Stockholm Municipality Stockholms kommun | |
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| Coordinates:59°21′N18°04′E / 59.350°N 18.067°E /59.350; 18.067 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Stockholm County |
| Seat | Stockholm |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Karin Wanngård (Social Democrats) |
| Area | |
• Total | 214.63 km2 (82.87 sq mi) |
| • Land | 187.17 km2 (72.27 sq mi) |
| • Water | 27.46 km2 (10.60 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (30 June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 996,264 |
| • Density | 5,322.8/km2 (13,786/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Uppland andSödermanland |
| Municipal code | 0180 |
| Website | start |
Stockholm Municipality (Swedish:Stockholms kommun[a]) or theCity of Stockholm (Swedish:Stockholms stad) is amunicipality inStockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of the 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, making it the second most densely populated. It is also the most populous municipality in theNordic countries.
Although legally a municipality with the official proper nameStockholms kommun, themunicipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige) has decided to use the nameStockholms stad (City of Stockholm in English) whenever possible. This is purely nominal and has no effect on the legal status of the municipality.
Geographically, the city comprises theStockholm City Centre and two suburban areas,Söderort (South Stockholm) andVästerort (West Stockholm). Administratively, it is subdivided into 14 districts (sometimes incorrectly called "boroughs" in English), which are administered by district councils (stadsdelsnämnder).
When the first local government acts came into force in Sweden in 1863, theCity of Stockholm was one of the then 89cities of Sweden. A firstcity council was elected. The area roughly corresponded with today'sInnerstaden. Large areas were annexed in 1913, 1916 and 1949. The city was outsideStockholm County until 1968, having its own governor. The local government reform of 1971 made Stockholm a unitary municipality like all others in the country.
Geographically, the City of Stockholm comprises the central part of the capital (Innerstaden orStockholm City Centre) as well as the southern and western suburban parts (Söderort orSouth Stockholm andVästerort orWest Stockholm respectively). Of the municipal population, all but 200 people are considered living in theStockholm urban area, atätort further extending into ten other municipalities.
| Year | Population | ||||||||
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| 1970 | 744,912 | ||||||||
| 1975 | 665,202 | ||||||||
| 1980 | 647,214 | ||||||||
| 1985 | 659,030 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 674,452 | ||||||||
| 1995 | 711,119 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 750,348 | ||||||||
| 2005 | 771,038 | ||||||||
| 2010 | 847,073 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 923,516 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 949,761 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 974,073 | ||||||||
The share of highly educated persons, according toStatistics Sweden's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 42.4% (national average: 27.0%).[3]
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 311,401, or 32.79% of the population (949,761 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 189 938, or 25.05% of the population (758,148 on 31 December 2002).[4] On 31 December 2017 there were 949,761 residents in Stockholm, of which 234,703 people (24.71%) 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.[5]
| Country of birth[6] | ||
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| 31 December 2019 | ||
| 1 |  Sweden | 725,365 |
| 2 |  European Union: Other countries | 35,177 |
| 3 | Asia: Other countries | 38,998 |
| 4 | Africa: Other countries | 20,832 |
| 5 |  Iraq | 16,448 |
| 6 |  Finland | 16,238 |
| 7 | South America | 15,788 |
| 8 |  Iran | 12,390 |
| 9 |  Poland | 11,830 |
| 10 | North America | 8,820 |
| 11 |  Somalia | 8,178 |
| 12 |  Syria | 8,180 |
| 13 | Europe outside of the EU: other countries | 7,016 |
| 14 |  Turkey | 7,479 |
| 15 |  Eritrea | 6,528 |
| 16 |  Germany | 5,363 |
| 17 |  Afghanistan | 4,588 |
| 18 |  Thailand | 4,059 |
| 19 |  Yugoslavia/ YugoslaviaSFR Yugoslavia/  Serbia and Montenegro | 3,680 |
| 20 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,360 |
| 21 |  Norway | 3,001 |
| 22 |  Denmark | 1,746 |
| 23 |  Soviet Union | 1,382 |
| 24 | Oceania | 1,350 |
| 25 |  Iceland | 580 |
| 26 | Unknown country of birth | 163 |
These are the election results from the1973 onwards in the City of Stockholm. The municipality forms one of three municipal constituencies for theRiksdag along withGothenburg andMalmö. In theStatistics Sweden reports from 1988 to 1998 the exact decimals of theSweden Democrats were not reported since only parties near the 4% nationwide threshold were reported on.
