The 21 counties of Sweden
Sweden has 21 counties. This page lists all of them.
The table shows the English name first. The Swedish name is accepted as an answer too, and it appears in the second column.
English names and local names
The quiz shows English names, because that is what most players type. It accepts the Swedish name as well.
Accent marks do not matter. The quiz folds accents before it compares, so a name typed without them still counts.
Abbreviations are not accepted. A short code is ambiguous, and one code often matches the start of another name.
About the counties
A county (län) is the largest unit of local government in Sweden. The system goes back to a reform in 1634.
Most counties carry the name of their main city, such as Stockholm and Uppsala.
The historic provinces (landskap), such as Lappland, are a separate older layer and are not counties.
All 21 counties
| County | Also accepted |
|---|---|
| Blekinge | |
| Dalarna | Dalecarlia |
| Gävleborg | |
| Gotland | |
| Halland | |
| Jämtland | |
| Jönköping | |
| Kalmar | |
| Kronoberg | |
| Norrbotten | |
| Örebro | |
| Östergötland | |
| Skåne | Scania |
| Södermanland | Sörmland |
| Stockholm | |
| Uppsala | |
| Värmland | |
| Västerbotten | |
| Västernorrland | |
| Västmanland | |
| Västra Götaland |
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Sources
- Official Swedish names published by Sweden.
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