There are several series of subdivisions of
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 ...
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Judiciary
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Supreme Court
In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
(''Högsta Domstolen''),
Supreme Administrative Court (''Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen'')
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Courts of appeal (''hovrätter''),
administrative courts of appeal (''kammarrätter'') (and historically: ''
lagsagor)''
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District courts (''tingsrätter''),
county administrative courts (''länsrätter'')
* Central
executive
Executive ( exe., exec., execu.) may refer to:
Role or title
* Executive, a senior management role in an organization
** Chief executive officer (CEO), one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators
** Executive dir ...
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Cabinet of Sweden,
Government agencies in Sweden
The government agencies in Sweden are state-controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Sweden. The ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to monitor the ...
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County administrative boards of Sweden
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Local government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state.
Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such a ...
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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 Swede ...
(''regioner'') - there are 21
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Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden () are its generally smaller but co-equal local government Legal entity, entities. There are 290 municipalities which are responsible for a large proportion of local services, including schools, emergency services a ...
(''kommuner'') - there are 290
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City districts of Sweden (''stadsdelar'' or ''stadsdelsnämndsområden'')
* Ecclesiastically
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Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden () is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.5 million members at year end 2023, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden, the largest List ...
*# Dioceses (''stift'')
*# ''Kontrakt''
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Pastorat
The Church of Sweden () is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.5 million members at year end 2023, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden, the largest Lu ...
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Parishes
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or ...
(''församlingar'')
* Historically
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Lands of Sweden
The lands of Sweden () are three traditional and historical regions of the country, each consisting of several provinces. The division into lands goes back to the consolidation of Sweden, when ''Götaland'', the land of the Geats, merged with '' ...
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Provinces of Sweden
The 25 provinces of Sweden () are historical, geographical and cultural regions. They have no administrative function, but retain their own cultural identities, dialects and folklore.
Several were administrative subdivisions until 1634, when t ...
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Hundreds of Sweden
*# ''Socknar'' (both parishes and
rural municipalities)
* Proposed
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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 Swede ...
See also
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Subdivisions of the Nordic countries
Denmark
*Denmark proper
**5 regions ()
**98 municipalities ()
*2 autonomous insular overseas dependencies
**Faroe Islands
***6 regions
***30 municipalities
**Greenland
***5 municipalities
***1 unincorporated national park
Finland
*Finland
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NUTS statistical regions of Sweden
References
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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 ...
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 ...