis in 2006; and received numerous other distinctions. Her works have been translated into several languages, and she was frequently mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in literature . Years link to corresponding "[year] in poetry" article for books of poems, or "[year] in literature" for other literary works: The complete "Butterfly valley" has been set twice by two Danish composers, Niels Rosing-Schow and Svend Nielsen . Both versions were, separately, recorded by Ars Nova Copenhagen with poetry reading by
1825-528: The Swedish Museum of Natural History , as well as the botanical garden Bergianska trädgården . The Stockholm School of Economics , founded in 1909, is one of the few private institutions of higher education in Sweden, and is generally reckoned one of the most prestigious business schools in the world. In the fine arts , educational institutions include the Royal College of Music , which has
1898-504: The 16th century. In 1625, the Great Stockholm Fire of 1625 destroyed the southwestern section of Stadsholmen , an island in the centre of Stockholm. The amount of destruction led to the beginning of the demolition of the Stockholm walls. Today, most of the younger city walls cannot be found anywhere above ground. However, parts of the northern city walls are preserved in the modern Museum of Medieval Stockholm . In 1710,
1971-418: The 1960s, however, was It ( Det ), which, on one level, explored social, political and aesthetic issues, but more deeply probed large philosophical questions of meaning. The work, almost incantatory in tone, opposes issues such as fear and love and power and powerlessness. In these years Christensen also published two novels, Evighedsmaskinen (1964) and Azorno (1967), as well as a shorter fiction on
2044-712: The City Executive Board. The Mayor holds a special position among the Vice Mayors, chairing both the Council of Mayors and the City Executive Board. The City Executive Board ( Swedish : Kommunstyrelsen ) is elected by the City Council and is equivalent to a cabinet . The City Executive Board renders an opinion in all matters decided by the council and bears the overall responsibility for follow-up, evaluation and execution of its decisions. The Board
2117-616: The European Union. The Stockholm Stock Exchange , founded in 1863, is the largest stock exchange in the Nordic Countries measured by market capitalisation, listing numerous multinational Swedish companies. Trade is a vital part of Stockholm's economy; the city's corporations are largely reliant on foreign consumers to supplement the small Swedish market. Stockholm is one of the Baltic Sea's larger ports, hosting especially cruise ships and yachts. Most of Stockholm's economy
2190-527: The Italian Renaissance painter Mantegna , presented from the viewpoint of various narrators (Mantegna's secretary Marsilio, the Turkish princess Farfalla, and Mantagena's young son), Det malede Værelse (1976, translated into English as The Painted Room by Harvill Press in 2000). Much of Christensen's work was organized upon “systemic” structures in accordance with her belief that poetry
2263-621: The annual Nobel Prize ceremonies and banquet at the Stockholm Concert Hall and Stockholm City Hall . One of the city's most prized museums, the Vasa Museum , is the most visited museum in Scandinavia. The Stockholm metro , opened in 1950, is well known for the decor of its stations; it has been called the longest art gallery in the world. The city was the host of the 1912 Summer Olympics , and has played host to several other international sports events since. Stockholm
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2336-568: The autumn the leaves change color. During the winter months, the trees lose their leaves. For details about the other municipalities in the Stockholm area, see the pertinent articles. North of Stockholm Municipality: Järfälla , Solna , Täby , Sollentuna , Lidingö , Upplands Väsby , Österåker , Sigtuna , Sundbyberg , Danderyd , Vallentuna , Ekerö , Upplands-Bro , Vaxholm , and Norrtälje . South of Stockholm: Huddinge , Nacka , Botkyrka , Haninge , Tyresö , Värmdö , Södertälje , Salem , Nykvarn and Nynäshamn . Stockholm Municipality
2409-641: The city consist of fourteen islands that are continuous with the Stockholm archipelago . The geographical city centre is situated on the water, in Riddarfjärden bay. Over 30% of the city area is made up of waterways and another 30% is made up of parks and green spaces. Positioned at the eastern end of the Central Swedish lowland and near the Bergslagen region, the city's location reflects
2482-455: The city is said to have been founded by Birger Jarl to protect Sweden from sea invasions made by Karelians after the pillage of Sigtuna on Lake Mälaren in the summer of 1187. Stockholm's core, the present Old Town ( Gamla Stan ) was built on the central island next to Helgeandsholmen from the mid-13th century onward. The city originally rose to prominence as a result of the Baltic trade of
