Sollentuna Municipality

Sollentuna Municipality ( ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, north of Stockholm. Its seat of local government is located in Tureberg, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area.
Sollentuna borders the municipalities of Solna, Sundbyberg, Stockholm, Järfälla, Upplands Väsby, Täby and Danderyd in clockwise order starting to the south.
History.
Sollentuna municipality was founded in conjunction with the reform of local government in Sweden in 1863. However, its boundaries are almost equivalent to those of Sollentuna Parish, which dates back to the 12th century. Well into the 20th century, Sollentuna was a predominantly rural area.
Modern Sollentuna evolved around the railway between Uppsala and Stockholm, inaugurated in 1866. Five of the eight districts that make up the municipality today correspond to railway stations, now operated by Stockholm commuter rail system. From south to north: Helenelund, Tureberg (railway station is Sollentuna Station), Häggvik, Norrviken and Rotebro. Viby is an extension of Norrviken and the two remaining districts— Edsberg and Sjöberg—are found along the road to Danderyd. Other roads into Sollentuna includes the road from Kallhäll to Rotebro and the E 4 motorway that approximates the same route as the railway.
Sollentuna received the title of a merchant town ("köping") in 1944. Köping status was made obsolete by the municipal reform of 1971.
Demography.
Income and Education.
The population in Sollentuna Municipality has the 11th highest median income per capita in Sweden. The share of highly educated persons, according to Statistics Sweden's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 40.7% (national average: 27.0%) and the 9th highest in the country.
Residents with a foreign background.
On the 31st of December 2017 the number of people with a (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 23 284, or 32.41% of the population (71 848 on the 31st of December 2017). On the 31st of December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 12 443, or 21.26% of the population (58 515 on the 31st of December 2002). On 31 December 2017 there were 71 848 residents in Sollentuna, of which 17 657 people (24.58%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in the table below - the Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by Statistics Sweden.
Politics and government.
Sollentuna Municipality has a municipal assembly with 61 members elected by proportional representation through municipal elections, held in conjunction with the national parliamentary elections every four years. The assembly elects a municipal board, (kommunstyrelse) which is the municipality's main governing body, chaired by the Mayor (sw. "kommunstyrelsens ordförande"). The current mayor is Henrik Thunes, of the Moderate Party.
2018 election results.
In the 2018 municipal elections, the seats in the Council are divided in the following way:
2014 election results.
In the 2014 municipal elections, the seats in the Council are divided in the following way:
2010 election results.
In the 2010 municipal elections, the seats in the Council are divided in the following way:
2006 election results.
In the 2006 municipal elections, the seats in the Council are divided in the following way:
2002 election results.
In the 2002 municipal elections, the seats in the Council are divided in the following way:
Public transport.
Sollentuna is served by the Stockholm public transport system. Stockholm commuter rail have five stations within the municipality. There is also an extensive SL bus network.
Localities and districts.
Since 1995 the bulk of the built-up area of the municipality is statistically counted to the multimunicipal city of Stockholm. A few houses on the eastern border (with about 10 inh.) are in Täby urban area. Sjöberg is constituting a locality of its own.
The municipality is subdivided into the following districts with population as of 31 December 2011:
Lakes.
Central to the landscape of Sollentuna are the rather big lakes Norrviken and Edsviken—the latter a bay of the Baltic Sea.
Edsviken and Norrviken are popular lakes for ice tour skating during the winter. The municipality plows a 15 km long skating track on Norrviken. Note that Norrviken is also the name of a district at the western shore of the Norrviken lake.
Other lakes: 
International relations.
Twin towns — sister cities.
The municipality is twinned with:
Sports.
Sollentunavallen is the biggest playing field. It consists of two fields. The main arena is for football and athletics. Alongside it there's a field with artificial grass, which is used for bandy during the winter season.
The following sports clubs are located in Sollentuna Municipality:
As of June 2013 there were 57 sports clubs in Sollentuna. The full list is maintained on the municipality web site.