List of cities in Sweden

Map of Sweden

Stockholm, capital of Sweden

Gothenburg

Malmö

This is a list of towns in modern Sweden that once enjoyed town privileges, thus were entitled to call themselves town (Swedish: stad, plural städer). The year indicates the year they were established or when they were granted a royal charter. The list does not include towns in Finland established during Swedish rule.

Overview

Legally and administratively, the term stad is not used in Sweden since the municipal reform of 1971, when the municipality (kommun) became only existing form of local government. Before the reform there were 132 urban centres that had the title of stad.

The urban centres of these municipalities are still called stad in daily speech and 14 of the municipalities have chosen to continue to call themselves stad in marketing situation, although several of them now encompass large rural areas following the merger of Swedish municipalities in the 1970s and 1980s. These 14 are: Borås Municipality, Gothenburg Municipality, Haparanda Municipality, Helsingborg Municipality, Landskrona Municipality, Lidingö Municipality, Malmö Municipality, Mölndal Municipality, Solna Municipality, Stockholm Municipality, Sundbyberg Municipality, Trollhättan Municipality, Vaxholm Municipality and Västerås Municipality.

The decision to call themselves stad has been taken purely for image/marketing reasons. In legal situations the word kommun (municipality) must be included in the municipality's name and governmental authorities will only refer to them by their legal names.

List

Notes

1. ^ Skanör and Falsterbo were joined together in 1754 by the name Skanör med Falsterbo and has been considered as 'one town ever since.
2. ^ Population as of both Skanör and Falsterbo

Today

Most of the former towns are today urban centres (tätorter) and seats of their municipalities.

A number of suburban towns have grown together with neighbours and are nowadays seldom considered as separate towns:

• Huskvarna (part of Jönköping)
• Mölndal (part of Gothenburg urban area)
• Djursholm, Nacka, Solna, Sundbyberg (part of Stockholm urban area)
• Lidingö (separated from Stockholm by water, but anyhow often counted to its urban area)

The following are not seats of their municipalities:

• Gränna (in Jönköping Municipality)
• Mariefred (in Strängnäs Municipality)
• Marstrand (in Kungälv Municipality)
• Sigtuna (in Sigtuna Municipality)
• Skanör med Falsterbo in Vellinge Municipality
• Skänninge (in Mjölby Municipality)
• Torshälla (in Eskilstuna Municipality)
• Öregrund (in Östhammar Municipality)

See also

• Stad (Sweden)
• Municipalities of Sweden
• List of urban areas in Sweden
• List of cities
• List of cities in Europe

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cities in Sweden.

• Map of Sweden

Sweden articles History Prehistory 800–1521 Kalmar Union 1523–1611 Rise to become Great Power Swedish Empire Great Northern War Age of Liberty Absolute monarchy Sweden–Norway union Modernization Industrialization World War II 1945–1989 Since 1989 Geography Cities Counties Extreme points Forests Islands Lakes Lands National parks NUTS of Sweden Provinces Rivers Politics Administrative division Constitution Elections Foreign relations Government agencies Judiciary Law Law enforcement Legislature LGBT history Armed Forces Army Navy Air Force Home Guard Radio Establishment Monarchy Political parties Economy Agriculture Automotive industry Energy Krona (currency) Labour unions Rehn–Meidner model Stock exchange Taxation Telecommunications Transport Tourism Society Crime Demographics Education Healthcare Immigration Languages People Welfare Culture Anthem Architecture Art Cinema Coat of arms Cuisine Flag Literature Media television Music National Day Public holidays Religion Sport Outline Book Category Portal WikiProject