Editing Västernorrland County

{{About|the administrative county|the Riksdag constituency|Västernorrland County (Riksdag constituency)}}
{{short description|County (län) of Sweden}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Västernorrland County
| native_name        = {{native name|sv|Västernorrlands län}}
| settlement_type    = [[Counties of Sweden|County of Sweden]]
| image_flag         = Västernorrlands län vapenflagga.svg
| flag_size          = 100px
| image_shield       = Västernorrland län vapen.svg
| shield_size        = 100px
| image_skyline      = Härnösand residenset.jpg
| image_caption      = The [[county residence in Härnösand|County Governor residence]] in [[Härnösand]]
| image_blank_emblem = 
| blank_emblem_type  = &nbsp;
| blank_emblem_size  = 150px
| image_map          = Västernorrlands län in Sweden.svg
| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = Västernorrland County in Sweden
| image_map1         = Sweden Västernorrland location map.svg
| map_alt1           = 
| map_caption1       = Location map of Västernorrland County in Sweden
| coordinates        = 
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{SWE}}
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1634
| seat_type          = Capital
| seat               = [[Härnösand]]
| seat1_type         = Largest city
| seat1              = [[Sundsvall]]
| parts_type         = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipalities]]
| parts              = 7
| p1                 = [[Ånge Municipality|Ånge]]
| p2                 = [[Härnösand Municipality|Härnösand]]
| p3                 = [[Kramfors Municipality|Kramfors]]
| p4                 = [[Örnsköldsvik Municipality|Örnsköldsvik]]
| p5                 = [[Sollefteå Municipality|Sollefteå]]
| p6                 = [[Sundsvall Municipality|Sundsvall]]
| p7                 = [[Timrå Municipality|Timrå]]
| leader_party       = [[Social Democrats (Sweden)|Social Democrats]]
| leader_title       = Governor
| leader_name        = [[Carin Jämtin]]
| leader_title1      = Council
| leader_name1       = [[Region Västernorrland]]
| area_footnotes     = 
| area_total_km2     = 21683.8
| population_as_of   = 31 December 2023
| population_footnotes = <ref name="scb_population_and_population_changes_2023">{{cite web | title=Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2023 och befolkningsförändringar 2023 | publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] | url=https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/folkmangd-och-befolkningsforandringar---helarsstatistik/folkmangd-i-riket-lan-och-kommuner-31-december-2023-och-befolkningsforandringar-2023/ |date=31 December 2023 | access-date=2 June 2024}}</ref>
| population_total   = 242,148
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = GDP
| demographics1_footnotes = <ref name=":0">[http://stats.oecd.org/ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita], OECD.Stats. Accessed on 16 November 2018.</ref>
| demographics1_title1 = Total
| demographics1_info1 = SEK 91 billion<br/>€9.761 billion (2015)
| timezone1          = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1        = +1
| timezone1_DST      = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST    = +2
| iso_code           = SE-Y
| blank_name_sec2    = [[First level NUTS of the European Union#Sweden|NUTS Region]]
| blank_info_sec2    = {{URL|http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabularyconcept/common/nuts/SE321|SE321}}
| website            = {{URL|http://www.y.lst.se}}
}}
'''Västernorrland County''' ({{langx|sv|Västernorrlands län}}) is a [[Counties of Sweden|county]] (''[[län]]'') in the north of [[Sweden]]. It is bordered by the counties of [[Gävleborg County|Gävleborg]], [[Jämtland County|Jämtland]], [[Västerbotten County|Västerbotten]] and the [[Gulf of Bothnia]].

The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western [[Norrland]]", as it was in the western part of the original Norrland (northern Sweden and northern Finland).

== Province ==
''For History, Geography and Culture, see: [[Ångermanland]] or [[Medelpad]]''

Västernorrland County covers approximately the [[provinces of Sweden|historical province]]s of Ångermanland (Angermannia) and Medelpad.

== Administration ==
The main aim of the [[county administrative board]] – a [[government agencies in Sweden|government agency]] headed by a governor – is to fulfil the goals set out in  national politics by the [[Riksdag]] and the [[Government of Sweden|government]], to coordinate the interests of the county, to promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. See [[List of Västernorrland governors]].

== Politics ==
The [[county councils of Sweden|regional council]] of Västernorrland is the ''{{lang|sv|[[Landsting (Sweden)|Region Västernorrland]]}}''.

