Stockholm Coonty

Stockholm Coonty (Swadish: Stockholms län, [ˈstɔ̂kː(h)ɔlms ˈlɛːn]) is a coonty on the Baltic sea coast o Swaden. It borders Uppsala Coonty an Södermanland County. It borders Mälaren an the Baltic Sea an aw. The ceety o Stockholm is the caipital o Swaden. Stockholm Coonty is dividit bi the historic provinces o Uppland (Roslagen) an Södermanland (Södertörn). Mair nor ane fift o the Swadish population lives in the coonty. Stockholm Coonty is ane o the statistical riksområden (naitional auries) an aw accordin tae NUTS:SE, Nomenclatur o Territorial Units for Statistics athin the European Union. Stockholm Coonty is, wi its mair nor twa million indwallers, the maist densely populatit o the 21 admeenistrative coonties o Swaden.

Stockholm Coonty Stockholms län
Coonty o Swaden
Coat airms
Kintra	Swaden
Caipital	Stockholm
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Chris Heister
• Cooncil	Stockholm Coonty Cooncil
Area
• Total	6488 km2 (2,505 sq mi)
Population  (March 31 2011)
• Total	2,084,526
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
GDP/ Nominal	SEK 669,900 million (2004)
GDP per capita	SEK 482,500 (2010)
NUTS Region	SE110

History

For History, Geography an Cultur see an aw: Uppland, Södermanland, Roslagen, Södertörn, an Metropolitan Stockholm

The Stockholm Coonty wis established in 1714. The Ceety o Stockholm constitutit its awn admeenistrative entity unner the Over-Govrenor o Stockholm, an wis no a pairt o Stockholm Coonty. The Ceety o Stockholm, yet ootside the Stockholm Coonty, wis the seat o the last mentioned coonty.

On 1 Januar 1968, the Stockholm Coonty wis unitit wi the Ceety o Stockholm. At the same time, the borders wur redrawn in ither directions too; Upplands-Bro Municipality wis transferred frae Uppsala County an a lairge pairt o the modren day Östhammar Municipality wis transferred tae Uppsala County.

Heraldry

Airms grantit in 1968. The airms for the Coonty o Stockholm is a combination o the airms o Uppland, Södermanland an the Ceety o Stockholm. When it is shawn wi a ryal croun it represents the Coonty Admeenistrative Buird.

Municipalities

Botkyrka Danderyd Ekerö Haninge Huddinge Järfälla Lidingö Nacka Norrtälje

Nykvarn Nynäshamn Salem Sigtuna Sollentuna Solna Stockholm Sundbyberg Södertälje

Tyresö Täby Upplands-Bro Upplands Väsby Vallentuna Vaxholm Värmdö Österåker

Coonty Admeenistrative Buird

Prior tae 1968 the County o Stockholm did no include the Ceety o Stockholm. The ceety wis insteid unner the Over-Govrenor's Office, an the coonty includit the surroondin kintraside. The coonty haed its separate Govrenor o Stockholm Coonty.

The main aim o the Coonty Admeenistrative Buird is tae fulfil the goals set in naitional politics bi the Parliament an the government, tae coordinate the interests o the coonty, tae promote the development o the coonty, taeestablish regional goals an safeguard the due process o law in the handlin o each case. The County Administrative Buird is a Govrenment Agency heidit bi a govrenor.

See Leet o govrenors o Stockholm Coonty.

Hospitals

The coonty cooncil operates maist o the hospitals in the coonty, some o the major facilities are:

• Karolinska University Hospital. The hospital contains twa major facilities; ane in Solna an ane in Huddinge (syne the merger wi Huddinge University Hospital in 2004).
• Södersjukhuset
• Danderyd Hospital
• Södertälje Hospital
• Norrtälje Hospital
• S:t Erik Ocular Clinic

Public transport

The coonty cooncil is responsible for the public transport in Stockholm. The main organizer o the transportation seestem is twa corporations awned bi the coonty. Storstockholms Lokaltrafik, SL, handles the bus, tram an train services while the boat traffeck is handled bi Waxholmsbolaget. The operation an maintenance o the public transport seestems is delegatit bi the companies tae several contractors.

The coonty is responsible for paratransit services an Närtrafiken an aw, a nummer o share taxi routes.

Cultur an education

The coonty cooncil operates, besides the heal an transportation services, the Stockholm Coonty Museum Archived 2011-11-24 at the Wayback Machine, an twa eddication institutions; Berga an Säbyholm Agricultural Heich Schuils.

Law enforcement

Stockholm Coonty constitutes the aurie o jurisdiction tae the Stockholm Coonty Polis Depairtment(Polismyndigheten i Stockholms Län), which is a diveesion o the Swadish Polis Service. The polis depairtment is heidit bi a Coonty Polis Commissioner.

The principal agency for the polis depairtment is the Stockholm Coonty Polis Authority (Polisstyrelsen i Stockholms Län), a govrenment-appointit body consistin o local cooncillors frae the coonty, an the Commissioner.

See an aw

• Stockholm Coonty Museum
• Leet o metropolitan auries in Swaden
• Lairgest metropolitan auries in the Nordic kintras

Freemit airtins

• Stockholm Coonty Admeenistrative Buird
• Stockholm Coonty Cooncil
• Stockholm Regional Association o Local Authorities Archived 2009-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
• 2006 Election Results Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine