Sweden is divided into three parts: Götaland in the south, Svealand in the middle, and Norrland in the north. Sweden is also divided into 25 provinces and 21 counties, or regions. The counties are divided into 290 municipalities that decide a lot on their own. The three largest municipalities are Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö.
The population of Sweden
Today about 9.3 million people live in Sweden. Around two million live in the three largest cities in the country: Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö. 14 per cent of the Swedish population was born in another country.
People have always immigrated to Sweden. Since the second world war Sweden has received about 1 450 000 immigrants and refugees.