Sollentuna Municipality ( ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in Stockholm County in east-central Sweden, north of Stockholm. Its

seat of local government The seat of government is (as defined by ''Brewer's Politics'') "the building, complex of buildings or the city from which a government exercises its authority". In most countries, the nation’s capital is also seat of its government, thus that ...

is located in Tureberg, which is a part of Sollentuna urban area.

Geography

Sollentuna borders the municipalities of

Solna Solna Municipality ( sv, Solna kommun or , ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in Sweden, located just north of Stockholm City Centre. Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area. Solna is one of the ...

Sundbyberg Sundbyberg Municipality (''Sundbybergs kommun'' or ''Sundbybergs stad'') is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, just north of the capital Stockholm. Sundbyberg is wholly within the Stockholm urban area and has a 100% urban p ...

, Stockholm, Järfälla,

Upplands Väsby Upplands Väsby () is a locality and the seat of Upplands Väsby Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 149,463 inhabitants in 2020. History The municipality has a long history with clear traces of settlements from the pre-Christian times ...

Täby Täby () was previously a trimunicipal locality, with 66,292 inhabitants in 2013. However, as from 2016, Statistics Sweden has amalgamated this locality with the Stockholm urban area. It is the seat of Täby Municipality in Stockholm County, S ...

and

Danderyd Danderyd Municipality (''Danderyds kommun''; ) is a municipality north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is one of the smallest municipalities of Sweden, but the most affluent. Its seat is located in Djursholm and it is ...

in clockwise order starting to the south.

Localities and districts

Since 1995 the bulk of the built-up area of the municipality is statistically counted to the multimunicipal city of Stockholm. A few houses on the eastern border (with about 10 inh.) are in Täby urban area. Sjöberg is constituting a locality of its own. The municipality is subdivided into the following districts according to population as of 31 December 2021 https://www.sollentuna.se/kommun--politik/kommunfakta/befolkningen-i-sollentuna/ * Tureberg, 19 127 inhabitants *

Rotebro Rotebro () is a neighbourhood of Sollentuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden, and is part of Stockholm. It is divided into two parts, Rotsunda and Gillbo, by the railway. Rotebro is located in the northernmost part of Sollentuna Municipal ...

, 8 824 * Helenelund, 12 678 * Edsberg, 12 338 * Viby, 5,748 * Sjöberg, 4,705 * Häggvik, 5 518 * Norrviken, 3,349 * Vaxmora, 2,635 * Järvafältet, 186 *Total 75 108

Lakes

Central to the landscape of Sollentuna are the rather big lakes Norrviken and

Edsviken Edsviken is an elongated, narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea running through the Swedish municipalities of Danderyd, Solna and Sollentuna in Stockholm County. Edsviken ranges from Stocksund and Bergshamra, Solna in the south to Edsberg in the north ...

—the latter a bay of the

Baltic Sea The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain. The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and ...

. Edsviken and Norrviken are popular lakes for ice

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during the winter. The municipality plows a 15 km long skating track on Norrviken. Note that Norrviken is also the name of a district at the western shore of the Norrviken lake. Other lakes: *Fjäturen *Ravalen *Rösjön *Väsjön *Översjön *Snuggan * Djupan

History

Sollentuna municipality was founded in conjunction with the reform of

local government Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-l ...

in Sweden in 1863. However, its boundaries are almost equivalent to those of

Sollentuna Parish Sollentuna socken is a former socken of Sollentuna Hundred in Uppland, Sweden. The area largely corresponds to the modern Sollentuna Municipality, but not completely. Hansta was incorporated into Stockholm Municipality in 1980, while other local ...

, which dates back to the 12th century. Well into the 20th century, Sollentuna was a predominantly rural area. Modern Sollentuna evolved around the

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

between

Uppsala Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019. Located north of the c ...

and Stockholm, inaugurated in 1866. Five of the eight districts that make up the municipality today correspond to railway stations, now operated by Stockholm commuter rail system. From south to north: Helenelund, Tureberg (railway station is

Sollentuna Station Sollentuna is one of the five stations of the Stockholm commuter rail in Sollentuna Municipality. It is situated in the neighbourhood of Tureberg 13.3 km north of Stockholm Central Station. The station was originally called ''Tureberg'' and ...

