The Stockholm Palace is the official residence and major royal palace of the Swedish monarch. Stockholm Palace is located on Stadsholmen, in Gamla Stan (the old town) in the capital, Stockholm. It neighbours the Riksdag, Sweden's parliament.

The personal offices of the monarch (currently Carl XVI Gustaf) and the other members of the Swedish royal family as well as the administrative offices of the Royal Court of Sweden are located here. The palace is also used for representative purposes by the king whilst performing his duties as the head of state.

The palace was built in Baroque style by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger, with half-round wings around the outer western courtyard finished in 1734, the palace church finished in the 1740s, and the exterior finished in 1754. the Royal family moved to the Palace with the southwest, southeast, and northeast wings finished. The northwest wing was finished in 1760. In the north, the Lejonbacken ("Lion's Slope") was built from 1824 to 1830. Its name comes from the lion sculptures that stand there.

The palace is guarded by the Högvakten, a royal guard of members of the Swedish Armed Forces. The guard dates back to the early 16th century.

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