Värmland County (, ) 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
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
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
The County Council of Värmland is called Region Värmland.
Riksdag elections
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.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Turnout
! Votes
! V
! S
! MP
! C
! L
! KD
! M
! SD
! NyD
! Left
! Right
|-
| 1970
| 88.9
| 183,757
| 4.3
| 51.1
|
| 20.1
| 14.3
| 2.2
| 7.6
|
|
| 55.9
| 42.7
|-
| 1973
| 91.6
| 188,565
| 4.9
| 48.3
|
| 26.0
| 8.8
| 1.0
| 10.5
|
|
| 53.2
| 45.4
|-
| 1976
| 92.2
| 196,183
| 4.0
| 46.1
|
| 25.8
| 9.8
| 0.7
| 13.2
|
|
| 50.1
| 48.8
|-
| 1979
| 91.2
| 195,704
| 4.9
| 47.7
|
| 20.2
| 8.6
| 0.8
| 17.2
|
|
| 52.5
| 46.1
|-
| 1982
| 91.6
| 196,415
| 4.8
| 50.4
| 1.4
| 17.0
| 5.3
| 1.1
| 20.0
|
|
| 55.2
| 42.2
|-
| 1985
| 89.8
| 192,892
| 4.8
| 49.4
| 1.4
| 13.5
| 12.1
|
| 18.6
|
|
| 54.2
| 44.3
|-
| 1988
| 85.3
| 182,427
| 5.4
| 49.2
| 4.6
| 14.1
| 10.1
| 1.8
| 14.7
|
|
| 59.1
| 38.9
|-
| 1991
| 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
| 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
| 81.0
| 169,723
| 14.1
| 41.1
| 4.1
| 6.4
| 4.0
| 10.7
| 18.4
|
|
| 59.2
| 39.5
|-
| 2002
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
| 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
|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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In Värmland Province:
- Arvika
- Eda
- Filipstad
- Forshaga
- Grums
- Hagfors
- Hammarö
- Karlstad
- Kil
- Kristinehamn
- Munkfors
- Storfors
- Sunne
- Säffle
- Torsby
- Årjäng
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. The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:right
!Location
!2002
!2006
!2010
!2014
!2018
!2019
|-
|align=left|Arvika
| 8.8
| 10.4
| 11.8
| 13.0
| 14.9
| 15.1
|-
|align=left|Eda
| 20.7
| 23.8
| 26.1
| 27.7
| 31.1
| 31.7
|-
|align=left|Filipstad
| 8.6
| 10.1
| 12.1
| 16.4
| 22.8
| 22.5
|-
|align=left|Forshaga
| 6.0
| 7.0
| 7.3
| 8.8
| 11.0
| 10.8
|-
|align=left|Grums
| 8.1
| 8.8
| 9.8
| 11.0
| 13.0
| 13.5
|-
|align=left|Hagfors
| 6.2
| 7.8
| 9.7
| 12.2
| 15.6
| 16.1
|-
|align=left|Hammarö
| 7.0
| 7.0
| 7.4
| 7.6
| 9.1
| 8.9
|-
|align=left|Karlstad
| 9.5
| 11.0
| 12.8
| 14.0
| 16.8
| 17.6
|-
|align=left|Kil
| 6.4
| 6.9
| 7.3
| 8.2
| 9.0
| 9.5
|-
|align=left|Kristinehamn
| 8.3
| 9.6
| 11.1
| 14.2
| 17.1
| 17.5
|-
|align=left|Munkfors
| 5.3
| 6.9
| 8.3
| 10.5
| 16.5
| 16.3
|-
|align=left|Storfors
| 14.7
| 16.7
| 18.6
| 22.1
| 22.6
| 20.8
|-
|align=left|Sunne
| 4.8
| 5.5
| 6.6
| 8.4
| 11.5
| 11.6
|-
|align=left|Säffle
| 5.7
| 7.2
| 8.5
| 11.9
| 17.1
| 17.1
|-
|align=left|Torsby
| 6.7
| 8.3
| 10.3
| 12.2
| 14.1
| 14.7
|-
|align=left|Årjäng
| 15.0
| 17.4
| 19.4
| 21.7
| 24.8
| 25.5
|-
|align=left|Total
|8.6
|10.0
|11.5
|13.3
|16.1
|16.5
|-
|align=left colspan=7|Source: SCB
|source 2=
Heraldry
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
- Duke of Värmland, a title for members of the royal family (see Duchies in Sweden)<br>The title is presently held by Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
- Egenäs
References and notes
External links
- Värmland County Administrative Board
- Värmland County Council
- Värmland Regional Association
- Heraldry of Värmland