Sollentuna Municipality (; ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east-central Sweden, approximately 14 kilometres north of the city centre of Stockholm. Its seat of local government is located in Tureberg, which is a part of Sollentuna urban area.
Geography Sollentuna borders the municipalities of Solna, Sundbyberg, Stockholm, Järfälla, Upplands Väsby, Täby and Danderyd in clockwise order starting to the south.
Localities and districts Since 1995, the bulk of the built-up area of the municipality has been statistically included in the multimunicipal city of Stockholm.
The municipality is subdivided into the following districts according to population as of 31 December 2021:31 December 2021
Tureberg, 19,127 inhabitants Rotebro, 8,824 inhabitants Helenelund, 12,678 inhabitants Edsberg, 12,338 inhabitants Viby, 5,748 inhabitants Sjöberg, 4,705 inhabitants Häggvik, 5,518 inhabitants Norrviken, 3,349 inhabitants Vaxmora, 2,635 inhabitants Järvafältet, 186 inhabitants Total: 75,108
Lakes
Central to the landscape of Sollentuna are the rather big lakes Norrviken and Edsviken—the later a bay of the Baltic Sea.
Edsviken and Norrviken are popular lakes for ice tour skating during the winter. The municipality plows a 15 kilometre long skating track on Norrviken. Note that Norrviken is also the name of a district at the western shore of the Norrviken lake.
Other lakes: Fjäturen Ravalen Rösjön Väsjön Översjön Snuggan Djupan
History Sollentuna municipality was founded in conjunction with the reform of local government in Sweden in 1863. However, its boundaries are almost equivalent to those of Sollentuna Parish, which dates back to the 12th century. Well into the 20th century, Sollentuna was a predominantly rural area.
Modern Sollentuna evolved around the railway between Uppsala and Stockholm, inaugurated in 1866. Five of the eight districts that make up the municipality today correspond to railway stations, now operated by Stockholm commuter rail system. From south to north: Helenelund, Tureberg (railway station is Sollentuna railway station), Häggvik, Norrviken and Rotebro. Viby is an extension of Norrviken and the two remaining districts— Edsberg and Sjöberg—are found along the road to Danderyd. Other roads into Sollentuna includes the road from Kallhäll to Rotebro and the E 4 motorway that approximates the same route as the railway.
Sollentuna received the title of a merchant town (köping) in 1944. Köping status was made obsolete by the municipal reform of 1971.
Demography Population development
Income and Education The population in Sollentuna Municipality has the 11th highest median income per capita in Sweden. The share of highly educated persons, according to Statistics Sweden's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 40.7% (national average: 27.0%) and the 9th highest in the country.
Residents with a foreign background On 31 December 2017, the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 23 284, or 32.41% of the population (71 848 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002, the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 12 443, or 21.26% of the population (58 515 on 31 December 2002).Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund och år (Read 4 januari 2019) On 31 December 2017, there were 71 848 residents in Sollentuna, of which 17 657 people (24.58%) 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.Statistiska centralbyrån: Utrikes födda efter län, kommun och födelseland 31 december 2017 (XLS-fil) Läst 4 januari 2019
Country of birth 31 December 2017 1 2 Asia: Other countries 3 : Other countries 4 5 South America 6 7 8 9 Africa: Other countries 10 11 12 outside of the EU: other countries 13 North America 14 15 16 17 18 19 /SFR Yugoslavia/ 20 21 22 23 24 Oceania 25 26 Unknown country of birth
2022 population by district This is a demographic table based on Sollentuna Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.
