Counties of Sweden

The Counties of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges län) are regional administrative level in Sweden. There are 21 counties in Sweden. The concept was created in 1634 on the initiative of Count Axel Oxenstierna. Each county has an own governor. Some people want to see the counties being replaced with regions.

Map

With county codes, official until 1974.

• AB: Stockholm County File:Stockholm län vapen b.svg
• AC: Västerbotten County File:Västerbotten län vapen.svg
• BD: Norrbotten County File:Norrbotten län vapen.svg
• C: Uppsala County File:Uppland vapen.svg
• D: Södermanland County File:Södermanland vapen.svg
• E: Östergötland County File:Östergötland vapen.svg
• F: Jönköping County File:Jönköping län vapen.svg
• G: Kronoberg County File:Kronoberg vapen.svg
• H: Kalmar County File:Kalmar län vapen.svg
• I: Gotland County File:Gotland vapen.svg
• K: Blekinge County File:Blekinge vapen.svg
• M: Skåne County File:Skåne län vapen.svg
• N: Halland County File:Halland vapen.svg
• O: Västra Götaland County File:Västra Götaland vapen.svg
• S: Värmland County File:Värmland vapen.svg
• T: Örebro County File:Örebro län vapen.svg
• U: Västmanland County File:Västmanland vapen.svg
• W: Dalarna County File:Dalarna vapen.svg
• X: Gävleborg County File:Gävleborg län vapen.svg
• Y: Västernorrland County File:Västernorrland län vapen.svg
• Z: Jämtland County File:Jämtland län vapen.svg

File:SverigesLän2007mKod.svg

Counties of Sweden

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Historical provinces of Sweden. Bold lines are counties, colors are provinces.

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