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19-484: The municipality is a part of Metropolitan Stockholm . None of the area is considered rural, which is unusual for Swedish municipalities, which normally are of mixed rural/urban character. Solna is the third smallest municipality in Sweden in terms of area, after nearby Sundbyberg , as well as Burlöv , Scania County . Solna borders Stockholm Municipality to the south, southeast and northwest; to Sundbyberg Municipality to

38-619: Is a metropolitan area surrounding the Swedish capital of Stockholm. Since 2005, Metropolitan Stockholm is defined by official Swedish Statistics as all of Stockholm County . It is the largest of the three metropolitan areas in Sweden. Metropolitan Stockholm is divided into 5 areas: Stockholm City Centre , Söderort , Västerort of Stockholm Municipality ; and the northern suburbs and southern suburbs, which consists of several municipalities. km Population per km Metropolitan Gothenburg ( Storgöteborg or literally Greater Gothenburg),

57-533: Is a demographic table based on Solna Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT 's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 83,972 residents, including 60,293 Swedish citizens of voting age. 53.9% voted for the left coalition and 44.4% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income. The population in Solna Municipality has

76-533: Is a metropolitan area surrounding the city of Gothenburg in Sweden. The metropolitan region is located in Västra Götaland County , except for the municipality of Kungsbacka , which is located to the south in Halland County . As of 2005, the municipalities of Alingsås and Lilla Edet were added to the region. The region is often used for statistical measures, and estimates in the 1960s predicted that

95-777: Is appointed by its members. Solna is centrally located in the Stockholm area and is well served by the Stockholm public transport system with two commuter train stations and six metro stations as well as a dense bus network run by SL . It was served by trams until 1959. Light rail returned after 54 years of absence when Tvärbanan was extended from Alvik to Solna centrum . A further extension to Solna Station opened in 2014. Skanska , NextJet , and Vattenfall have their head offices in Solna. Mall of Scandinavia has opened in November 2015 and

114-660: Is located in Solna. The head office of Scandinavian Airlines and SAS Group is located in Solna. The airline head office was formerly located on the property of Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sigtuna Municipality , but now it is back in Solna. The following football clubs are located in Solna: The bandy department of AIK has been very successful on the women's side, with several national titles in recent years. The men's team has gotten promoted to Elitserien 2019–20. Newcastle and Premier League star Alexander Isak

133-852: Is part of the wider transnational Öresund Region . Besides Malmö, large towns in Greater Malmö includes Lund and Trelleborg , the former of which was the seat of the historical Catholic Archdiocese of Lund . Since the 1970s, improvements in highways and the regional and InterRegio train networks means the commuting area has grown to include Ystad , Skurup , Sjöbo , Eslöv , Höör , Landskrona and Helsingborg , though only some of these are included in official definitions of Greater Malmö. It's not uncommon to live in Malmö and work either in Ystad or Helsingborg, or vice versa, but these towns have kept their mental allegiance with older divisions of Scania. Commuting across

152-464: The Solna Centrum in between them. With few exceptions, Solna's built-up areas have a suburban character, but there are also several large parks and Strawberry Arena , Sweden's new national football stadium adjacent to the Solna station of Stockholm commuter rail . The final matches of both the 1958 FIFA (men's) World Cup and the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup were played at Råsunda Stadium ,

171-550: The Öresund has become more common, both through the Øresund Bridge and the HH Ferry route , at which car ferries departs every 12 minutes in summer (every 15 minutes in winter). Statistics Sweden , which sets the official definitions for all metropolitan areas in Sweden, has changed which municipalities are included in Greater Malmö over time. The most recent change to the definition came in 2006, when Eslöv , Höör , and Skurup Municipalities became part of Greater Malmö, bringing

190-482: The 16th highest median income per capita in Sweden , and the share of highly educated persons, according to Statistics Sweden 's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 46.0% (national average: 27.0%) and the 5th highest in the country. 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)

209-883: The national football stadium from 1937 to 2012 (demolished in 2013). Solna has attracted a wide range of businesses and authorities, making it a major place of work in Greater Stockholm . Among the most important employers are the medical university Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital . The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) are also located in Solna. Source: SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år and SCB - Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 september 2020 och befolkningsförändringar 1 juli - 30 september 2020. Totalt . This

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228-624: The number of municipalities included from 9 to 12. Statistics Sweden Statistics Sweden ( Swedish : Statistiska centralbyrån [staˈtɪ̌sːtɪska sɛnˈtrɑ̂ːlˌbyːrɔn] ; SCB , lit.   ' Central Bureau of Statistics ' ) is the Swedish government agency operating under the Ministry of Finance and responsible for producing official statistics for decision-making, debate and research. The agency's responsibilities include: National statistics in Sweden date back to 1686 when

247-558: The parishes of the Church of Sweden were ordered to start keeping records on the population. SCB's predecessor, the Tabellverket ("office for tabulation"), was set up in 1749, and the current name was adopted in 1858. Statistics Sweden produces statistics in several different subject areas: As of 2015 , the agency had approximately 1,350 employees. The offices of the agency are located in Stockholm and Örebro . Statistics Sweden publishes

266-509: The region would have about one million inhabitants in the year 2000. The region is the second largest metropolitan area in Sweden after Metropolitan Stockholm . km Population per km Greater Malmö ( Stormalmö ), also known as Metropolitan Malmö is the metropolitan area of Malmö in Sweden. The area is located in Southwestern Scania ( Sydvästra Skåne ), which is often considered synonymous with Greater Malmö, and it

285-449: The statistics released on 10 November 2014. The official land areas for each municipality have also been retrieved from Statistics Sweden , the agency that defines these areas. As of 2018 , Sweden had 2 metropolitan areas with a population of over 1,000,000 people each. The following table shows the populations of the top ten metropolitan areas. Metropolitan Stockholm (also known as Greater Stockholm or, in Swedish, Storstockholm ),

304-508: 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 . As with all 290 municipalities of Sweden , Solna has a municipal assembly ( kommunfullmäktige ), holding 61 members elected by proportional representation for a four-year term. An executive committee ( kommunstyrelse )

323-724: The west; to Sollentuna Municipality to the north; and to Danderyd Municipality to the northeast. The boundary with Danderyd Municipality is delineated by the Stocksundet strait. There are two parishes in Solna Municipality: Råsunda (population 29,677) and Solna (population 28,317). Solna Parish once included parts of present-day City of Stockholm. Solna is divided into eight traditional parts with no administrative functions: Bergshamra , Haga , Hagalund , Huvudsta , Järva , Råsunda , Skytteholm and Ulriksdal . The largest districts are Råsunda, Hagalund and Huvudsta, with

342-420: Was 30 601, or 38.39% of the population (79 707 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 14 986, or 26.02% of the population (57 585 on 31 December 2002). On 31 December 2017, there were 79 707 residents in Solna, of which 23 597 people (29.60%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in

361-421: Was born here. Solna Gymnasium is the senior high school/sixth form college of Solna. Solna is twinned with: In addition to this, Solna has two cooperating cities, Metropolitan Stockholm Sweden has three metropolitan areas consisting of the areas surrounding the three largest cities, Stockholm , Gothenburg , and Malmö . The statistics have been retrieved from Statistics Sweden and

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