How walkable is Stockholm?
Stockholm has a walkability score of 99 out of 100 around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 37th of 252 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance
4,894 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Stockholm. The nearest grocery is Superfoods®, about 2 minutes away on foot. It earns full or nearly full points for groceries, restaurants & bars, shopping, coffee, banks, parks, schools and culture & entertainment.
- Superfoods®200 m · 2 min
- Oriental Supermarket320 m · 4 min
- Brazil & Co.580 m · 7 min
- Spa Bar70 m · 1 min
- Fattoush90 m · 1 min
- Sen Street Kitchen90 m · 1 min
- ORTOPEDIA60 m · 1 min
- Systembolaget180 m · 2 min
- Sport Zone190 m · 2 min
- Panini Internazionale | Kungsbron80 m · 1 min
- Café Bistro220 m · 3 min
- Bröd & Salt240 m · 3 min
- Swedbank200 m · 2 min
- Handelsbanken300 m · 4 min
- Nordea540 m · 7 min
- Norra Bantorget100 m · 1 min
- Unnamed park260 m · 3 min
- Tegnérlunden540 m · 7 min
- Yrkesgymnasiet Solna210 m · 3 min
- Bättre självkänsla270 m · 3 min
- Estniska Förskolan350 m · 4 min
- Pocket Shop570 m · 7 min
- Adlibris Pocket590 m · 7 min
- Kartbutiken620 m · 8 min
- Maffia Comedy Club130 m · 2 min
- Fasching180 m · 2 min
- Vasateatern190 m · 2 min
Measured from the representative point at 59.3339, 18.0535. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the representative point there are about 159 street intersections per km², and blocks average 86 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability around the centre
Scores at seven points within 1 km of the centre range from 85 to 100, and Stockholm's score of 99 is their median.
| Point | Score | Map |
|---|---|---|
| City centre | 100 | Map |
| 1 km north | 99 | Map |
| 1 km east-northeast | 100 | Map |
| 1 km east-southeast | 88 | Map |
| 1 km south | 100 | Map |
| 1 km west-southwest | 85 | Map |
| 1 km west-northwest | 99 | Map |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Oslo, Norway | 417 km | 99 |
| Copenhagen, Denmark | 523 km | 100 |
| Saint Petersburg, Russia | 692 km | 93 |
| Berlin, Germany | 811 km | 98 |
| Warsaw, Poland | 812 km | 100 |
Questions about walking in Stockholm
Is Stockholm a walkable city?
Yes. Central Stockholm has a walkability score of 99 out of 100, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It ranks 37th of 252 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Stockholm compare with nearby cities?
Stockholm sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: Stockholm scores 99, against Oslo (99, 417 km away), Copenhagen (100, 523 km away) and Saint Petersburg (93, 692 km away).
How is Stockholm's walkability score calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Stockholm it is the median of seven points within 1 km of the city centre, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. City position and population from GeoNames.