Södermanland County

Södermanland County (Swedish: Södermanlands län) is a county on the southeast coast of Sweden. It is often called Sörmland by the people who live there. The capital of the county is Nyköping, and the biggest town is Eskilstuna. There are nine areas called municipalities in the county, and about 300,000 people live there.

Södermanland borders several other counties including Östergötland, Örebro, Västmanland, and Uppsala, as well as Stockholm and the Baltic Sea. The county has many lakes, including Mälaren and Hjälmaren, which are two of the largest lakes in Sweden. It also has many walking paths, such as the popular camping route called "Sörmlandsleden."

Most of the area called Södermanland province is covered by the Region Sörmland, but some parts, especially around Södertörn, belong to Stockholm County. This has led to some areas being seen as part of Stockholm rather than Sörmland.

Geography and climate

Södermanland County lies between Lake Mälaren to the north and the Baltic Sea to the east and south. The two biggest towns, Eskilstuna and Nyköping, are about 80 kilometres (50 miles) apart, with lots of forests in between. The middle of the county stretches across four smaller towns: Vingåker, Katrineholm, Flen, and Gnesta. Most of the land is flat and part of the Mälar valley, but there are some gentle hills inside the county shaped by ancient glaciers. The coast along the Baltic Sea has many bays and is protected by a peninsula with many inlets. There are also many small islands just off the shore.

The weather in Södermanland is a mix of ocean and continent styles, like much of southern Sweden. Summer temperatures usually reach around 23 °C (73 °F) during the day and about 12 °C (54 °F) at night away from the coast, while along the coast it can be a bit warmer, around 14 °C (57 °F). Winter temperatures are between 0 °C (32 °F) and 1 °C (34 °F) on the coast and can drop to about −4 °C (25 °F) to −6 °C (21 °F) inland and near the lakes. The weather can change a lot from year to year, but winters are usually cold enough to feel like a clear four-season climate, though the sea rarely freezes over.

Politics

Region Sörmland is the name of the regional council of Södermanland, the county's self-governing local authority.

As of 2019, the local government is made up of the Social Democrats, Vård för Pengarna, and the Centre Party. This group has more than half of the votes in the regional council, with 42 seats out of 71.

2018 election results

Main article: 2018 Södermanland regional election

Riksdag elections

This section shows the results of elections for the Riksdag, Sweden's parliament, in Södermanland County. The data starts from when Sweden changed to having one chamber in its parliament. The table also shows which groups of parties supported the Prime Minister or the main opposition during that time.

Municipalities

Södermanland County has several areas called municipalities. These are:

• Eskilstuna
• Flen
• Gnesta
• Katrineholm
• Nyköping
• Oxelösund
• Strängnäs
• Trosa
• Vingåker

Demographics

Foreign background

Statistics about where people’s parents were born or where people themselves were born have been collected since 2002 by SCB. These tables show information for election years and the most recent year recorded.

Urban areas by population

This section lists the urban areas in Södermanland County, known as tätorter in Swedish. These are places where many people live close together, each having at least 200 people.

Heraldry

Södermanland County uses a special symbol called a coat of arms that it inherited from the province of Södermanland. When this symbol is shown with a royal crown, it represents the County Administrative Board.

History

In the 1600s, the area known as Södermanland was split into three smaller parts called Nyköping County, Gripsholm County, and Eskilstunahus County. Later, in 1683, these three parts were joined together to form the Södermanland County we know today.

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