Vallentuna Municipality

Vallentuna Municipality (Template:Langx) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vallentuna.

The current municipality was established as a result of the municipal reform of 1971. Its coat of arms depicts an eagle, a broad axe and two stars.

Geography

The geography is still dominated by nature and agriculture and some lakes and streams, besides the urban areas. Many houses are one family houses.

Localities

The seat of the municipality is in Vallentuna, which is a contiguous built-up area, partly situated in Täby Municipality. There are also smaller localities, such as Brottby, Karby, Kårsta and Lindholmen.

Demography

Income and Education

The population in Vallentuna Municipality has the 12th highest median income per capita in Sweden,<ref name="Medianinkomst">Template:Cite web</ref> although the share of highly educated persons, according to Statistics Sweden's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 28.6% and slightly over the national average, 27.0%.<ref name="Andel högutbildade">Template:Cite web</ref>

2022 by district

This is a demographic table based on Vallentuna Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.<ref name=VallentunaVal2022>Template:Cite web</ref>

In total there were 34,213 residents, including 24,580 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=VallentunaVal2022/> 40.9% voted for the left coalition and 57.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip Template:Tooltip style="background:Template:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;" | style="background:Template:Party color;color:#FFFFFF;" | % % 1 Vallentuna V 1,245 902 30.4 68.9 83 81 19 32,441 37 2 Markim-Ormesta 1,844 1,294 43.9 55.0 87 85 15 32,152 51 3 Hammarbacken N 2,135 1,476 41.0 57.7 89 82 18 33,572 49 4 Hammarbacken S 1,990 1,437 42.7 56.0 81 73 27 27,841 39 5 Ormsta N 2,120 1,458 42.8 56.1 88 80 20 33,099 53 6 Vallentuna NÖ 2,694 1,771 36.7 62.1 87 81 19 33,443 49 7 Norrgården-Sörgården 1,345 1,011 45.5 53.3 77 72 28 24,176 33 8 Vallentuna C 1,919 1,568 51.2 47.6 75 76 24 22,678 37 9 Ormsta S 2,061 1,530 49.9 48.0 80 57 43 24,098 39 10 Lovisedal 2,315 1,699 41.1 58.0 85 85 15 33,255 58 11 Karlberg 2,226 1,525 36.3 63.0 87 82 18 34,494 52 12 Vada-Angarn-Össeby 2,054 1,502 37.1 61.7 85 81 19 29,841 43 13 Bällsta S 1,956 1,283 36.9 61.7 88 85 15 42,848 70 14 Bällsta V 2,408 1,748 40.7 58.4 88 81 19 32,788 55 15 Vallentuna SÖ 2,239 1,563 40.8 58.6 89 85 15 37,501 59 16 Garn 1,475 1,134 40.7 57.7 81 79 21 28,214 36 17 Kårsta-Frösunda 2,187 1,679 38.1 60.2 84 85 15 28,895 36 Source: SVT<ref name=VallentunaVal2022/>

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 6 009, or 18.11% of the population (33 175 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 3 458, or 13.35% of the population (25 905 on 31 December 2002).<ref>Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund och år (Read 5 januari 2019)</ref> On 31 December 2017 there were 33 175 residents in Vallentuna, of which 4 667 people (14.07%) 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 Statistics Sweden.<ref name="Scbfödelseland">Statistiska centralbyrån: Utrikes födda efter län, kommun och födelseland 31 december 2017 (XLS-fil) Läst 5 januari 2019</ref>

Present

Vallentuna has been expanding in recent years, and is one of the municipalities of the county that grows fastest every year, with more than 2% yearly, and has now doubled since 1971. Many people settle in Vallentuna because it is close to nature, and yet allows them to commute to their work places, both in Stockholm (to where the commuter gets you in 30 minutes) and elsewhere. In total, about 9,000 people commute from Vallentuna to other municipalities, while about 2,000 people commute into Vallentuna.

Public transportation

The municipality is served by the Stockholm public transport system through SL. There are nine stops on the narrow gauge Roslagsbanan suburban railway as well as a bus network.

Schools and education

All over the central part of Vallentuna you can find schools of different sorts, there is a cultureschool (Kulturskolan) that specialises in teaching music but also drama, musical and dance. Vallentunas "Högstadie skolor" (aimed for kids ages 12–16) are Hjälmstaskolan, Vittra Vallentuna, Hammarbackskolan, Bällstabergsskolan and Vallentuna Friskola. There also is a Secondary School ("gymnasieskola"), Vallentuna Gymnasium.

Sports

Vallentuna has two sports facilities; Vallentuna IP and Össeby IP. Vallentuna IP is a modern sports facility with track & field, soccer fields, ice hockey rinks, tennis courts and trail runs. Össeby IP has a track & field track, soccer field, trail runs, inside tennis courts, and an inside sports gym.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

• Vallentuna Municipality - Official site