Region Stockholm (''Swedish: Region Stockholm'') is the regional public body responsible for

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, and

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within Stockholm County,

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. Established on 1 January 2019, it replaced the former Stockholm County Council (''Stockholms läns landsting'') as part of a nationwide reform.

History

When county councils (''landsting'') were established in 1863,

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 ...

(''Stockholms stad'') was neither part of Stockholm County nor its county council. Instead, it operated as a separate entity managing its own county-related matters. During the 20th century, the

Greater Stockholm Sweden has three metropolitan areas consisting of the areas surrounding the three largest cities, Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. The statistics have been retrieved from Statistics Sweden and the statistics released on 10 November 2014. The off ...

area emerged, as an integrated labour and housing market, increasing the need for regional coordination. A proposal for a "Greater County Council" (''storlandsting'') was introduced. In 1966, the Municipal Association for Regional Affairs of Stockholm City and County (''Kommunalförbundet för Stockholms stads och läns regionala frågor'') was established. By 1968, regional affairs of Stockholm Municipality were incorporated into Stockholm County, and in 1971, the Stockholm County Council (''Stockholms läns landsting'') was formed, encompassing the entire county with responsibility primarily for

and

. Starting from 2019, Stockholm County Council was replaced by Region Stockholm, expanding its mandate to include regional development.

Responsibilities

Healthcare

Region Stockholm manages and operates: * Seven emergency hospitals, including Karolinska University Hospitals,

Södersjukhuset Södersjukhuset (Sös) is one of the largest district general hospital in Stockholm, Sweden. Constructed between 1937 and 1944, it was designed by architects Hjalmar Cederström and Hermann Imhäuser, and the construction was contracted to Toll ...

Danderyd Hospital Danderyd Hospital () is a teaching hospital in Danderyd Municipality in northern Greater Stockholm opened in 1922. Until 1964 it was called ''Centrallasarettet i Stocksund''. Danderyd Hospital is one of Sweden's largest emergency hospitals and pr ...

, St. Göran's Hospital, Södertälje Hospital and Norrtälje Hospital * Approximately 200 primary care centres (''vårdcentraler'') * Specialist clinics and psychiatric care facilities * ''Folktandvården'' Dental care services in Stockholm County Region Stockholm is also involved in medical research and education in collaboration with local universities, particularly

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Public Transport

Region Stockholm oversees public transport in the county through its companies SL and

Waxholmsbolaget Waxholms Ångfartygs AB, commonly referred to as Waxholmsbolaget, is a shipping company owned by Stockholm county council and is responsible for the seaborne public transport in the Stockholm archipelago and Stockholm harbour. The company, which i ...

. The transport network includes: * Stockholm Metro (''Tunnelbana''): Three lines with a total of 100 stations *

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(''Pendeltåg''): Local mainline trains in Stockholm County * Bus services covering the entire county * Local and light rail systems:

Tvärbanan Tvärbanan () is a light-rail, light rail line in Stockholm, Sweden, which runs largely in a semicircle south, west and north around central Stockholm - crosswise to the otherwise radial Stockholm Metro, metro and Stockholm commuter rail, commut ...

Nockebybanan Nockebybanan () is a tram/light-rail line between Nockeby and Alvik in the western suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden. The long line is part of the Storstockholms Lokaltrafik public transport network, and connects with the Stockholm metro and Tvärban ...

Lidingöbanan Lidingöbanan () is a light-rail line in Stockholm, Sweden, between Ropsten and Gåshaga brygga, serving the southern half of Lidingö island. History The Lidingöbanan has its origins in the ''Stockholm-Södra Lidingöns Järnväg'' (Stockho ...

Saltsjöbanan Saltsjöbanan () is an electrified suburban rail system between Stockholm and Saltsjöbaden in Nacka, Sweden. It is in length and has eighteen stations in use. An average of 17,200 boardings are made on an ordinary workday (2019). The line is ...

Roslagsbanan Roslagsbanan () is a Narrow-gauge railway, narrow-gauge commuter railway system in Roslagen, Stockholm County, Sweden. Its combined route length is and there are 38 stations. It is built to the Swedish three foot gauge railways, Swedish three fo ...

and

Spårväg City Spårväg City () is a tram line in central Stockholm, inaugurated in 2010. It is the first tram line in regular traffic in central Stockholm since 1967. The service is run by Stockholms Spårvägar for Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL), using th ...

* SL commuter ferries * Waxholmsbolaget

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ferries

Regional development

Region Stockholm leads and coordinates the work for sustainable development in the Stockholm region.

Politics

Election Results

The regional assembly () election results 2022: The regional assembly () election results 2018:

2022–2026 term

The Regional Council consists of 149 members who meet eight times a year. The

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, the Centre Party, and the

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form the governing coalition for the 2022–2026 term. The Left Party is a supporting party to the coalition, collectively holding a majority. List of governing regional councilors: * Aida Hadzialic (

), Finance Regional Councilor * Talla Alkurdi (

), Healthcare Regional Councilor * Anton Fendert (

), Transport Regional Councilor * Gustav Hemming ( Centre Party), Climate, Infrastructure, and Archipelago Regional Councilor * Christine Lorne ( Centre Party), Primary Care Regional Councilor * Jens Sjöström (

), Investment Regional Councilor * Robert Johansson (

), Personnel Regional Councilor Through its cooperation with the governing coalition, the Left Party holds the following opposition regional councilors: * Anna Sehlin ( Left Party) * Jonas Lindberg ( Left Party) The opposition includes the following opposition regional councilors: * Iréne Svenonius (

Moderate Party The Moderate Party ( , , M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a Liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative* * * * * List of political parties in Sweden, political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free ma ...

) * Kristoffer Tamsons (

) * Msciwoj Swigon (

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) * Désirée Pethrus ( Christian Democrats) * Amelie Tarschys Ingre ( Liberals)

Regional Board

The Regional Board consists of 19 members and an equal number of deputies. The

hold five seats, the

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four, the Left Party,

, Centre Party, and

hold two each, while the Christian Democrats and Liberals hold one each.

References

External links

Official website of Region Stockholm
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Stockholm County