Kista subway station

Kista (Swedish: /'ɕiːsta/) is a district of Stockholm Municipality in Sweden belonging to Kista borough. Located northwest of central Stockholm, Kista is divided by the Stockholm Metro blue line into a western part which is primarily residential, and an eastern part occupied by commercial ventures, mostly in the telecommunication and computer industry. Kista hosts the IT University, a joint venture between the Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University. The streets in Kista are named after towns and famous people from Denmark. Image File history File linksMetadata Kistatunnelbana. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Kistatunnelbana. ... Stockholm Municipality is the largest Swedish municipality in terms of population. ... Kista is a borough of the city of Stockholm in Sweden. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Stockholm Metro, Hötorget Station RÃ¥dhuset Station on the blue line KungsträdgÃ¥rden Station on the blue line T-Centralen, blue line. ... Copy of the original phone of Graham Bell at the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris Telecommunication is the transmission of signals over a distance for the purpose of communication. ... A Lego RCX Computer is an example of an embedded computer used to control mechanical devices. ... The Royal Institute of Technology or Kungliga tekniska högskolan (KTH) is a university in Stockholm, Sweden. ... Stockholm University (Stockholms universitet) is a state university in Stockholm, Sweden. ...

Kista is named after an old farm, still located in the area. Kista became referred to as Chipsta or Sweden's Silicon Valley in the 1980s.

Business and industry

The construction of the industrial section of Kista began in the 70s with companies such as SRA (Svenska Radio Aktiebolaget, now a part of Ericsson), RIFA (later Ericsson Microelectronics and now Infineon Technologies) and IBM Svenska AB (the Swedish branch of IBM). The number of employees in Eastern Kista now ranges between 25,000 and 35,000. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Ericsson () NASDAQ: ERICY is a Swedish telecommunications equipment manufacturer, founded in 1876 as a telegraph equipment repair shop by Lars Magnus Ericsson. ... International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, or colloquially, Big Blue) (NYSE: IBM) (incorporated June 15, 1911, in operation since 1888) is headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA. The company manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, and services. ...

Kista Science Tower

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See also

• Kista Science Tower

Kista Science Tower Kista Science Tower in Kista is the tallest skyscraper in Stockholm, Sweden at a height of 128 m (156 m counting the antenna on the roof). ...

External links

• Kista Science City
• The IT University