Östergötland County (Swedish:Östergötlands län) is acounty orlän in southeasternSweden. It has land borders with the counties ofKalmar to the southeast,Jönköping to the southwest,Örebro to the northwest, andSödermanland to the northeast. It also has a sea border withVästra Götaland to the west (across lakeVättern), and borders theBaltic Sea to the east.
Östergötland County has a population of 456,550 (September 30, 2017) and the capital and biggest city isLinköping. Linköping and neighbouring twin cityNorrköping together form one of Sweden's metropolitan areas; The Linköping-Norrköping Corridor is therefore sometimes marketed asThe Fourth Metropolitan Region of Sweden,[citation needed] the other three beingStockholm,Gothenburg andMalmö.Princess Estelle isDuchess of Östergötland.
The main aim of theCounty Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by theRiksdag and theGovernment, 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 aGovernment Agency headed by a Governor. SeeList of Östergötland Governors.
The table details allRiksdag election results of Östergötland County since the unicameral era began in1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.
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.
Östergötland County inherited its coat of arms from the province of Östergötland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.
