Värmland County

Värmland Värmlands län
County of Sweden
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
Founded	1779
Capital	Karlstad
Government
• Governor	Kenneth Johansson
• Council	Landstinget i Värmland
Area
• Total	17,591.0 km2 (6,791.9 sq mi)
Population (March 31, 2011)[1]
• Total	272,773
• Density	16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE-S
GDP/ Nominal	SEK 59,497 million (2004)
GDP per capita	SEK 217,000
NUTS Region	SE311
Website	www.s.lst.se

Värmland County (Värmlands län) is a county or län in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Østfold, Akershus and Hedmark to the west.

Province

The county has more or less the same boundaries as Värmland Province, except that the municipalities of Karlskoga and Degerfors are part of Örebro County.

Administration

Värmland County was formed in 1779, when it was separated from Närke and Värmland County.

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set 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. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Värmland Governors.

Politics

The County Council of Värmland is called Landstinget i Värmland.

Municipalities

• Arvika
• Eda
• Filipstad
• Forshaga
• Grums
• Hagfors
• Hammarö
• Karlstad
• Kil
• Kristinehamn
• Munkfors
• Storfors
• Sunne
• Säffle
• Torsby
• Årjäng

Heraldry

The county of Värmland inherited its coat of arms from the province of the same name. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Argent, an Eagle displayed Azure beaked, langued and membered Gules."

See also

• Egenäs

References and notes

External links

• Värmland County Administrative Board
• Värmland County Council
• Värmland Regional Association
• Heraldry of Värmland

Counties (län) of Sweden Blekinge Dalarna Gävleborg Gotland Halland Jämtland Jönköping Kalmar Kronoberg Norrbotten Örebro Östergötland Scania (Skåne) Södermanland Stockholm Uppsala Värmland Västerbotten Västernorrland Västmanland Västra Götaland

Municipalities and seats of Värmland County Municipalities Årjäng Arvika Eda Filipstad Forshaga Grums Hagfors Hammarö Karlstad Kil Kristinehamn Munkfors Säffle Storfors Sunne Torsby Municipal seats Årjäng Arvika Charlottenberg Filipstad Forshaga Grums Hagfors Karlstad Kil Kristinehamn Munkfors Säffle Skoghall Storfors Sunne Torsby Counties of Sweden Sweden

Coordinates: 59°25′32″N 13°16′17″E / 59.425522°N 13.271484°E / 59.425522; 13.271484