Editing Österåker Municipality

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| name                    = Österåker Municipality
| native_name             = ''Österåkers kommun''<!-- If different from name -->
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| subdivision_name1       = [[Stockholm County]]
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| seat                    = [[Åkersberga]]
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| footnotes               = Density is calculated using land area only.
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'''Österåker Municipality''' ({{langx|sv|Österåkers kommun}}, {{IPA|sv|ˈœ̂sːtɛrˌoːkɛʂ kʊˈmʉːn|IPA}}) is a [[municipalities of Sweden|municipality]] in [[Stockholm County]] in east central [[Sweden]]. Its seat is located in the town of [[Åkersberga]], with a population of 26,727 (2005).

From 1974 to 1982 Österåker was part of [[Vaxholm Municipality]].

Its location by the [[Stockholm archipelago]], in the [[Roslagen]] area, attracts both people who settles here, often [[commuting]] to [[Stockholm]], and visiting tourists. Österåker boasts several [[golf course]]s, many possibilities for [[canoeing]], [[horse]] [[Equestrianism|riding]], [[fishing]] and other nature activities.

Österåker also has a historical significance, with at least three notable castles from the 17th and 18th centuries, with histories tracing even further back. Sweden's once largest [[quartz]] mine, the [[Härsbacka mine]], lays within the municipality.<ref name=Almq>{{Cite book|title=Nyttosten i Sverige|last1=Lundegårdh|first1=Per H.|publisher=[[Almqvist & Wiksell]]|year=1971|isbn=|location=Stockholm|language=Swedish|pages=19}}</ref>

Like many other municipalities making up [[Metropolitan Stockholm]], Österåker has a significant outward-[[commuting]] mainly to Stockholm, with some 13,000 commuters.

== Geography ==
Of the 800 islands and islets, the largest one is [[Ljusterö]], a community of its own covering the eastern side of the mainland, and accessible by car. Easy access is granted by regular ferries, including one old steam ship from 1898. Other major islands are [[Finnhamn]], [[Husarö]] and [[Ingmarsö]].

===Localities===
*[[Rydbo]]
*[[Skärgårdsstad]]
*[[Svinninge, Sweden|Svinninge]]
*[[Åkersberga]] (seat)
*[[Österskär]]

==Demography==
===Population development===
{{Bar chart
| title       = Population development in Österåker Municipality 1970–2019<ref>[http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101A/BefolkningNy/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=f5790986-ce9d-4cdc-9658-fbc9c700b7ef=1 SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år]</ref>
| label_type  = Year
| data_type   = Population
| bar_width   = 35
| width_units = em
| data_max    = 60000
| label1   = 1970
| data1    = 15527
| label2   = 1975
| data2    = 22664
| label3   = 1980
| data3    = 25631
| label4   = 1985
| data4    = 26324
| label5   = 1990
| data5    = 30230
| label6   = 1995
| data6    = 32140
| label7   = 2000
| data7    = 34427
| label8   = 2005
| data8    = 37336
| label9   = 2010
| data9    = 39521
| label10   = 2015
| data10    = 42130
| label11   = 2019
| data11    = 45574
}}

===2022 by district===
This is a demographic table based on Österåker Municipality's electoral districts in the [[2022 Swedish general election]] sourced from [[Swedish Television|SVT]]'s election platform, in turn taken from [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] official statistics.<ref name=ÖsteråkerVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-0117-osteraker.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Österåker i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>

In total there were 48,128 residents, including 34,684 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=ÖsteråkerVal2022/> 40.8% voted for the left coalition and 58.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

