Region Sörmland formerly Södermanland County Council () is the regional council for

Södermanland County Södermanland County (, ) is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the southeast coast of Sweden. In the local Sörmlandic dialects it is virtually universally shortened and pronounced as Sörmlands län, or simply Sörmland, which is the ...

, Sweden. The Region is primarily responsible for healthcare, public transport, and regional development, including cultural affairs.

Conversion from County Council to Region

On 1 January 2019, Landstinget Sörmland was renamed Region Sörmland. In addition to its previous responsibilities, the Region took over infrastructure planning and the role of the regional public transport authority.

Responsibilities

Hospitals

* Karsudden Hospital,

Katrineholm Katrineholm (pronunciation: or ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Katrineholm Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 24,271 inhabitants in 2018. It is located in the inland of Södermanland and is the third largest ur ...

(forensic psychiatry) * Kullbergska Hospital,

* Mälarsjukhuset,

Eskilstuna Eskilstuna () is a Urban areas in Sweden, city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden. The city of Eskilstuna had 69,948 inhabitants in 2020, with a total population of 107,806 inhabitants in Eskilstuna municipality ...

* Nyköping Hospital File:Mälarsjukhuset Etuna.JPG, Mälarsjukhuset, Eskilstuna File:Kullbergska sjukhuset Katrineholm.jpg, Kullbergska Hospital, Katrineholm File:Nyköpings lasarett ny entré 2022.jpg, Nyköping Hospital

Public transport

Region Sörmland is the regional public transport authority under the brand Sörmlandstrafiken. File:Buss Sörmlandstrafiken.jpg, Sörmlandstrafiken bus

Culture and education

Region Sörmland manages cultural and educational institutions, including: * Nynäs Castle * Åsa Folk High School * Eskilstuna Folk High School *

Sörmland Museum Sörmland Museum (''Sörmlands museum'') is the cultural-historical museum of Södermanland County, Sweden. The institution is responsible for preservation and conducting research in the area of the cultural history and archaeology of the coun ...

* Scenkonst Sörmland * Sörmland Library Development The Region participates in the Swedish Cultural Collaboration Model and provides grants for cultural organisations.

Organisation

Region Sörmland is governed by the Regional Council, with 79 elected members.

Regional Executive Board

Electoral Districts

Region Sörmland is divided into four electoral districts: *

Nyköping Nyköping () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden, with 32,759 inhabitants as of 2017. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County. Including Arnö, the locality on the ...

Oxelösund Oxelösund is a locality and the seat of Oxelösund Municipality in Södermanland County, Sweden with 11,488 inhabitants in 2018. It is located less than south from the city centre of its larger neighbour, Nyköping, with the two urban areas form ...

Gnesta Gnesta () is a bimunicipal Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 6,376 inhabitants in 2020. Gnesta is located in Södermanland, on the border to Stockholm County. As situated near t ...

, and

Trosa Trosa is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Trosa Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 5,027 inhabitants in 2010 (town) and 11,417 in 2010 (municipality). The town is colloquially nicknamed ''Världens ände'' ("The world' ...

and

Vingåker Vingåker () is a locality and the seat of Vingåker Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 4,282 inhabitants in 2010. It is located by road from the nearest larger city Örebro and north-west of county seat Nyköping. It was partly bui ...

Flen Flen () is a locality and the seat of Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 6,229 inhabitants in 2010. Flen evolved as a railway junction and got the title of a city in 1949. Since 1971 it is the seat of the much larger Flen Munici ...

and

Strängnäs Strängnäs is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Strängnäs Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 15,363 inhabitants in 2020. It is located by Lake Mälaren and is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Strängnäs, one of t ...

References

External links

Official website

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Södermanland Södermanland ( ), locally Sörmland, sometimes referred to under its Latinisation of names, Latinized form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a Provinces of Sweden, historical province (or ) on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Österg� ...

Södermanland County