Nyköping is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,759 inhabitants as of 2017 The city is also the capital of Södermanland County. Including Arnö, the locality on the southern shore of the bay just a couple of kilometres from the city centre, Nyköping would have above 36,000 inhabitants. Commonly, Arnö is referred to as a part of the city proper. It forms a wider conurbation with the neighbouring minor municipality and town of Oxelösund 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of its outskirts.
Nyköping literally translates as Newmarket into English. The prefix Ny is translated as New and köping is an old Swedish word for a market place and a commonly used suffix for cities in the south central region of the country. The city is located near the open Baltic Sea coast, and is regarded as a coastal location.
Nyköping is also the home of Stockholm Skavsta Airport which is located less than 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the city centre. Nyköping is part of the wider area of the Mälaren Valley, located around 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of inner Stockholm and 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Norrköping, the nearest larger city. The municipal border between Nyköping and Norrköping marks the point where the historical lands Götaland and Svealand converge on the east coast.
It retains an oceanic/continental climate hybrid, causing warm summers and winters around the freezing point with variable snow cover.
Sights
Nyköping includes the cinema Biostaden which houses Sweden’s largest cinema screen. The cinema was newly built from the ground in 2012. It is located in Högbrunn.
Nyköpings Stadsbibliotek (Nyköping City Library) is located in the city center, which offers various book clubs and activities for children. There is free Internet access and wifi for visitors. It has books of all genres, for all ages, and in many languages.
- City hall
- Library and cultural center
- Nyköping Castle
- Vattengränd, The oldest street in Nyköping
- Westerlingska gården
- Rosvalla Highrise
- Brandholmen Seaside houses
- Sankta Anna Catholic Church
- Sankta Katarina Lutheran Church, Arnö
- Hjortensberg Pentecostal Church
- Villa Sturegården, by architect Gunnar Asplund
- Former headquarters of Sunlights AB
- Spelhagen, former location of AB Nyköpings Automobilfabrik
- Maingate
- Rökeriet Nyköping
Sports
Nyköping has two major sport clubs:
- Nyköpings Boll-och Idrottsällskap is the local Division 1 football club; they play their home matches at the Rosvalla Nyköping Eventcenter.
- Nyköpings Hockey is the local ice hockey club; its home rink is PEAB Arena.
The city is yet to have a team in the major football or hockey leagues of Sweden, with stints in the second tiers being the greatest achievements for both sides.
