Solna Municipality

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**City of Solna (*Kommun*)**
Solna municipality in Stockholm County Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Solna
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	County	Stockholm County
	Province	Uppland
	Area Rank	19.37 km² 288th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	61,413 33rd of 290
	Population density	3,051/km²

Solna Municipality (unofficial name: City of Solna, or Swedish: Solna Stad) is a Swedish municipality in Stockholm County, in central Sweden, located north of Stockholm's city centre. It is a part of Metropolitan Stockholm.

Solna borders with Stockholm to the south, southeast and northwest; with Sundbyberg in the west; Sollentuna to the north; and finally Danderyd to the northeast.

There are two parishes in Solna: Råsunda (population 29,677) and Solna (population 28,317).

Solna is divided into 8 traditional parts with no administrative functions: Bergshamra, Haga, Hagalund, Huvudsta, Järva, Råsunda, Skytteholm and Ulriksdal. The largest districts are Råsunda, Hagalund and Huvudsta, with the Solna Centrum in between them. Solna is served by the Stockholm Metro and the commuter train system run by SL.

With few exceptions, Solna's built-up areas have a suburban character, but there are also several large parks and Sweden's national football stadium Råsunda, adjacent to Solna Centrum shopping centre and Metro station.

Solna has a lot of companies and authorities, making it a major place of work in the Stockholm metropolitan region. Among the most important employers are the medical university Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is also located in Solna.

1 Government
- 1.1 List of Mayors since 1943
2 Sights
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Government

A legislative City Council with 61 members is elected by the citizens of Solna by proportional representation for a four-year term. It appoints an executive committee among its members, chaired by the Mayor.

[edit] List of Mayors since 1943

1943-1956 CA Andersson (s)
1956-1967 KA Larsson (s)
1968-1976 CG Eklund (fp)
1977-1982 Sune Berglund (m)
1983-1988 Gösta Fagerberg (s)
1989-1991 Karl Gustav Svensson (s)
1991-1994 Anders Gustâv (m)
1994-1998 Karl Gustav Svensson (s)
1998-2006 Anders Gustâv (m)
2006 Anders Ekegren (fp)
2006- Lars-Erik Salminen (m)

[edit] Sights

The mostly industrial place features three of Sweden's Royal Palaces.
Råsunda Stadium, the Swedish national arena of soccer (football), and home of football club AIK .

Solna church

The Solna church was constructed in the 12th century. For defensive purposes, it was built as a round-church, and is one of few of that kind in Sweden.