East Sweden

East Sweden (Swedish: Östra Sverige) is a NUTS 1 region in Sweden. The region is defined and used by the European Union for statistical purposes, it is not used as a region by Sweden which uses other divisions of the country.

East Sweden Östra Sverige
NUTS 1 Region of the EU
Eastern Sweden in yellow
Country	Sweden
Largest city	Stockholm
Area
• Total	44,539.9 km2 (17,197.0 sq mi)
Population  (2017-12-31)
• Total	3,995,953[1]
ISO 3166 code	SE1

Subdivision

There are two subdivisions of East Sweden called National Areas of Sweden (NUTS 2). They are in turn comprised out of six different counties (NUTS 3).^[2]

• SE11 Stockholm
  • Stockholm County acts as a NUTS 2 and 3 region
• SE12 East Middle Sweden
  • Östergötland County
  • Uppsala County
  • Örebro County
  • Västmanland County
  • Södermanland County

Economy

Eurostat estimated the regional nominal GDP to be € 206,003 million and the nominal GDP per capita to be €53,600 in a 2015 study. The same study also showed that the region had a 45% higher GDP per capita than the EU average.^[3]

See also

• First-level NUTS of the European Union
• NUTS statistical regions of Sweden
• Lands of Sweden