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A County Council, or Landsting, is an elected assembly of a County
Counties of Sweden

The Counties of Sweden, or l?n, are the first level administrative and political subdivisions of Sweden. Sweden is divided into 21 counties....
 in Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. The County Council is a political entity, elected by the county electorate and typically its main responsibilities lie within the public health care
Publicly-funded health care

Publicly-funded health care is health care that is paid for by the government. It is financed entirely or primarily by taxes instead of by private payments to for-profit insurance companies , or directly to health care providers ....
 system. In each county there is also a County Administrative Board
County Administrative Boards of Sweden

A County Administrative Board is a Cabinet of Sweden appointed board of a Counties of Sweden in Sweden. It is led by a County Governors of Sweden or Landsh?vding appointed for a term of six years and the list of succession, in most cases, stretches back to 1634 when the counties were created....
 which is an administrative entity appointed by the Government
Government of Sweden

The government of Sweden is a constitutional monarchy based on parliamentary democracy. The affairs of the government of Sweden are directed by a cabinet of Minister s, which is led by the Prime Minister of Sweden....
. The Swedish name, Landsting, is the same as was used by the supreme ting
Thing (assembly)

File:Germanische-ratsversammlung 1-1250x715.jpgA thing or ting was the governing assembly in Germanic tribes societies, made up of the free people of the community and presided by lawspeakers....
s of the historical Provinces of Sweden
Provinces of Sweden

The provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....
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A County Council, or Landsting, is an elected assembly of a County
Counties of Sweden

The Counties of Sweden, or l?n, are the first level administrative and political subdivisions of Sweden. Sweden is divided into 21 counties....
 in Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. The County Council is a political entity, elected by the county electorate and typically its main responsibilities lie within the public health care
Publicly-funded health care

Publicly-funded health care is health care that is paid for by the government. It is financed entirely or primarily by taxes instead of by private payments to for-profit insurance companies , or directly to health care providers ....
 system. In each county there is also a County Administrative Board
County Administrative Boards of Sweden

A County Administrative Board is a Cabinet of Sweden appointed board of a Counties of Sweden in Sweden. It is led by a County Governors of Sweden or Landsh?vding appointed for a term of six years and the list of succession, in most cases, stretches back to 1634 when the counties were created....
 which is an administrative entity appointed by the Government
Government of Sweden

The government of Sweden is a constitutional monarchy based on parliamentary democracy. The affairs of the government of Sweden are directed by a cabinet of Minister s, which is led by the Prime Minister of Sweden....
. The Swedish name, Landsting, is the same as was used by the supreme ting
Thing (assembly)

File:Germanische-ratsversammlung 1-1250x715.jpgA thing or ting was the governing assembly in Germanic tribes societies, made up of the free people of the community and presided by lawspeakers....
s of the historical Provinces of Sweden
Provinces of Sweden

The provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....
. The landsting have 1,656 seats according to val.se.

Constitutionally the County Councils exercise a degree of municipal self government provided for in the Constitution of Sweden
Constitution of Sweden

The Sweden Constitution consists of four Fundamental Law :* The Instrument of Government * The Swedish Act of Succession * The Freedom of the Press Act ...
. This does not constitute any degree of federalism, which is consistent with Sweden's status as a unitary state. In Swedish terminology the County Council is considered to be a "Provincial Municipality" or Landstingskommun.

In each County there are also several smaller entities for the local government
Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 Counties of Sweden ....
 and administration that constitute municipal self government, which are independent of the County Councils. It is called a "Primary Municipality" or Primärkommun, and more plainly "Municipality" or Kommun. The island of Gotland
Gotland

is a Counties of Sweden, Provinces of Sweden and Municipalities of Sweden of Sweden and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, it makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area....
 is a special case in that it makes up one full county but at the same time only one municipality. As Gotland does not have a separate entity for a County Council, the Municipality of Gotland also handles the County Council tasks.

During a trial period the Government has decided to devolve some of the authority from the County Administrative Boards in three different Counties. This authority will instead be held by the evolved County Councils in Skåne
Skåne County

Sk?ne County is the southernmost Counties of Sweden or l?n, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical Provinces of Sweden Scania....
, Västra Götaland
Västra Götaland County

V?stra G?taland County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 Municipalities of Sweden ....
 and Gotland
Gotland County

Gotland County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic sea to the east of ?land, and is the largest of Sweden's islands....
, now called Regional Councils.


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Blekinge
Blekinge County

Blekinge County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Sk?ne County, Kronoberg County, Kalmar County and the Baltic Sea....


Dalarna
Dalarna County

Dalarna County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in middle Sweden. It borders the counties of J?mtland County, G?vleborg County, V?stmanland County, ?rebro County and V?rmland County....


Gotland
Gotland County

Gotland County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic sea to the east of ?land, and is the largest of Sweden's islands....


Gävleborg
Gävleborg County

G?vleborg County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Uppsala County, V?stmanland County, Dalarna County, J?mtland County and V?sternorrland County....


