NUTS statistical regions of Sweden

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In the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) codes of Sweden (SE), the three levels are:

Level Subdivisions #
NUTS 1 Lands (Swedish: landsdelar) 3
NUTS 2 National areas (Swedish: riksområden) 8
NUTS 3 Counties (Swedish: Län) 21

NUTS codes

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8 National Areas of Sweden

SE SWEDEN (SVERIGE)

SE1 EAST SWEDEN (ÖSTRA SVERIGE)
SE11 Stockholm (Stockholm)
SE110 Stockholm County (Stockholms län)
SE12 East Middle Sweden (Östra Mellansverige)
SE121 Uppsala County (Uppsala län)
SE122 Södermanland County (Södermanlands län)
SE123 Östergötland County (Östergötlands län)
SE124 Örebro County (Örebro län)
SE125 Västmanland County (Västmanlands län)
SE2 SOUTH SWEDEN[citation needed] (SÖDRA SVERIGE)
SE21 Småland and the islands (Småland med öarna)
SE211 Jönköping County (Jönköpings län)
SE212 Kronoberg County (Kronobergs län)
SE213 Kalmar County (Kalmar län)
SE214 Gotland County (Gotlands län)
SE22 South Sweden (Sydsverige)
SE221 Blekinge County (Blekinge län)
SE224 Skåne County (Skåne län)
SE23 West Sweden (Västsverige)
SE231 Halland County (Hallands län)
SE232 Västra Götaland County (Västra Götalands län)
SE3 NORTH SWEDEN (NORRA SVERIGE)
SE31 North Middle Sweden (Norra Mellansverige)
SE311 Värmland County (Värmlands län)
SE312 Dalarna County (Dalarnas län)
SE313 Gävleborg County (Gävleborgs län)
SE32 Middle Norrland (Mellersta Norrland)
SE321 Västernorrland County (Västernorrlands län)
SE322 Jämtland County (Jämtlands län)
SE33 Upper Norrland (Övre Norrland)
SE331 Västerbotten County (Västerbottens län)
SE332 Norrbotten County (Norrbottens län)

NUTS codes prior to 31.12.2007

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Prior to 31.12.2007, the codes were as follows:[1]

The National Areas of Sweden are 8 second level subdivisions (NUTS-2) of Sweden, created by the European Union for statistical purposes.

The 8 riksområden (Singular : Riksområde) includes the 21 counties of Sweden.[2] Only Stockholm (SE01) corresponds simply to the homonymous county.

NUTS 1 Code NUTS 2 Code NUTS 3 Code
Sweden SE0 Stockholm SE01 Stockholm County SE010
  East Middle Sweden SE02 Uppsala County SE021
Södermanland County SE022
Östergötland County SE023
Örebro County SE024
Västmanland County SE025
South Sweden SE04 Blekinge County SE041
Skåne County SE044
North Middle Sweden SE06 Värmland County SE061
Dalarna County SE062
Gävleborg County SE063
Middle Norrland SE07 Västernorrland County SE071
Jämtland County SE072
Upper Norrland SE08 Västerbotten County SE081
Norrbotten County SE082
Småland and the islands SE09 Jönköping County SE091
Kronoberg County SE092
Kalmar County SE093
Gotland County SE094
West Sweden SE0A Halland County SE0A1
Västra Götaland County SE0A2

Local administrative units

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Below the NUTS levels, the two LAU (Local Administrative Units) levels are:

Level Subdivisions #
LAU 1 — (same as NUTS 3) 21
LAU 2 Municipalities (Swedish: kommuner) 290

The LAU codes of Sweden can be downloaded here: [1] 

NUTS 1 compared to Lands of Sweden

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While similar, NUTS 1 doesn't correspond to Lands of Sweden.
   

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-05-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Article on UNPO.org