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
Stockholm Stockholm County1.2,127,006Stockholm Stockholm1,515,017
Vaestra Goetaland Västra Götaland County2.1,725,881Goeteborg Göteborg587,549
Skane Skåne County3.1,402,425Malmoe Malmö351,749
OEstergoetland Östergötland County4.433,784Linkoeping Linköping166,673
Joenkoeping Jönköping County5.356,291Joenkoeping Jönköping93,797
Uppsala Uppsala County6.341,977Uppsala Uppsala177,074
Halland Halland County7.304,116Halmstad Halmstad70,480
Soedermanland Södermanland County8.290,711Nykoeping Nyköping38,780
Gaevleborg Gävleborg County9.285,452Gaevle Gävle74,884
OErebro Örebro County10.283,113OErebro Örebro155,989
Dalarna Dalarna County11.276,555Falun Falun37,000
Vaermland Värmland County12.273,080Karlstad Karlstad61,492
Vaesterbotten Västerbotten County13.260,217Umea Umeå130,224
Vaestmanland Västmanland County14.256,224Vaesteras Västerås127,799
Norrbotten Norrbotten County15.248,637Lulea Luleå43,574
Vaesternorrland Västernorrland County16.246,082Haernoesand Härnösand25,012
Kalmar Kalmar17.243,219Kalmar Kalmar38,408
Kronoberg Kronoberg County18.197,040Vaexjoe Växjö65,383
Blekinge Blekinge County19.152,315Karlskrona Karlskrona66,675
Jaemtland Jämtland County20.129,649OEstersund Östersund49,806
Gotland Gotland County21.58,464Visby Visby23,402