Värmland County

Värmland County 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 Østfold, Akershus and Innlandet to the west. The title of Duke of Värmland is claimed by His Royal Highness Prince Carl Philip.

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Province

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

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

The County Council of Värmland is called Region Värmland.

[Riksdag] elections

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.

Year	Turnout	Votes	V	S	MP	C	L	KD	M	SD	NyD	Left	Right
1970	88.9	183,757	4.3	51.1		20.1	14.3	2.2	7.6			55.9	42.7
1973	91.6	188,565	4.9	48.3		26.0	8.8	1.0	10.5			53.2	45.4
1976	92.2	196,183	4.0	46.1		25.8	9.8	0.7	13.2			50.1	48.8
1979	91.2	195,704	4.9	47.7		20.2	8.6	0.8	17.2			52.5	46.1
1982	91.6	196,415	4.8	50.4	1.4	17.0	5.3	1.1	20.0			55.2	42.2
1985	89.8	192,892	4.8	49.4	1.4	13.5	12.1		18.6			54.2	44.3
1988	85.3	182,427	5.4	49.2	4.6	14.1	10.1	1.8	14.7			59.1	38.9
1991	86.4	184,819	4.6	42.9	2.6	10.7	7.5	6.3	17.9		7.0	47.5	42.4
1994	86.6	185,145	6.8	49.7	4.4	9.4	6.2	3.4	18.6		1.0	60.9	37.5
1998	81.0	169,723	14.1	41.1	4.1	6.4	4.0	10.7	18.4			59.2	39.5
2002	79.8	165,413	8.7	43.4	4.0	9.2	11.5	8.1	12.4	1.4		56.0	41.1
2006	81.3	168,426	6.4	42.0	3.9	10.0	6.0	5.8	20.9	2.9		52.3	42.7
2010	84.1	177,215	5.8	38.9	5.6	7.6	6.0	4.7	25.7	4.8		50.1	44.0
2014	86.0	182,077	5.2	39.1	5.2	7.4	4.1	4.0	19.6	12.6		49.5	35.2
2018	87.3	183,966	7.0	33.9	3.3	9.3	4.4	6.3	16.4	18.0		53.2	45.3
2022	85.2	184,607	5.0	34.6	3.6	6.3	3.7	5.8	17.1	22.8		49.5	49.4

Municipalities

In Värmland Province:

Demographics

Foreign background

SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002. These tables consist of all who have two foreign-born parents or are born abroad themselves. The chart lists election years and the last year on record alone.

Climate

Värmland being a landlocked county results in greater temperature differences than at the nearby west coast of Sweden and south coast of Norway. As a result, the southern areas of the county has a humid continental climate with strong oceanic influences. The latter climate type is prevalent in a small area at the shores of Lake Vänern due to recent warming. More northerly areas see a subarctic climate with relatively mild winters for the climate type. The subarctic classification of areas such as Hagfors and Torsby is more due to the cool summer nights that renders September below in mean temperatures.

Heraldry

The county of Värmland inherited its coat of arms from the province of the same name. When it is shown with a royal crown it represents the County Administrative Board. Blazon: "Argent, an Eagle displayed Azure beaked, langued and membered Gules."