There were 74,969 residents and 52,341 Swedish citizens of voting age. 48.3% voted for the left coalition and 50.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
Location % % 10 Mellersta Rotebro 1,702 1,225 51.3 48.2 83 78 22 32,086 6111 Gillbo-Gillberga 1,809 1,325 44.3 54.3 87 84 16 37,700 5912 Södra Rotebro 1,549 1,021 56.6 39.4 69 45 55 22,814 3713 Rotsunda 944 631 49.3 47.4 69 48 52 22,942 3814 Rotsunda gård 1,472 980 42.5 55.2 73 47 53 26,336 3815 Rotsunda strand 1,388 984 50.2 48.7 76 62 38 26,301 4821 Södra Viby 1,802 1,292 44.1 54.8 85 83 17 41,363 6922 Norra Viby 2,071 1,405 49.2 50.1 87 79 21 38,508 6423 Östra Viby 1,620 1,168 48.2 50.4 85 78 22 36,081 6531 Norra Norrviken 1,951 1,390 51.0 48.3 82 77 23 33,145 6432 Södra Norrviken 1,765 1,335 48.6 50.6 84 79 21 34,241 6541 Väsjön 1,853 1,166 46.7 52.1 82 57 43 38,166 6642 Edsängen-Solängen 1,847 1,293 45.8 53.3 84 81 19 39,142 6843 Tunberget 1,463 979 47.0 51.9 81 68 32 33,936 6551 Östra Häggvik 1,427 1,113 48.3 50.3 84 70 30 30,045 5952 Västra Häggvik 1,920 1,421 51.2 47.1 80 62 38 26,662 5153 Skälby-Edsbacka 1,667 1,241 51.7 47.6 85 80 20 38,839 7054 Nytorp 1,542 1,161 39.5 59.3 84 72 28 39,380 7455 S Häggvik-Edstorp 1,204 1,062 49.7 49.1 82 77 23 31,911 6561 Edsbergs C 1,742 1,141 53.2 43.3 74 45 55 25,513 5262 Västra Edsberg 1,900 1,225 57.9 38.7 70 43 57 22,097 4463 Östra Edsberg 1,676 1,063 59.8 36.3 71 41 59 21,272 3764 Norra Landsnora 1,550 1,060 54.3 43.4 76 59 41 25,980 5065 Edsbacka-Edsängen 1,274 938 51.2 46.4 77 54 46 26,212 4870 Södra Töjnan 2,069 1,449 46.6 51.7 83 61 39 33,670 6571 Norra Töjnan 1,926 1,342 45.0 53.8 82 69 31 36,360 6272 Knista 1,877 1,185 51.7 46.7 81 49 51 31,916 6473 Östra Bagarby 1,354 901 64.9 29.2 59 17 83 14,886 4174 Västra Bagarby 1,878 1,164 66.6 29.1 67 27 73 20,805 4275 Fågelsången 1,605 1,124 48.7 50.6 85 76 24 38,746 7376 Turebergs villastad 2,092 1,438 40.4 59.4 86 82 18 45,384 7677 Sollentuna C 1,578 1,332 50.4 48.4 80 60 40 30,022 6278 Norra Bagarby 1,884 1,365 57.8 39.6 76 51 49 27,342 5579 Mellersta Bagarby 1,527 975 64.8 25.4 59 14 86 15,627 3280 Södra Landsnora 1,680 1,172 36.1 62.7 86 77 23 43,028 7581 Västra Sjöberg 1,402 1,096 40.6 59.0 79 73 27 34,734 6682 Östra Sjöberg 1,497 1,075 40.1 58.5 84 70 30 32,212 6183 Kärrdal 1,488 1,098 48.1 50.7 85 71 29 30,869 5690 Södra Edsviken 1,950 1,408 42.1 57.3 82 84 16 40,750 7591 Eriksberg 1,814 1,223 44.2 53.9 81 61 39 35,390 6192 Helenelunds C 2,038 1,244 56.0 41.7 75 38 62 26,035 5993 Tegelhagen 1,794 1,224 46.3 53.0 89 76 24 41,608 7694 Norra Edsviken 1,947 1,453 36.1 62.9 83 82 18 45,139 7795 Silverdal 2,431 1,454 41.0 58.1 92 75 25 49,711 78Source: SVT
Politics and government
Sollentuna Municipality has a municipal assembly with 61 members elected by proportional representation through municipal elections, held in conjunction with the national parliamentary elections every four years. The assembly elects a municipal board, (kommunstyrelse) which is the municipality's main governing body, chaired by the Mayor (sw. kommunstyrelsens ordförande). The current mayor is Henrik Thunes, of the Moderate Party.
