Fittja is a part of

Botkyrka Municipality Botkyrka Municipality ( ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, not far from the capital Stockholm. Its seat is located in the town of Tumba. In 1971 ''Grödinge'' was merged with Botkyrka and in 1974 ''Salem'' was added. ...

and the name of the

Stockholm metro The Stockholm metro ( sv, Stockholms tunnelbana) is a rapid transit system in Stockholm, Sweden. The first line opened in 1950, and today the system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. There are three colour ...

station in the area. It was settled during the 1970s and consists mostly of rental apartments. As of 2008, there were 7,458 people living in Fittja; 64.7% of them were of non-Swedish origin, of whom 25.1% were non-Swedish citizens.Botkyrka Municipality: ''Fittja i siffror''
accessed on January 19, 2010

Fittja Mosque The Fittja Mosque ( sv, Fittja moské) is a mosque in Fittja, Botkyrka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. It was constructed with Turkish style architecture. The mosque, which began to be constructed in 1998http://www.botkyrka.se/omkommune ...

is also located here. In its 2017 report,

Police in Sweden The Swedish Police Authority ( sv, Polismyndigheten) is the national police force (''Polisen'') of the Kingdom of Sweden. The first modern police force in Sweden was established in the mid-19th century, and the police remained in effect under lo ...

placed the Alby/Fittja district in the most severe category of urban areas with high crime rates.

Fittja metro station

Fittja metro station Fittja metro station is a station on the red line of the Stockholm metro, located in Fittja, Botkyrka Municipality, Sweden. The outdoor station was opened on 1 October 1972 as the south-western terminus of the extension from Vårberg. On 12 Janua ...

is a station on the red line of the

. The station was opened in 1972. The distance to Slussen is 17.5 km. File:Fittja Mosque.jpg, The mosque in May 2007 File:Stockholm subway fittja 20060913 001.jpg, Fittja metro station File:Fittja gård huvudbyggnad, 2014.jpg, Fittja gård main building

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