Municipalities of Sweden: map and list

🏛️ Country: Kingdom of Sweden, capital Stockholm
🌍 Region: Northern Europe, the Nordic countries
📍 Location: eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula;
borders Norway and Finland, coast on the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Bothnia, the Øresund, the Kattegat and the Skagerrak
📐 Area: 409,629 km² (land area, Statistics Sweden 2025)
👥 Population: 10,605,529 (Dec 31, 2025)
🗺️ Administrative division: 21 counties and 290 municipalities (2026)
⛰️ Relief: mountains in the north-west, forests and river valleys in Norrland, lake-rich Svealand, plains in southern Götaland
🗣️ Languages: Swedish; Finnish, Meänkieli, Sámi, Romani Chib and Yiddish are national minority languages
⏰ Time zone: CET (UTC +1, DST CEST +2)
💰 Currency: Swedish krona (SEK)

🗺️ Counties of Sweden on the map

County boundaries are simplified on the map. Click a county to see a link to its page.

📍 Counties of Sweden

Stockholm County: 2,486,251 residents, 26 municipalities
Uppsala County: 410,575 residents, 8 municipalities
Södermanland County: 300,440 residents, 9 municipalities
Östergötland County: 472,529 residents, 13 municipalities
Jönköping County: 369,722 residents, 13 municipalities
Kronoberg County: 203,121 residents, 8 municipalities
Kalmar County: 245,477 residents, 12 municipalities
Gotland County: 60,852 residents, 1 municipality
Blekinge County: 156,616 residents, 5 municipalities
Skåne County: 1,433,083 residents, 33 municipalities
Halland County: 346,090 residents, 6 municipalities
Västra Götaland County: 1,777,803 residents, 49 municipalities
Värmland County: 283,037 residents, 16 municipalities
Örebro County: 308,357 residents, 12 municipalities
Västmanland County: 280,756 residents, 10 municipalities
Dalarna County: 286,043 residents, 15 municipalities
Gävleborg County: 283,452 residents, 10 municipalities
Västernorrland County: 240,640 residents, 7 municipalities
Jämtland County: 132,736 residents, 8 municipalities
Västerbotten County: 279,028 residents, 15 municipalities
Norrbotten County: 248,927 residents, 14 municipalities

🏙️ Municipalities by county

Norrbotten County

How many municipalities and counties are there in Sweden?

Sweden has 290 municipalities and 21 counties (Statistics Sweden, 2026). Gotland is both a municipality and a county of its own.

What is the difference between a county, a region and a municipality?

The county is the national government's division: each county has a County Administrative Board in its county seat. The region covers the same area as the county and runs health care and public transport, among other things. The municipality is responsible for services such as preschools, schools, elderly care and local planning.

What are the largest municipalities in Sweden?

The largest municipalities by population are Stockholm (999,239), Gothenburg (613,278), Malmö (367,924), Uppsala (249,726) and Linköping (168,714) residents on December 31, 2025 (Statistics Sweden). The smallest is Dorotea with 2,241 residents.

What is the population of Sweden?

Sweden had 10,605,529 residents on December 31, 2025 (Statistics Sweden). The land area is 409,629 km², about 26 residents per km².

What is the largest county in Sweden?

The largest by population is Stockholm County with 2,486,251 residents (Dec 31, 2025). The largest by area is Norrbotten County with 97,973 km² of land, almost a quarter of the country (Statistics Sweden).

How many businesses are there in Sweden?

In 2024 there were 1,075,551 local business units in Sweden, according to Statistics Sweden. The figure covers all industries except finance and insurance and public administration. Each municipality page lists local businesses and organisations.

Municipalities of Sweden: map and list

🗺️ Counties of Sweden on the map

📍 Counties of Sweden

🏙️ Municipalities by county

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