| Year | Turnout | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | ND | F! |
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| 1973[7] | 89.1 | 469,386 | 9.2 | 39.4 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 11.2 | 1.3 | 23.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1976[8] | 90.3 | 471,470 | 8.8 | 38.1 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 0.8 | 24.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1979[9] | 89.0 | 453,287 | 10.5 | 37.8 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 11.7 | 0.8 | 29.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1982[10] | 90.0 | 453,535 | 10.1 | 39.4 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 33.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1985[11] | 88.8 | 453,117 | 9.6 | 38.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 15.8 | 0.0 | 30.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1988[12] | 84.7 | 432,490 | 10.3 | 33.6 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 14.5 | 1.8 | 27.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1991[13] | 85.7 | 433,200 | 7.1 | 29.8 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 11.4 | 4.9 | 30.7 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 0.0 |
| 1994[14] | 85.4 | 438,432 | 8.4 | 34.8 | 5.8 | 3.2 | 10.2 | 3.0 | 32.2 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| 1998[15] | 81.0 | 436,295 | 12.9 | 27.2 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 33.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002[16] | 80.7 | 458,005 | 10.8 | 31.3 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 19.5 | 6.5 | 21.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006[17] | 82.4 | 482,455 | 7.4 | 23.2 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 10.1 | 5.0 | 35.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| 2010[18] | 85.0 | 534,887 | 7.4 | 20.9 | 12.2 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 5.3 | 34.3 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 |
| 2014[19] | 85.8 | 581,065 | 7.7 | 21.6 | 11.2 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 4.3 | 27.7 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 7.2 |
| 2018[20] | 87.3 | 611,206 | 13.1 | 23.8 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 4.9 | 21.9 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Blocs
This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also the Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party. "Elected" is the total number of percentage points from the municipality that went to parties who were elected to the Riksdag.
| Year | Turnout | Votes | Left | Right | SD | Other | Elected |
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| 1973 | 89.1 | 469,386 | 48.6 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 97.9 |
| 1976 | 90.3 | 471,470 | 46.9 | 51.4 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 98.3 |
| 1979 | 89.0 | 453,287 | 48.3 | 49.9 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 98.2 |
| 1982 | 90.0 | 453,535 | 49.5 | 46.9 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 96.4 |
| 1985 | 88.8 | 453,117 | 47.6 | 49.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 97.3 |
| 1988 | 84.7 | 432,490 | 48.9 | 46.3 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 95.2 |
| 1991 | 85.7 | 433,200 | 36.9 | 49.9 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 93.6 |
| 1994 | 85.4 | 438,432 | 49.0 | 48.6 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 97.6 |
| 1998 | 81.0 | 436,295 | 45.9 | 51.8 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 97.7 |
| 2002 | 80.7 | 458,005 | 48.8 | 48.7 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 96.5 |
| 2006 | 82.4 | 482,455 | 39.9 | 55.9 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 95.8 |
| 2010 | 85.0 | 534,887 | 40.5 | 54.5 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 98.2 |
| 2014 | 85.8 | 581,065 | 40.5 | 44.8 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 91.9 |
| 2018 | 87.3 | 611,206 | 44.6 | 43.7 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 98.1 |
The municipality is governed by a Municipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige) with 101 members. These are elected through municipal elections, held in conjunction with theParliamentary elections every four years. The council meets twice a month and the meetings are open to the public. The council elects a Municipal executive committee (kommunstyrelse), with 13 members representing both the political majority and the opposition, with the responsibility of implementing policies approved by the assembly. The political organisation also includes eight governing full-time Commissioners (borgarråd) and four Commissioners representing the opposition. The work is headed by the Commissioner of Finance (finansborgarråd, sometimes called Mayor), who also chairs the executive committee. The current Commissioner of Finance isKarin Wanngård, representing theSocial democrats.