== [[Riksdag]] elections ==
The table details all [[Riksdag]] election results of Västernorrland County since the unicameral era began in [[1970 Swedish general election|1970]]. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Turnout
! Votes
! [[Left Party (Sweden)|V]]
! [[Social Democrats (Sweden)|S]]
! [[Green Party (Sweden)|MP]]
! [[Centre Party (Sweden)|C]]
! [[Liberals (Sweden)|L]]
! [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|KD]]
! [[Moderate Party|M]]
! [[Sweden Democrats|SD]]
! [[New Democracy (Sweden)|NyD]]
! Left
! Right
|-
| [[1970 Swedish general election|1970]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1970-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1970|publisher=SCB|accessdate=21 September 2021}}</ref>
| 89.1
| 177,619
| 6.6
| 52.2
| 
| 23.0
| 9.5
| 2.5
| 5.9
| 
| 
| 58.8
| 38.4
|-
| [[1973 Swedish general election|1973]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1973-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1973|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 92.1
| 178,788
| 6.3
| 50.7
| 
| 27.7
| 5.6
| 2.4
| 6.7
| 
| 
| 57.0
| 40.1
|-
| [[1976 Swedish general election|1976]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1976-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1976|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 92.7
| 186,498
| 5.0
| 50.4
| 
| 28.4
| 6.8
| 1.8
| 7.3
| 
| 
| 55.4
| 42.5
|-
| [[1979 Swedish general election|1979]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1979-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1979|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 92.0
| 185,794
| 5.4
| 51.2
| 
| 23.6
| 6.5
| 1.8
| 10.8
| 
| 
| 56.6
| 40.9
|-
| [[1982 Swedish general election|1982]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1982-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1982|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 92.2
| 186,181
| 5.3
| 53.7
| 1.4
| 20.9
| 3.8
| 2.3
| 12.4
| 
| 
| 59.0
| 37.1
|-
| [[1985 Swedish general election|1985]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1985-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1985|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 90.5
| 183,019
| 5.4
| 53.2
| 1.3
| 17.6
| 10.0
| 
| 12.2
| 
| 
| 58.6
| 39.8
|-
| [[1988 Swedish general election|1988]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1988-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1988|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 86.6
| 173,568
| 6.0
| 51.6
| 5.1
| 14.9
| 8.8
| 3.6
| 9.4
| 
| 
| 62.7
| 33.1
|-
| [[1991 Swedish general election|1991]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1991-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1991|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 86.8
| 173,566
| 5.1
| 47.9
| 3.1
| 11.3
| 7.3
| 7.1
| 13.0
| 
| 4.7
| 53.0
| 38.7
|-
| [[1994 Swedish general election|1994]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1994-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1994|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 87.1
| 173,210
| 6.7
| 55.0
| 4.8
| 9.2
| 6.0
| 3.9
| 13.0
| 
| 0.7
| 66.6
| 32.1
|-
| [[1998 Swedish general election|1998]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1998-Del-1-Riksdagen.pdf|title=Riksdagsvalet 1998|publisher=SCB|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 81.6
| 157,892
| 14.8
| 45.1
| 4.1
| 6.6
| 3.6
| 10.2
| 13.7
| 
| 
| 64.0
| 34.1
|-
| [[2002 Swedish general election|2002]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/00R/00.html|title=Valresultat Riksdag 2002|publisher=[[Valmyndigheten]]|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907132650/https://data.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/00R/00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 79.5
| 150,966
| 9.9
| 49.3
| 3.8
| 9.6
| 9.3
| 7.6
| 8.5
| 0.8
| 
| 63.0
| 35.0
|-
| [[2006 Swedish general election|2006]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/rike/roster.html|title=Allmänna val 17 september 2006|publisher=[[Valmyndigheten]]|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928124857/https://data.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/rike/roster.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 81.5
| 153,417
| 6.7
| 46.0
| 3.8
| 10.6
| 5.4
| 5.7
| 17.2
| 2.2
| 
| 56.5
| 38.8
|-
| [[2010 Swedish general election|2010]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|title=Röster - Val 2010|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=28 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828203233/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 84.6
| 159,975
| 6.0
| 44.0
| 5.5
| 7.0
| 5.2
| 4.4
| 21.6
| 4.5
| 
| 55.5
| 38.1
|-
| [[2014 Swedish general election|2014]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|title=Röster - Val 2014|publisher=Valmyndigheten|language=sv|accessdate=14 September 2021|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111211028/https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 86.1
| 162,112
| 5.7
| 46.3
| 4.4
| 6.7
| 3.4
| 3.8
| 15.9
| 10.8
| 
| 56.3
| 29.8
|-
| [[2018 Swedish general election|2018]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|title=Röster - Val 2018|publisher=[[Valmyndigheten]]|language=sv|access-date=14 September 2021|archive-date=28 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828203233/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/rike/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 87.8
| 163,001
| 8.2
| 39.8
| 2.7
| 9.9
| 3.4
| 5.4
| 13.7
| 15.6
| 
| 60.5
| 38.1
|-
|[[2022 Swedish general election|2022]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Valpresentation |url=https://resultat.val.se/val2022/slutlig/RD/riksdagsvalkrets/28 |access-date=2023-01-26 |website=resultat.val.se |language=sv}}</ref>
|85.2
|160,500
|5.8
|39.4
|3.4
|7.5
|2.7
|5.4
|14.0
|20.1
|
|56.1
|42.2
|}

