Östergötland County

County (län) of Sweden

This article is about the administrative county. For the Riksdag constituency, see Östergötland County (Riksdag constituency).

County of Sweden

Östergötland County

Östergötlands län (Swedish)

County of Sweden

Flag

Coat of arms

Location map of Östergötland County in Sweden

Map of Östergötland County

Coordinates: 58°24′38″N 15°36′49″E﻿ / ﻿58.4106°N 15.6136°E﻿ / 58.4106; 15.6136
Country| Sweden
Founded| 1634
Capital| Linköping
Municipalities|

* Åtvidaberg
* Boxholm
* Finspång
* Kinda
* Linköping
* Mjölby
* Motala
* Norrköping
* Ödeshög
* Söderköping
* Vadstena
* Valdemarsvik
* Ydre

Government

• Governor| Carl Fredrik Graf (Moderate Party)
• Council| Region Östergötland
Area

• Total

| 10,602 km2 (4,093 sq mi)
Population

(31 December 2023)[1]

• Total

| 472,298
• Density| 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
GDP

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• Total| SEK 167 billion
€17.800 billion (2015)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code| SE-E
NUTS Region| SE123
Website| www.e.lst.se

Östergötland County (Swedish: Östergötlands län) is a county or län in southeastern Sweden. It has land borders with the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Örebro to the northwest, and Södermanland to the northeast. It also has a sea border with Västra Götaland to the west (across lake Vättern), and borders the Baltic Sea to the east.

Östergötland County has a population of 456,550 (September 30, 2017) and the capital and biggest city is Linköping. Linköping and neighbouring twin city Norrköping together form one of Sweden's metropolitan areas; The Linköping-Norrköping Corridor is therefore sometimes marketed as The Fourth Metropolitan Region of Sweden,[citation needed] the other three being Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö. Princess Estelle is Duchess of Östergötland.

## Province

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For History, Geography and Culture see: Östergötland.

Östergötland has virtually the same boundaries as the current administrative entity, the Östergötland County.

## Administration

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The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests of the county, to promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Östergötland Governors.

### Municipalities

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The county is divided into 13 municipalities:

* Boxholm
* Finspång
* Kinda
* Linköping
* Mjölby
* Motala
* Norrköping
* Söderköping
* Vadstena
* Valdemarsvik
* Ydre
* Åtvidaberg
* Ödeshög

## Politics

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The County Council of Östergötland or Landstinget i Östergötland.

## Riksdag elections

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The table details all Riksdag election results of Östergötland County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

Year  | Turnout  | Votes  | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left  | Right

