What is Counties of Sweden?
The '''Counties of Sweden''' ({{lang-sv|[[län|Sveriges län]]}}) are regional administrative level in [[Sweden]]. There are 21 counties in Sweden. The concept was created in [[1634]] on the initiative of Count [[Axel Oxenstierna]]. Each county has an own [[governor]]. Some people want to see the counties being replaced with regions. == Map == With county codes, official until 1974. {{col-begin|width=auto}} {{col-break}} *AB: [[Stockholm County]] [[File:Stockholm län vapen b.svg|16px]] *AC: [[Västerbotten County]] [[File:Västerbotten län vapen.svg|16px]] *BD: [[Norrbotten County]] [[File:Norrbotten län vapen.svg|16px]] *C: [[Uppsala County]] [[File:Uppland vapen.svg|16px]] *D: [[Södermanland County]] [[File:Södermanland vapen.svg|16px]] *E: [[Östergötland County]] [[File:Östergötland vapen.svg|16px]] *F: [[Jönköping County]] [[File:Jönköping län vapen.svg|16px]] *G: [[Kronoberg County]] [[File:Kronoberg vapen.svg|16px]] *H: [[Kalmar County]] [[File:Kalmar län vapen.svg|16px]] *I: [[Gotland County]] [[File:Gotland vapen.svg|16px]] *K: [[Blekinge County]] [[File:Blekinge vapen.svg|16px]] *M: [[Skåne County]] [[File:Skåne län vapen.svg|16px]] *N: [[Halland County]] [[File:Halland vapen.svg|16px]] *O: [[Västra Götaland County]] [[File:Västra Götaland vapen.svg|16px]] *S: [[Värmland County]] [[File:Värmland vapen.svg|16px]] *T: [[Örebro County]] [[File:Örebro län vapen.svg|16px]] *U: [[Västmanland County]] [[File:Västmanland vapen.svg|16px]] *W: [[Dalarna County]] [[File:Dalarna vapen.svg|16px]] *X: [[Gävleborg County]] [[File:Gävleborg län vapen.svg|16px]] *Y: [[Västernorrland County]] [[File:Västernorrland län vapen.svg|16px]] *Z: [[Jämtland County]] [[File:Jämtland län vapen.svg|16px]] {{col-break|width=210px|gap=2em}} [[File:SverigesLän2007mKod.svg|center|200px]]{{center|''Counties of Sweden''}} {{col-break|width=210px|gap=2em}} [[File:Sweden provinces and counties overlayed.svg|200px]]{{center|Historical provinces of Sweden. Bold lines are counties, colors are provinces.}} {{col-end}} ==Other websites== {{commons