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Region Västerbotten
Region Västerbotten, formerly known as Västerbotten County Council (), is the Regions of Sweden, regional council for Västerbotten County, Sweden. The Region is primarily responsible for healthcare and public transport but also oversees regional development and culture. Formation On 1 January 2019, Västerbotten County Council merged with the regional federation and certain business support functions from the county administrative board, forming Region Västerbotten. Responsibilities Healthcare Region Västerbotten is responsible for providing healthcare services in Västerbotten County, including specialised care for northern Sweden and national specialist care for Plexus brachialis, brachial plexus injuries. Hospitals * Lycksele Hospital * Skellefteå Hospital * Norrlands University Hospital in Umeå The region operates health centres across all municipalities. Some centres also function as local hospitals with inpatient care. Public Transport Region Väster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Sweden
In Sweden, a region () is a self-governing administrative division responsible primarily for Healthcare in Sweden, healthcare and Transport in Sweden, public transport. Sweden's regions correspond geographically to Sweden's 21 Counties of Sweden, counties () and were previously known as county councils () until they were restructured and renamed in 2020. Regions () are one of the principal Administrative divisions of Sweden, administrative subdivisions of Sweden. Organisation and responsibilities According to the Basic Laws of Sweden, regions are described as ''"municipalities at the regional level"''. Constitutionally, regions exercise a degree of Self-governance, self-government that does not constitute any degree of federalism, which is consistent with Sweden's status as a unitary state. Regions are responsible for tasks in county-wide geographical areas that often require significant financial resources: primarily healthcare and public transport, but also culture and regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordmaling Municipality
Nordmaling Municipality () is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Nordmaling. History The municipal system in Sweden was introduced in 1863 and Nordmaling Municipality was one of the entities created out of a parish. In 1914 a part of the municipality was detached. The subdivision reforms of 1952 and 1971 did not affect the municipality. Localities There are three localities (or urban areas) in Nordmaling Municipality: The municipal seat in bold Demographics This is a demographic table based on Nordmaling Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The pr ... sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 7, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…sele Municipality
Åsele Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is located in the town of Åsele. It is located in the southernmost fringe of Lapland (Sweden), Lapland. History The first Swedish settlement in Åsele Municipality (it was already inhabited by the native Sami people) was in Gafsele south of Åsele. The settlers were Nils Andersson and his wife Brita. They came from Finland in 1674, trying to avoid the war with Russia. Fredrika, Sweden, Fredrika is a parish in the municipality. It was created in 1799 and named in honour of Queen Frederica of Baden, Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Sweden. Other nearby parishes were named Dorotea and Vilhelmina, but Åsele refused to take any of these names, as they were proud of themselves and the town. In 1974 the former market town (''köping'') Åsele (1959-1970) was amalgamated with Dorotea and Fredrika. In 1980 the Dorotea part was detached, forming a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vännäs Municipality
Vännäs Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is located in Vännäs. History In 1928 the urban areas in Sweden, locality Vännäs was detached from the rural municipality with the same name, forming the market town (''köping'') of Vännäs. The two entities were reunited in 1971. In 1974 Bjurholm Municipality was added. A split took place in 1980 when Bjurholm Municipality was re-established. Geography The municipality is located just west of Umeå Municipality, where Umeå is the seat, with about 110,000 inhabitants, and it is part of the Umeå region. This is evident considering that the municipality has 1,500 people commuting ''to'' Umeå Municipality and about 400 commuters ''from'' Umeå Municipality. Its neighbouring municipalities Vindeln Municipality, Bjurholm Municipality and Nordmaling Municipality only receive a total of about 100 commuters from Vännäs Municipality and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vindeln Municipality
Vindeln Municipality () is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Vindeln. History In 1971 a local government reform was implemented in Sweden. This municipality was, however, not amalgamated with any other. But in preparation for the reform the name was changed in 1969 from Degerfors Municipality to Vindeln Municipality. The reason was that there is another Degerfors Municipality (in Örebro County), and every municipality in Sweden should have a unique name. Geography The Vindel River, which is the main tributary of the Ume River, runs through the municipality and has given it its name. The municipality's coat of arms depicts a salmon, of which there are plenty in the river. Localities There are five localities (or urban areas) in Vindeln Municipality: The municipal seat in bold Demographics This is a demographic table based on Vindeln Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election General electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilhelmina Municipality
Vilhelmina Municipality (; ) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Vilhelmina. History In 1804 the parish of Volgsjö was renamed Vilhelmina in honour of Queen Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Sweden. In 1947 the locality Vilhelmina was detached from the rural municipality with the same name, forming the market town (''köping'') of Vilhelmina. The two entities were reunited in 1965. Geography Like the rest of northern Sweden (''Norrland''), it is scarcely populated due to its inhospitable conditions and cold climate, but is superb for those who like wildlife and untouched nature. Localities There is only one locality (or urban area) in Vilhelmina Municipality: Demographics This is a demographic table based on Vilhelmina Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 6,473 residents, including 5,09 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Umeå Municipality
Umeå Municipality (, ) is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is Umeå, which is also the county seat of Västerbotten County. Administration The municipality is an administrative entity defined by geographical borders, consisting of Umeå and a large area around it. The present municipality consists of many former local government units joined in a series of municipal reforms carried out between 1952 and 1974. A 65-member municipal assembly (Sweden), municipal assembly (''kommunfullmäktige'') is elected by proportional representation for a four-year term. The assembly appoints the 9-member executive committee (''kommunstyrelsen'') and the 7 governing municipal commissioner, commissioners. The executive committee and the commissioners are headed by the chairman (''kommunstyrelsens ordförande''), since 1996 Social Democrat Lennart Holmlund (b. 1946). Since the 2010 municipal election the municipali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storuman Municipality
Storuman Municipality (; ; ) is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is located in Storuman. The parish Stensele was created as late as 1822. It was, together with the parish Tärna, made into a municipality in 1863. In 1903 Tärna was detached to form a municipality of its own. The local government reform of 1971 saw the reunification of Stensele and Tärnaby municipalities, thus forming Storuman Municipality with the name taken from its largest town. Tärnaby, a small village in the municipality, has fostered the internationally famous alpine skiing, alpine skiers Ingemar Stenmark, Stig Strand and Anja Pärson. Geography With an area of , the municipality has Sweden's ninth largest area, but is sparsely populated with a population density of less than 1 inhabitant per km2. Localities There are four urban areas in Sweden, localities (or urban areas) in Storuman Municipality: The municipal seat in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorsele Municipality
Sorsele Municipality (, ; ) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count .... Its administrative centre, seat is located in Sorsele. Sorsele Municipality covers an area of 8,012 km2. It is the eleventh largest municipality by size, but has one of the smallest populations. The municipality has not been affected by the two local government reforms of the 20th century, but has had its large size since the municipal system was implemented in 1863. The name appears to stem from the Sami languages, Sami word ''sourge'', which means branch, and ''sel'', which is of Swedish origin and refers to a kind of stream. This refers to the protected Vindel River (Swedish: ''Vindelälven''), which flows through the town and municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
