Stockholm County Explained

Official Name:Stockholm County
Settlement Type:County
Flag Size:100px
Blank Emblem Type: 
Blank Emblem Size:150px
Image Map1:Sweden Stockholm location map.svg
Map Caption1:Location map of Stockholm County in Sweden
Coordinates:59.3333°N 18.1667°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Established Title:Formed
Established Date:1714
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Stockholm
Parts Type:Municipalities
Parts:26
P1:Botkyrka
P2:Danderyd
P3:Ekerö
P4:Haninge
P5:Huddinge
P6:Järfälla
P7:Lidingö
P8:Nacka
P9:Norrtälje
P10:Nykvarn
P11:Nynäshamn
P12:Österåker
P13:Salem
P14:Sigtuna
P15:Södertälje
P16:Sollentuna
P17:Solna
P18:Stockholm
P19:Sundbyberg
P20:Täby
P21:Tyresö
P22:Upplands Väsby
P23:Upplands-Bro
P24:Vallentuna
P25:Värmdö
P26:Vaxholm
Leader Title:Governor
Leader Name:Anna Kinberg Batra (M)
Leader Title1:Council
Leader Name1:Stockholm Region
Area Total Km2:6519.3
Population As Of:31 December 2023
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2,454,821
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:GDP
Demographics1 Footnotes:[2]
Demographics1 Title1:Total
Demographics1 Info1:SEK 1,340 billion
€125.384 billion (2015)
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Iso Code:SE-AB
Website:

Stockholm County (Swedish: Stockholms län in Swedish pronounced as /ˈstɔ̂kː(h)ɔlms ˈlɛːn/) is a county (Swedish: [[län]]|links=no) on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland (Roslagen) and Södermanland (Södertörn). More than one fifth of the Swedish population lives in the county. Stockholm County is also one of the statistical Swedish: [[National Areas of Sweden|riksområden]] (national areas) according to, Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics within the EU. With more than two million inhabitants, Stockholm is the most densely populated county of Sweden.

History

Stockholm County was established in 1714. The City of Stockholm then constituted its own administrative entity under the Governor of Stockholm and was not part of Stockholm County. Though outside Stockholm County, the City of Stockholm was its seat.

On 1 January 1968, Stockholm County was united with the City of Stockholm. At the same time, the borders were redrawn in other directions too; Upplands-Bro Municipality was transferred from Uppsala County and a large part of the modern day Östhammar Municipality was transferred to Uppsala County.

Geography

Lakes

Economy

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 145.6 billion € in 2018, accounting for 30.9% of Swedish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 49,500 € or 164% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 132% of the EU average.[3]

Heraldry

Arms granted in 1968. The arms for the County of Stockholm is a combination of the arms of Uppland, Södermanland and the City of Stockholm. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.

Riksdag

The table details all Riksdag elections held in Stockholm County since the unicameral era began in 1970. Stockholm and the wider county have separate parliamentary constituencies. The latter is named after the county as a whole.

YearVotesVSMPCLKDMSDNyDLeftRight
1970[4] 885,0106.542.412.620.41.116.048.949.1
1973[5] 921,5098.038.918.510.81.021.846.951.2
1976[6] 966,2777.537.716.413.40.723.545.253.3
1979[7] 963,4978.737.811.211.90.828.746.651.8
1982[8] 989,1388.239.72.28.95.91.033.847.948.5
1985[9] 1,012,3257.538.21.74.816.630.545.751.9
1988[10] 988,5758.134.66.45.415.31.827.549.148.3
1991[11] 1,012,4565.429.94.53.711.75.031.57.635.352.0
1994[12] 1,033,4306.736.45.43.89.73.332.41.348.549.1
1998[13] 1,026,22710.829.24.92.26.610.833.844.952.7
2002[14] 1,075,1928.632.65.72.318.97.921.81.046.950.9
2006[15] 1,139,6795.924.97.15.59.56.037.01.837.957.9
2010[16] 1,251,2365.721.79.56.08.45.837.53.736.957.8
2014[17] 1,341,7606.023.09.25.07.44.930.58.438.247.8
2018[18] 1,426,2379.623.46.08.87.36.124.212.947.850.6

Municipalities

The county of Stockholm comprises 26 political municipalities (kommuner):

municipalitypop. (2018)[19] area/km2[20]
Botkyrka93,106194
Danderyd33,18726
Ekerö28,308217
Haninge89,989458
Huddinge111,722131
Järfälla78,48054
Lidingö47,81831
Nacka103,65695
Norrtälje61,7692015
Nykvarn10,923153
Nynäshamn28,290359
Salem16,78654
Sigtuna48,130328
Sollentuna72,52853
Solna80,95019
Stockholm962,154187
Sundbyberg50,5649
Södertälje97,381525
Tyresö48,00469
Täby71,39761
Upplands-Bro28,756235
Upplands Väsby45,54375
Vallentuna33,432358
Vaxholm12,02358
Värmdö44,397448
Österåker44,831312

Localities by population (2017)

All 132 built-up places (tätorter) in the county are shown below.[21] These refer to contiguous settlements and may straddle municipal (and occasionally county) boundaries.

