Sollentuna Municipality

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Sollentuna Municipality (Template:Langx; Template:IPA)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> is a municipality in Stockholm County in east-central Sweden, approximately 14 kilometres north of the city centre of Stockholm.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its seat of local government is located in Tureberg, which is a part of Sollentuna urban area.

Geography

Sollentuna borders the municipalities of Solna, Sundbyberg, Stockholm, Järfälla, Upplands Väsby, Täby and Danderyd in clockwise order starting to the south.

Localities and districts

Since 1995, the bulk of the built-up area of the municipality has been statistically included in the multimunicipal city of Stockholm.

The municipality is subdivided into the following districts according to population as of 31 December 2021:<ref>31 December 2021</ref>[1]<ref name=kortfakta>Template:Cite web</ref>

Lakes

Ice skating in winter.
Ice skating on Lake Norrviken in winter.

Central to the landscape of Sollentuna are the rather big lakes Norrviken and Edsviken—the later a bay of the Baltic Sea.

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Lake Norrviken

Edsviken and Norrviken are popular lakes for ice tour skating during the winter. The municipality plows a 15 kilometre long skating track on Norrviken. Note that Norrviken is also the name of a district at the western shore of the Norrviken lake.

Other lakes:

  • Fjäturen
  • Ravalen
  • Rösjön
  • Väsjön
  • Översjön
  • Snuggan
  • Djupan

History

Sollentuna municipality was founded in conjunction with the reform of local government in Sweden in 1863. However, its boundaries are almost equivalent to those of Sollentuna Parish,Template:Citation needed which dates back to the 12th century. Well into the 20th century, Sollentuna was a predominantly rural area.

Modern Sollentuna evolved around the railway between Uppsala and Stockholm, inaugurated in 1866. Five of the eight districts that make up the municipality today correspond to railway stations, now operated by Stockholm commuter rail system. From south to north: Helenelund, Tureberg (railway station is Sollentuna Station), Häggvik, Norrviken and Rotebro. Viby is an extension of Norrviken and the two remaining districts— Edsberg and Sjöberg—are found along the road to Danderyd. Other roads into Sollentuna includes the road from Kallhäll to Rotebro and the E 4 motorway that approximates the same route as the railway.

Sollentuna received the title of a merchant town (köping) in 1944. Köping status was made obsolete by the municipal reform of 1971.

Demography

Population development

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Income and Education

The population in Sollentuna Municipality has the 11th highest median income per capita in Sweden.<ref name="Medianinkomst">Template:Cite web</ref> The share of highly educated persons, according to Statistics Sweden's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 40.7% (national average: 27.0%) and the 9th highest in the country.<ref name="Andel högutbildade">Template:Cite web</ref>

Residents with a foreign background

On 31 December 2017, the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 23 284, or 32.41% of the population (71 848 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002, the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 12 443, or 21.26% of the population (58 515 on 31 December 2002).<ref>Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund och år (Read 4 januari 2019)</ref> On 31 December 2017, there were 71 848 residents in Sollentuna, of which 17 657 people (24.58%) 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 by Statistics Sweden.<ref name="Scbfödelseland">Statistiska centralbyrån: Utrikes födda efter län, kommun och födelseland 31 december 2017 (XLS-fil) Läst 4 januari 2019</ref>

2022 population by district

This is a demographic table based on Sollentuna Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.<ref name=SollentunaVal2022>Template:Cite web</ref>

There were 74,969 residents and 52,341 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=SollentunaVal2022/> 48.3% voted for the left coalition and 50.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Politics and government

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Turebergshuset, municipal building

Template:Recentism Sollentuna Municipality has a municipal assembly with 61 members elected by proportional representation through municipal elections, held in conjunction with the national parliamentary elections every four years. The assembly elects a municipal board, (kommunstyrelse) which is the municipality's main governing body, chaired by the Mayor (sw. kommunstyrelsens ordförande). The current mayor is Henrik Thunes,<ref name="stockholmdirekt.se">Template:Cite web</ref> of the Moderate Party.

2022 election results

In the 2022 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

The governing parties Parties in opposition

2018 election results

In the 2018 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

The governing parties Parties in opposition

2014 election results

In the 2014 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

The governing parties Parties in opposition

2010 election results

In the 2010 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

The governing parties Parties in opposition

2006 election results

In the 2006 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

The governing parties Parties in opposition

2002 election results

In the 2002 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

The governing parties Parties in opposition

List of mayors since 1971

Public transport

Sollentuna is served by the Stockholm public transport system. Stockholm commuter rail has five stations within the municipality. There is also an extensive SL bus network serving the area. The wide majority of bus lines are 500s or 600s bus lines i.e. start with the digit 5 or 6 and are thus part of the northern and western SL districts.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Sights

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Edsbergs slott
  • Edsbacka krog, located by Edsbacka lake and founded already in 1634, was the only Swedish restaurant with two stars in the Michelin Guide until it closed in February 2010. Now the site has a slightly less fancy restaurant, again under the name, Edsbacka Krog <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Edsbergs slott was built in the rococo style in 1760. It's 400 m² Template:Cn
  • Probable burial mound of King Agne from the 5th century.

Sports

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Sollentunavallen
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Bandy at Sollentunavallen

Sollentunavallen is the biggest playing field. It consists of two fields. The main arena is for football and athletics. Alongside it, there's a field with artificial grass, which is used for bandy during the winter season.

The following sports clubs are located in Sollentuna Municipality:

As of December 2022 there are 64 sports clubs in Sollentuna. The full list is maintained on the municipality web site.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notable people

International relations

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Twin towns — sister cities

The municipality is twinned with:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

References

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