Stockholm County

Stockholm County is a province (Swedish län) in Sweden. It borders the provinces of Uppsala County and Södermanland County is bordered by Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea.

Geography

The territory of Stockholm County accounts for 1.6 percent of the area of the Swedish territory.

Population

The proportion of the total population of Sweden is 21 percent.

Traffic

Public transport in Stockholm County is organized by the regional company AB Storstockholms local tobacconist.

Communities and places

Communities

Stockholm County consists of 26 municipalities.

(As of March 31, 2013 )

Biggest Towns

  • Stockholm ( 795 163 ) (2008 )
  • Södertälje ( 59 342 ) (population 2005)
  • Täby ( 57 834 )
  • Upplands Väsby ( 35 919 )
  • Tumba ( 34 101 )
  • Lidingö ( 30 107 )
  • Åkersberga ( 24 858 )
  • Vallentuna ( 24,755 )
  • Märsta ( 22,121 )
  • Boo ( 20 403 )

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Läns is a combination of the coats of arms of Stockholm, Uppland and Södermanland. It was officially introduced in 1968, when the city was incorporated in Stockholm Stockholms län with.

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