Österåker Municipality

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image_mapÖsteråker Municipality in Stockholm County.png
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subdivision_nameSweden
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Österåker Municipality (, ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Åkersberga, with a population of 26,727 (2005).

From 1974 to 1982 Österåker was part of Vaxholm Municipality.

Its location by the Stockholm archipelago, in the Roslagen area, attracts both people who settles here, often commuting to Stockholm, and visiting tourists. Österåker boasts several golf courses, many possibilities for canoeing, horse riding, fishing and other nature activities.

Österåker also has a historical significance, with at least three notable castles from the 17th and 18th centuries, with histories tracing even further back. Sweden's once largest quartz mine, the Härsbacka mine, lays within the municipality.

Like many other municipalities making up Metropolitan Stockholm, Österåker has a significant outward-commuting mainly to Stockholm, with some 13,000 commuters.

Geography

Of the 800 islands and islets, the largest one is Ljusterö, a community of its own covering the eastern side of the mainland, and accessible by car. Easy access is granted by regular ferries, including one old steam ship from 1898. Other major islands are Finnhamn, Husarö and Ingmarsö.

Localities

Demography

Population development

| title = Population development in Österåker Municipality 1970–2019 | label_type = Year | data_type = Population | bar_width = 35 | width_units = em | data_max = 60000 | label1 = 1970 | data1 = 15527 | label2 = 1975 | data2 = 22664 | label3 = 1980 | data3 = 25631 | label4 = 1985 | data4 = 26324 | label5 = 1990 | data5 = 30230 | label6 = 1995 | data6 = 32140 | label7 = 2000 | data7 = 34427 | label8 = 2005 | data8 = 37336 | label9 = 2010 | data9 = 39521 | label10 = 2015 | data10 = 42130 | label11 = 2019 | data11 = 45574

2022 by district

This is a demographic table based on Österåker Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.

In total there were 48,128 residents, including 34,684 Swedish citizens of voting age. 40.8% voted for the left coalition and 58.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

::data[format=table] | Location | Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" | | Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" | | % | % | |---|---|---|---|---| | Berga NV | 2,074 | 1,505 | 50.1 | 48.1 | | Berga SÖ | 2,114 | 1,710 | 48.4 | 50.0 | | Björksättra-Högsättra | 1,785 | 1,213 | 43.2 | 55.5 | | Brevik | 1,846 | 1,390 | 36.8 | 61.9 | | Flaxenvik-Grindmossen | 1,670 | 1,228 | 37.5 | 62.0 | | Fredsborg | 2,562 | 1,501 | 38.2 | 59.8 | | Hacksta V | 2,077 | 1,328 | 47.2 | 50.6 | | Hacksta Ö | 1,274 | 1,049 | 51.9 | 47.5 | | Ljusterö | 2,042 | 1,724 | 35.0 | 63.5 | | Margretelund | 1,931 | 1,401 | 34.4 | 64.8 | | Roslagskulla-Åsättra | 2,248 | 1,754 | 37.7 | 61.2 | | Runö | 2,124 | 1,549 | 43.3 | 55.4 | | Rydbo | 1,443 | 1,051 | 39.5 | 59.8 | | Skånsta | 1,972 | 1,351 | 42.8 | 56.3 | | Skärgårdsstad | 1,775 | 1,274 | 29.4 | 69.3 | | Smedby | 1,666 | 1,154 | 42.6 | 56.7 | | Svinninge | 2,450 | 1,687 | 31.9 | 67.1 | | Säby | 1,257 | 882 | 39.9 | 58.7 | | Söra N | 2,500 | 1,675 | 46.1 | 52.8 | | Söra S | 1,829 | 1,271 | 46.9 | 52.2 | | Tråsättra | 1,897 | 1,347 | 42.2 | 56.7 | | Tuna | 1,667 | 1,215 | 46.3 | 52.1 | | Åkerstorp | 1,939 | 1,343 | 50.0 | 48.6 | | Österskär V | 2,186 | 1,696 | 35.3 | 64.1 | | Österskär Ö | 1,800 | 1,386 | 34.6 | 64.8 | | Source: SVT | | | | | ::

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 8 916, or 20.20% of the population (44 130 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 5 079, or 14.25% of the population (35 633 on 31 December 2002). On 31 December 2017 there were 44 130 residents in Österåker, of which 7 117 people (16.13%) 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.

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2022 Election

Elections to Swedish municipals are held every fourth year on the third Sunday in September. The 2022 election to the 51-seat council resulted in the centre-right majority of four parties (M, L, KD and C) staying in power.

::data[format=table] | 2022 Election Results | The Majority | Red-Green Parties | Other | The Majority (M, L, C, KD) | R-G (S, V, MP) | Other | M | L | C | KD | S | V | MP | RP | SD | MED | Others | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Moderate Party}}| | Liberals (Sweden)}}| | Centre Party (Sweden)}}| | Christian Democrats (Sweden)}}| | Swedish Social Democratic Party}}| | Left Party (Sweden)}}| | Green Party (Sweden)}}| | Christian Democrats (Sweden)}}| | Sweden Democrats}}| | Citizens' Coalition}}| | Bourgeoisie Bloc}}| | Red-Green Bloc}}| | | | | | | | | 2022 Percentage | 38.24% | 5.39% | 4.56% | 3.35% | 22.55% | 4.54% | 3.48% | 6.54% | 8.98% | 2.2% | 0.18% | 51.54% | 30.57% | 17.9% | | | | | 2022 Seats | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 15 | 9 | | | | ::

Public transportation

Österåker is served by the Stockholm public transport system through SL. There are six stops on the narrow gauge Roslagsbanan suburban railway and buses to Stockholm and Norrtälje as well as an extensive internal bus network.

Sister Cities

See list of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

References

References

  1. (1971). "Nyttosten i Sverige". [[Almqvist & Wiksell]].
  2. [http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101A/BefolkningNy/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=f5790986-ce9d-4cdc-9658-fbc9c700b7ef=1 SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år]
  3. (11 September 2022). "Valresultat 2022 för Österåker i riksdagsvalet". [[Swedish Television.
  4. [http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101Q/UtlSvBakgFin/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=f165c7bd-1b57-4020-b2b2-b0cac2a094a4 Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund och år] (Read 4 januari 2019)
  5. [https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/helarsstatistik--kommun-lan-och-riket/utrikes-fodda-efter-lan-kommun-och-fodelseland-31-december/ Statistiska centralbyrån: Utrikes födda efter län, kommun och födelseland 31 december 2017] (XLS-fil) Läst 4 januari 2019
  6. "Valresultat för Kommunvalet: Österåker".

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