Districts & Counties of Sweden map & data
Sweden has 290 districts and counties in this layer, spread over 21 counties. The most are in Västra Götalands län (49), Skåne län (33) and Stockholms län (26). The largest include Kiruna, Jokkmokk and Gällivare.
Districts & Counties by county
| County | Areas | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Västra Götalands län | 49 | 17% |
| Skåne län | 33 | 11% |
| Stockholms län | 26 | 9.0% |
| Värmlands län | 16 | 5.5% |
| Västerbottens län | 15 | 5.2% |
| Dalarnas län | 15 | 5.2% |
| Norrbottens län | 14 | 4.8% |
| Jönköpings län | 13 | 4.5% |
| Östergötlands län | 13 | 4.5% |
| Örebro län | 12 | 4.1% |
| Kalmar län | 12 | 4.1% |
| Gävleborgs län | 10 | 3.4% |
| Västmanlands län | 10 | 3.4% |
| Södermanlands län | 9 | 3.1% |
| Jämtlands län | 8 | 2.8% |
| Uppsala län | 8 | 2.8% |
| Kronobergs län | 8 | 2.8% |
| Västernorrlands län | 7 | 2.4% |
| Hallands län | 6 | 2.1% |
| Blekinge län | 5 | 1.7% |
| Gotlands län | 1 | 0.3% |
Largest districts and counties in Sweden
- KirunaNorrbottens län · 19,901.5 km²
- JokkmokkNorrbottens län · 19,474 km²
- GällivareNorrbottens län · 16,330.6 km²
- ArjeplogNorrbottens län · 14,445.7 km²
- HärjedalenJämtlands län · 11,756.5 km²
- StrömsundJämtlands län · 11,680 km²
- VilhelminaVästerbottens län · 8,764.3 km²
- ÅreJämtlands län · 8,361.9 km²
- StorumanVästerbottens län · 8,193.2 km²
- PajalaNorrbottens län · 8,130.3 km²
- SorseleVästerbottens län · 7,868.6 km²
- SkellefteåVästerbottens län · 7,326.4 km²
- ÄlvdalenDalarnas län · 7,193.6 km²
- KrokomJämtlands län · 6,920.7 km²
- ÖrnsköldsvikVästernorrlands län · 6,802.5 km²
- BergJämtlands län · 6,263.7 km²
- ArvidsjaurNorrbottens län · 6,015.9 km²
- LyckseleVästerbottens län · 5,851.8 km²
- SollefteåVästernorrlands län · 5,718 km²
- LjusdalGävleborgs län · 5,605.8 km²
- TorsbyVärmlands län · 4,554.6 km²
- ÅseleVästerbottens län · 4,450.3 km²
- BodenNorrbottens län · 4,384 km²
- Malung-SälenDalarnas län · 4,343.6 km²
- BräckeJämtlands län · 3,751.5 km²
- SundsvallVästernorrlands län · 3,347.7 km²
- ÅngeVästernorrlands län · 3,303 km²
- PiteåNorrbottens län · 3,194.6 km²
- MoraDalarnas län · 3,112.9 km²
- GotlandGotlands län · 3,009.4 km²
- DoroteaVästerbottens län · 2,951.1 km²
- ÖverkalixNorrbottens län · 2,930.7 km²
- VindelnVästerbottens län · 2,852.6 km²
- HudiksvallGävleborgs län · 2,689.5 km²
- ÖvertorneåNorrbottens län · 2,602.6 km²
- RagundaJämtlands län · 2,602.3 km²
- SäffleVärmlands län · 2,446.6 km²
- ÖstersundJämtlands län · 2,390 km²
- UmeåVästerbottens län · 2,348.8 km²
- UppsalaUppsala län · 2,281.6 km²
What's in this layer
Every district or county in the layer comes with its name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID. Second-level administrative areas: counties, districts, departments and shires.
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How many districts and counties are there in Sweden?
This layer holds 290 districts and counties in Sweden, the most of them in Västra Götalands län. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.
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The name, outline (polygon), area in km², the region it belongs to and a source ID.
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