Jönköping

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Place in Småland, Sweden

title: "Jönköping" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["jönköping", "cities-in-sweden", "county-seats-in-sweden", "populated-places-in-jönköping-municipality", "municipal-seats-of-jönköping-county", "swedish-municipal-seats", "market-towns-in-sweden", "populated-lakeshore-places-in-sweden"] description: "Place in Småland, Sweden" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jönköping" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Place in Småland, Sweden ::

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FieldValue
official_nameJönköping
image_skylineKollagejönköping.jpg
image_captionCollage of Jönköping
image_shieldJönköping vapen.svg
pushpin_mapSweden Jönköping#Sweden
pushpin_label_positiontop
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSweden
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Småland
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Jönköping County
subdivision_type3Municipality
subdivision_name3Jönköping Municipality
established_titleCity status
established_date1284
area_footnotes
area_total_km244.82
elevation_m104
population_footnotes
population_total112,766
population_as_of31 May 2022
population_density_km2auto
population_metro144,699
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code555 xx
area_code(+46) 36
registration_plate1544
blank_nameClimate
blank_infoDfb
website
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| official_name = Jönköping | image_skyline = Kollagejönköping.jpg | image_caption = Collage of Jönköping | image_shield = Jönköping vapen.svg | pushpin_map = Sweden Jönköping#Sweden | pushpin_label_position = top | coordinates = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Sweden | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Småland | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Jönköping County | subdivision_type3 = Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Jönköping Municipality | established_title = City status | established_date = 1284 | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 44.82 | elevation_m = 104 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 112,766

| population_as_of = 31 May 2022 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_metro = 144,699 | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 555 xx | area_code = (+46) 36 | registration_plate = 1544 | blank_name = Climate | blank_info = Dfb | website = Jönköping (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland.

The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipality, which has a population of 144,699 (2022) and is Småland's most populous municipality. Jönköping is also the seat of Jönköping County which has a population of 367,064 (2022). Jönköping is the seat of a district court and a court of appeal as well as the Swedish National Courts Administration. It is also the seat of the Swedish Board of Agriculture.

City government

The headquarters of the Jönköping municipality are located in a city hall (rådhuset). The Rådhuset is an important component of the municipality, serving as a state office for different departments of and in Jönköping. It is dependent on the municipality, but is also its own entity and therefore its head is not the head of the entire municipality. The head of Jönköping is the kommunfullmäktige.

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Jönköpings_Teater_postcard_1905.jpg" caption="Jönköping Grand Hotel]], one of city's oldest hotels, on a postcard from 1905"] ::

Jönköping is an old trading centre (Köping) situated at a natural crossroads for routes following the rivers Nissan and Lagan, and the road connecting the provinces of Östergötland and Västergötland, a result of the town's geographical position at the southern end of lake Vättern, which divides the two provinces.

On 18 May 1284 Jönköping became the first City in Sweden to be granted its rights by king Magnus Ladulås, who ruled mostly from Vättern's largest island Visingsö. The first part of the city's name, "Jön", is derived from a creek, "Junebäcken", in Talavid, in what is now the western part of the city. The second part of the name "köping", is, as mentioned above, an old word for a trading centre or market place.

The geographical position of the city also left it vulnerable to attack via the river routes that led south, mainly from Danes. At that time the provinces of what is today southern Sweden – Scania, Halland and Blekinge – belonged to Denmark. The city was plundered and burned several times until it was fortified during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Jönköping was known for its matchstick industry between 1845 and 1970. The phosphorus match was invented in 1831, and these matches became very popular because one could strike it against any surface to ignite it. However, the problem was that they ignited too easily, caused a lot of accidents and were toxic. In 1844, Swedish professor Gustav Erik Pasch patented a new invention, "Safety matches – Strike against the box only". To prevent the matches from igniting so easily, Gustav Erik Pasch separated the chemicals in the match head and placed the phosphorus on a separate surface on the outside of the box for striking ignition. Johan Edvard and Carl Frans Lundström took Pasch's patent and improved it. Later, they manufactured their new Safety matches in their factory in Jönköping. Today, the Match Museum is located in Jönköping's first match factory.

Present

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Tändsticksområdet,_Jönköping.jpg" caption="Tändsticksmrådet, a historic area with Jönköping's tallest building in the background"] ::

The urban area of Jönköping today includes the eastern industrial town of Huskvarna, with which it has grown together.

Elmia, a major trade fair and exhibition centre, is situated in Jönköping. Elmia Wood is the world's largest forestry fair, and fairs for subcontractors, trucks, caravans and railways are the biggest of their kind in Europe. Since 2001, Elmia has been the site of the world's largest LAN party, DreamHack, with two events every year, Dreamhack Summer and Dreamhack Winter.

The city is an important Nordic logistical center, with many companies' central warehouses (such as Elgiganten, IKEA, Electrolux and Husqvarna) situated there. Jönköping has one of the highest hotel and restaurant densities in Sweden.

In late 2019, Jönköping was seen as the city with best future prospects in Sweden by WSP.