), Häggvik, Norrviken and

. Viby is an extension of Norrviken and the two remaining districts— Edsberg and Sjöberg—are found along the road to

. Other roads into Sollentuna includes the road from Kallhäll to Rotebro and the E 4

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that approximates the same route as the railway. Sollentuna received the title of a merchant town (''

köping ''Köping'' was a Swedish denomination for a market town since the Middle Ages, derived from the Old Norse word ''kaupang''. The designation was officially abolished with the municipal reform of 1971, when Sweden was subdivided into the Municip ...

'') in 1944. Köping status was made obsolete by the municipal reform of 1971.

Demography

Population development

Income and Education

The population in Sollentuna Municipality has the 11th highest median

income per capita The median income is the income amount that divides a population into two equal groups, half having an income above that amount, and half having an income below that amount. It may differ from the mean (or average) income. Both of these are ways of ...

in Sweden. The share of highly educated persons, according to Statistics Sweden's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 40.7% (national average: 27.0%) and the 9th highest in the country.

Residents with a foreign background

On the 31st of December 2017, the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 23 284, or 32.41% of the population (71 848 on the 31st of December 2017). On the 31st of December 2002, the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 12 443, or 21.26% of the population (58 515 on the 31st of December 2002). On 31 December 2017, there were 71 848 residents in Sollentuna, of which 17 657 people (24.58%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in the table below - the Nordic countries, as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by Statistics Sweden.Statistiska centralbyrån: Utrikes födda efter län, kommun och födelseland 31 december 2017
(XLS-fil) Läst 4 januari 2019

Politics and government

Sollentuna Municipality has a municipal assembly with 61 members elected by

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...

through municipal elections, held in conjunction with the national parliamentary elections every four years. The assembly elects a municipal board, ( kommunstyrelse) which is the municipality's main governing body, chaired by the

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(sw. ''kommunstyrelsens ordförande''). The current mayor is Henrik Thunes, of the

Moderate Party The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free market, civil liberties and economic lib ...

2022 election results

In the 2022 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

2018 election results

In the 2018 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

2014 election results

In the 2014 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

2010 election results

In the 2010 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

2006 election results

In the 2006 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

2002 election results

In the 2002 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following:

List of mayors since 1971

*(1971–1974) Urban Gibson ( fp) *(1974–1977) Carl-Erik Nilsson ( c) *(1977–1980) Sven Olle Isidor Persson ( s) *(1980–1987) Jan-Olov Sundström ( m) *(1987–1998) Gun Blomberg ( m) *(1998–2000) Christina Naess ( m) *(2000–2010) Torbjörn Rosdahl ( m) *(2010-2015-07-11) Douglas Lithborn ( m) *(2015-07-12- 2015-09-16) Anna Lena Johansson ( fp) *2015-09-17- Henrik Thunes ( m)

Public transport

Sollentuna is served by the Stockholm

public transport system Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typica ...

. Stockholm commuter rail has five stations within the municipality. There is also an extensive SL

bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...

network.

Sights

Edsbacka krog Edsbacka krog ("Edsbacka inn") is a restaurant on the banks of the Edsviken in Sollentuna, Sweden, just north of Stockholm. It closed in February 2010, and was then one of two Swedish restaurants with two stars in the Michelin Guide.Skjervold, T ...

, located by Edsbacka lake and founded already in 1634, was the only Swedish restaurant with two stars in the

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until it closed in February 2010. Now the site has a slightly less fancy restaurant, again under the name, Edsbacka Krog * Edsbergs slott was built in the

rococo Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...

style in 1760. It's 400 km² *Probable burial mound of King

Agne Agne (English: ''Agni''), ''Hogne'' or ''Agni Skjálfarbondi'' was a semi-legendary, king of Sweden, of the House of Yngling. Snorri Sturluson relates that he was the son of Dag the Wise, and he was mighty and famous. He was also skilled in many ...

from the 5th century.

