Sollentuna Municipality Explained

Sollentuna Municipality
Native Name:Sollentuna kommun
Native Name Lang:sv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Stockholm County
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Tureberg, part of Upplands Väsby
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Note:Area as of .
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Province
Blank Info Sec1:Uppland
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipal code
Blank1 Info Sec1:163
Iso Code:SE
Website:www.sollentuna.se
Footnotes:Density is calculated using land area only.

Sollentuna Municipality (Swedish: Sollentuna kommun in Swedish pronounced as /ˈsɔ̂lːɛnˌtʉːna kʊˈmʉːn/)[1] is a municipality in Stockholm County in east-central Sweden, north of Stockholm. Its seat of local government is located in Tureberg, which is a part of Sollentuna urban area.

Geography

Sollentuna borders the municipalities of Solna, Sundbyberg, Stockholm, Järfälla, Upplands Väsby, Täby and Danderyd in clockwise order starting to the south.

Localities and districts

Since 1995 the bulk of the built-up area of the municipality is statistically counted to the multimunicipal city of Stockholm. A few houses on the eastern border (with about 10 inh.) are in Täby urban area. Sjöberg is constituting a locality of its own.

The municipality is subdivided into the following districts according to population as of 31 December 2021 [2] Befolkningsstatistik[3]

Lakes

Central to the landscape of Sollentuna are the rather big lakes Norrviken and Edsviken—the latter a bay of the Baltic Sea.

Edsviken and Norrviken are popular lakes for ice tour skating during the winter. The municipality plows a 15 km long skating track on Norrviken. Note that Norrviken is also the name of a district at the western shore of the Norrviken lake.

Other lakes:

History

Sollentuna municipality was founded in conjunction with the reform of local government in Sweden in 1863. However, its boundaries are almost equivalent to those of Sollentuna Parish, which dates back to the 12th century. Well into the 20th century, Sollentuna was a predominantly rural area.

Modern Sollentuna evolved around the railway between Uppsala and Stockholm, inaugurated in 1866. Five of the eight districts that make up the municipality today correspond to railway stations, now operated by Stockholm commuter rail system. From south to north: Helenelund, Tureberg (railway station is Sollentuna Station), Häggvik, Norrviken and Rotebro. Viby is an extension of Norrviken and the two remaining districts— Edsberg and Sjöberg—are found along the road to Danderyd. Other roads into Sollentuna includes the road from Kallhäll to Rotebro and the E 4 motorway that approximates the same route as the railway.

Sollentuna received the title of a merchant town (köping) in 1944. Köping status was made obsolete by the municipal reform of 1971.

Demography

Income and Education

The population in Sollentuna Municipality has the 11th highest median income per capita in Sweden.[4] The share of highly educated persons, according to Statistics Sweden's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 40.7% (national average: 27.0%) and the 9th highest in the country.[5]

Residents with a foreign background

On 31 December 2017, the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 23 284, or 32.41% of the population (71 848 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002, the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 12 443, or 21.26% of the population (58 515 on 31 December 2002).[6] On 31 December 2017, there were 71 848 residents in Sollentuna, of which 17 657 people (24.58%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in the table below - the Nordic countries, as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by Statistics Sweden.[7]

2022 population by district

This is a demographic table based on Sollentuna Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[8]