Halland
Halland County

Halland County is a Counties of Sweden on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland....


Jämtland
Jämtland County

J?mtland County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the middle of Sweden consisting of the provinces J?mtland and H?rjedalen, along with minor parts of H?lsingland and ?ngermanland, plus two tiny uninhabited strips of Lapland, Sweden and Dalarna....


Jönköping
Jönköping County

J?nk?ping County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland County, V?stra G?taland County, ?sterg?tland County, Kalmar County and Kronoberg County....


Kalmar
Kalmar County

Kalmar County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg County, J?nk?ping County, Blekinge County and ?sterg?tland County....


Kronoberg
Kronoberg County

Kronoberg County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Sk?ne County, Halland County, J?nk?ping County, Kalmar County and Blekinge County....


Norrbotten
Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the extreme north of Sweden. It borders to V?sterbotten County and the Gulf of Bothnia....


Skåne
Skåne County

Sk?ne County is the southernmost Counties of Sweden or l?n, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical Provinces of Sweden Scania....


Stockholm
Stockholm County

Stockholm County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala County and S?dermanland County....


Södermanland
Södermanland County

S?dermanland County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the south east coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of ?sterg?tland County, ?rebro County, V?stmanland County, Uppsala County, Stockholm County and to the Baltic sea....


Uppsala
Uppsala County

Uppsala County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Stockholm County, S?dermanland County, V?stmanland County, G?vleborg County, and the Baltic Sea....


Värmland
Värmland County

V?rmland County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna County, ?rebro County and V?stra G?taland County, as well as the Norway counties of ?stfold, Akershus and Hedmark to the west....


Västerbotten
Västerbotten County

V?sterbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of V?sternorrland County, J?mtland County, and Norrbotten County, as well as the Norway county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia....


Västernorrland
Västernorrland County

V?sternorrland County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of G?vleborg County, J?mtland County, V?sterbotten County and the Gulf of Bothnia....


Västmanland
Västmanland County

V?stmanland County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in central Sweden. It borders to the counties of S?dermanland County, ?rebro County, Dalarna County and Uppsala County....


Västra Götaland
Västra Götaland County

V?stra G?taland County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 Municipalities of Sweden ....


Örebro
Örebro County

?rebro County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in central Sweden. It borders the counties of V?stra G?taland County, V?rmland County, Dalarna County, V?stmanland County, S?dermanland County and ?sterg?tland County....


Östergötland
Östergötland County

?sterg?tland County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n on the south east of Sweden. It borders the counties of Kalmar County, J?nk?ping County, V?stra G?taland County, ?rebro County, S?dermanland County and to the Baltic Sea....


Blekinge County Council

Dalarna County Council

Gotland Municipality
Gotland Municipality

Gotland Municipality is a Municipalities of Sweden that covers the entire island of Gotland in Sweden. The city status in Sweden of Visby is the municipality's seat....


Gävleborg County Council

Halland County Council

Jämtland County Council

Jönköping County Council

Kalmar County Council

Kronoberg County Council

Norrbotten County Council

Skåne Regional Council
Skåne Regional Council

The Sk?ne Regional Council is the County Councils of Swedenl of Sk?ne County in Sweden.Region Sk?ne was created on Jan 1, 1999, by the amalgamation of the County councils of Malm?hus County and Kristianstad County and some of the tasks handled by Malm? Municipality....


Stockholm County Council

Södermanland County Council

Uppsala County Council

Värmland County Council

Västerbotten County Council

Västernorrland County Council

Västmanland County Council

Västra Götaland Regional Council
Västra Götaland Regional Council

The V?stra G?taland Regional Council, or V?stra G?talandsregionen, is the devolved County Councils of Sweden of V?stra G?taland County in Sweden....


Örebro County Council
Örebro County Council

The ?rebro County Council is the County Councils of Sweden of ?rebro County in Sweden.External links * - Official site...


Östergötland County Council

Landstinget Blekinge

Landstinget Dalarna

Gotland kommun

Landstinget Gävleborg

Landstinget Halland

Jämtlands läns landsting

Landstinget i Jönköpings län

Landstinget i Kalmar län

Landstinget Kronoberg

Norrbottens läns landsting

Region Skåne

Stockholms läns landsting

Landstinget Sörmland

Landstinget i Uppsala län

Landstinget i Värmland

Västerbottens läns landsting

Landstinget Västernorrland

Landstinget Västmanland

Västra Götalandsregionen

Örebro läns landsting

Landstinget i Östergötland


See also

  • Category:County Councils of Sweden
    • County Administrative Boards of Sweden
      County Administrative Boards of Sweden

      A County Administrative Board is a Cabinet of Sweden appointed board of a Counties of Sweden in Sweden. It is led by a County Governors of Sweden or Landsh?vding appointed for a term of six years and the list of succession, in most cases, stretches back to 1634 when the counties were created....
    • Regions of Finland
      Regions of Finland

      Finland is divided into 20 regions . The regions are governed by regional councils, which serve as forums of cooperation for the Municipalities of Finland of a region....