{| role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! rowspan="3" |Location
! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}}
! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} [[Swedish kronor|SEK]]}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}}
|-
!
! 
! style="background:{{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! style="background:{{party color|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! 
! 
! 
! 
! 
|-
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
|-
| align="left" |Berga NV
| 2,074
| 1,505
| 50.1
| 48.1
| 78
| 68
| 32
| 25,311
| 57
|-
| align="left" |Berga SÖ
| 2,114
| 1,710
| 48.4
| 50.0
| 79
| 68
| 32
| 23,934
| 34
|-
| align="left" |Björksättra-Högsättra
| 1,785
| 1,213
| 43.2
| 55.5
| 85
| 79
| 21
| 30,476
| 44
|-
| align="left" |Brevik
| 1,846
| 1,390
| 36.8
| 61.9
| 85
| 86
| 14
| 34,960
| 50
|-
| align="left" |Flaxenvik-Grindmossen
| 1,670
| 1,228
| 37.5
| 62.0
| 85
| 80
| 20
| 29,903
| 38
|-
| align="left" |Fredsborg
| 2,562
| 1,501
| 38.2
| 59.8
| 85
| 74
| 26
| 35,530
| 60
|-
| align="left" |Hacksta V
| 2,077
| 1,328
| 47.2
| 50.6
| 75
| 51
| 49
| 23,127
| 31
|-
| align="left" |Hacksta Ö
| 1,274
| 1,049
| 51.9
| 47.5
| 76
| 71
| 29
| 24,097
| 37
|-
| align="left" |Ljusterö
| 2,042
| 1,724
| 35.0
| 63.5
| 79
| 87
| 13
| 25,260
| 28
|-
| align="left" |Margretelund
| 1,931
| 1,401
| 34.4
| 64.8
| 87
| 85
| 15
| 36,895
| 56
|-
| align="left" |Roslagskulla-Åsättra
| 2,248
| 1,754
| 37.7
| 61.2
| 85
| 82
| 18
| 28,502
| 34
|-
| align="left" |Runö
| 2,124
| 1,549
| 43.3
| 55.4
| 79
| 66
| 34
| 25,659
| 36
|-
| align="left" |Rydbo
| 1,443
| 1,051
| 39.5
| 59.8
| 87
| 84
| 16
| 36,715
| 56
|-
| align="left" |Skånsta
| 1,972
| 1,351
| 42.8
| 56.3
| 84
| 81
| 19
| 30,863
| 41
|-
| align="left" |Skärgårdsstad
| 1,775
| 1,274
| 29.4
| 69.3
| 86
| 84
| 16
| 36.233
| 50
|-
| align="left" |Smedby
| 1,666
| 1,154
| 42.6
| 56.7
| 88
| 81
| 19
| 30,408
| 45
|-
| align="left" |Svinninge
| 2,450
| 1,687
| 31.9
| 67.1
| 85
| 84
| 16
| 36,307
| 54
|-
| align="left" |Säby
| 1,257
| 882
| 39.9
| 58.7
| 88
| 82
| 18
| 34,486
| 50
|-
| align="left" |Söra N
| 2,500
| 1,675
| 46.1
| 52.8
| 87
| 78
| 22
| 32,289
| 50
|-
| align="left" |Söra S
| 1,829
| 1,271
| 46.9
| 52.2
| 84
| 62
| 38
| 26,490
| 46
|-
| align="left" |Tråsättra
| 1,897
| 1,347
| 42.2
| 56.7
| 86
| 80
| 20
| 30,639
| 48
|-
| align="left" |Tuna
| 1,667
| 1,215
| 46.3
| 52.1
| 84
| 78
| 22
| 27,789
| 54
|-
| align="left" |Åkerstorp
| 1,939
| 1,343
| 50.0
| 48.6
| 84
| 82
| 18
| 30,542
| 44
|-
| align="left" |Österskär V
| 2,186
| 1,696
| 35.3
| 64.1
| 85
| 87
| 13
| 36,614
| 62
|-
| align="left" |Österskär Ö
| 1,800
| 1,386
| 34.6
| 64.8
| 84
| 88
| 12
| 39,385
| 67
|-
| colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=ÖsteråkerVal2022/>
|}

===Residents with a foreign background===
On 31 December 2017 the number of people with a [[:sv:utländsk bakgrund|foreign background]] (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 8&nbsp;916, or 20.20% of the population (44&nbsp;130 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 5&nbsp;079, or 14.25% of the population (35&nbsp;633 on 31 December 2002).<ref>[http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101Q/UtlSvBakgFin/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=f165c7bd-1b57-4020-b2b2-b0cac2a094a4 Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund och år] (Read 4 januari 2019)</ref> On 31 December 2017 there were 44&nbsp;130 residents in Österåker, of which 7&nbsp;117 people (16.13%) 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">[https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/helarsstatistik--kommun-lan-och-riket/utrikes-fodda-efter-lan-kommun-och-fodelseland-31-december/ Statistiska centralbyrån: Utrikes födda efter län, kommun och födelseland 31 december 2017] (XLS-fil) Läst 4 januari 2019</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" 
! colspan=3|  Country of birth<ref name="Scbfödelseland"/>
|-
| colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |  ''31 December 2017''
|-
| 1 || {{Flagcountry|Sweden}} || align=right | {{nts|37013}}
|-
| 2 || {{Flagcountry|European Union}}: Other countries || align=right | {{nts|1367}}
|-
| 3 || {{Flagcountry|Finland}} || align=right | {{nts|946}}
|-
| 4 || {{Flagcountry|Poland}} || align=right | {{nts|844}}
|-
| 5 || [[Asia]]: Other countries || align=right | {{nts|699}}
|-
| 6 || [[South America]] || align=right | {{nts|494}}
|-
| 7 || {{Flagcountry|Germany}} || align=right | {{nts|338}}
|-
| 8 || {{Flagcountry|Iran}} || align=right | {{nts|283}}
|-
| 9 || {{Flagcountry|Syria}} || align=right | {{nts|277}}
|-
| 10 || {{Flagcountry|Iraq}} || align=right | {{nts|275}}
|-
| 11 || {{Flagcountry|Europe}} outside of the EU: other countries || align=right | {{nts|247}}
|-
| 12 || [[North America]] || align=right | {{nts|233}}
|-
| 13 || [[Africa]]: Other countries || align=right | {{nts|213}}
|-
| 14 || {{Flagcountry|Norway}} || align=right | {{nts|184}}
|-
| 15 || {{Flagcountry|Thailand}} || align=right | {{nts|166}}
|-
| 16 || {{Flagcountry|Afghanistan}} || align=right | {{nts|108}}
|-
| 17 || {{Flagcountry|Denmark}} || align=right | {{nts|85}}
|-
| 18 || {{Flagcountry|Yugoslavia}}/{{Flagcountry|Yugoslavia|federation}}<br />[[SFR Yugoslavia]]/{{Flagcountry|Serbia and Montenegro}} || align=right | {{nts|79}}
|-
| 19 || {{Flagcountry|Eritrea}} || align=right | {{nts|54}}
|-
| 20 || {{Flagcountry|Turkey}} || align=right | {{nts|46}}
|-
| 21 || {{Flagcountry|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} || align=right | {{nts|42}}
|-
| 22 || [[Oceania]] || align=right | {{nts|40}}
|-
| 23 || {{Flagcountry|USSR}}|| align=right | {{nts|34}}
|-
| 24 || {{Flagcountry|Iceland}} || align=right | {{nts|26}}
|-
| 25 || {{Flagcountry|Somalia}} || align=right | {{nts|26}}
|-
| 26 || Unknown country of birth || align=right | {{nts|11}}
|}

