Västernorrland County

This article is about the administrative county. For the Riksdag constituency, see Västernorrland County (Riksdag constituency).
Västernorrland County
Västernorrlands län (Swedish)
County of Sweden
The County Governor residence in Härnösand
The County Governor residence in Härnösand
Flag of Västernorrland County
Flag
Coat of arms of Västernorrland County
Coat of arms
Västernorrland County in Sweden
Västernorrland County in Sweden
Location map of Västernorrland County in Sweden
Location map of Västernorrland County in Sweden
Country Sweden
Founded1634
CapitalHärnösand
Largest citySundsvall
Municipalities
7
Government
 • GovernorCarin Jämtin
 • CouncilLandstinget Västernorrland
Area
 • Total21,683.8 km2 (8,372.2 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total242,148
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
GDP
[2]
 • TotalSEK 91 billion
€9.761 billion (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-Y
NUTS RegionSE321
Websitewww.y.lst.se

Västernorrland County (Swedish: Västernorrlands län) is a county (län) in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia.

The name Västernorrland means "Western Norrland", as it was in the western part of the original Norrland (northern Sweden and northern Finland).

Province

For History, Geography and Culture, see: Ångermanland or Medelpad

Västernorrland County covers approximately the historical provinces of Ångermanland (Angermannia) and Medelpad.

Administration

The main aim of the county administrative board – a government agency headed by a governor – is to fulfil the goals set out in national politics by the Riksdag and the government, to coordinate the interests of the county, to promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. See List of Västernorrland governors.

Politics

The regional council of Västernorrland is the Region Västernorrland.

Riksdag elections

The table details all Riksdag election results of Västernorrland County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1970[3] 89.1 177,619 6.6 52.2 23.0 9.5 2.5 5.9 58.8 38.4
1973[4] 92.1 178,788 6.3 50.7 27.7 5.6 2.4 6.7 57.0 40.1
1976[5] 92.7 186,498 5.0 50.4 28.4 6.8 1.8 7.3 55.4 42.5
1979[6] 92.0 185,794 5.4 51.2 23.6 6.5 1.8 10.8 56.6 40.9
1982[7] 92.2 186,181 5.3 53.7 1.4 20.9 3.8 2.3 12.4 59.0 37.1
1985[8] 90.5 183,019 5.4 53.2 1.3 17.6 10.0 12.2 58.6 39.8
1988[9] 86.6 173,568 6.0 51.6 5.1 14.9 8.8 3.6 9.4 62.7 33.1
1991[10] 86.8 173,566 5.1 47.9 3.1 11.3 7.3 7.1 13.0 4.7 53.0 38.7
1994[11] 87.1 173,210 6.7 55.0 4.8 9.2 6.0 3.9 13.0 0.7 66.6 32.1
1998[12] 81.6 157,892 14.8 45.1 4.1 6.6 3.6 10.2 13.7 64.0 34.1
2002[13] 79.5 150,966 9.9 49.3 3.8 9.6 9.3 7.6 8.5 0.8 63.0 35.0
2006[14] 81.5 153,417 6.7 46.0 3.8 10.6 5.4 5.7 17.2 2.2 56.5 38.8
2010[15] 84.6 159,975 6.0 44.0 5.5 7.0 5.2 4.4 21.6 4.5 55.5 38.1
2014[16] 86.1 162,112 5.7 46.3 4.4 6.7 3.4 3.8 15.9 10.8 56.3 29.8
2018[17] 87.8 163,001 8.2 39.8 2.7 9.9 3.4 5.4 13.7 15.6 60.5 38.1
2022[18] 85.2 160,500 5.8 39.4 3.4 7.5 2.7 5.4 14.0 20.1 56.1 42.2

Municipalities

Municipal location map
Municipal location map

In Medelpad Province:

In Ångermanland Province:

Demographics

Foreign background

SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves.[19] The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Location 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2019
Härnösand 5.9 7.7 9.1 12.7 17.4 17.7
Kramfors 5.3 6.5 8.2 11.1 15.3 15.8
Sollefteå 5.0 6.1 7.9 11.1 14.9 14.2
Sundsvall 7.4 8.4 10.1 11.9 13.9 14.4
Timrå 6.4 7.8 9.5 11.0 12.2 12.2
Ånge 4.0 5.2 6.4 7.8 10.0 9.7
Örnsköldsvik 5.0 6.0 7.2 8.3 11.1 11.5
Total 6.1 7.3 8.8 10.8 13.5 13.9
Source: SCB [19]

History

Västernorrland County was formed in 1634, when counties were introduced, replacing the older provinces. Västernorrland then included parts of Sweden north of the city of Gävle, except Jämtland and Härjedalen – which belonged to Norway – and except Finland.

The county grew and shrank significantly since its creation. The boundary adjustments:

Västernorrland was in the west of Norrland

Even though the name Västernorrland literally means "Western Norrland", it is today situated on the eastern coast of Swedish Norrland. The "west" in its name (väster) arose due to the fact that, at the time, Norrland was a much larger region, including northern Finland as well. Västernorrland was therefore the part of Norrland that lay west of the Baltic Sea, which used to be a Swedish inland sea.

Heraldry

The arms for the County of Västernorrland are a combination of those of Ångermanland and Medelpad. When it is shown with a royal crown, it represents the county administrative board. Blazon: "Parted per pale, the arms of Angermannia and the arms of Medelpad."

Miscellaneous topics

Local public transport in the county is provided by Din Tur.

See also

References and notes

  1. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1970" (PDF). SCB. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Röster - Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Röster - Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Röster - Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Valpresentation". resultat.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  19. ^ a b "PxWeb - välj variabler och värden" (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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