Duties
According to law, the municipalities are responsible for:
- Childcare and pre-school
- Primary and secondary schools
- Social service
- Elderly care
- Support to people with disabilities
- Health and environmental issues
- Emergency services (not policing, which is the responsibility of the central government)
- Urban planning
- Sanitation (waste, sewage)
Many municipalities in addition have services like lesiure activities for youths and housing services to make them attractive in getting residents.
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