County administrative boards of Sweden


Public administration of Sweden
Counties of Sweden:
Administrative Boards
Municipalities of Sweden:
County councils
Municipalities
See also:
NUTS of Sweden
ISO 3166-2:SE

A county administrative board (Swedish: länsstyrelse) is a Swedish Government Agency in each of the counties of Sweden, led by a Governor (Swedish: landshövding) appointed by the government for a term of six years. The lists of gubernatorial officeholders, in most cases, stretches back to 1634 when the counties were created by Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna.

The main responsibilities of the county administrative board is to coordinate the development of the county in line with goals set in national politics. In each county there is also a County Council which is a policy-making assembly elected by the residents of the county.

The capital of a county is in Swedish called residensstad ("residence city") because it is the seat of residence of the governor. Each county also has a letter code, which is used for identification and forms part of the ISO 3166-2 standard.

County County administrative board Capital Current governor List of governors ISO
1.BlekingeBlekinge BoardKarlskronaBerit AndnorBlekinge GovernorsSE-K
2.DalarnaDalarna BoardFalunYlva ThörnDalarna GovernorsSE-W
3.GotlandGotland BoardVisbyCecilia Schelin SeidegårdGotland GovernorsSE-I
4.GävleborgGävleborg BoardGävlePer BillGävleborg GovernorsSE-X
5.HallandHalland BoardHalmstadLena SommestadHalland GovernorsSE-N
6.JämtlandJämtland BoardÖstersundJöran HägglundJämtland GovernorsSE-Z
7.JönköpingJönköping BoardJönköpingHåkan SörmanJönköping GovernorsSE-F
8.KalmarKalmar BoardKalmarThomas CarlzonKalmar GovernorsSE-H
9.KronobergKronoberg BoardVäxjöKristina AlserKronoberg GovernorsSE-G
10.NorrbottenNorrbotten BoardLuleåSven-Erik ÖsterbergNorrbotten GovernorsSE-BD
11.SkåneSkåne BoardMalmöAnneli HulthénSkåne GovernorsSE-M
12.StockholmStockholm BoardStockholmChris HeisterStockholm GovernorsSE-AB
13.SödermanlandSödermanland BoardNyköpingLiselott HagbergSödermanland GovernorsSE-D
14.UppsalaUppsala BoardUppsalaGöran EnanderUppsala GovernorsSE-C
15.VärmlandVärmland BoardKarlstadKenneth JohanssonVärmland GovernorsSE-S
16.VästerbottenVästerbotten BoardUmeåMagdalena AnderssonVästerbotten GovernorsSE-AC
17.VästernorrlandVästernorrland BoardHärnösandGunnar HolmgrensVästernorrland GovernorsSE-Y
18.VästmanlandVästmanland BoardVästeråsMinoo AkhtarzandVästmanland GovernorsSE-U
19.Västra GötalandVästra Götaland BoardGothenburgLars BäckströmVästra Götaland GovernorsSE-O
20.ÖrebroÖrebro BoardÖrebroMaria LarssonÖrebro GovernorsSE-T
21.ÖstergötlandÖstergötland BoardLinköpingElisabeth NilssonÖstergötland GovernorsSE-E

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