The municipality is part ofMetropolitan Stockholm. None of the area is considered rural, which is unusual for Swedish municipalities, which normally are of mixed rural/urban character. Solna is the third-smallest municipality in Sweden in terms of area, after nearbySundbyberg, as well asBurlöv,Scania County.
There are twoparishes in Solna Municipality: Råsunda (population 29,677) and Solna (population 28,317).[3] Solna Parish once included parts of present-day City of Stockholm.[4]
This is a demographic table based on Solna Municipality's electoral districts in the2022 Swedish general election sourced fromSVT's election platform, in turn taken fromSCB official statistics.[5]
In total there were 83,972 residents, including 60,293 Swedish citizens of voting age.[5] 53.9% voted for the left coalition and 44.4% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
The population in Solna Municipality has the 16th highest medianincome per capita inSweden,[6] and the share of highly educated persons, according toStatistics Sweden's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 46.0% (national average: 27.0%) and the 5th highest in the country.[7]
On 31 December 2017, the number of people with aforeign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 30 601, or 38.39% of the population (79 707 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 14 986, or 26.02% of the population (57 585 on 31 December 2002).[8] On 31 December 2017, there were 79 707 residents in Solna, of which 23 597 people (29.60%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in the table below – the Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent byStatistics Sweden.[9]
Solna is centrally located in the Stockholm area and is well served by theStockholm public transport system with twocommuter train stations and sixmetro stations as well as a dense bus network run bySL. It was served bytrams until 1959. Light rail returned after 54 years of absence whenTvärbanan was extended fromAlvik toSolna centrum. A further extension to Solna Station opened in 2014.[citation needed]
TheSolna Church was constructed in the 12th century. For defensive purposes, it was built as around church, and is one of a few of that kind in Sweden.
Thebandy department of AIK has been very successful on the women's side, with several national titles in recent years. The men's team has gotten promoted toElitserien 2019–20.[19]
^"Cykelkarta 2007." Solna Municipality. Retrieved on 12 February 2010.
^"SAS Head Office in Sweden." Scandinavian Airlines. Retrieved on 27 January 2012. "SAS Head Office Stockholm-Arlanda Kabinvägen 5 SE-195 87 Stockholm"
^"SAS’ Annual Report 2013/2014." Scandinavian Airlines. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 24, 2015. " The annual general meeting in SAS AB took place on 19 February 2015 at 3.00pm at SAS head office, Frösundaviks allé 1, Solna." Swedish: "SAS årsredovisning 2013/2014." - "SAS huvudkontor, Frösundaviks, alle 1, Solna."
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