2022 election results In the 2022 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following: The governing partiesParties in oppositionThe Moderate Party 19 The Liberals 5 The Centre Party 5 The Christian Democrats 3The Swedish Social Democratic Party 17 The Sweden Democrats 5 The Left Party 4 The Green Party 3
2018 election results In the 2018 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following: The governing partiesParties in oppositionThe Moderate Party 19 The Liberal People's Party 6 The Christian Democrats 5 The Centre Party 4The Swedish Social Democratic Party 13 The Sweden Democrats 5 The Left Party 4 The Green Party 3 The Sollentuna Party 2
2014 election results In the 2014 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following: The governing partiesParties in oppositionThe Moderate Party 22 The Liberal People's Party 6 The Christian Democrats 4The Swedish Social Democratic Party 12 The Left Party 2 The Sollentuna Party 4 The Green Party 5 The Sweden Democrats 3 The Centre Party 3
2010 election results In the 2010 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following: The governing partiesParties in oppositionThe Moderate Party 26 The Liberal People's Party 7 The Centre Party 2 The Christian Democrats 2The Swedish Social Democratic Party 11 The Left Party 2 The Sollentuna Party 6 The Green Party 4 The Sweden Democrats 1
2006 election results In the 2006 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following: The governing partiesParties in oppositionThe Moderate Party 26 The Liberal People's Party 7 The Centre Party 2 The Christian Democrats 4The Swedish Social Democratic Party 13 The Left Party 2 The Sollentuna Party 5 The Green Party 2
2002 election results In the 2002 municipal elections, the council's seat composition was the following: The governing partiesParties in oppositionThe Moderate Party 19 The Liberal People's Party 11 The Centre Party 2 The Christian Democrats 4The Swedish Social Democratic Party 16 The Left Party 3 The Sollentuna Party 4 The Green Party 2
List of mayors since 1971 (1971–1974) Urban Gibson (fp) (1974–1977) Carl-Erik Nilsson (c) (1977–1980) Sven Olle Isidor Persson (s) (1980–1987) Jan-Olov Sundström (m) (1987–1998) Gun Blomberg (m) (1998–2000) Christina Naess (m) (2000–2010) Torbjörn Rosdahl (m) (2010-2015-07-11) Douglas Lithborn (m)[Douglas Lithborn died 2015-07-11 http://www.sollentuna.se/sv/arkiverade-nyheter/nyheter-2015/kommunstyrelsens-ordforande-i-sollentuna-har-avlidit/] (2015-07-12- 2015-09-16) Anna Lena Johansson (fp) 2015-09-17- Henrik Thunes (m)
Public transport Sollentuna is served by the Stockholm public transport system. Stockholm commuter rail has five stations within the municipality. There is also an extensive SL bus network serving the area. The wide majority of bus lines are 500s or 600s bus lines i.e. start with the digit 5 or 6 and are thus part of the northern and western SL districts.
Sights
Edsbacka krog, located by Edsbacka lake and founded already in 1634, was the only Swedish restaurant with two stars in the Michelin Guide until it closed in February 2010. Now the site has a slightly less fancy restaurant, again under the name, Edsbacka Krog Edsbergs slott was built in the rococo style in 1760. It's 400 m2 Probable burial mound of King Agne from the 5th century.
Sports
Sollentunavallen is the biggest playing field. It consists of two fields. The main arena is for football and athletics. Alongside it, there's a field with artificial grass, which is used for bandy during the winter season.
The following sports clubs are located in Sollentuna Municipality:
Sollentuna Kanotsällskap Sollentuna Skridskosällskap Sollentuna Volleybollklubb Rotebro IS FF Sollentuna FK Konståkningsklubben Sollentuna Turebergs FK Helenelunds IK Sollentuna HC SKIFT
As of December 2022 there are 64 sports clubs in Sollentuna. The full list is maintained on the municipality web site.
Notable people Jonas Bane, actor Kajsa Bergqvist, high jump world champion Thomas Bodström, football player, politician, former minister of justice Ted Gärdestad, pop musician Maia Hirasawa, musician Patric Hörnqvist, ice hockey player currently with the Florida Panthers of the NHL Jonatan Johansson, snowboarder Ulrika Jonsson, television presenter