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Värmland County
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County of Sweden
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Värmland County in Sweden
Värmland County in Sweden
Location map of Värmland County in Sweden
Location map of Värmland County in Sweden
CountryFile:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Founded1779
CapitalKarlstad
Municipalities
16
Government
 • GovernorGeorg Andrén
 • CouncilRegion Värmland
Area
 • TotalTemplate:Infobox settlement/areadisp
Population
 (31 December 2023)[1]
 • Total283,548
 • DensityTemplate:Infobox settlement/densdisp
GDP
[2]
 • TotalSEK 91 billion
€9.695 billion (2015)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE-S
NUTS RegionSE311
Websitewww.s.lst.se

Värmland County (Template:Langx, sv) is a county or län in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Østfold, Akershus and Innlandet to the west. The title of Duke of Värmland is claimed by His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip.

Province

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Main article: Värmland

The county has more or less the same boundaries as Värmland Province, except that the municipalities of Karlskoga and Degerfors are part of Örebro County.

Administration

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Värmland County was formed in 1779, when it was separated from Närke and Värmland County.

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 Värmland Governors.

Politics

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The County Council of Värmland is called Region Värmland.

Riksdag elections

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The table details all Riksdag election results of Värmland 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] 88.9 183,757 4.3 51.1 20.1 14.3 2.2 7.6 55.9 42.7
1973[4] 91.6 188,565 4.9 48.3 26.0 8.8 1.0 10.5 53.2 45.4
1976[5] 92.2 196,183 4.0 46.1 25.8 9.8 0.7 13.2 50.1 48.8
1979[6] 91.2 195,704 4.9 47.7 20.2 8.6 0.8 17.2 52.5 46.1
1982[7] 91.6 196,415 4.8 50.4 1.4 17.0 5.3 1.1 20.0 55.2 42.2
1985[8] 89.8 192,892 4.8 49.4 1.4 13.5 12.1 18.6 54.2 44.3
1988[9] 85.3 182,427 5.4 49.2 4.6 14.1 10.1 1.8 14.7 59.1 38.9
1991[10] 86.4 184,819 4.6 42.9 2.6 10.7 7.5 6.3 17.9 7.0 47.5 42.4
1994[11] 86.6 185,145 6.8 49.7 4.4 9.4 6.2 3.4 18.6 1.0 60.9 37.5
1998[12] 81.0 169,723 14.1 41.1 4.1 6.4 4.0 10.7 18.4 59.2 39.5
2002[13] 79.8 165,413 8.7 43.4 4.0 9.2 11.5 8.1 12.4 1.4 56.0 41.1
2006[14] 81.3 168,426 6.4 42.0 3.9 10.0 6.0 5.8 20.9 2.9 52.3 42.7
2010[15] 84.1 177,215 5.8 38.9 5.6 7.6 6.0 4.7 25.7 4.8 50.1 44.0
2014[16] 86.0 182,077 5.2 39.1 5.2 7.4 4.1 4.0 19.6 12.6 49.5 35.2
2018[17] 87.3 183,966 7.0 33.9 3.3 9.3 4.4 6.3 16.4 18.0 53.2 45.3
2022[18] 85.2 184,607 5.0 34.6 3.6 6.3 3.7 5.8 17.1 22.8 49.5 49.4

Municipalities

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Main page: Category:Municipalities of Värmland County
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In Värmland Province:

Demographics

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Foreign background

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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.

Location 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2019
Arvika 8.8 10.4 11.8 13.0 14.9 15.1
Eda 20.7 23.8 26.1 27.7 31.1 31.7
Filipstad 8.6 10.1 12.1 16.4 22.8 22.5
Forshaga 6.0 7.0 7.3 8.8 11.0 10.8
Grums 8.1 8.8 9.8 11.0 13.0 13.5
Hagfors 6.2 7.8 9.7 12.2 15.6 16.1
Hammarö 7.0 7.0 7.4 7.6 9.1 8.9
Karlstad 9.5 11.0 12.8 14.0 16.8 17.6
Kil 6.4 6.9 7.3 8.2 9.0 9.5
Kristinehamn 8.3 9.6 11.1 14.2 17.1 17.5
Munkfors 5.3 6.9 8.3 10.5 16.5 16.3
Storfors 14.7 16.7 18.6 22.1 22.6 20.8
Sunne 4.8 5.5 6.6 8.4 11.5 11.6
Säffle 5.7 7.2 8.5 11.9 17.1 17.1
Torsby 6.7 8.3 10.3 12.2 14.1 14.7
Årjäng 15.0 17.4 19.4 21.7 24.8 25.5
Total 8.6 10.0 11.5 13.3 16.1 16.5
Source: SCB [19]


Climate

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Värmland being a landlocked county results in greater temperature differences than at the nearby west coast of Sweden and south coast of Norway. As a result, the southern areas of the county has a humid continental climate with strong oceanic influences. The latter climate type is prevalent in a small area at the shores of Lake Vänern due to recent warming. More northerly areas see a subarctic climate with relatively mild winters for the climate type. The subarctic classification of areas such as Hagfors and Torsby is more due to the cool summer nights that renders September below 10 °C (50 °F) in mean temperatures.

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Heraldry

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The county of Värmland inherited its coat of arms from the province of the same name. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Argent, an Eagle displayed Azure beaked, langued and membered Gules."

See also

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References and notes

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  1. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1970" (PDF). SCB. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  9. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Riksdagsvalet 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Valresultat Riksdag 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Röster - Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Röster - Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Röster - Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Valpresentation". resultat.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "PxWeb - välj variabler och värden" (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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