Västmanland County

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

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).

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	10 Arboga Fagersta Hallstahammar Köping Kungsör Norberg Sala Skinnskatteberg Surahammar Västerås
Government
• Governor	Johan Sterte
• Council	Region 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 [2]
• 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

Province

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

Administration

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

The County Council of Västmanland or Landstinget Västmanland.

Riksdag elections

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
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

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

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.^[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
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

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

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.