Editing Kalmar County (section)

== Administration ==
Kalmar County was integrated with [[Kronoberg County]] until 1672. [[Blekinge County|Blekinge]] was a part of Kalmar County between 1680 and 1683, due to the foundation of the naval base at [[Karlskrona]].

The seat of residence for the [[List of governors of Kalmar County|Governor]] or ''Landshövding'' is Kalmar. The Governor is the head of the [[County Administrative Boards of Sweden|County Administrative Board]] or ''Länsstyrelse''. The County Administrative Board is a [[Government Agencies in Sweden|Government Agency]] headed by a Governor. See [[List of governors of Kalmar County]].

Since 1997 The municipalities and the county council cooperate through the indirectly politically controlled Regional Council of Kalmar County. The regional council represents the municipalities interests in regional growth issues, coordinates infrastructure planning, higher education, common cultural issues and administers various governmental an EU grants.