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Värmland County

 

Coordinates: 

59°25′32″N 13°16′17″E

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Värmland CountyVärmlands län (Swedish)CountryFoundedCapitalMunicipalitiesGovernment • Governor • CouncilArea • TotalPopulation (30 September 2017)[1] • Total • DensityTime zone • Summer (DST)ISO 3166 codeGDP/ NominalGDP per capitaNUTS RegionWebsite

County of Sweden

Flag Coat of arms

Värmland County in Sweden

Location map of Värmland County in Sweden

Sweden

1779

Karlstad

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Georg Andrén

Region Värmland

17,591.0 km2 (6,791.9 sq mi)

279,999

16/km2 (41/sq mi)

UTC+1 (CET)

UTC+2 (CEST)

SE-S

SEK 59,497 million (2004)

SEK 217,000

SE311

www.s.lst.se

Värmland County (Swedish: Värmlands län) 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 Viken and Innlandet to the west. Prince Carl Philip is Duke of Värmland.

Province[edit]

Main article: Värmland

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[edit]

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[edit]

The County Council of Värmland is called Region Värmland.

Riksdag elections[edit]

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.