Smedjebacken Municipality

Smedjebacken Municipality (Smedjebackens kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Smedjebacken.

Smedjebacken Municipality Smedjebackens kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 60°08′N 15°25′E
Country	Sweden
County	Dalarna County
Seat	Smedjebacken
Area [1]
• Total	1,057.81 km2 (408.42 sq mi)
• Land	947.92 km2 (365.99 sq mi)
• Water	109.89 km2 (42.43 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2023)[2]
• Total	10,913
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Dalarna
Municipal code	2061
Website	www.smedjebacken.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

The present municipality was formed in two steps during the last nationwide local government reform in Sweden. In 1967 the market town (köping) Smedjebacken was reunited with Norrbärke from which it had been detached in 1918. In 1974 Söderbärke was added.

The municipality borders to eight other municipalities.

The coat of arms depicts a sailing ship and cogwheels. These are intended to show the old and new industry sectors of the municipality. It was first granted 1947, but has undergone a few redesigns since. In Smedjebacken there is a skiingclub NSKalpin.com which has a live webcamera from the slope. Also close by is Lernbo where the biggest sportsfishing retailer in Europe has its headquarters.

Localities

• Gubbo
• Hagge
• Ludvika (minor part)
• Smedjebacken (seat)
• Söderbärke
• Vad

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Smedjebacken Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.^[3]

In total there were 10,924 residents, including 8,649 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[3] 48.2 % voted for the left coalition and 50.6 % 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
			%	%
Hagge-Harnäs	1,625	1,286	42.3	56.9	86	92	8	27,956	32
Morgårdshammar-Gubbo	1,843	1,524	54.7	44.3	81	89	11	24,327	25
Smedjebacken C	1,373	1,070	58.4	40.4	74	77	23	20,311	24
Smedjebacken N	1,857	1,400	52.4	46.3	79	82	18	24,760	28
Smedjebacken S	1,532	1,185	49.4	49.3	80	82	18	23,742	22
Söderbärke-Malingsbo	2,072	1,691	40.3	58.0	83	90	10	25,141	30
Sörbo-Vad	622	493	37.6	62.1	85	87	13	26,566	24
Source: SVT[3]

Riksdag elections

Year	%	Votes	V	S	MP	C	L	KD	M	SD	NyD	Left	Right
1973[4]	91.7	8,275	5.7	61.4		21.2	5.3	1.0	5.0			67.3	31.6
1976[5]	92.5	8,731	5.3	60.3		21.3	5.7	1.0	6.3			65.5	33.3
1979[6]	92.9	8,856	5.2	61.3		16.4	6.0	1.1	9.1			66.5	31.5
1982[7]	92.8	8,926	5.6	63.4	1.2	14.7	3.4	0.8	10.7			69.0	28.8
1985[8]	91.1	8,842	6.5	61.7	1.4	11.7	8.2		10.4			68.2	30.3
1988[9]	85.8	8,281	7.5	60.8	3.9	11.3	6.8	1.7	7.7			72.2	25.9
1991[10]	85.6	8,324	6.3	52.6	2.7	9.2	5.4	4.6	11.3		7.1	59.0	30.4
1994[11]	87.3	8,275	8.6	60.4	4.5	8.0	3.7	1.7	11.6		1.0	73.4	25.0
1998[12]	82.1	7,401	19.2	47.9	4.0	4.8	2.2	6.9	13.6			71.1	27.4
2002[13]	77.8	6,693	11.5	55.1	3.7	6.6	6.9	5.1	9.4	0.5		70.3	28.0
2006[14]	81.6	6,839	7.6	53.7	2.9	7.3	3.2	3.5	16.1	2.2		64.2	30.1
2010[15]	85.2	7,200	6.7	50.9	4.1	5.1	3.4	2.7	19.7	6.4		61.7	30.8
2014[16]	87.4	7,391	6.7	44.1	3.6	5.4	1.9	2.1	15.0	18.5		54.4	24.4
2018[17]	88.1	7,440	7.6	39.0	2.1	6.3	2.5	4.5	13.9	22.9		55.0	43.8
2022[18]	86.4	7,368	5.3	36.3	2.4	4.1	1.9	4.1	14.1	30.5		48.2	50.6

Notable natives

• Jussi Björling, tenor
• Lars Frölander, swimmer
• Mando Diao, rock band
• Sugarplum Fairy, pop band
• Per Fosshaug, bandy player
• Dozer, stoner rock band
• Erik Eriksson, Centre Party's first chairman
• Lars Jonsson, ice hockey player
• Sator, rock band
• Nadja Brandt, writer and also appeared as an extra in Twilight
• Linda Carlsson, musician (also known as Miss Li)
• Tove Alexandersson, orienteering, ski-orienteering and skyrunning world champion
• Per Johansson, swimmer

References

1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
2. "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
3. "Valresultat 2022 för Smedjebacken i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
4. "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
5. "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
6. "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
7. "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
8. "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
9. "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
10. "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
11. "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
12. "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
13. "Smedjebacken - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
14. "Smedjebacken - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
15. "Smedjebacken - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
16. "Smedjebacken - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
17. "Smedjebacken - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
18. "Smedjebacken - Röster Val 2022" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.

External links

• Smedjebacken Municipality – Official site