In "Behind the City's Scenes," researchers from various disciplines take the reader on a stroll through Stockholm from the early 19th century to the late 20th century. The anthology begins among the first controversial "schweizerierna" in the City between the Bridges, passes through the city's new center for consumption and entertainment in the North, pauses in the fashionable district of Östermalm, and concludes in the decaying Klarakvarteren....

Describes the geography, climate, history, cities, agriculture, transportation, business and trade, and wildlife of Sweden.