| Following the2014 municipal elections, the seats are divided in the following way: | ||||
| The governing parties | Parties in opposition | |||
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| TheSocial Democrats | 24 | TheModerate Party | 28 | |
| TheLeft Party | 10 | TheLiberal People's Party | 9 | |
| TheGreen Party | 16 | TheChristian Democrats | 2 | |
| TheFeminist Initiative | 3 | TheCentre Party | 3 | |
| TheSweden Democrats | 6 | |||
| Following the2010 municipal elections, the seats are divided in the following way: | |||
| The governing parties | Parties in opposition | ||
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| TheModerate Party | 38 | TheSocial Democrats | 25 |
| TheLiberal People's Party | 10 | TheLeft Party | 8 |
| TheChristian Democrats | 1 | TheGreen Party | 16 |
| TheCentre Party | 3 | ||
| Following the2006 municipal elections, the seats are divided in the following way: | |||
| The governing parties | Parties in opposition | ||
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| TheModerate Party | 39 | TheSocial Democrats | 27 |
| TheLiberal People's Party | 10 | TheLeft Party | 9 |
| TheChristian Democrats | 3 | TheGreen Party | 10 |
| TheCentre Party | 1 | ||
| Following the2002 municipal elections, the seats were divided in the following way: | |||
| Governing parties | Parties in opposition | ||
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| Social Democrats | 35 | Moderate Party | 27 |
| Left Party | 11 | Liberal People's Party | 17 |
| Green Party | 6 | Christian Democrats | 5 |
| Year | Sweden Democrats | Moderate Party | Christian Democrats | Centre Party | Liberals | Stockholm Party | Green Party | Feminist Initiative | Social Democrats | Left Party | others | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| 1994 | 128,975 | 28,7 | 29 | 9,399 | 2,1 | 0 | 24,329 | 5,4 | 5 | 35,437 | 7,9 | 9 | 15,309 | 3,4 | 2 | 35,120 | 7,8 | 8 | 148,684 | 33,0 | 37 | 41,274 | 9,2 | 11 | 11,533 | 2,5 | 0 | ||||||
| 1998 | 146,797 | 32,9 | 35 | 28,320 | 6,4 | 6 | 9,187 | 2,1 | 0 | 34,789 | 7,8 | 9 | 19,561 | 4,4 | 3 | 26,347 | 5,9 | 6 | 114,118 | 25,6 | 28 | 54,663 | 12,3 | 13 | 20,411 | 4,5 | 0 | ||||||
| 2002 | 121,405 | 26,0 | 27 | 20,746 | 4,4 | 5 | 5,939 | 1,2 | 0 | 73,736 | 15,7 | 17 | 9,137 | 1,9 | 0 | 24,965 | 5,3 | 6 | 149,871 | 32,0 | 35 | 52,325 | 11,2 | 11 | 8,772 | 1,8 | 0 | ||||||
| 2006 | 180,207 | 37,3 | 41 | 18,907 | 3,9 | 3 | 15,205 | 3,1 | 1 | 46,657 | 9,6 | 10 | 5,831 | 1,2 | 0 | 44,530 | 9,2 | 10 | 118,129 | 24,4 | 27 | 38,284 | 7,9 | 9 | 16,084 | 2,6 | 0 | ||||||
| 2010 | 184,344 | 34,4 | 38 | 18,705 | 3,5 | 1 | 21,335 | 4,0 | 3 | 53,770 | 10,0 | 10 | 74,437 | 13,9 | 16 | 121,273 | 22,6 | 25 | 39,920 | 7,4 | 8 | 22,710 | 4,2 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2014 | 30,078 | 5,2 | 6 | 158,450 | 28,1 | 28 | 19,125 | 3,3 | 2 | 27,369 | 4,7 | 3 | 48,302 | 8,3 | 9 | 83,561 | 14,3 | 16 | 27,079 | 4,6 | 3 | 128,086 | 22,0 | 24 | 52,146 | 8,9 | 10 | 9,137 | 1,6 | 0 | |||
Stockholm Party is a local party, which was represented in the City Council 1979–2002.
On 9 September 2018 Stockholm held Municipality Elections
| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||
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| Social Democrats | 137,874 | 22,30 | +0,34 | 23 | −1 | |
| Moderate Party | 129,725 | 20,98 | −6,18 | 22 | −6 | |
| Left Party | 80,592 | 13,03 | +4,10 | 13 | +3 | |
| Liberal People's Party | 62,271 | 10,07 | +1,79 | 10 | +1 | |
| Green Party | 51,531 | 8,33 | −5,99 | 9 | −7 | |
| Sweden Democrats | 49,238 | 7,96 | +2,81 | 8 | +2 | |
| Centre Party | 48,786 | 7,89 | +3,20 | 8 | +5 | |
| Christian Democrats | 31,198 | 5,05 | +1,77 | 5 | +3 | |
| Feminist Initiative | 20,387 | 3,30 | −1,34 | 3 | +/-0 | |
| Others | 6,676 | 1,08 | −0,49 | 0 | +/−0 | |
| Total | 583,333 | 100,00 | +/−0 | 101 | +/−0 | |
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The municipality is subdivided into 13 districts. These districts are sometimes incorrectly referred to as "boroughs" in English. They are, however, no legal entities orjuristic persons of their own, but committees of the municipality itself. These districts are administered by District Councils,stadsdelsnämnder, which carry responsibility for primary school, social, leisure and cultural services within their respective areas. The members of these councils are not directly elected by the inhabitants of the respective districts, but rather appointed by thekommunfullmäktige (municipal assembly).
Effective 1 January 2007 the number of district councils was reduced from 18 to 14 through a number of merges.Maria-Gamla stan andKatarina-Sofia now formSödermalm borough,Enskede-Årsta andVantör now formEnskede-Årsta-Vantör,Hägersten andLiljeholmen now formHägersten-Liljeholmen, andKista andRinkeby now formRinkeby-Kista.
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The policy of Stockholm is to have informaltown twinning with all capitals of the world, its main focus being those in northern Europe. Stockholm does not sign any formal town twinning treaties, although other cities claim to have established such treaties in the past which are still valid.[21]
The cities claiming to have been twinned with Stockholm are:
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