There were 74,969 residents and 52,341 Swedish citizens of voting age.[8] 48.3% voted for the left coalition and 50.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location
data-sort-type="number" data-sort-type="number" data-sort-type="number" %data-sort-type="number" %data-sort-type="number" data-sort-type="number" data-sort-type="number" data-sort-type="number" data-sort-type="number"
10 Mellersta Rotebro1,7021,22551.348.283782232,08661
11 Gillbo-Gillberga1,8091,32544.354.387841637,70059
12 Södra Rotebro1,5491,02156.639.469455522,81437
13 Rotsunda94463149.347.469485222,94238
14 Rotsunda gård1,47298042.555.273475326,33638
15 Rotsunda strand1,38898450.248.776623826,30148
21 Södra Viby1,8021,29244.154.885831741,36369
22 Norra Viby2,0711,40549.250.187792138,50864
23 Östra Viby1,6201,16848.250.485782236,08165
31 Norra Norrviken1,9511,39051.048.382772333,14564
32 Södra Norrviken1,7651,33548.650.684792134,24165
41 Väsjön1,8531,16646.752.182574338,16666
42 Edsängen-Solängen1,8471,29345.853.384811939,14268
43 Tunberget1,46397947.051.981683233,93665
51 Östra Häggvik1,4271,11348.350.384703030,04559
52 Västra Häggvik1,9201,42151.247.180623826,66251
53 Skälby-Edsbacka1,6671,24151.747.685802038,83970
54 Nytorp1,5421,16139.559.384722839,38074
55 S Häggvik-Edstorp1,2041,06249.749.182772331,91165
61 Edsbergs C1,7421,14153.243.374455525,51352
62 Västra Edsberg1,9001,22557.938.770435722,09744
63 Östra Edsberg1,6761,06359.836.371415921,27237
64 Norra Landsnora1,5501,06054.343.476594125,98050
65 Edsbacka-Edsängen1,27493851.246.477544626,21248
70 Södra Töjnan2,0691,44946.651.783613933,67065
71 Norra Töjnan1,9261,34245.053.882693136,36062
72 Knista1,8771,18551.746.781495131,91664
73 Östra Bagarby1,35490164.929.259178314,88641
74 Västra Bagarby1,8781,16466.629.167277320,80542
75 Fågelsången1,6051,12448.750.685762438,74673
76 Turebergs villastad2,0921,43840.459.486821845,38476
77 Sollentuna C1,5781,33250.448.480604030,02262
78 Norra Bagarby1,8841,36557.839.676514927,34255
79 Mellersta Bagarby1,52797564.825.459148615,62732
80 Södra Landsnora1,6801,17236.162.786772343,02875
81 Västra Sjöberg1,4021,09640.659.079732734,73466
82 Östra Sjöberg1,4971,07540.158.584703032,21261
83 Kärrdal1,4881,09848.150.785712930,86956
90 Södra Edsviken1,9501,40842.157.382841640,75075
91 Eriksberg1,8141,22344.253.981613935,39061
92 Helenelunds C2,0381,24456.041.775386226,03559
93 Tegelhagen1,7941,22446.353.089762441,60876
94 Norra Edsviken1,9471,45336.162.983821845,13977
95 Silverdal2,4311,45441.058.192752549,71178
Source: SVT

Politics and government

Sollentuna Municipality has a municipal assembly with 61 members elected by proportional representation through municipal elections, held in conjunction with the national parliamentary elections every four years. The assembly elects a municipal board, (kommunstyrelse) which is the municipality's main governing body, chaired by the Mayor (sw. kommunstyrelsens ordförande). The current mayor is Henrik Thunes,[9] of the Moderate Party.

2022 election results

In the 2022 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

2018 election results

In the 2018 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

2014 election results

In the 2014 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

2010 election results

In the 2010 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

2006 election results

In the 2006 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

2002 election results

In the 2002 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

List of mayors since 1971

Public transport

Sollentuna is served by the Stockholm public transport system. Stockholm commuter rail has five stations within the municipality. There is also an extensive SL bus network.

Sights

Sports

Sollentunavallen is the biggest playing field. It consists of two fields. The main arena is for football and athletics. Alongside it, there's a field with artificial grass, which is used for bandy during the winter season.

The following sports clubs are located in Sollentuna Municipality:

As of December 2022 there are 64 sports clubs in Sollentuna. The full list is maintained on the municipality web site.[13]

Notable people

International relations

See main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden.

Twin towns — sister cities

The municipality is twinned with:[14]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 22.
  2. 31 December 2021
  3. Web site: Korta fakta 2012. Sollentuna Municipality. 13 April 2012. 18 November 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203011901/http://www.sollentuna.se/Documents/om_kommunen/Fakta%20och%20statistik/Fakta%20om%20kommunen/Kortafakta-2012.pdf. 3 December 2013.
  4. Web site: Medianinkomst . Ekonomifakta. July 11, 2019 .
  5. Web site: Andel högutbildade . Ekonomifakta. July 11, 2019 .
  6. http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101Q/UtlSvBakgFin/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=f165c7bd-1b57-4020-b2b2-b0cac2a094a4 Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund och år
  7. https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/helarsstatistik--kommun-lan-och-riket/utrikes-fodda-efter-lan-kommun-och-fodelseland-31-december/ Statistiska centralbyrån: Utrikes födda efter län, kommun och födelseland 31 december 2017
  8. Web site: Valresultat 2022 för Sollentuna i riksdagsvalet. SVT. 11 September 2022. 24 January 2023.
  9. Web site: Klart med ny ordförande i kommunstyrelsen. 31 August 2015.
  10. Douglas Lithborn died 2015-07-11 http://www.sollentuna.se/sv/arkiverade-nyheter/nyheter-2015/kommunstyrelsens-ordforande-i-sollentuna-har-avlidit/
  11. Web site: . 2015-10-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150722111722/http://www.mitti.se/kommunalrad-avled-efter-besok-i-simhallen/ . 2015-07-22 . dead .
  12. Web site: Edsbacka Krog, restaurang i Sollentuna.
  13. Web site: Välkommen att vara aktiv i Sollentuna .
  14. Web site: Vänorter - Sollentuna kommun . 2010-01-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100301095326/http://www.sollentuna.se/Kommunen/Om-Sollentuna/Vanorter/ . 2010-03-01 .