Upplands Väsby Municipality

Upplands Väsby Municipality (Upplands Väsby kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, with a population of 38,963 (2010). Its seat is located in the town of Upplands Väsby.

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Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°31′N 17°55′E
Country	Sweden
County	Stockholm County
Seat	Upplands Väsby
Area
• Total	83.81 km2 (32.36 sq mi)
• Land	75.09 km2 (28.99 sq mi)
• Water	8.72 km2 (3.37 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2023)
• Total	50,110
• Density	600/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Uppland
Municipal code	0114
Website	www.upplandsvasby.se

The municipality was created in connection with the municipal reform of 1952, when the rural municipalities Ed, Fresta and Hammarby were amalgamated. It got its name from a settlement which had evolved around the railway station.

The name Väsby can be attested (as Vesby) from the 13th century. The prefix "Upplands" came to be used by the post station in 1919 as a means of separating it from other Väsbys in the country. The municipality was then named "Upplands-Väsby" for a time, but the dash was removed on 19 September 2002.

Geography

Upplands Väsby is located in between Stockholm and Arlanda Airport, and the East Coast Line railroad goes through the municipality. There are local train services to Arlanda Airport, Uppsala, Stockholm Central Station and Älvsjö (Stockholm commuter rail).

The land is covered with good soil, forests, and moraine. The western part border to a creek of the lake Mälaren (not visible on the map), which also marks the border to the municipality Upplands-Bro. There are also other water areas, such as streams and small lakes, in the municipality. One of them is the small river Väsbyån, flowing through Väsby, in which the uncommon fish asp swims.

History

Located in the province of Uppland the municipality holds remains from the Stone Age. Runestones and axes from the Bronze Age have also been found. The number of rune inscriptions in the municipality amounts to 76.

When Väsby Centrum, a shopping centre that currently houses some 60 stores, was built in Väsby in 1972 the population grew markedly. The mall is currently undergoing a large increase; 20 new stores will have opened by spring 2007, bringing the mall's total up to 80 stores.

Demography

Stallgatan, Upplands Väsby

2022 by district

This is a demographic table based on Upplands Väsby Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.

In total there were 47,696 residents, including 32,973 Swedish citizens of voting age. 47.3% voted for the left coalition and 50.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location Residents Citizen
adults Left vote Right vote Employed Swedish
parents Foreign
heritage Income
SEK Degree % % Apoteksskogen 1,596 1,023 54.8 42.7 74 35 65 23,003 40 Brunnby 2,031 1,292 38.7 59.5 81 58 42 27,788 41 Edssjön 1,950 1,246 50.5 47.2 88 60 40 32,252 55 Ekebo 1,602 987 57.4 40.1 73 33 67 22,043 40 Folkparken 1,500 1,180 50.3 48.1 83 61 39 26,529 47 Frestaby 1,508 1,079 39.7 59.6 86 73 27 32,069 39 Fyrklövern N 854 813 55.9 40.9 72 42 58 18,151 39 Fyrklövern S 1,491 936 58.0 37.0 68 21 79 18,922 33 Fysinge 1,531 1,091 38.5 60.7 77 54 46 26,688 39 Gamla Bollstanäs 1,569 1,162 38.9 60.5 87 74 26 34,825 51 Grimstaby 2,319 1,725 42.7 56.5 84 75 25 31,550 43 Korpkulla 1,589 1,276 53.1 44.8 79 50 50 25,951 50 Mälaren 1,396 1,075 48.7 50.2 82 68 32 29,167 47 Nedra Runby 1,513 1,119 52.1 46.4 80 63 37 26,880 45 Norra Bollstanäs 2,092 1,394 37.4 61.6 87 78 22 38,890 54 Odenslunda N 1,715 1,156 41.3 57.8 84 61 39 31,331 45 Odenslunda S 1,651 1,224 40.1 58.6 83 66 34 30,182 41 Prästgårdsmarken 1,898 1,236 49.7 47.4 77 51 49 25,247 34 Sigma 1,816 1,026 59.3 35.4 70 28 72 22,460 34 Sjukyrkoberget 1,597 1,143 44.1 55.6 87 70 30 33,279 48 Skälby 1,682 1,311 46.4 51.6 76 55 45 24,544 34 Smedby N 1,529 914 53.3 43.2 71 37 63 22,958 33 Smedby S 1,655 1,130 46.7 50.3 75 53 47 25,699 28 Vilunda 1,498 1,078 53.0 45.9 79 53 47 23,974 44 Väsbyskogen V 2,051 1,560 53.1 45.0 80 52 48 27,825 49 Väsbyskogen Ö 2,036 1,111 59.3 35.3 65 24 76 18,870 29 Ö Frestaby-Ekeby 2,041 1,355 34.9 63.7 87 71 29 32,624 43 Övra Runby 1,986 1,331 52.0 46.7 77 65 35 27,726 47 Source: SVT

Population development

Population development in Upplands Väsby Municipality 1970–2019

Year	Population
1970	19,032
1975	28,810
1980	31,961
1985	33,912
1990	35,963
1995	36,277
2000	37,576
2005	37,624
2010	39,289
2015	42,661
2017	44,605
2019	46,786
Source: SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år.

Residents with a foreign background

On 31 December 2017 the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 17 533, or 39.31% of the population (44 605 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 10 132, or 27.06% of the population (37 444 on 31 December 2002). On 31 December 2017 there were 44 605 residents in Upplands Väsby, of which 13 009 people (29.16%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in the table below - the Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by Statistics Sweden.

Country of birth
31 December 2017
1	Sweden	31,596
2	Finland	2,013
3	Asia: Other countries	1,614
4	Iran	1,393
5	European Union: Other countries	1,342
6	Africa: Other countries	913
7	Poland	747
8	South America	725
9	Syria	657
10	Iraq	962
11	Europe outside of the EU: other countries	495
12	Turkey	381
13	Thailand	290
14	North America	231
15	Afghanistan	217
16	Yugoslavia/Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro	199
17	Bosnia and Herzegovina	171
18	Germany	159
19	Eritrea	133
20	Norway	128
21	Somalia	87
22	Denmark	81
23	Soviet Union	34
24	Iceland	22
25	Oceania	12
26	Unknown country of birth	3

External links

• Upplands Väsby Municipality - Official site
• Väsby Centrum (in Swedish)