2555-530: The city of Stockholm, it is one of Sweden's most important buildings. As the primary financial centre in Sweden, Stockholm is an influential hub for trade, finance and technology in Europe , and one of Scandinavia's largest financial centres. The Stockholm region is the leading region in Sweden by both GDP and GDP per capita, and is amongst the ten wealthiest regions in the European Union when measured by
2628-455: The coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago . The area has been settled since the Stone Age , in the 6th millennium BC, and was founded as a city in 1252 by Swedish statesman Birger Jarl . The city serves as the county seat of Stockholm County . Stockholm is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The Stockholm region alone accounts for over a third of
2701-571: The country's GDP , and is among the top 10 regions in Europe by GDP per capita . Considered a global city , it is the largest in Scandinavia and the main centre for corporate headquarters in the Nordic region. The city is home to some of Europe's top-ranking universities, such as the Karolinska Institute (medicine), KTH Royal Institute of Technology , Stockholm School of Economics and Stockholm University . It hosts
2774-415: The current municipal area. In the ensuing decades several other areas were incorporated (such as Brännkyrka Municipality in 1913, at which time it had 25,000 inhabitants, and Spånga in 1949). The municipal border was established in 1971; with the exception of Hansta, in 1982 purchased by Stockholm Municipality from Sollentuna Municipality and today a nature reserve. The population was 984,748 in 2022 and
2847-646: The design school Konstfack , founded in 1844, the University College of Opera (founded in 1968 but with older roots), the University College of Dance , and the Stockholms Musikpedagogiska Institut (the University College of Music Education). The Södertörn University was founded in 1995 as a multi-disciplinary institution for southern Metropolitan Stockholm , to balance the many institutions located in
2920-643: The early orientation of Swedish trade toward the Baltic region. Stockholm belongs to the Temperate deciduous forest biome, which means the climate is very similar to that of the far northeastern area of the United States and coastal Nova Scotia in Canada . The average annual temperature is 7.9 °C (46 °F). The average rainfall is 531 mm (21 in) per year. The deciduous forest has four distinct seasons, spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In
2993-499: The employees of the City administrations and companies take over. The elected majority has a Mayor and eight Vice Mayors. The Mayor and each majority Vice Mayor is the head of a department, with responsibility for a particular area of operation, such as City Planning. The opposition also has four Vice Mayors, but they hold no executive power. Together the Mayor and the 12 Vice Mayors form the Council of Mayors, and they prepare matters for
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3066-505: The end of the nineteenth century, less than 40% of the residents were Stockholm-born, with most migrants being from poorer rural Sweden; major settlement began to expand outside the historical city limits. The nineteenth century also saw the establishment of a number of scientific institutes and universities, including the Karolinska Institutet and KTH Royal Institute of Technology . The General Art and Industrial Exposition
3139-448: The fears for and forces poised for its destruction. Sommerfugledalen of 1991 ( Butterfly Valley: A Requiem , 2004) explores through the sonnet structure the fragility of life and mortality, ending in a kind of transformation. Christensen also wrote works for children, plays, radio pieces, and numerous essays, the most notable of which were collected in her book Hemmelighedstilstanden ( The State of Secrecy ) in 2000. In 1978, she
3212-458: The lack of student accommodations, the difficulty in finding other accommodations and the high rent. The Stockholm region is home to around 22% of Sweden's total population, and accounts for about 29% of its gross domestic product . The geographical notion of "Stockholm" has changed over time. By the turn of the 19th century, Stockholm largely consisted of the area today known as City Centre, roughly 35 km (14 sq mi) or one-fifth of
3285-503: The largest investment firms in Europe are headquartered in the city, including Investor AB and Nordstjernan ; also headquartered in Stockholm is EQT AB . Stockholm is one of continental Europe's leading hubs for the technology industry; this influential industry is based in Kista , a suburb in northern Stockholm which is Europe's largest Informations and Technology cluster. Stockholm has
