Värmland County (, ) is a county or län in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Østfold, Akershus and Innlandet to the west.

Province

The county has more or less the same boundaries as Värmland Province, except that the municipalities of Karlskoga and Degerfors are part of Örebro County.

Administration

Värmland County was formed in 1779, when it was separated from Närke and Värmland County.

The main aim of the County Administrative Board is to fulfil the goals set in national politics by the Riksdag and the Government, to coordinate the interests of the county, to promote the development of the county, to establish regional goals and safeguard the due process of law in the handling of each case. The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor. See List of Värmland Governors.

Politics

The County Council of Värmland is called Region Värmland.

Riksdag elections The table details all Riksdag election results of Värmland County since the unicameral era began in 1970. The blocs denote which party would support the Prime Minister or the lead opposition party towards the end of the elected parliament.

Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right 1970 88.9 183,757 4.3 51.1 20.1 14.3 2.2 7.6 55.9 42.7 1973 91.6 188,565 4.9 48.3 26.0 8.8 1.0 10.5 53.2 45.4 1976 92.2 196,183 4.0 46.1 25.8 9.8 0.7 13.2 50.1 48.8 1979 91.2 195,704 4.9 47.7 20.2 8.6 0.8 17.2 52.5 46.1 1982 91.6 196,415 4.8 50.4 1.4 17.0 5.3 1.1 20.0 55.2 42.2 1985 89.8 192,892 4.8 49.4 1.4 13.5 12.1 18.6 54.2 44.3 1988 85.3 182,427 5.4 49.2 4.6 14.1 10.1 1.8 14.7 59.1 38.9 1991 86.4 184,819 4.6 42.9 2.6 10.7 7.5 6.3 17.9 7.0 47.5 42.4 1994 86.6 185,145 6.8 49.7 4.4 9.4 6.2 3.4 18.6 1.0 60.9 37.5 1998 81.0 169,723 14.1 41.1 4.1 6.4 4.0 10.7 18.4 59.2 39.5 2002 79.8 165,413 8.7 43.4 4.0 9.2 11.5 8.1 12.4 1.4 56.0 41.1 2006 81.3 168,426 6.4 42.0 3.9 10.0 6.0 5.8 20.9 2.9 52.3 42.7 2010 84.1 177,215 5.8 38.9 5.6 7.6 6.0 4.7 25.7 4.8 50.1 44.0 2014 86.0 182,077 5.2 39.1 5.2 7.4 4.1 4.0 19.6 12.6 49.5 35.2 2018 87.3 183,966 7.0 33.9 3.3 9.3 4.4 6.3 16.4 18.0 53.2 45.3202285.2184,6075.034.63.66.33.75.817.122.849.549.4

Municipalities

In Värmland Province: Arvika Eda Filipstad Forshaga Grums Hagfors Hammarö Karlstad Kil Kristinehamn Munkfors Storfors Sunne Säffle Torsby Årjäng

Demographics

Foreign background SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves. The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Location200220062010201420182019Arvika 8.8 10.4 11.8 13.0 14.9 15.1Eda 20.7 23.8 26.1 27.7 31.1 31.7Filipstad 8.6 10.1 12.1 16.4 22.8 22.5Forshaga 6.0 7.0 7.3 8.8 11.0 10.8Grums 8.1 8.8 9.8 11.0 13.0 13.5Hagfors 6.2 7.8 9.7 12.2 15.6 16.1Hammarö 7.0 7.0 7.4 7.6 9.1 8.9Karlstad 9.5 11.0 12.8 14.0 16.8 17.6Kil 6.4 6.9 7.3 8.2 9.0 9.5Kristinehamn 8.3 9.6 11.1 14.2 17.1 17.5Munkfors 5.3 6.9 8.3 10.5 16.5 16.3Storfors 14.7 16.7 18.6 22.1 22.6 20.8Sunne 4.8 5.5 6.6 8.4 11.5 11.6Säffle 5.7 7.2 8.5 11.9 17.1 17.1Torsby 6.7 8.3 10.3 12.2 14.1 14.7Årjäng 15.0 17.4 19.4 21.7 24.8 25.5Total8.6 10.0 11.5 13.3 16.1 16.5 Source: SCB

Climate Värmland being a landlocked county results in greater temperature differences than at the nearby west coast of Sweden and south coast of Norway. As a result, the southern areas of the county has a humid continental climate with strong oceanic influences. The latter climate type is prevalent in a small area at the shores of Lake Vänern due to recent warming. More northerly areas see a subarctic climate with relatively mild winters for the climate type. The subarctic classification of areas such as Hagfors and Torsby is more due to the cool summer nights that renders September below in mean temperatures.

Heraldry The county of Värmland inherited its coat of arms from the province of the same name. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Argent, an Eagle displayed Azure beaked, langued and membered Gules."

See also Duke of Värmland, a title for members of the royal family (see Duchies in Sweden)The title is presently held by Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland Egenäs

References and notes

External links Värmland County Administrative Board Värmland County Council Värmland Regional Association Heraldry of Värmland