== Municipalities ==
[[Image:Västernorrland County.png|right|250px|Municipal location map]]

''In [[Medelpad]] Province:''
*[[Sundsvall Municipality|Sundsvall]]
*[[Timrå Municipality|Timrå]]
*[[Ånge Municipality|Ånge]]

''In [[Ångermanland]] Province:''
*[[Härnösand Municipality|Härnösand]]
*[[Kramfors Municipality|Kramfors]]
*[[Sollefteå Municipality|Sollefteå]]
*[[Örnsköldsvik Municipality|Örnsköldsvik]]

== Demographics ==

=== Foreign background ===
[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves.<ref name=befolkning>{{cite web|url=https://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101Q/UtlSvBakgGrov/|language=sv|title=PxWeb - välj variabler och värden|publisher=[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]]|access-date=11 August 2020}}</ref> The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:right
!Location
!2002
!2006
!2010
!2014
!2018
!2019
|-
|align=left|[[Härnösand Municipality|Härnösand]]
| 5.9
| 7.7
| 9.1
| 12.7
| 17.4
| 17.7
|-
|align=left|[[Kramfors Municipality|Kramfors]]
| 5.3
| 6.5
| 8.2
| 11.1
| 15.3
| 15.8
|-
|align=left|[[Sollefteå Municipality|Sollefteå]]
| 5.0
| 6.1
| 7.9
| 11.1
| 14.9
| 14.2
|-
|align=left|[[Sundsvall Municipality|Sundsvall]]
| 7.4
| 8.4
| 10.1
| 11.9
| 13.9
| 14.4
|-
|align=left|[[Timrå Municipality|Timrå]]
| 6.4
| 7.8
| 9.5
| 11.0
| 12.2
| 12.2
|-
|align=left|[[Ånge Municipality|Ånge]]
| 4.0
| 5.2
| 6.4
| 7.8
| 10.0
| 9.7
|-
|align=left|[[Örnsköldsvik Municipality|Örnsköldsvik]]
| 5.0
| 6.0
| 7.2
| 8.3
| 11.1
| 11.5
|-
|align=left|'''Total'''
|'''6.1''' 
|'''7.3''' 
|'''8.8''' 
|'''10.8''' 
|'''13.5''' 
|'''13.9''' 
|-
|align=left colspan=7|Source: SCB <ref name=befolkning/>
|}

== History ==
Västernorrland County was formed in 1634, when counties were introduced, replacing the [[provinces of Sweden|older provinces]]. Västernorrland then included parts of Sweden north of the city of [[Gävle]], except [[Jämtland]] and [[Härjedalen]] – which belonged to Norway – and except Finland.

The county grew and shrank significantly since its creation. The boundary adjustments:
* [[Västerbotten County]] was separated in 1637. 
* Jämtland and Härjedalen joined in 1657, but they both separated as [[Jämtland County]] in 1810. 
* [[Gävleborg County]] separated in 1762. 
* Other minor changes have taken place.

[[Image:map swedish lands.png|thumb|''Väster''norrland was in the ''west'' of [[Norrland]]]] 
Even though the name ''Västernorrland'' literally means "Western [[Norrland]]", it is today situated on the eastern coast of Swedish Norrland. The "west" in its name (''{{lang|sv|väster}}'') arose due to the fact that, at the time, Norrland was a much larger region, including northern Finland as well. Västernorrland was therefore the part of Norrland that lay west of the [[Baltic Sea]], which used to be a Swedish [[inland sea]].

== Heraldry ==
The arms for the County of Västernorrland are a combination of those of [[Ångermanland]] and [[Medelpad]]. When it is shown with a royal crown, it represents the [[county administrative board]]. Blazon: "Parted per pale, the arms of Angermannia and the arms of Medelpad."

== Miscellaneous topics ==
Local [[public transport]] in the county is provided by [[Din Tur]].

== See also ==
* [[Rutberget]], a 342m high mountain
* [[Västernorrland County Museum]]

==References and notes ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Wikivoyage}}
*[http://www.y.lst.se/ Västernorrland County Administrative Board]
*[http://www.lvn.se/ Västernorrland County Council]
*Regional Association of Local Authorities in Västernorrland

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