3358-513: The latter. Many of Sweden's largest companies are headquartered in the city; they are drawn by its central location, skilled workforce and preeminent financial sector. These companies include some of the Nordic region 's most valuable corporations, like Ericsson , which is one of the world's largest telecommunications companies, or Atlas Copco , which is one of the world's largest industrial companies; other large companies based in Stockholm include Electrolux , H&M and Securitas AB . Some of
3431-404: The modernism and functionalism movements survived this era of demolition. Throughout the century, many industries shifted away from industrial activities into more high-tech and service industry areas, which still dominate the city's economy today. Stockholm's metropolitan area has become one of the fastest-growing regions in Europe. In 2020 alone, Stockholm's population increased by 1,477. As
3504-491: The most precipitation falling in December and January (as either rain or snow). The average winter temperatures range from −3 to −1 °C (27 to 30 °F), and occasionally drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) in the outskirts of the city. Spring and autumn are generally cool to mild. The climate table below presents weather data from the years 1991–2020. According to ongoing measurements, the temperature has increased during
3577-437: The name Stockholm dates from 1252, by which time the mines in Bergslagen made it an important site in the iron trade. The first part of the name ( stock ) means log in Swedish, although it may also be connected to an old German word ( Stock ) meaning fortification . The second part of the name ( holm ) means islet and is thought to refer to the islet Helgeandsholmen in central Stockholm. According to Erik's Chronicle
3650-785: The northern part of the region. Other institutes of higher education include the Military Academy Karlberg , the world's oldest military academy to remain in its original location, inaugurated in 1792 and housed in Karlberg Palace ; there is also the Swedish Defence University , Ersta Sköndal University College , Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences and the University College Stockholm . The biggest complaints from students of higher education in Stockholm are
3723-477: The number of daylight hours is relatively small during winter – about six hours – while in June and the first half of July, the nights are relatively short, with about 18 hours of daylight. Due to its eastern position within Sweden's respective time zone, sunsets occur as early as 2:46 PM in mid-December. Around the summer solstice the sun never reaches further below the horizon than 7.3 degrees. This gives
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#17328008705873796-573: The original on 18 April 2013 . Retrieved 27 October 2012 . ^ "Akademiens nordiska pris till Pia Tafdrup" . Kristianstadtsbladet (in Swedish). 21 March 2006 . Retrieved 27 October 2012 . ^ "Jon Fosse prisas av Svenska Akademien" . nummer.se (in Swedish). 13 March 2007 . Retrieved 27 October 2012 . ^ "Fosse får Akademiens nordiska pris" . DN.se (in Swedish). 13 March 2007 . Retrieved 27 October 2012 . ^ "Liedman får Akademiens nordiska pris" . BLT (in Swedish). 7 March 2008. Archived from
3869-865: The original on 18 April 2013 . Retrieved 27 October 2012 . ^ "Liedman får Akademiens nordiska pris" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 7 March 2008 . Retrieved 27 October 2012 . ^ "Askildsen prisad av Akademien" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 14 March 2009 . Retrieved 27 October 2012 . ^ "Jahr får Akademiens nordiska pris" . NSD (in Swedish). 15 March 2009 . Retrieved 27 October 2012 . ^ "Jahr får Akademiens nordiska pris" . Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 15 March 2011 . Retrieved 27 October 2012 . ^ "Jahr får Akademiens nordiska pris" . dn.se (in Swedish). 16 March 2011 . Retrieved 27 October 2012 . ^ "Svenska Akademien prisar Einar Már Guðmundsson" . Bokmassan, Bok & Bibliotek (in Swedish). 19 March 2012. Archived from
3942-2922: The original on 18 April 2013 . Retrieved 27 October 2012 . ^ Staff writer (15 March 2013). "Now Swedish Academy's turn to honour author Oksanen" . YLE Uutiset . Retrieved 16 March 2013 . ^ "Den danske litteraturvetaren Thomas Bredsdorff får Svenska Akademiens nordiska pris för 2015" . Upsala Nya Tidning . 20 March 2015 . Retrieved March 20, 2015 . ^ "Svenska Akademiens nordiska pris" (in Swedish). ^ "Svenska Akademiens nordiska pris" (in Swedish). ^ "Agneta Pleijel 2018" (in Swedish). ^ "Svenska Akademiens nordiska pris 2019" (in Swedish). ^ "The Swedish Academy's Nordic Prize for 2020" . Svenska Akademien . 