Jönköping Explained

Official Name:Jönköping
Pushpin Map:Sweden Jönköping#Sweden
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:57.7828°N 14.1606°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Sweden
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Småland
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jönköping County
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Jönköping Municipality
Established Title:City status
Established Date:1284
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:44.82
Elevation M:104
Population Total:112,766
Population As Of:31 May 2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Metro:144,699[2]
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:555 xx
Area Code:(+46) 36
Registration Plate:1544
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Dfb

Jönköping ([3] [4] in Swedish ˈjœ̂nːˌɕøːpɪŋ/) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022).[5] Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland. In late 2019, Jönköping was seen as the city with best future prospects in Sweden by WSP.[6]

The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipality, which has a population of 144,699 (2022) and is Småland's most populous municipality.[7] Jönköping is also the seat of Jönköping County which has a population of 367,064 (2022).[8] Jönköping is the seat of a district court and a court of appeal as well as the Swedish National Courts Administration.[9] It is also the seat of the Swedish Board of Agriculture.[10]

County government

The Jönköping municipality has its headquarters in a place called Swedish: rådhuset. Swedish: Rådhuset is an important component of the function of the municipality as it works as a state office for different departments of and in Jönköping. Swedish: Rådhuset is dependent on the municipality but is its own entity, the head of the Swedish: rådhuset has political power but is not the head of the Jönköping state. The head of the Jönköping state is called the Swedish: kommunfullmäktige which has all the municipal power but sometimes doesn't make the decisions; these are handed down to other departments or the Swedish: kommunstyrelsen.[11]

The departments that are inherent to the office are not limited to but are shortly known as:

The political governance
  • This department has a municipal board that is responsible for the state office's official activities.
    The administrative department
  • The administrative department is responsible for office operations, city archives, legal functions, the office of the guardianship board, data protection (GDPR), and information security.
    The analysis and sustainability department
  • The analysis and sustainability department is responsible for sustainability issues, international collaboration, consumer advice, energy, and climate advice, as well as statistics and investigations.
    The state economics department
  • The state economics department is the solely responsible force regarding the official spending of the municipality's funds.
    The finance and company departments
  • The finance and company department is responsible for the municipality's and the municipal companies' financial management and administers "Jönköpings Rådhus AB" and manages the municipality's donation funds.
    The HR department
  • This department is responsible for personnel issues, work environment, negotiations, as well as managerial and personnel development and acts as a development and service body for the municipal administrations.
    The IT department
  • Responsible for and coordinates the municipality's IT operations and telephony. The department works closely with the municipal administrations and provides the operation and development of systems, services, and products. This is also offered to municipal companies. In case of problems, questions, or need for help, the IT department supports the administrations and the municipal companies.
    The communication department
  • Responsible for the municipality's overall internal and external communication. The municipality's overall communication channels, graphic profile, and press issues are also within the department's area of responsibility. The Communications Department works in close cooperation with the municipal administrations and supports them in their communication work. The department also includes the municipality's Contact Center. The contact center is the public's first contact with the municipality for general questions and information.
    The business department
  • The department works to create conditions for the development and expansion of the existing business community and to stimulate and facilitate new establishments.
    The Procurement Department
  • Responsible for the municipality's procurement activities and coordination of procurements. The department also conducts procurements in collaboration with Habo and Mullsjö municipalities as well as Rådhus AB and its subsidiaries.

    History

    Jönköping is an old trading centre (Köping) situated at a natural crossroads for routes following the rivers Nissan and Lagan, and the road connecting the provinces of Östergötland and Västergötland, a result of the town's geographical position at the southern end of lake Vättern, which divides the two provinces.

    On 18 May 1284 Jönköping became the first City in Sweden to be granted its rights by king Magnus Ladulås, who ruled mostly from Vättern's largest island Visingsö. The first part of the city's name, "Jön", is derived from a creek, "Junebäcken", in Talavid, in what is now the western part of the city. The second part of the name "köping", is, as mentioned above, an old word for a trading centre or market place.[12]

    The geographical position of the city also left it vulnerable to attack via the river routes that led south, mainly from Danes. At that time the provinces of what is today southern Sweden – Scania, Halland and Blekinge – belonged to Denmark. The city was plundered and burned several times until it was fortified during the 16th and 17th centuries.

    Jönköping was known for its matchstick industry between 1845 and 1970.[13] The phosphorus match was invented in 1831, and these matches became very popular because one could strike it against any surface to ignite it. However, the problem was that they ignited too easily, caused a lot of accidents and were toxic. In 1844, Swedish professor Gustav Erik Pasch patented a new invention, "Safety matches – Strike against the box only".[14] To prevent the matches from igniting so easily, Gustav Erik Pasch separated the chemicals in the match head and placed the phosphorus on a separate surface on the outside of the box for striking ignition. Johan Edvard and Carl Frans Lundström took Pasch's patent and improved it. Later, they manufactured their new Safety matches in their factory in Jönköping.[15] Today, the Match Museum is located in Jönköping's first match factory.

