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
Blekinge Blekinge County1.152,315Karlskrona Karlskrona66,675
Dalarna Dalarna County2.276,555Falun Falun37,000
Gaevleborg Gävleborg County3.285,452Gaevle Gävle74,884
Gotland Gotland County4.58,464Visby Visby23,402
Halland Halland County5.304,116Halmstad Halmstad70,480
Jaemtland Jämtland County6.129,649OEstersund Östersund49,806
Joenkoeping Jönköping County7.356,291Joenkoeping Jönköping93,797
Kalmar Kalmar8.243,219Kalmar Kalmar38,408
Kronoberg Kronoberg County9.197,040Vaexjoe Växjö65,383
Norrbotten Norrbotten County10.248,637Lulea Luleå43,574
OErebro Örebro County11.283,113OErebro Örebro155,989
OEstergoetland Östergötland County12.433,784Linkoeping Linköping166,673
Skane Skåne County13.1,402,425Malmoe Malmö351,749
Soedermanland Södermanland County14.290,711Nykoeping Nyköping38,780
Stockholm Stockholm County15.2,127,006Stockholm Stockholm1,515,017
Uppsala Uppsala County16.341,977Uppsala Uppsala177,074
Vaermland Värmland County17.273,080Karlstad Karlstad61,492
Vaesterbotten Västerbotten County18.260,217Umea Umeå130,224
Vaesternorrland Västernorrland County19.246,082Haernoesand Härnösand25,012
Vaestmanland Västmanland County20.256,224Vaesteras Västerås127,799
Vaestra Goetaland Västra Götaland County21.1,725,881Goeteborg Göteborg587,549