Jämtland County

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

Jämtland County (Swedish: Jämtlands län, Southern Sami: Jiemthen leene) is a county or län in Sweden. It consists of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two small strips of Lapland and Dalarna. It borders the counties of Dalarna, Gävleborg, Västernorrland, and Västerbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Trøndelag. It measures 49,443 km² (19,090 sq mi) and constitutes 12% of Sweden's total area, making it the country's third largest county. The capital is Östersund. The county governor and leader of the administrative board, as appointed by the Swedish government, has been Marita Ljung since 2021.^[3]

Jämtland County Jämtlands län (Swedish) Jiemthen leene (Southern Sami)
County of Sweden
Flag Coat of arms
Jämtland County in Sweden
Location map of Jämtland County in Sweden
Coordinates: 63.35°N 14.4°E / 63.35; 14.4
Country	Sweden
Founded	1810
Capital	Östersund
Municipalities	8 Åre Berg Bräcke Härjedalen Krokom Östersund Ragunda Strömsund
Government
• Governor	Marita Ljung
• Council	Region Jämtland Härjedalen
Area
• Total	49,341.2 km2 (19,050.7 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)[1]
• Total	132,572
• Density	2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	SEK 43 billion €4.605 billion (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE-Z
NUTS Region	SE322
Website	www.z.lst.se

The county was established in 1810, at the time it consisted only of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, which is why the coat of arms is a shield parted per fess with their provincial arms. His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf is occasionally referred to as Duke of Jämtland after his title of king.

Province

For history, geography and culture, see Jämtland and Härjedalen.

Jämtland County consists of primarily the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, though minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland are also included, along with small uninhabited areas in Lapland and Dalarna.^{[citation needed]}

Administration

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfill the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests and 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 Jämtland Governors.^{[citation needed]}

Demography

Jämtland County is sparsely populated and more than one-third of the population lives in the countryside, making Jämtland County the second largest rural region in Sweden, after Gotland County. However, most of the population lives in the rather densely populated region surrounding lake Storsjön, commonly called Storsjöbygden, "the Storsjö district/countryside".^{[citation needed]}

Politics

The county is dominated by the Swedish Social Democratic Party and the Centre Party, which is unique in Sweden, but corresponds to the situation in the bordering Norwegian county of Nord-Trøndelag. The county is rather contrastive in the political field. While a majority of the municipalities are governed by liberal-conservative (Swedish: borgerlig, lit. "bourgeois") majorities or by coalitions overstepping the bloc border, the county council is controlled by a red-green majority and the Social Democrats receive two out of four mandates to the Riksdag.

After the Swedish county council election in 2022, the following political parties are represented in the Jämtland county council (Swedish: Region Jämtland Härjedalen):^[4]

Party		Seats	Votes	%
	Social Democrats	21	30,702	36.95%
	Moderate Party	9	12,941	15.57%
	Centre Party	7	10,486	12.62%
	Sweden Democrats	7	10,343	12.45%
	Christian Democrats	5	7,280	8.76%
	Left Party	4	5,992	7.21%
	Green Party	2	2,688	3.23%
	Liberals	-	2,101	2.53%
	Alternative for Sweden	-	349	0.42%
	Others	-	210	0.25%
Total		55	83,092	100%
Turnout			85,518	81.38%

Riksdag elections

The table details all Riksdag election results of Jämtland 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
1970[5]	86.8	80,319	3.2	49.7		24.6	11.5	1.7	8.8			53.0	44.8
1973[6]	89.5	86,774	4.2	48.2		30.4	7.3	1.5	8.0			52.3	45.7
1976[7]	90.4	91,474	3.8	47.9		31.7	7.0	1.3	7.9			51.7	46.6
1979[8]	89.0	91,048	4.5	50.4		26.2	6.2	1.4	10.8			54.9	43.2
1982[9]	90.0	92,758	4.6	52.0	1.6	22.6	3.9	1.5	13.6			56.6	40.1
1985[10]	88.3	91,793	4.6	51.3	1.4	19.7	9.2		13.6			55.9	42.5
1988[11]	84.2	86,513	5.5	50.0	5.0	18.2	8.7	1.9	10.5			60.5	37.4
1991[12]	84.7	87,337	4.6	44.9	3.3	16.8	6.7	4.6	13.3		5.0	49.5	41.5
1994[13]	85.6	88,488	6.8	51.3	5.8	15.0	4.5	2.4	13.0		0.5	63.9	34.8
1998[14]	80.5	81,025	15.2	41.3	5.7	12.1	2.8	7.6	13.8			62.1	36.3
2002[15]	77.8	76,865	11.0	44.6	5.2	15.2	7.2	5.0	9.9	0.3		60.7	37.4
2006[16]	79.8	78,018	8.3	40.2	5.0	16.8	4.1	3.7	17.6	1.6		53.5	42.3
2010[17]	83.1	81,936	6.5	40.3	6.5	12.8	3.9	2.9	22.2	3.8		53.3	41.7
2014[18]	85.3	83,714	6.3	39.8	5.7	11.3	2.8	2.5	17.3	11.0		51.7	34.0
2018[19]	87.1	85,223	8.4	33.6	3.6	15.4	2.9	4.8	14.3	15.6		61.0	37.6
2022[20]	85.0	86,118	5.6	36.1	5.0	9.1	2.6	5.4	14.8	20.1		55.8	42.9

Governors

Main article: List of governors of Jämtland County

Municipalities

Location of Jämtland Municipalities

Main page: Municipalities of Jämtland County

In Härjedalen Province:

• Härjedalen

In Jämtland Province:

• Berg
• Bräcke
• Krokom
• Ragunda
• Strömsund
• Åre
• Östersund

Localities by population (2010)

Pos	Locality	Population
1	Östersund	44,327
2	Brunflo	3,890
3	Strömsund	3,589
4	Sveg	2,547
5	Krokom	2,277
6	Bräcke	1,651
7	Åre	1,417
8	Järpen	1,408
9	Ås	1,218
10	Hammarstrand	1,052
11	Lit	1,040
12	Svenstavik	1,004

^[21]

Demographics

Foreign background

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.^[22] The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Location	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2019
Berg	2.4	3.7	5.6	7.9	10.3	10.1
Bräcke	5.1	7.1	9.1	11.4	14.2	13.9
Härjedalen	5.1	5.6	7.4	9.6	12.8	12.9
Krokom	4.3	5.1	5.9	7.2	8.7	8.8
Ragunda	4.8	5.5	7.3	10.8	13.7	13.5
Strömsund	4.0	5.6	8.4	11.2	13.5	13.8
Åre	5.7	6.2	7.4	9.9	14.8	14.7
Östersund	5.1	6.1	7.1	8.7	11.1	11.8
Total	4.8	5.8	7.2	9.1	11.7	12.0
Source: SCB [22]

Heraldry

The arms for the County of Jämtland is a combination of the arms of Heraldry of Jämtland and Heraldry of Härjedalen. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Parted per fess, the arms of Jämtland and the arms of Härjedalen."