Regions in Sweden

Sweden is made up of 21 primary administrative regions. Have a closer look at the regions in Sweden. Information on all primary administrative regions in Sweden.

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Primary administrative regions in Sweden

There are 21 regions in Sweden in the primary administrative level.
Primary administrative regions in Sweden
RegionNoPopulationCapitalCapital population
Dalarna Dalarna County1.276,555Falun Falun37,000
Gaevleborg Gävleborg County2.285,452Gaevle Gävle74,884
Vaestra Goetaland Västra Götaland County3.1,725,881Goeteborg Göteborg587,549
Vaesternorrland Västernorrland County4.246,082Haernoesand Härnösand25,012
Halland Halland County5.304,116Halmstad Halmstad70,480
Joenkoeping Jönköping County6.356,291Joenkoeping Jönköping93,797
Kalmar Kalmar7.243,219Kalmar Kalmar38,408
Blekinge Blekinge County8.152,315Karlskrona Karlskrona66,675
Vaermland Värmland County9.273,080Karlstad Karlstad61,492
OEstergoetland Östergötland County10.433,784Linkoeping Linköping166,673
Norrbotten Norrbotten County11.248,637Lulea Luleå43,574
Skane Skåne County12.1,402,425Malmoe Malmö351,749
Soedermanland Södermanland County13.290,711Nykoeping Nyköping38,780
OErebro Örebro County14.283,113OErebro Örebro155,989
Jaemtland Jämtland County15.129,649OEstersund Östersund49,806
Stockholm Stockholm County16.2,127,006Stockholm Stockholm1,515,017
Vaesterbotten Västerbotten County17.260,217Umea Umeå130,224
Uppsala Uppsala County18.341,977Uppsala Uppsala177,074
Vaestmanland Västmanland County19.256,224Vaesteras Västerås127,799
Kronoberg Kronoberg County20.197,040Vaexjoe Växjö65,383
Gotland Gotland County21.58,464Visby Visby23,402