14 February 2020 . Retrieved 28 January 2021 . ^ "Svenska Akademiens nordiska pris 2021 | Svenska Akademien" . www.svenskaakademien.se . Retrieved 2021-02-22 . ^ "Högtidssammankomst 2022 | Svenska Akademien" . www.svenskaakademien.se . Retrieved 2022-12-27 . ^ "Sjón tilldelas Svenska Akademiens nordiska pris" . www.svenskaakademien.se . Retrieved 2023-02-20 . v t e List of Swedish Academy Nordic Prize winners 1986: Villy Sørensen 1987: William Heinesen 1988: Nils Erik Enkvist 1989: Rolf Jacobsen 1990: Henrik Nordbrandt 1991: Tomas Tranströmer 1992: Thor Vilhjálmsson 1993: Paavo Haavikko 1994: Inger Christensen 1995: Lars Ahlin 1996: Arne Næss 1997: Bo Carpelan 1998: Lars Forssell 1999: Klaus Rifbjerg 2000: Lars Huldén 2001: Willy Kyrklund 2002: Torben Brostrøm 2003: Lars Norén 2004: Guðbergur Bergsson 2005: Göran Sonnevi 2006: Pia Tafdrup 2007: Jon Fosse 2008: Sven-Eric Liedman 2009: Kjell Askildsen 2010: Per Olov Enquist 2011: Ernst Håkon Jahr 2012: Einar Már Guðmundsson 2013: Sofi Oksanen 2014: Lars Gustafsson 2015: Thomas Bredsdorff 2016: Monika Fagerholm 2017: Dag Solstad 2018: Agneta Pleijel 2019: Karl Ove Knausgård 2020: Rosa Liksom 2021: Eldrid Lunden 2022: Naja Marie Aidt 2023: Sjón Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Swedish_Academy_Nordic_Prize&oldid=1178712221 " Categories : Swedish Academy Awards established in 1985 Literary awards honoring writers Nordic literary awards Swedish literary awards 1985 establishments in Sweden Hidden categories: CS1 Swedish-language sources (sv) Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Stockholm Stockholm ( Swedish: [ˈstɔ̂kː(h)ɔlm] )
4015-579: The original on 29 March 2015. ^ "Icelander to receive Nordic Literature Prize" . IceNews . 17 March 2012 . Retrieved 5 May 2013 . ^ "Sonnevi får Akademiens Nordiska pris" . SvT (in Swedish). 18 March 2005. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013 . Retrieved 27 October 2012 . ^ "Lilla Nobelpriset till Göran Sonnevi" . sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). 18 March 2005 . Retrieved 27 October 2012 . ^ "Dansk poet belönas med Akademiens nordiska pris" . SvT (in Swedish). 21 March 2006. Archived from
4088-489: The population. Around 57.5% of them (143,167) immigrated to Sweden when they were at least 10 years old, and 109,213 (43.9%) of them were foreign citizens. The largest nationality groups among the foreign-born people were the Iraqis (16,137), followed by Finns (15,693), Iranians (12,329) and Poles (11,569). Of the population, 336,275 residents (34.4%) of Stockholm had a foreign-background. Inger Christensen Born in
4161-535: The queen for several years prior to his death. Inventors, like Christopher Polhem , moved to the city during the time of the Swedish Empire. Academics also spent much time in Stockholm, like Olaus Rudbeck , rector of the Uppsala University . Throughout Sweden's history, walls were created in Stockholm to defend the city from attacks. These defensive walls were modified throughout the 13th to
4234-603: The second most unicorns per capita in the world, after Silicon Valley; the city also has one of the highest startup rates in Europe. Prominent startup technology companies in Stockholm include Mojang , Spotify and Klarna ; the latter two either have been or are among the largest startup companies in the world. Most of Sweden's largest banks are headquartered in the city, including the SEB Group , Handelsbanken and Swedbank ; Nordea had its headquarters in Stockholm until moving to Helsinki in 2018 for legal reasons involving
4307-495: The sky a bright blue colour in summer once the sun has set because it does not get any darker than nautical twilight . Also, when looking straight up towards the zenith , few stars are visible after the sun has gone down. This is not to be confused with the midnight sun , which occurs north of the Arctic Circle , around 7 degrees farther north. The Stockholm Municipal Council ( Swedish : Stockholms kommunfullmäktige )
4380-463: The town of Vejle , on the eastern Jutland coast of Denmark, Christensen's father was a tailor, and her mother a cook before her marriage. After graduating from Vejle Gymnasium , she moved to Copenhagen and, later, to Århus , studying at the Teachers’ College there. She received her certificate in 1958. During this same period, Christensen began publishing poems in the journal Hvedekorn , and
4453-452: The town square Sergels torg ) is the largest shopping district in Sweden . It is the most central part of Stockholm in business and shopping. Stockholm has a humid continental climate in the 0 °C isotherm ( Köppen : Dfb ) bordering on an oceanic climate ( Cfb ) in the -3 °C isotherm. Although winters are cold, average temperatures generally remain above 0 °C for much of
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#17328008705874526-918: The warmest July months of the Nordic capitals. Stockholm has an annual average snow cover between 75 and 100 days. Despite its mild climate, Stockholm is located further north than parts of Canada that are above the Arctic tree line at sea level. Summers average daytime high temperatures of 20–25 °C (68–77 °F) and lows of around 13 °C (55 °F), but temperatures can reach 30 °C (86 °F) on some days. Days above 30 °C (86 °F) occur on average 1.55 days per year (1992–2011). Days between 25 °C (77 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) are relatively common especially in July and August. Night-time lows of above 20 °C (68 °F) are rare, and hot summer nights vary from 17 to 18 °C (63 to 64 °F). Winters generally bring cloudy weather with
