A regional council (Swedish: region) is a self-governing local authority. There are 21 regional councils (one of which is a municipality having the same responsibilities as a county council), each corresponding to a county. Regional councils are governed by a regional assembly (regionfullmäktige) that is elected by the regional electorate every four years in conjunction with the general elections. The most important responsibilities of regional councils are the public health care system and public transportation. It is one of the principal administrative subdivisions of Sweden.

Within the same geographical borders as the regional councils, there are county administrative boards, an administrative entity appointed by the government. As of 2010, the different regional council assemblies had a combined total of 1,696 seats.[1]

Constitutionally, the regional councils exercise a degree of municipal self-government provided by the Basic Laws of Sweden. This does not constitute any degree of federalism, which is consistent with Sweden's status as a unitary state.

Within the geographic boundaries of the county there are also several smaller municipalities and administrations that exercise local self-government independent of the regional councils. These can also be referred to as "primary municipalities" or primärkommuner, while the larger regional councils are sekundärkommuner, "secondary municipalities". The Municipality of Gotland is an exception, due to its geographical boundaries, as Gotland Municipality also has the responsibilities of a regional council.

Historically, Stockholm was separate from counties and was not under the jurisdiction of the Stockholm County Council until 1967, and some other large cities were in counties but outside regional councils. The cities handled the responsibilities. The two last such cities were Malmö and Göteborg until 1998.

In January 2020, the county councils (landsting) of Sweden were officially reclassified as Regions (regioner). De facto, the regional councils had already adopted the 'Region' title well before the new law was adopted.[2][3]

 CountyRegional CouncilRegion
1.BlekingeBlekinge Regional CouncilRegion Blekinge
2.DalarnaDalarna Regional CouncilRegion Dalarna
3.GotlandGotland Municipality[lower-alpha 1]Region Gotland[lower-alpha 1]
4.GävleborgGävleborg Regional CouncilRegion Gävleborg
5.HallandHalland Regional CouncilRegion Halland
6.JämtlandJämtland Regional CouncilRegion Jämtland Härjedalen
7.JönköpingJönköping Regional CouncilRegion Jönköpings län
8.KalmarKalmar Regional CouncilRegion Kalmar län
9.KronobergKronoberg Regional CouncilRegion Kronoberg
10.NorrbottenNorrbotten Regional CouncilRegion Norrbotten
11.SkåneScania Regional CouncilRegion Skåne
12.StockholmStockholm Regional CouncilRegion Stockholm
13.SödermanlandSödermanland Regional CouncilRegion Sörmland
14.UppsalaUppsala Regional CouncilRegion Uppsala
15.VärmlandVärmland Regional CouncilRegion Värmland
16.VästerbottenVästerbotten Regional CouncilRegion Västerbotten
17.VästernorrlandVästernorrland Regional CouncilRegion Västernorrland
18.VästmanlandVästmanland Regional CouncilRegion Västmanland
19.Västra GötalandVästra Götaland Regional CouncilVästra Götalandsregionen
20.ÖrebroÖrebro Regional CouncilRegion Örebro län
21.ÖstergötlandÖstergötland Regional CouncilRegion Östergötland
  1. 1 2 The Municipality of Gotland is an exception, due to its geographical boundaries, as Gotland Municipality (Region Gotland) also has the responsibilities of a regional council.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Val till landstingsfullmäktige - Valda" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  2. ↑ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "En ny beteckning för kommuner på regional nivå och vissa frågor om regionindelning Konstitutionsutskottets Betänkande 2019/20:KU3 - Riksdagen". riksdagen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  3. ↑ "Viktigare lagar och förordningar inför årsskiftet 2019/202" (PDF). Government of Sweden.
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