Demography

Population

As of 2018, Jönköping has a total population of 139,222. ::data[format=table]

Gender201420152016201720182019
Female66,40466,98767,82368,72269,42670,265
Male65,73666,32367,47468,75969,79670,816
Total132,140133,310135,297137,481139,222141,081
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Population changes

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201420152016201720182019Population increaseBornDeceased
1,3421,1701,9872,1841,7411,859
1,6771,6621,7151,6151,6881,644
1,1691,2171,1011,2021,2531,100
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Average age 2019

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AreaFemaleMaleFemale and Male
Jönköping41.339.240.3
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Notable people

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Swedish_author_Viktor_rydberg_with_signature.jpg" caption="Viktor Rydberg, 1877"] ::

Music

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Sport

Education

High schools

Tertiary education

Climate

Between 1961 and 1990, Jönköping's climate was humid continental (Köppen Dfb) with long, cold winters and short, warm summers. However, the window between subarctic and oceanic is very small in this marine-influenced climate type, and in recent years the climate has more resembled very cold oceanic. Figures are slightly skewed because the weather station is at the airport, which is at an elevation of 228 m; the city centre is at 100 m. Temperatures in the urban centre are likely milder, with a difference between half a degree and a full degree.

| location = Jönköping Airport 2002–2018; extremes since 1901 | collapsed = | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan record high C = 11.5 | Feb record high C = 15.8 | Mar record high C = 21.1 | Apr record high C = 26.3 | May record high C = 30.9 | Jun record high C = 34.5 | Jul record high C = 36.7 | Aug record high C = 34.2 | Sep record high C = 29.5 | Oct record high C = 22.4 | Nov record high C = 17.0 | Dec record high C = 12.7 | year record high C = 36.7 | Jan avg record high C = 8.7 | Feb avg record high C = 11.1 | Mar avg record high C = 16.3 | Apr avg record high C = 21.3 | May avg record high C = 26.8 | Jun avg record high C = 30.3 | Jul avg record high C = 31.5 | Aug avg record high C = 29.6 | Sep avg record high C = 24.2 | Oct avg record high C = 18.3 | Nov avg record high C = 14.0 | Dec avg record high C = 10.4 | year avg record high C = 32.5 | Jan high C = 1.2 | Feb high C = 1.7 | Mar high C = 5.6 | Apr high C = 12.0 | May high C = 17.3 | Jun high C = 21.1 | Jul high C = 22.9 | Aug high C = 22.3 | Sep high C = 17.6 | Oct high C = 11.7 | Nov high C = 6.5 | Dec high C = 3.0 | year high C = | Jan mean C = -1.5 | Feb mean C = -1.3 | Mar mean C = 2.2 | Apr mean C = 6.1 | May mean C = 11.8 | Jun mean C = 15.4 | Jul mean C = 18.1 | Aug mean C = 17.6 | Sep mean C = 13.2 | Oct mean C = 8.9 | Nov mean C = 3.7 | Dec mean C = 1.0 | year mean C = | Jan low C = -4.2 | Feb low C = -4.2 | Mar low C = -1.9 | Apr low C = 2.4 | May low C = 6.5 | Jun low C = 11.1 | Jul low C = 13.2 | Aug low C = 12.7 | Sep low C = 8.6 | Oct low C = 5.2 | Nov low C = 1.9 | Dec low C = -1.2 | year low C = | Jan avg record low C = -14.8 | Feb avg record low C = -14.2 | Mar avg record low C = -9.9 | Apr avg record low C = -6.1 | May avg record low C = -2.3 | Jun avg record low C = 3.8 | Jul avg record low C = 7.7 | Aug avg record low C = 5.2 | Sep avg record low C = -0.2 | Oct avg record low C = -4.7 | Nov avg record low C = -8.4 | Dec avg record low C = -11.6 | year avg record low C = -15.6 | Jan record low C = -31.8 | Feb record low C = -34.2 | Mar record low C = -29.1 | Apr record low C = -16.9 | May record low C = -5.8 | Jun record low C = -0.2 | Jul record low C = 1.7 | Aug record low C = 0.6 | Sep record low C = -5.3 | Oct record low C = -11.6 | Nov record low C = -19.5 | Dec record low C = -25.8 | year record low C = -34.2 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 36.2 | Feb precipitation mm = 29.5 | Mar precipitation mm = 20.4 | Apr precipitation mm = 27.7 | May precipitation mm = 38.4 | Jun precipitation mm = 56.9 | Jul precipitation mm = 80.4 | Aug precipitation mm = 85.6 | Sep precipitation mm = 60.1 | Oct precipitation mm = 58.0 | Nov precipitation mm = 52.1 | Dec precipitation mm = 49.5 | year precipitation mm = | source 1 = SMHI Average Data 2002–2018{{cite web |url=http://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/temperatur/2.1240 |publisher=SMHI |access-date=28 June 2019 |title=Monthly & Yearly Statistics |archive-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502092934/http://www.smhi.se/klimatdata/meteorologi/temperatur/2.1240 |url-status=dead | source 2 = SMHI Open Data{{cite web |url= https://www.smhi.se/data/meteorologi/ladda-ner-meteorologiska-observationer/#param=precipitationMonthlySum,stations=all,stationid=74480 |publisher= SMHI |access-date = 2019-06-30 |title= SMHI öppna data för Huskvarna}} | date = 2019-06-30

Sport

Churches

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Sofiakyrkan_en_hiver,_Jönköping.JPG" caption="Sofia Church"] ::

References

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