==2022 Election==
Elections to Swedish municipals are held every fourth year on the third Sunday in September. The 2022 election to the 51-seat council resulted in the centre-right majority of four parties (M, L, KD and C) staying in power.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=3 | 2022 Election Results
! colspan=4 | The Majority
! colspan=3 | Red-Green Parties
! colspan="4" | Other
|rowspan=5|
!rowspan=2|The Majority<br/><small>(M, L, C, KD)</small>
!rowspan=2|R-G<br/><small>(S, V, MP)</small>
!rowspan=3|Other
|-
!width=40px|[[Moderate Party|{{abbr|M|Moderate Party}}]]
!width=40px|[[Liberals (Sweden)|{{abbr|L|Liberals}}]]
!width=40px|[[Centre Party (Sweden)|{{abbr|C|Centre Party}}]]
!width=40px|[[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|{{abbr|KD|Christian Democrats}}]]
!width=40px|[[Swedish Social Democratic Party|{{abbr|S|Social Democrats}}]]
!width=40px|[[Left Party (Sweden)|{{abbr|V|Left Party}}]]
!width=40px|[[Green Party (Sweden)|{{abbr|MP|Green Party}}]]
!width=40px|[[:sv:Roslagspartiet|RP]]
!width=40px|[[Sweden Democrats|{{abbr|SD|Sweden Democrats}}]]
![[Citizens' Coalition|MED]]
! Others
|-
|bgcolor={{party color|Moderate Party}}| 
|bgcolor={{party color|Liberals (Sweden)}}| 
|bgcolor={{party color|Centre Party (Sweden)}}| 
|bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democrats (Sweden)}}| 
|bgcolor={{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| 
|bgcolor={{party color|Left Party (Sweden)}}| 
|bgcolor={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}| 
|bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democrats (Sweden)}}| 
|bgcolor={{party color|Sweden Democrats}}| 
|bgcolor={{party color|Citizens' Coalition}}|
|bgcolor={{party color|Bourgeoisie Bloc}}| 
|bgcolor={{party color|Red-Green Bloc}}|
|-
| 2022 Percentage 
|align="center"| 38.24%
|align="center"| 5.39%
|align="center"| 4.56%
|align="center"| 3.35%
|align="center"| 22.55%
|align="center"| 4.54%
|align="center"| 3.48%
|align="center"| 6.54%
|align="center"| 8.98%
|2.2%
| align="center" | 0.18%
| align="center" | '''51.54%'''
|align="center"| 30.57%
|align="center"| 17.9%
|-
| 2022 Seats
|align="center"| 20
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 11
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 2
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 1
| align="center" | 0
|align="center"| '''27'''
|align="center"| 15
|align="center"| 9
|}
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valresultat för Kommunvalet: Österåker |url=https://resultat.val.se/val2022/slutlig/KF/kommun/01/0117}}</ref>

==Public transportation==
Österåker is served by the [[public transport in Stockholm|Stockholm public transport system]] through [[Storstockholms Lokaltrafik|SL]]. There are six stops on the [[narrow gauge]] [[Roslagsbanan]] [[suburban railway]] and buses to [[Stockholm]] and [[Norrtälje]] as well as an extensive internal [[bus]] network.

==Sister Cities==
''See [[list of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden]]''

*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Korčula (town)|Korčula]], Croatia
*{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Maaninka]], Finland
*{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Måløy]], Norway
*{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Norddjurs Municipality|Norddjurs]], Denmark
*{{flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Vysoké Tatry]], Slovakia

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.osteraker.se/ Österåker Municipality] - Official site

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Österåker
 | N = [[Vallentuna Municipality|Vallentuna]], [[Norrtälje Municipality|Norrtälje]]
 | E = ''[[Baltic Sea]]''
 | S = [[Vaxholm Municipality|Vaxholm]], [[Värmdö Municipality|Värmdö]]
 | W = [[Täby Municipality|Täby]]
}}
{{Municipalities_of_Stockholm_County}}
{{Localities in Österåker Municipality}}

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