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Stockholm, Sweden

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The Resume

    (circa 1250- )
    Capital of Sweden
    Population (city): 795,160 (2007)
    Population (metro area): 1.9 million
    Hosted the Summer Olympics (1912)

Why Stockholm, Sweden might be annoying:

    Danish King Christian II entered the city promising a general amnesty but instead executed 80-90 nobles and clergy in the Stockholm Bloodbath (November 7-10, 1520).
    It suffered from the Black Death (1713-14).
    It imposes a congestion tax on cars entering the city center, assessed by cameras with automatic license plate detection systems.
    Most fast food restaurants charge a fee to use their rest rooms.

Why Stockholm, Sweden might not be annoying:

    It has over seventy museums.
    It is home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the royal palace, the islands of Birka and Hovgarden, and Woodland Cemetery.
    The city operates a bike-loan system.
    It is the site of the annual Nobel Prize Banquet.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 7 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 28 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 22 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 104 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 51.85% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 37 Votes: 48.65% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 38.71% Annoying