4599-419: The way a leek wraps around itself from the inside, and the head of a snowflower, are both based on this series." Her system ends on the n, suggesting many possible meanings including “n’s” significance as any whole number. As with It , however, despite its highly structured elements this work is a poetically evocative series concerned with oppositions such as an outpouring of the joy of the world counterposed with
4672-399: The year. Summers are pleasantly warm, and precipitation occurs throughout the year. Due to the city's high northerly latitude, the length of the day varies widely from more than 18 hours around midsummer to only around 6 hours in late December. The nights from late May until mid-July are not completely dark even when cloudy. Stockholm has relatively mild weather compared to other locations at
4745-457: The year. The precipitation is not uniformly distributed throughout the year. The second half of the year receives 50% more than the first half. Snowfall occurs mainly from December through March. Snowfall may occasionally occur in late October as well as in April. In Stockholm, the aurora borealis can occasionally be observed. Stockholm's location just south of the 60th parallel north means that
4818-506: The years 1991–2020 as compared with the last series, from 1961 to 1990. This increase averages about 1.0 °C (1.8 °F) over all months. Warming is most pronounced during the winter months, with an increase of more than 2.0 °C (3.6 °F) in January. For the 2002–2014 measurements some further increases have been found, although some months such as June have been relatively flat. The highest temperature ever recorded in Stockholm
4891-464: Was 36 °C (97 °F) on 3 July 1811; the lowest was −32 °C (−26 °F) on 20 January 1814. The temperature has not dropped to below −25.1 °C (−13.2 °F) since 10 January 1987. The warmest month ever recorded was July 2018 with a mean temperature of 22.5 °C (72.5 °F) which is also the nationwide record. Annual precipitation is 546.4 mm (21.51 in) with around 170 wet days and light to moderate rainfall throughout
4964-602: Was able to enter the city in 1520 and on 8 November of that year, a massacre of opposition figures called the Stockholm Bloodbath took place and set off further uprisings that eventually led to the breakup of the Kalmar Union with the attainment of Swedish independence. With the accession of Gustav Vasa in 1523 and the establishment of royal power, the population of Stockholm began to grow, reaching 10,000 by 1600. The seventeenth century saw Sweden grow into
5037-764: Was appointed to the Royal Danish Academy ; in 1994, she became a member of the Académie Européenne de Poésie ("European Academy of Poetry"); in 2001, a member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin . She won the Grand Prix des Biennales Internationales de Poésie in 1991; She received the Rungstedlund Award in 1991. Der österreichische Staatspreis für Literature (" Austrian State Prize for European Literature ") in 1994; in 1994, she won
5110-413: Was founded in 1827 and is Scandinavia's largest higher education institute of technology with 13,000 students; it is Sweden's foremost polytechnic, and spearheaded several governmental research projects in the twentieth century. Stockholm University , founded in 1878 with university status granted in 1960, has 52,000 students as of 2008 . It also incorporates historical institutions, such as the Observatory,
5183-438: Was guided by the noted Danish poet and critic Poul Borum (1934–1996), whom she married in 1959 and divorced in 1976. After teaching at the College for Arts in Holbæk from 1963 to 1964, she turned to writing full-time, producing two of her major early collections, Lys ( Light , 1962) and Græs ( Grass , 1963), both examining the limits of self-knowledge and the role of language in perception . Her most acclaimed work of
5256-553: Was held in 1897, drawing international attention. From 1887 to 1953 the Old Stockholm telephone tower was a landmark; originally built to link phone lines, it became redundant after these were buried, and it was later used for advertising before its demolition in the twentieth century. The early twentieth century also saw the creation of the Nobel Prizes , some of Stockholm's most renowned institutions. Stockholm became
5329-479: Was replaced eventually by Stockholm Palace ; the time of the Swedish Empire also saw several architectural modernisations of the city. The beginning of the Swedish Empire saw a renaissance in the arts and sciences; the new queen, Christina , was a strong supporter of science and culture. Réne Descartes , one of the most prominent European philosophers of his time, died in Stockholm; he had been hosted by
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