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
Dalarna county was known as
- 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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Updated 1998-05-01
Anders Andersson