    Present

    The urban area of Jönköping today includes the eastern industrial town of Huskvarna, with which it has grown together.[16]

    Elmia, a major trade fair and exhibition centre, is situated in Jönköping. Elmia Wood is the world's largest forestry fair,[17] [18] and fairs for subcontractors, trucks, caravans and railways are the biggest of their kind in Europe. Since 2001, Elmia has been the site of the world's largest LAN party, DreamHack, with two events every year, Dreamhack Summer and Dreamhack Winter.

    The city is an important Nordic logistical center, with many companies' central warehouses (such as Elkjøp, IKEA, Electrolux and Husqvarna) situated there.[19] [20] [21]

    Demography

    Population

    As of 2018, Jönköping has a total population of 139,222.[22]

    Gender201420152016201720182019
    Female66,40466,98767,82368,72269,42670,265
    Male65,73666,32367,47468,75969,79670,816
    Total132,140133,310135,297137,481139,222141,081

    Population changes

    201420152016201720182019
    Population increase1,3421,1701,9872,1841,7411,859
    Born1,6771,6621,7151,6151,6881,644
    Deceased1,1691,2171,1011,2021,2531,100

    Average age 2019

    Notable people

    Music

    Sport

    Art

    Education

    High schools

    Tertiary education

    Climate

    Jönköping's climate was humid continental (Köppen Dfb) with long, cold winters and short, warm summers during the 1961–1990 period. However, the window between subarctic and oceanic is very small in this marine-influenced climate type, and in recent years the climate has more resembled very cold oceanic. However, figures are slightly skewed due to the weather station being located at the airport which is at an elevation of 228m (748feet), whereas the city centre is at 100m (300feet). This likely renders up to between half a degree to a full degree milder temperatures in the urban centre.

    Sport

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Population in the country, counties and municipalities by sex and age . 27 May 2013 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20130116121921/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01Z/01_Localities2010_land_area_pop_density_2005_2010.xls . 16 January 2013 . dead .
    2. Web site: Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 september 2016 och befolkningsförändringar 1 juli–30 september 2016. Totalt. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220144211/http://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/kvartals--och-halvarsstatistik--kommun-lan-och-riket/kvartal-3-2016/ . 20 December 2016 .
    3. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/Jönköping "Jönköping"
    4. 8 March 2019.
    5. Web site: Statistikdatabasen – välj variabler och värden. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161226055828/http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__MI__MI0810__MI0810A/LandarealTatort/?rxid=8f5b9e8f-3a94-4ca6-8b53-c3ce838a7d6a . 26 December 2016 .
    6. Web site: Jönköping anses ha bäst framtidsutsikt i landet . SVT Nyheter . 2019-10-10 . sv . 2024-01-01.
    7. Web site: Befolkningsstatistik . Jönköpings Kommun . 4 April 2020.
    8. Web site: Folkmängd efter region och år . Statistiska Centralbyrån . 4 April 2020.
    9. Web site: Domstolsverket (Swedish National Courts Administration) . Domstolsverket . sv . 2023-12-14.
    10. Web site: Swedish Board of Agriculture – How to find our headquarters . Swedish Board of Agriculture . 2011-06-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928200201/http://www.jordbruksverket.se/swedishboardofagriculture/aboutus/howtocontactus/howtofindourheadquarters.4.2d224fd51239d5ffbf7800032920.html/ . 28 September 2011 .
    11. Web site: Stadskontoret . The City Administration . 31 October 2022 . 31 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031192837/https://www.jonkoping.se/kommunpolitik/kommunensorganisation/forvaltningar/stadskontoret.4.74fef9ab15548f0b800fc1.html . live .
    12. Book: Svenskt ortnamnslexikon . 158 . Wahlberg . Mats . 1st . 2003 . Uppsala . . sv . 91-7229-020-X . 2017-01-22 .
    13. Book: Ohlsen, Becky . Kaminski . Anna . Lundgren . K . Lonely Planet Sweden . Lonely Planet . 5th . 1 June 2012 . 978-1741797268.
    14. Wisniak. Jaime. May 2005. Matches-The manufacture of fire. CSIR. 12. 3. 369–380. NISCAIR.
    15. Web site: History of matches. Swedish Match. 2019-04-21.
    16. Web site: Ortshistoria Huskvarna . ortshistoria.se . 2008-01-14 . sv . 2023-12-14.
    17. Web site: Elmia Wood . JKPG.com . 2023-12-14.
    18. Web site: Elmia Wood back on in person for 2022 . Wood Business . 2022-02-07 . 2023-12-14.
    19. Web site: Jönköping växer som logistikläge . Intelligent Logistik . 2017-09-15 . sv . 2023-12-14.
    20. Web site: Radio . Sveriges . P4 Jönköping . Sveriges Radio . 2009-06-23 . sv . 2023-12-14.
    21. Web site: Artell . Text Johanna . Dela artikeln . Smålands bästa logistikcentrum . Fastighetstidningen . 2023-12-14 . sv . 2023-12-14.
    22. Web site: Befolkningsstatistik . Jönköpings Kommun . 5 April 2020.
    23. Rydberg, Abraham Viktor . 23 . Gosse . Edmund William . Edmund William Gosse . 949 . 1.
    24. Web site: Jonkoping Challenger 2016 Feature | ATP Tour | Tennis.

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