Editing Counties of Sweden (section)

=== Abolished counties ===
Abolished counties in current-day [[Sweden proper]] were:

* [[Skaraborg County]] + [[Gothenburg and Bohus County]] + [[Älvsborg County]] (merged as [[Västra Götaland County]] in 1998)
* [[Kopparberg County]] (became [[Dalarna County]] in 1997)
* [[Malmöhus County]] + [[Kristianstad County]] (merged as [[Skåne County]] in 1997)
* [[Norrland County]] (in 1645 divided into [[Västerbotten County]], [[Hudiksvall County]] and [[Härnösand County]])
* [[Nyköping County]], [[Gripsholm County]] and [[Eskilstunahus County]] (united in 1683 to become [[Södermanland County]])
* [[Närke and Värmland County]] (became [[Örebro County]])
* [[Härnösand County]] (1645–1654, formed [[Västernorrland County]])
* [[Hudiksvall County]] (1645–1654, formed [[Gävleborg County]])
* [[Governor of Stockholm|Office of the Governor of Stockholm]] (1634–1967, united with [[Stockholm County]])
* [[Svartsjö County]] (1786–1809, united with [[Stockholm County]])
* [[Öland County]] (1819–1826, united with [[Kalmar County]])

Counties in Swedish-ruled [[Finland]] were:

* [[Turku and Pori Province|Turku and Pori County]] (1634–1809)
* [[Nyland and Tavastehus County]] (1634–1809)
* [[Ostrobothnia County]] (1634–1775)
* [[Viborg and Nyslott County]] (1634–1721)
* [[Kexholm County]] (1634–1721)
* [[Kymmenegård and Nyslott County]] (1721–1747)
* [[Savolax and Kymmenegård County]] (1747–1775)
* [[Vasa County]] (1775–1809)
* [[Oulu County]] (1775–1809)
* [[Kymmenegård County]] (1775–1809)
* [[Savolax and Karelia County]] (1775–1809)