Stockholm County was established in 1714. TheCity of Stockholm then constituted its own administrative entity under theGovernor of Stockholm and was not part of Stockholm County. Though outside Stockholm County, the City of Stockholm was its seat.
TheGross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 145.6 billion € in 2018, accounting for 30.9% of Swedish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €49,500 or 164% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 132% of the EU average.[3]
Arms granted in 1968. The arms for the County of Stockholm is a combination of the arms ofUppland,Södermanland and the City of Stockholm. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.
The table details allRiksdag elections held in Stockholm County since the unicameral era began in1970.Stockholm and thewider county have separate parliamentary constituencies. The latter is named after the county as a whole.
All 132built-up places (tätorter) in the county are shown below.[21] These refer to contiguous settlements and may straddle municipal (and occasionally county) boundaries.
Origin makeup of the Stockholm county by single year ages in 2022Swedish born and foreign born in Stockholm county in 2022Stockholm county population pyramid by origin in 2022
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.[22] The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.
The main aim of theCounty Administrative Board is to fulfill 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.
Thecounty council has 149 members elected by proportional representation through elections held in conjunction with thegeneral elections every four years. The county council itself elects the county's executive committee.
The president of the committee also holds the titleCommissioner of Finance. The current[update] president isAida Hadzialic, of theSocial Democratic Party, who previously served as a minister in theMinistry of Education and Research. The members of the executive committee (landstingsstyrelsen) represent both the political majority and the opposition, with responsibility for implementing policies approved by the county council.
Stockholm County contains two multi-seat constituencies for county council elections.Stockholm Municipality makes up the first constituency while the second makes up the rest of the county.
The county council is responsible for thepublic transport in Stockholm. The main organizers of the transportation system are two publicly owned companies.Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, SL, handles the bus, tram and train services while the boat traffic is handled byWaxholmsbolaget. The operation and maintenance of the public transport systems is delegated by the companies to several contractors.
The county is also responsible forparatransit services andNärtrafiken, a number ofshare taxi routes.
Besides the health and transportation services, the county council operatesStockholm County Museum, and two agricultural high schools atBerga and Säbyholm.
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