Subdivisions of The Nordic Countries - Subdivisions of Sweden

Subdivisions of Sweden

  • 3 (or 4, the 4th being modern Finland) original lands of Sweden
  • Until 1634: landskap (historic provinces)
  • From 1634: län (counties)
    • 290 kommuner (municipalities)
  • The Swedish government is investigating the possibilities of merging the current 21 counties into 9 larger regions. If approved, these would come into effect around 2015.
  • NUTS codes of the European Union

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