Västmanland County

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

County (län) of Sweden

County of Sweden

Västmanland County

Västmanlands län (Swedish)

County of Sweden

Flag

Coat of arms

Västmanland County in Sweden

Location map of Västmanland County in Sweden

Country|  Sweden
Founded| 1634
Capital| Västerås
Municipalities|

* Arboga
* Fagersta
* Hallstahammar
* Köping
* Kungsör
* Norberg
* Sala
* Skinnskatteberg
* Surahammar
* Västerås

Government

• Governor| Minoo Akhtarzand
• Council| Landstinget Västmanland
Area

• Total

| 5,145.8 km2 (1,986.8 sq mi)
Population

(31 December 2023)[1]

• Total

| 280,813
• Density| 55/km2 (140/sq mi)
GDP

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• Total| SEK 96 billion
€10.264 billion (2015)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code| SE-U
NUTS Region| SE125
Website| www.u.lst.se

Västmanland County (Swedish: Västmanlands län) is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala. The county also has a stretch of shoreline towards Mälaren (Sweden's third largest lake).

## Province

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For history, geography and culture, see: Västmanland (Westmannia)

## 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 Västmanland Governors.

## Politics

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The County Council of Västmanland or Landstinget Västmanland.

## Riksdag elections

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The table details all Riksdag election results of Västmanland 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] | 87.9  | 148,587  | 4.8  | 53.5  |  | 17.8  | 14.8  | 1.4  | 7.3  |  |  | 58.3  | 39.9
1973[4] | 90.7  | 155,418  | 5.2  | 50.8  |  | 23.2  | 9.0  | 1.4  | 9.7  |  |  | 56.0  | 42.0
1976[5] | 91.7  | 163,608  | 4.3  | 50.3  |  | 21.0  | 11.2  | 1.2  | 11.6  |  |  | 54.6  | 43.8
1979[6] | 90.7  | 164,056  | 5.1  | 50.5  |  | 15.5  | 10.7  | 1.1  | 16.1  |  |  | 55.6  | 42.3
1982[7] | 91.6  | 167,995  | 5.5  | 52.6  | 1.4  | 13.4  | 5.9  | 1.5  | 19.4  |  |  | 58.2  | 38.7
1985[8] | 89.7  | 167,297  | 5.3  | 51.7  | 1.3  | 10.4  | 13.8  |  | 17.0  |  |  | 57.0  | 41.3
1988[9] | 85.0  | 158,748  | 5.8  | 50.2  | 4.5  | 9.6  | 12.7  | 2.3  | 14.0  |  |  | 60.5  | 36.4
1991[10] | 85.9  | 162,451  | 4.4  | 44.1  | 2.8  | 6.9  | 9.7  | 6.4  | 17.7  |  | 7.5  | 48.5  | 40.7
1994[11] | 86.5  | 164,306  | 6.3  | 51.2  | 4.7  | 6.0  | 7.2  | 3.3  | 19.0  |  | 1.2  | 62.2  | 35.6
1998[12] | 80.4  | 150,609  | 13.3  | 41.1  | 4.3  | 4.7  | 4.5  | 10.8  | 19.9  |  |  | 58.7  | 39.8
2002[13] | 78.4  | 149,321  | 8.7  | 45.0  | 4.4  | 5.7  | 13.3  | 8.0  | 12.4  | 1.1  |  | 58.0  | 39.4
2006[14] | 80.8  | 148,299  | 6.2  | 39.8  | 4.3  | 6.9  | 8.1  | 5.7  | 23.3  | 2.5  |  | 50.3  | 44.0
2010[15] | 84.4  | 160,143  | 5.7  | 36.4  | 5.9  | 5.2  | 7.5  | 4.6  | 27.1  | 6.2  |  | 48.0  | 44.4
2014[16] | 85.2  | 166,939  | 5.4  | 35.9  | 5.1  | 5.2  | 5.2  | 3.9  | 21.4  | 14.8  |  | 46.4  | 35.7
2018[17] | 86.7  | 172,719  | 7.1  | 31.4  | 3.0  | 6.7  | 5.5  | 5.8  | 19.2  | 20.1  |  | 48.1  | 50.5
2022[18] | 83.0  | 172,842  | 6.1  | 32.0  | 3.2  | 5.4  | 4.2  | 5.0  | 19.1  | 23.7  |  | 46.7  | 52.0

## Municipalities

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The lake at the lower right is Mälaren; at the lower left is Hjälmaren.

* Arboga
* Fagersta
* Hallstahammar
* Kungsör
* Köping
* Norberg
* Sala
* Skinnskatteberg
* Surahammar
* Västerås

## 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. Heby Municipality was included in the 2002 overall statistics, since it was part of the county at the time.

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

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Arboga | 9.6  | 10.9  | 12.1  | 15.4  | 19.0  | 19.2
Fagersta | 21.6  | 23.1  | 26.0  | 31.2  | 34.7  | 35.0
Hallstahammar | 21.5  | 22.1  | 22.8  | 24.7  | 26.7  | 27.3
Kungsör | 14.1  | 14.5  | 15.4  | 18.9  | 24.8  | 25.2
Köping | 18.4  | 19.4  | 21.6  | 24.9  | 28.7  | 29.0
Norberg | 12.0  | 13.3  | 13.0  | 16.7  | 19.7  | 19.7
Sala | 9.7  | 10.1  | 11.6  | 13.8  | 18.0  | 18.3
Skinnskatteberg | 17.7  | 17.7  | 18.7  | 22.2  | 23.0  | 23.5
Surahammar | 24.2  | 24.3  | 24.8  | 26.2  | 27.2  | 27.1
Västerås | 20.3  | 21.9  | 24.2  | 26.4  | 29.9  | 30.8
Total | 17.8 | 19.6 | 21.6 | 24.2 | 27.7 | 28.4
Source: SCB [19]

## Heraldry

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Main article: Västmanland § Heraldry

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

## Sports

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ABB Arena Syd, the largest permanent indoor arena for bandy in Sweden

Football in the county is administered by Västmanlands Fotbollförbund. Bandy is also popular, with the most successful Swedish team Västerås SK. Several Bandy World Championship finals have been played in Västerås.

## 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 28 August 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 28 August 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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* Västmanland County Administrative Board
* Västmanland County Council

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Municipalities and seats of Västmanland County

Municipalities|

* Arboga
* Fagersta
* Hallstahammar
* Köping
* Kungsör
* Norberg
* Sala
* Skinnskatteberg
* Surahammar
* Västerås

Municipal seats|

* Arboga
* Fagersta
* Hallstahammar
* Köping
* Kungsör
* Norberg
* Sala
* Skinnskatteberg
* Surahammar
* Västerås

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