| 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.
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.
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.
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".
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% | |||||
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.
| Year | Turnout | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970[5] | 86.8 | 80,319 | 3.2 | 49.7 | 24.6 | 11.5 | 1.7 | 8.8 | 53.0 | 44.8 | ||||
| 1973[6] | 89.5 | 86,774 | 4.2 | 48.2 | 30.4 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 52.3 | 45.7 | ||||
| 1976[7] | 90.4 | 91,474 | 3.8 | 47.9 | 31.7 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 7.9 | 51.7 | 46.6 | ||||
| 1979[8] | 89.0 | 91,048 | 4.5 | 50.4 | 26.2 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 10.8 | 54.9 | 43.2 | ||||
| 1982[9] | 90.0 | 92,758 | 4.6 | 52.0 | 1.6 | 22.6 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 13.6 | 56.6 | 40.1 | |||
| 1985[10] | 88.3 | 91,793 | 4.6 | 51.3 | 1.4 | 19.7 | 9.2 | 13.6 | 55.9 | 42.5 | ||||
| 1988[11] | 84.2 | 86,513 | 5.5 | 50.0 | 5.0 | 18.2 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 10.5 | 60.5 | 37.4 | |||
| 1991[12] | 84.7 | 87,337 | 4.6 | 44.9 | 3.3 | 16.8 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 13.3 | 5.0 | 49.5 | 41.5 | ||
| 1994[13] | 85.6 | 88,488 | 6.8 | 51.3 | 5.8 | 15.0 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 13.0 | 0.5 | 63.9 | 34.8 | ||
| 1998[14] | 80.5 | 81,025 | 15.2 | 41.3 | 5.7 | 12.1 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 13.8 | 62.1 | 36.3 | |||
| 2002[15] | 77.8 | 76,865 | 11.0 | 44.6 | 5.2 | 15.2 | 7.2 | 5.0 | 9.9 | 0.3 | 60.7 | 37.4 | ||
| 2006[16] | 79.8 | 78,018 | 8.3 | 40.2 | 5.0 | 16.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 17.6 | 1.6 | 53.5 | 42.3 | ||
| 2010[17] | 83.1 | 81,936 | 6.5 | 40.3 | 6.5 | 12.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 22.2 | 3.8 | 53.3 | 41.7 | ||
| 2014[18] | 85.3 | 83,714 | 6.3 | 39.8 | 5.7 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 17.3 | 11.0 | 51.7 | 34.0 | ||
| 2018[19] | 87.1 | 85,223 | 8.4 | 33.6 | 3.6 | 15.4 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 14.3 | 15.6 | 61.0 | 37.6 | ||
| 2022[20] | 85.0 | 86,118 | 5.6 | 36.1 | 5.0 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 14.8 | 20.1 | 55.8 | 42.9 |
See main article: List of governors of Jämtland County.
In Härjedalen Province:
In Jämtland Province:
| 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 |
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.
| Location | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berg | 2.4 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 10.3 | 10.1 |
| Bräcke | 5.1 | 7.1 | 9.1 | 11.4 | 14.2 | 13.9 |
| Härjedalen | 5.1 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 9.6 | 12.8 | 12.9 |
| Krokom | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 8.8 |
| Ragunda | 4.8 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 10.8 | 13.7 | 13.5 |
| Strömsund | 4.0 | 5.6 | 8.4 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 13.8 |
| Åre | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 9.9 | 14.8 | 14.7 |
| Östersund | 5.1 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 8.7 | 11.1 | 11.8 |
| Total | 4.8 | 5.8 | 7.2 | 9.1 | 11.7 | 12.0 |
| align=left colspan=7 | Source: SCB |
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."