Solna Municipality

For the village in Poland, see Solna, Poland.
Solna kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Stockholm County
Seat Part of Stockholm
Area[1]
 • Total 21.66 km2 (8.36 sq mi)
 • Land 19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
 • Water 2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
 • Total 77,156
 • Density 3,600/km2 (9,200/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Uppland
Municipal code 0184
Website www.solna.se
Density is calculated using land area only.
Solna City Hall

Solna (Swedish: Solna kommun or Solna stad, IPA: [ˈsoːlˈna]) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, located just north of the Stockholm City Centre. Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area.

The municipality is a part of Metropolitan Stockholm. None of the area is considered rural, which is unusual for Swedish municipalities, which normally are of mixed rural/urban character. Solna is the third smallest municipality in Sweden in terms of area.

Solna borders Stockholm Municipality to the south, southeast and northwest; to Sundbyberg Municipality to the west; to Sollentuna Municipality to the north; and finally to Danderyd Municipality to the northeast.

There are two parishes in Solna Municipality: Råsunda (population 29,677) and Solna (population 28,317).

Solna is divided into eight traditional parts with no administrative functions: Bergshamra, Haga, Hagalund, Huvudsta, Järva, Råsunda, Skytteholm and Ulriksdal. The largest districts are Råsunda, Hagalund and Huvudsta, with the Solna Centrum in between them.

With few exceptions, Solna's built-up areas have a suburban character, but there are also several large parks and Friends Arena, Sweden's new national football stadium adjacent to the Solna station of Stockholm commuter rail.

The final matches of both the 1958 FIFA (men's) World Cup and the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup were played at Råsunda Stadium, the national football stadium from 1937 to 2012 (demolished in 2013).

Solna has very low tax rates and has attracted a wide range of companies and authorities, making it a major place of work in Stockholm. Among the most important employers are the medical university Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) are also located in Solna.

Local government

As with all 290 municipalities of Sweden, Solna has a municipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige), holding 61 members elected by proportional representation for a four-year term. An executive committee (kommunstyrelse) is appointed by its members.

List of mayors since 1943

Public transport

Solna is centrally located in Stockholm and is well served by the Stockholm public transport system with two commuter train stations and six Metro stations as well as a dense bus network run by SL. It was served by trams until 1959. Trams returned after 54 years of absence when Tvärbanan was extended from Alvik to Solna centrum. A further extension will be opened in 2014.

Economy

Scandinavian Airlines head office

Skanska has its head office in Solna.[3] NextJet has its head office in Solna.[4] Mall of Scandinavia has opened in November 2015 and is located in Solna.[5]

The head office of Scandinavian Airlines and SAS Group is located in Solna.[6][7] The airline head office was formerly located on the property of Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sigtuna Municipality,[8] but now it is back in Solna.[9]

Sights

Solna church

Sports

The following football clubs are located in Solna:

Education

Solna gymnasium

Solna Gymnasium is the senior high school/sixth form college of Solna.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Solna is twinned with:[10]

Partnerships

In addition to this, Solna has two cooperating cities,

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Directions Skanska head office." Skanska. Retrieved on 15 October 2011. "Contact information Skanska head office Hagaporten Råsundavägen 2 169 83 Solna Sweden"
  4. ↑ "Contact Us." NextJet. Retrieved on 23 May 2012. "FRÖSUNDAVIKS ALLÉ 15, 169 70 SOLNA "
  5. ↑ "." Mall of Scandinavia. Retrieved on 24 January 2016. "OM MALL OF SCANDINAVIA"
  6. ↑ "SAS head office in Sweden." Scandinavian Airlines. Retrieved on 8 June 2009.
  7. ↑ "Cykelkarta 2007." Solna Municipality. Retrieved on 12 February 2010.
  8. ↑ "SAS Head Office in Sweden." Scandinavian Airlines. Retrieved on 27 January 2012. "SAS Head Office Stockholm-Arlanda Kabinvägen 5 SE-195 87 Stockholm"
  9. ↑ "SAS’ Annual Report 2013/2014." Scandinavian Airlines. January 20, 2015. Retrieved on July 24, 2015. " The annual general meeting in SAS AB will take place on 19 February 2015 at 3.00pm at SAS head office, Frösundaviks allé 1, Solna." Swedish: "SAS årsredovisning 2013/2014." - "SAS huvudkontor, Frösundaviks, alle 1, Solna."
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Networks, town twinning and partnerships" (PDF). City of Solna. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  11. ↑ "Burbank's Sister Cities". Burbank Sister City Organization. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
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Coordinates: 59°21′N 18°00′E / 59.350°N 18.000°E / 59.350; 18.000

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