Sports

Sollentunavallen is the biggest

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. It consists of two fields. The main arena is for football and

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. Alongside it, there's a field with artificial grass, which is used for bandy during the winter season. The following sports clubs are located in Sollentuna Municipality: * Sollentuna Volleybollklubb *

Rotebro IS FF Rotebro IS FF is a Swedish football club located in the northern Stockholm suburb of Rotebro, Sollentuna Municipality Background Since their foundation Rotebro IS FF has participated mainly in the lower divisions of the Swedish football league sy ...

Sollentuna FK Sollentuna FK is a Swedish football club located in Sollentuna, a municipality in Stockholm County. Background Sollentuna United FF was founded in 2006 with the impending merger of Turebergs IF and Edsbergs IF which became operative in the 2008 ...

* Konståkningsklubben Sollentuna * Turebergs FK * Helenelunds IK *

Sollentuna HC Sollentuna may refer to: * Sollentuna Municipality, a Swedish municipality * Sollentuna Station, a station of the Stockholm commuter rail * Sollentuna Hundred, a former Swedish geographic division ** Sollentuna Köping, a subdivision of the Sollent ...

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As of December 2022 there are 64 sports clubs in Sollentuna. Th
full list
is maintained on the municipality web site.

Notable people

* Jonas Bane, actor * Kajsa Bergqvist, high jump world champion *

Thomas Bodström Thomas Lennart Bodström (born 9 April 1962) is a Swedish former politician of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. He is also a former footballer, and is best remembered for representing Allsvenskan side AIK between 1987 and 1989. Thomas Bo ...

, football player, politician, former minister of justice *

Ted Gärdestad Ted Arnbjörn Gärdestad (; 18 February 195622 June 1997) was a Swedish singer, songwriter, musician and actor known internationally as Ted. Gärdestad began his acting career in 1966 and began playing music in 1971, signing with Polar Music. As ...

, pop musician * Maia Hirasawa, musician *

Patric Hörnqvist Patric Gösta Hörnqvist (; born 1 January 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League. He has also played for the Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins. H� ...

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

player currently with the Florida Panthers of the

NHL The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

* Jonatan Johansson, snowboarder *

Ulrika Jonsson Eva Ulrika Jonsson (born 16 August 1967) is a Swedish-British television presenter and model. She became known as a TV-am weather presenter, moved on to present the ITV show ''Gladiators'', and as a team captain of the BBC Two show '' Shooting ...

, television presenter * Charlotte Lindström, former model who was charged in 2007 for ordering a hitman to kill two witnesses in Australia * Johan Munck, Chief Justice of Sweden *

Christer Pettersson Carl Gustaf Christer Pettersson (23 April 1947 – 29 September 2004) was a Swedish criminal who was a suspect in the 1986 assassination of Olof Palme, the Prime Minister of Sweden. In 1989 he was convicted of the murder in district court but ...

, Olof Palme murder suspect * Rickard Rakell, ice hockey player currently with the

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

of the NHL * Emilia Andersson Ramboldt, ice hockey player and former captain of the Swedish women's national team *

Rednex Rednex is a Swedish musical group whose style is a mix of American country music and modern Eurodance, with their appearance and stage names taking inspiration from the American redneck stereotypes. The band originally consisted of the lead si ...

, country pop group *

Lovisa Selander Lovisa Selander (born 14 March 1996) is a Swedish ice hockey player for the Boston Pride in the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL) and the Swedish national team. She currently holds the record for women’s hockey NCAA Division I career saves ...

, ice hockey goaltender for the

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and the Swedish women's national team * Farhad Shakely, poet * Linda Skugge, writer *

Mats Sundin Mats Johan Sundin (; born 13 February 1971) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), retiring in 2009. Originally drafted first overall in 1989, Sundin played ...

, professional ice hockey player *

Niklas Svedberg Niklas Svedberg (born 4 September 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing under contract with the Fischtown Pinguins of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He won a Swedish championship title in 2012 with Brynäs ...

, professional ice hockey

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* Caroline Winberg, model * Mia Mulder, video essayist, activist, podcaster

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

The municipality is twinned with: *

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References

External links

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