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1970[3] | 89.1  | 239,956  | 3.6  | 49.5  |  | 19.4  | 13.5  | 2.5  | 11.2  |  |  | 53.1  | 44.1
1973[4] | 91.2  | 247,375  | 4.0  | 47.3  |  | 24.5  | 7.2  | 2.6  | 13.9  |  |  | 51.3  | 45.6
1976[5] | 92.3  | 260,602  | 3.5  | 46.2  |  | 23.3  | 9.4  | 2.0  | 15.3  |  |  | 49.7  | 48.0
1979[6] | 91.2  | 261,160  | 4.5  | 46.6  |  | 17.2  | 9.4  | 1.9  | 19.8  |  |  | 51.1  | 46.3
1982[7] | 92.0  | 265,147  | 5.1  | 48.4  | 1.4  | 15.0  | 4.7  | 2.5  | 22.9  |  |  | 53.0  | 43.0
1985[8] | 90.6  | 266,559  | 4.4  | 47.5  |  | 13.0  | 12.9  |  | 20.6  |  |  | 51.9  | 46.5
1988[9] | 86.5  | 256,735  | 5.1  | 45.6  | 5.2  | 11.8  | 10.9  | 3.6  | 17.5  |  |  | 55.9  | 40.2
1991[10] | 87.3  | 261,387  | 4.0  | 38.8  | 3.0  | 8.3  | 8.3  | 8.8  | 21.1  |  | 6.6  | 42.8  | 46.6
1994[11] | 87.7  | 266,456  | 5.5  | 46.1  | 5.1  | 7.7  | 6.7  | 4.8  | 21.7  |  | 1.4  | 56.6  | 40.8
1998[12] | 82.4  | 249,757  | 11.1  | 37.2  | 4.8  | 5.1  | 3.8  | 13.1  | 22.0  |  |  | 53.1  | 44.1
2002[13] | 81.1  | 250,926  | 7.3  | 42.2  | 4.8  | 6.1  | 11.8  | 10.3  | 14.7  | 0.9  |  | 54.3  | 42.9
2006[14] | 83.4  | 262,168  | 5.2  | 37.4  | 5.1  | 7.6  | 6.5  | 7.2  | 24.8  | 2.3  |  | 47.7  | 46.1
2010[15] | 85.8  | 279,741  | 5.1  | 33.0  | 7.6  | 6.3  | 6.8  | 5.9  | 28.7  | 5.3  |  | 45.6  | 47.6
2014[16] | 87.0  | 291,484  | 4.8  | 32.6  | 6.6  | 6.0  | 5.1  | 5.1  | 22.3  | 14.4  |  | 44.0  | 38.4
2018[17] | 88.2  | 300,778  | 6.8  | 29.1  | 4.2  | 8.4  | 5.4  | 6.7  | 20.4  | 17.6  |  | 48.4  | 50.0
2022[18] | 85.3  | 303,906  | 5.6  | 30.6  | 4.6  | 6.5  | 4.4  | 6.0  | 19.8  | 21.2  |  | 47.3  | 51.4

## Demographics

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### Foreign background

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SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves.[19] The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Location  | 2002  | 2006  | 2010  | 2014  | 2018  | 2019

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Boxholm | 4.1  | 5.2  | 6.1  | 8.4  | 11.3  | 11.6
Finspång | 12.0  | 13.0  | 13.5  | 15.9  | 19.1  | 19.9
Kinda | 4.2  | 5.2  | 6.0  | 9.0  | 10.5  | 10.7
Linköping | 11.7  | 13.6  | 17.2  | 19.2  | 22.4  | 23.1
Mjölby | 6.7  | 7.4  | 8.7  | 10.5  | 14.0  | 14.7
Motala | 11.5  | 12.4  | 13.4  | 15.8  | 19.2  | 19.5
Norrköping | 16.5  | 18.0  | 20.4  | 23.1  | 26.7  | 27.3
Söderköping | 5.7  | 5.8  | 6.2  | 6.7  | 8.6  | 8.9
Vadstena | 6.2  | 7.1  | 7.9  | 8.9  | 10.8  | 10.5
Valdemarsvik | 4.9  | 5.8  | 7.5  | 9.2  | 15.1  | 14.7
Ydre | 5.0  | 6.0  | 7.3  | 9.9  | 11.9  | 11.6
Åtvidaberg | 4.9  | 5.2  | 5.8  | 7.3  | 9.2  | 9.4
Ödeshög | 5.3  | 6.4  | 8.0  | 10.5  | 14.4  | 14.2
Total | 11.8 | 13.2 | 15.5 | 17.8 | 21.1 | 21.7
Source: SCB [19]

## Heraldry

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Östergötland County inherited its coat of arms from the province of Östergötland. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board.

## See also

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* Dukes of Östergötland, a title for members of the royal family

## References and notes

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1. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
3. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1970" (PDF). SCB. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
4. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
5. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
6. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
7. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
8. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
9. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
10. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
11. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
12. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
13. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
14. ^ "Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
15. ^ "Röster - Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
16. ^ "Röster - Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
17. ^ "Röster - Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 17 December 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
18. ^ "Valpresentation". resultat.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-01-26.
19. ^ a b "PxWeb - välj variabler och värden" (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

## External links

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* Östergötland County Administrative Board
* Östergötland County Council Archived 2007-03-18 at the Wayback Machine
* Tourism in Östergötland Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
* Regional Association of Östergötland Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine

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