Pos Locality Population
1 align=right 1,562,136
2 align=right 143,582
3 align=right 72,704
4 align=right 43,318
5 align=right 41,599
6 align=right 33,944
7 align=right 32,394
8 align=right 28,445
9 align=right 22,513
10 align=right 20,322
11 align=right 17,429
12 align=right 14,792
13 align=right 11,524
14 align=right 10,923
15 align=right 10,801
16 align=right 9,521
17 align=right 9,312
18 align=right 8,635
19 align=right 8,255
20 align=right 6,219
21 align=right 5,023
22 align=right 4,645
23 align=right 3,953
24 align=right 3,947
25 align=right 3,624
26 align=right 3,300
27 align=right 3,050
28 align=right 2,502
29 align=right 2,472
30 align=right 2,384
31 align=right 2,323
32 align=right 2,313
33 align=right 2,201
34 align=right 1,871
35 align=right 1,826
36 align=right 1,812
37 align=right 1,441
38 align=right 1,361
39 align=right 1,292
40 align=right 1,273
41 align=right 1,273
42 align=right 1,231
43 align=right 1,180
44 align=right 1,154
45 align=right 1,075
46 align=right 968
47 align=right 979
48 align=right 974
49 align=right 970
50 align=right 906
51 align=right 898
52 align=right 805
53 align=right 801
54 align=right 771
55 align=right 753
56 align=right 753
57 align=right 741
58 align=right 731
59 align=right 694
60 align=right 664
61 align=right 660
62 align=right 656
63 align=right 648
64 align=right 633
65 align=right 627
66 align=right 610
67 align=right 598
68 align=right 597
69 align=right 589
70 align=right 579
71 align=right 578
72 align=right 573
73 align=right 558
74 align=right 558
75 align=right 531
76 align=right 529
77 align=right 525
78 align=right 512
79 align=right 491
80 align=right 482
81 align=right 479
82 align=right 460
83 align=right 454
84 align=right 439
85 align=right 437
86 align=right 421
87 align=right 420
88 align=right 415
89 align=right 405
90 align=right 403
91 align=right 400
92 align=right 399
93 align=right 398
94 align=right 383
95 align=right 378
96 align=right 367
97 align=right 365
98 align=right 364
99 align=right 361
100 align=right 357
101 align=right 357
102align=right 351
103 align=right 343
104 align=right 342
105 align=right 339
106 align=right 327
107 align=right 316
108 align=right 314
109 align=right 302
110 align=right 301
111 align=right 297
112 align=right 291
113 align=right 290
114 align=right 290
115 align=right 289
116 align=right 274
117 align=right 269
118 align=right 269
119 align=right 268
120 align=right 268
121 align=right 265
122 align=right 265
123 align=right 263
124 align=right 252
125 align=right 251
126 align=right 250
127 align=right 242
128 align=right 236
129 align=right 226
130 align=right 226
131 align=right 222
132 align=right 226

Demographics

Population

The current population of Stockholm county is 2,440,027.

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.

Location200220032004200520062010201420182019
Botkyrka47.047.748.248.949.753.256.459.361.6
Danderyd15.215.415.616.015.716.618.020.320.5
Ekerö10.310.310.510.511.211.913.416.417.2
Haninge24.424.725.125.426.229.332.336.237.3
Huddinge28.128.829.129.830.934.037.240.741.3
Järfälla25.425.626.427.027.932.136.442.544.0
Lidingö15.615.815.916.016.317.919.421.922.3
Nacka21.221.221.321.321.622.723.725.925.9
Norrtälje10.410.510.710.811.012.113.315.916.4
Nykvarn15.215.115.214.915.015.116.017.517.9
Nynäshamn13.013.113.213.213.716.318.822.523.4
Salem17.818.018.218.418.820.823.928.729.7
Sigtuna26.426.726.927.027.631.837.944.946.2
Sollentuna21.321.722.222.423.025.929.333.534.7
Solna26.026.226.727.427.831.835.039.540.4
Stockholm25.125.425.826.227.029.231.133.433.8
Sundbyberg25.226.327.228.229.734.437.941.842.9
Södertälje34.835.536.136.838.344.049.654.355.6
Tyresö17.918.018.018.218.119.320.222.523.0
Täby16.216.516.616.717.018.219.922.823.3
Upplands-Bro23.624.124.326.725.128.331.137.139.0
Upplands Väsby27.127.628.028.528.831.435.040.842.5
Vallentuna13.313.613.513.813.914.716.118.619.7
Vaxholm10.810.910.910.610.811.512.713.913.9
Värmdö13.813.613.513.213.014.215.217.517.8
Österåker14.314.214.214.314.315.517.520.721.1
Total24.0 24.3 24.625.025.6 28.2 30.7 33.8 34.5
align=left colspan=10Source: SCB

