Solna ( or , ), also known as Solna Municipality, is a

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in central Stockholm County,

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, 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 wealthiest municipalities in Sweden. The municipality is part of Metropolitan Stockholm. None of the area is considered rural, which is unusual for Swedish municipalities, which normally are of mixed rural/urban character. Solna is the third-smallest municipality in Sweden in terms of area, after nearby Sundbyberg, as well as Burlöv, Scania County. Solna borders

Stockholm Municipality Stockholm Municipality () or the City of Stockholm () is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of the 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, making it the second most ...

to the south, southeast, and northwest; Sundbyberg Municipality to the west; Sollentuna Municipality to the north; and Danderyd Municipality to the northeast. The boundary with Danderyd Municipality is delineated by the Stocksundet strait. There are two

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

es in Solna Municipality: Råsunda (population 29,677) and Solna (population 28,317). Solna Parish once included parts of present-day City of Stockholm. Solna is divided into eight traditional parts with no administrative functions: Bergshamra, Haga, Hagalund, Huvudsta, Järva, Råsunda, Skytteholm and Ulriksdal. The largest districts are Råsunda, Hagalund and Huvudsta, with the Solna Centrum in between them. With few exceptions, Solna's built-up areas have a

suburb A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

an character, but there are also several large parks and Strawberry Arena, Sweden's new national football stadium adjacent to the Solna station of Stockholm commuter rail. The final matches of both the 1958 FIFA (men's) World Cup and the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup were played at Råsunda Stadium, the national football stadium from 1937 to 2012 (demolished in 2013). Solna has attracted a wide range of businesses and authorities, making it a major place of work in Greater Stockholm. Among the most important employers are the medical university Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital. The

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(ECDC) and the

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an international institute based in Stockholm, Sweden. It was founded in 1966 and provides data, analysis and recommendations for armed conflict, military expenditure and arms trade a ...

(SIPRI) are also located in Solna.

Demography

Population development

2022 by district

This is a demographic table based on Solna Municipality's electoral districts in the

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sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 83,972 residents, including 60,293 Swedish citizens of voting age. 53.9% voted for the left coalition and 44.4% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Income and education

The population in Solna Municipality has the 16th highest median income per capita in

, and the share of highly educated persons, according to

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's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 46.0% (national average: 27.0%) and the 5th highest in the country.

Residents with a foreign background

On 31 December 2017, the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 30 601, or 38.39% of the population (79 707 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 14 986, or 26.02% of the population (57 585 on 31 December 2002). On 31 December 2017, there were 79 707 residents in Solna, of which 23 597 people (29.60%) 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

.Statistiska centralbyrån: Utrikes födda efter län, kommun och födelseland 31 december 2017
(XLS-fil) Läst 4 januari 2019

Local government

As with all 290

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, Solna has a municipal assembly ('' kommunfullmäktige''), holding 61 members elected by

proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to any electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to political divisions (Political party, political parties) amon ...

for a four-year term. An executive committee ('' kommunstyrelse'') is appointed by its members.

List of mayors since 1943

*1943–1956 CA Andersson (S) *1956–1967 KA Larsson (S) *1968–1976 CG Eklund (L) *1977–1982 Sune Berglund (M) *1983–1988 Gösta Fagerberg (S) *1989–1991 Karl Gustav Svensson (S) *1991–1994 Anders Gustâv (M) *1994–1998 Karl Gustav Svensson (S) *1998–2006 Anders Gustâv (M) *2006 Anders Ekegren (L) *2006–2011 Lars-Erik Salminen (M) *2011 Anders Ekegren (L) – 8 June – 24 July *2011–2012 Lars-Erik Salminen (M) *2012-2022 Pehr Granfalk (M) *2022- Sara Kukka-Salam (S) *(M) =

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*(S) = Social Democratic Party *(L) =

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Public transport

Solna is centrally located in the Stockholm area and is well served by the Stockholm public transport system with two

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stations and six metro stations as well as a dense bus network run by SL. It was served by

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s until 1959. Light rail returned after 54 years of absence when Tvärbanan was extended from Alvik to Solna centrum. A further extension to Solna Station opened in 2014.

Economy

Skanska, NextJet, and

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have their head offices in Solna. Mall of Scandinavia has opened in November 2015 and is located in Solna. The head office of Scandinavian Airlines and SAS Group is located in Solna. The airline head office was formerly located on the property of Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sigtuna Municipality, but now it is back in Solna.

Sights

* Haga Park, part of the Royal National City Park, was initiated by king

Gustav III Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden. Gustav was a vocal opponent of what he saw ...

(1771–1792), planned and carried out in the English landscaping style. *The city features three of Sweden's royal palaces: Haga Palace,

Ulriksdal Palace Ulriksdal Palace () is a royal palace situated on the banks of the Edsviken in the Royal National City Park in Solna Municipality, 6 km north of Stockholm. It was originally called ''Jakobsdal'' for its owner Jacob De la Gardie, who had it ...

, and Gustav III's Pavilion. * Strawberry Arena, the Swedish national arena of

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, and home of local

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club AIK. * Mall of Scandinavia, Scandinavia's biggest shopping mall *The Solna Church was constructed in the 12th century. For defensive purposes, it was built as a round church, and is one of a few of that kind in Sweden.

Sports

The following football clubs are located in Solna: * AIK * Råsunda IS * Vasalunds IF The bandy department of AIK has been very successful on the women's side, with several national titles in recent years. The men's team has gotten promoted to Elitserien 2019–20. Newcastle and

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star Alexander Isak was born here.

Education

Solna Gymnasium is the senior high school/sixth form college of Solna.

Twin towns – Sister cities

Solna is twinned with: * Gladsaxe, Denmark * Ski, Norway * Pirkkala, Finland * Valmiera, Latvia * Burbank, California, USA ;Partnerships In addition to this, Solna has two cooperating cities, * Kalamaria, Greece *

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, Poland

References

External links

Solna Municipality
- Official site
Solna Municipality
- Tourist Guide in English {{authority control Municipalities of Stockholm County Municipal seats of Stockholm County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Stockholm County