Jämtland County Explained

Official Name:Jämtland County
Native Name:
Settlement Type:County of Sweden
Flag Size:100px
Blank Emblem Type: 
Blank Emblem Size:150px
Image Map1:Sweden Jämtland location map.svg
Map Caption1:Location map of Jämtland County in Sweden
Coordinates:63.35°N 14.4°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1810
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Östersund
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts:8
P1:Åre
P2:Berg
P3:Bräcke
P4:Härjedalen
P5:Krokom
P6:Östersund
P7:Ragunda
P8:Strömsund
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Marita Ljung
Leader Title1:Council
Leader Name1:Jämtlands Läns Landsting
Area Total Km2:49341.2
Population As Of:31 December 2023
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:132,572
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:GDP
Demographics1 Footnotes:[2]
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:SEK 43 billion
€4.605 billion (2015)
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Iso Code:SE-Z
Blank Name Sec2:NUTS Region

Jämtland County (Swedish: Jämtlands län,) is a county or län in Sweden. It consists of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two small strips of Lapland and Dalarna. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Gävleborg, Västernorrland, and Västerbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Trøndelag. It measures 49443km2 and constitutes 12% of Sweden's total area, making it the country's third largest county. The capital is Östersund. The county governor and leader of the administrative board, as appointed by the Swedish government, has been Marita Ljung since 2021.[3]

The county was established in 1810, at which time it consisted only of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, which is why the coat of arms is a shield parted per fess with their provincial arms. King Carl XVI Gustaf is occasionally referred to as Duke of Jämtland after his title of king.

Province

Jämtland County consists of primarily the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, though minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland are also included, along with small uninhabited areas in Lapland and Dalarna.

Administration

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests and promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Jämtland Governors.

Demography

Jämtland County is sparsely populated and more than one third of the population live on the countryside, making Jämtland County the second largest rural region in Sweden, after Gotland County, though a majority of the population live in the rather densely populated region surrounding lake Storsjön, commonly called Storsjöbygden, "the Storsjö district/countryside".

Politics

The county is dominated by the Swedish Social Democratic Party and the Centre Party, which is unique in Sweden, but corresponds to the situation in the bordering Norwegian county of Nord-Trøndelag. The county is rather contrastive in the political field. While the municipality association and a majority of the municipalities are governed by liberal-conservative (Swedish: borgerlig, lit. "bourgeois") majorities or by coalitions overstepping the bloc border, the county council is red-green and the Social Democrats receive three out of five mandates to the Riksdag.

After the Swedish county council election in 2018, the following political parties are represented in the Jämtland county council (Swedish: Region Jämtland Härjedalen):[4]

Party Seats Votes %
bgcolor= align=left 18 26,278 31.40%
bgcolor= align=left 11 17,088 20.42%
bgcolor= align=left 8 12,602 15.06%
bgcolor= align=left 5 7,835 9.36%
bgcolor= align=left 5 7,047 8.42%
bgcolor= align=left 4 6,147 7.34%
bgcolor= align=left 2 2,907 3.47%
bgcolor= align=left 2 2,894 3.46%
bgcolor=#eeeeee align=left Others align=right - 901 1.08%
Total 55 83,699 100%
Turnout 85,721 83.95%

Riksdag elections

The table details all Riksdag election results of Jämtland County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

YearTurnoutVotesVSMPCLKDMSDNyDLeftRight
1970[5] 86.880,3193.249.724.611.51.78.853.044.8
1973[6] 89.586,7744.248.230.47.31.58.052.345.7
1976[7] 90.491,4743.847.931.77.01.37.951.746.6
1979[8] 89.091,0484.550.426.26.21.410.854.943.2
1982[9] 90.092,7584.652.01.622.63.91.513.656.640.1
1985[10] 88.391,7934.651.31.419.79.213.655.942.5
1988[11] 84.286,5135.550.05.018.28.71.910.560.537.4
1991[12] 84.787,3374.644.93.316.86.74.613.35.049.541.5
1994[13] 85.688,4886.851.35.815.04.52.413.00.563.934.8
1998[14] 80.581,02515.241.35.712.12.87.613.862.136.3
2002[15] 77.876,86511.044.65.215.27.25.09.90.360.737.4
2006[16] 79.878,0188.340.25.016.84.13.717.61.653.542.3
2010[17] 83.181,9366.540.36.512.83.92.922.23.853.341.7
2014[18] 85.383,7146.339.85.711.32.82.517.311.051.734.0
2018[19] 87.185,2238.433.63.615.42.94.814.315.661.037.6
2022[20] 85.086,1185.636.15.09.12.65.414.820.155.842.9

Governors

See main article: List of governors of Jämtland County.

Municipalities

In Härjedalen Province:

In Jämtland Province:

Localities by population (2010)

Pos Locality Population
1 44,327
2 3,890
3 3,589
4 2,547
5 2,277
6 1,651
7 1,417
8 1,408
9 1,218
10 1,052
11 1,040
12 1,004

[21]

Demographics

Foreign background

SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves.[22] The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Location200220062010201420182019
Berg2.43.75.67.910.310.1
Bräcke5.17.19.111.414.213.9
Härjedalen5.15.67.49.612.812.9
Krokom4.35.15.97.28.78.8
Ragunda4.85.57.310.813.713.5
Strömsund4.05.68.411.213.513.8
Åre5.76.27.49.914.814.7
Östersund5.16.17.18.711.111.8
Total4.8 5.8 7.2 9.1 11.7 12.0
align=left colspan=7Source: SCB

Heraldry

The arms for the County of Jämtland is a combination of the arms of Jämtland and Härjedalen. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Parted per fess, the arms of Jämtland and the arms of Härjedalen."

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023 . . 31 December 2023 . 2 June 2024.
  2. http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita
  3. Web site: The King holds audiences with new county governors. Swedish Royal Court . 26 August 2021 . 26 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210826130152/https://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt/latestnews/latestnews/thekingholdsaudienceswithnewcountygovernors.5.1af28464179eb66991383ae.html . dead .
  4. Web site: Val till landstingsfullmäktige i Jämtlands län - Valda 2018. Valmyndigheten. 2019-07-08. sv. 2019-07-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190708161104/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/L/lan/23/valda.html. dead.
  5. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1970. SCB. 21 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1973. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1976. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1979. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1982. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1985. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  11. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1988. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1991. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  13. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1994. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  14. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1998. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  15. Web site: Valresultat Riksdag 2002. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 7 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210907132650/https://data.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/00R/00.html. dead.
  16. Web site: Allmänna val 17 september 2006. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 28 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928124857/https://data.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/rike/roster.html. dead.
  17. Web site: Röster - Val 2010. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 17 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181217125738/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html. dead.
  18. Web site: Röster - Val 2014. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 11 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111211028/https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html. dead.
  19. Web site: Röster - Val 2018. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 17 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181217125738/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html. dead.
  20. Web site: Valpresentation . 2023-01-26 . resultat.val.se . sv.
  21. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-02-03 . 2013-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131014063857/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01Z/05_Tatorter2010_befolkning_1960_2010.xls . dead .
  22. Web site: PxWeb - välj variabler och värden. sv. SCB. 11 August 2020.