County Administrative Board

Prior to 1968 the County of Stockholm did not include the City of Stockholm. The City was instead under the Office of the Governor of Stockholm, and the County included the surrounding countryside. The County had its separate Governor of Stockholm County.

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfill the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests of the county, to 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 Stockholm Governors.

County officials
GovernorAnna Kinberg Batra1 March 2023
Deputy GovernorBo Hansson1 January 2002
Commissioner of FinanceCatharina Elmsäter-Svärd12 February 2008
Region police chiefMats Löfving[23]
President of the County CouncilInger Linge7 November 2006

County council

The local administration of the county is under Stockholm County Council (Stockholms läns landsting). Its main responsibilities are for the public healthcare system and public transport.

The county council has 149 members elected by proportional representation through elections held in conjunction with the general elections every four years. The county council itself elects the county's executive committee.

The president of the committee also holds the title Commissioner of Finance. The commissioner is Catharina Elmsäter-Svärd, of the Moderate Party. The members of the executive committee (landstingsstyrelsen) represent both the political majority and the opposition, with responsibility for implementing policies approved by the county council.

Elections

Stockholm County contains two multi-seat constituencies for county council elections. Stockholm Municipality makes up the first constituency while the second makes up the rest of the county.

Council elections 2002-2018

YearModerate PartyChristian Democrats Centre Party LiberalsGreen Party Social Democratic PartyLeft Party Sweden Democratsothers
Votes %Seats Votes %Seats Votes %Seats Votes %Seats Votes %Seats Votes %Seats Votes %Seats Votes %Seats Votes %Seats
2002259 59723,83775 9286,91124 1612,20180 04316,52650 4694,67374 69034,354100 3069,2148 5080,6016 4641,70
2006407 32235,75568 0256,0645 0824,06116 56410,21674 8376,610312 48627,44375 2316,61018 5921,6022 9642,00
2010460 87136,75759 2734,7747 9563,86116 8589,315121 6609,715321 26825,63977 5786,21035 4962,8013 8841,10
2014381 66728,64375 5295,6958 9064,47111 6768,213135 99210,015358 32426,441104 4797,71279 4525,9949 5872,70
2018321 78322,334111 8777,712115 788,012115 7468,01281 4045,67379 00826,240152 78410,616140 7739,71525 6271,80

Hospitals

The county council operates most of the hospitals in the county, some of the major facilities are:

Public transport

The county council is responsible for the public transport in Stockholm. The main organizers of the transportation system are two publicly owned companies. Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, SL, handles the bus, tram and train services while the boat traffic is handled by Waxholmsbolaget. The operation and maintenance of the public transport systems is delegated by the companies to several contractors.

The county is also responsible for paratransit services and Närtrafiken, a number of share taxi routes.

Culture and education

Besides the health and transportation services, the county council operates Stockholm County Museum, and two agricultural high schools at Berga and Säbyholm.

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: Regional GDP per capita ranged from 30% to 263% of the EU average in 2018. Eurostat.
  4. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1970. SCB. sv. 27 September 2021.
  5. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1973. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1976. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  7. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1979. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1982). SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1985. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1988). SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  11. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1991. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  12. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1994. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  13. Web site: Riksdagsvalet 1998. SCB. sv. 14 September 2021.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Web site: Röster - Val 2010. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 28 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828203233/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html. dead.
  17. 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.
  18. Web site: Röster - Val 2018. Valmyndigheten. sv. 14 September 2021. 28 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828203233/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html. dead.
  19. Web site: Kommuner i siffror - Statistiska centralbyrån. 12 January 2017.
  20. Web site: Land and water area 1 January by region and type of area. Year 2012 - 2015-Statistikdatabasen. 19 April 2015.
  21. Web site: Localities 2015; population 2010-2017, area, overlap holiday home areas, coordinates . 28 March 2018 . . XLSX . 11 August 2018.
  22. Web site: PxWeb - välj variabler och värden. sv. SCB. 11 August 2020.
  23. https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/gWPbka/mats-lofving-ny-regionpolischef Mats Löfving ny Regionpolischef

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