Södertälje

Södertälje, nicknamed Tälje or Telge, is a city in Sweden in Stockholm County, 30 km to the southwest of Stockholm. While 65,000 people live in the city, the municipality, Södertälje kommun, has 93,000 inhabitants in total. This article also covers the nearby Nykvarn municipality.

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Understand

Södertälje is built around a canal. Today the city is mainly known for the significant Assyrian/Syrian diaspora, most of them originating from Iraq, and for the Scania truck factory.

Get in

By plane

Stockholm-Arlanda or Stockholm-Skavsta Airport.

By train

Södertälje has four train stations, three of which (Södertälje centrum, Södertälje hamn, and Östertälje) are only used for Pendeltåget commuter traffic. The Södertälje center station is next to the city centre, Maren, and Södertälje city hall.

Long-distance trains to Gothenburg and Malmö, as well as regional trains, call at Södertälje Syd. The station is located on a bridge across an ocean bay, 50 metres above sea level, with a spectacular view of the city.

Commuter trains, pendeltåg, carry on to Södertälje Centrum.

By car

European roads E4 and E20 converge at Södertälje.

By bus

SL buses from Stockholm

Bus 748 (Liljeholmen-Kungens kurva-)Fittja-Södertälje: 30 minutes interval except rush hours and off hours

Bus 749 Liljeholmen-Södertälje: Express bus, rush hours only.

By boat

The steamboat S/S Ejderen goes to Stockholm and Mariefred a few times a year.

Get around

See

Do
  • Tom Tits Experiment
  • Torekällberget ("Södertälje Skansen")
  • Syrianska FC

Learn
  • Royal Institute of Technology, KTH

Buy

Eat

The Syrian population has made an impact on the Södertälje cuisine, making Middle Eastern food available across the city.

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Drink

137:an Old McLovis (nära Storgatan) (nära Maren) Hamnkrogen, Södertälje gästhamn Katta och Rilles rock pub, Södertälje hamn Glashyttans värdshus, Södertälje syd

Sleep

Stay safe

Stay healthy

Connect

Cope

Go next


Routes through Södertälje

Helsingborg ← Nyköping ←  S  N  → Stockholm → Sundsvall
Göteborg ← Strängnäs ←  W  E  → Stockholm → Tallinn ()


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