Administrative divisions of Sweden

There are several series of subdivisions of Sweden.

  • Judiciary
    1. Supreme Court (Högsta Domstolen), Supreme Administrative Court (Högsta förvaltningsdomstolen)
    2. Courts of appeal (hovrätter), administrative courts of appeal (kammarrätter) (and historically: lagsagor)
    3. District courts (tingsrätter), county administrative courts (länsrätter)
  • Central executive
    1. Cabinet of Sweden, Government agencies in Sweden
    2. County administrative boards of Sweden
  • Local government
    1. Regions of Sweden (regioner) - there are 21[1]
    2. Municipalities of Sweden (kommuner) - there are 290[2]
    3. City districts of Sweden (stadsdelar or stadsdelsnämndsområden)
  • Ecclesiastically
    1. Church of Sweden
    2. Dioceses (stift)
    3. Kontrakt
    4. Pastorat
    5. Parishes (församlingar)
  • Historically
    1. Lands of Sweden
    2. Provinces of Sweden
    3. Hundreds of Sweden
    4. Socknar (both parishes and rural municipalities)
  • Proposed
    1. Regions of Sweden

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Municipalities and regions". Sveriges Kommuner och Regioner. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Swedish model of government administration". Regeringskansliet. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
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