Counties of Sweden

At present (1998), Sweden is divided into 21 counties (län). Common designation letters, full names, and county seats are given below:

• AB - Stockholm county - Stockholm
• C - Uppsala county - Uppsala
• D - Södermanland county - Nyköping
• E - Östergötland county - Linköping
• F - Jönköping county - Jönköping
• G - Kronoberg county - Växjö
• H - Kalmar county - Kalmar
• I - Gotland county - Visby
• K - Blekinge county - Karlskrona
• LM - Skåne county - Malmö
• N - Halland county - Halmstad
• O - Västra Götaland county - Gothenburg
• S - Värmland county - Karlstad
• T - Örebro county - Örebro
• U - Västmanland county - Västerås
• W - Dalarna county - Falun
• X - Gävleborg county - Gävle
• Y - Västernorrland county - Härnösand
• Z - Jämtland county - Östersund
• AC - Västerbotten county - Umeå
• BD - Norrbotten county - Luleå

Before 1998, present-day Västra Götaland county consisted of

• O - Göteborg and Bohus county - Gothenburg
• P - Älvsborg county - Vänersborg
• R - Skaraborg county - Mariestad

Before 1997, present-day Skåne county consisted of

• L - Kristianstad county - Kristianstad
• M - Malmöhus county - Malmö

• W - Kopparberg county - Falun

Before 1968, present-day Stockholm county consisted of

• A - Stockholm county borough
• B - Stockholm county - Stockholm

During the period 1824-1967, there was no change in the number of counties.

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