Småland and the islands

Småland and the islands Småland med öarna
Country:	Sweden
Original name:	Småland med Öarna
Code:	SE09
Largest city:	Jönköping
Area:	33,244 km²
Population:	798,344 inh.

Småland and the islands (Swedish: Småland med öarna) is a National Area (Swedish: Riksområde) of Sweden. The National Areas are a part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) of Sweden. The name derives from the fact that the area covers the historical province of Småland with the island provinces of Öland and Gotland, located in the Baltic Sea.

Geography

Småland and the islands is situated in the south-eastern part of its country. It is close to Denmark and it borders with the riksområden of East Middle Sweden, West Sweden and South Sweden.

The most populous cities are Jönköping, Växjö, Kalmar, Visby, Västervik and Värnamo.

Subdivision

Småland and the islands includes 4 counties:

Counties	NUTS 3	Municipalities	LAU 2
Jönköping (seat: Jönköping)	SE091	Aneby	0604
		Gnosjö	0617
		Mullsjö	0642
		Habo	0643
		Gislaved	0662
		Vaggeryd	0665
		Jönköping	0680
		Nässjö	0682
		Värnamo	0683
		Sävsjö	0684
		Vetlanda	0685
		Eksjö	0686
		Tranås	0687
Kronoberg (seat: Växjö)	SE092	Uppvidinge	0760
		Lessebo	0761
		Tingsryd	0763
		Alvesta	0764
		Älmhult	0765
		Markaryd	0767
		Växjö	0780
		Ljungby	0781
Kalmar (seat: Kalmar)	SE093	Högsby	0821
		Torsås	0834
		Mörbylånga	0840
		Hultsfred	0860
		Mönsterås	0861
		Emmaboda	0862
		Kalmar	0880
		Nybro	0881
		Oskarshamn	0882
		Västervik	0883
		Vimmerby	0884
		Borgholm	0885
Gotland (seat: Visby)	SE094	Gotland	0980

See also

Götaland Riksområden NUTS of Sweden Local administrative unit ISO 3166-2:SE

Subdivisions of the Nordic countries Municipalities of Jönköping County Municipalities of Kronoberg County Municipalities of Kalmar County Municipalities of Gotland County

External links

Media related to National Areas of Sweden at Wikimedia Commons