East Sweden
Under East Sweden , Swedish Östra Sverige , refers to the heartland of Sweden . East Sweden is also the name of a Swedish NUTS 1 region .
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Eastern Sweden is formed from the plains of the peninsula towards Åland and southern Finland . There are the capital Stockholm , Uppsala , Nyköping , Norrköping and Örebro .
The term is not very stuck in Swedish national geography. Eastern Sweden can also more generally be counted as Central Sweden or Southern Sweden in the broader sense (Södra Sverige) .
As the NUTS 1 region SE1 , Östra Sverige comprises two imperial areas ( Riksområde in Swedish ):
- Stockholm / Stockholm County (SE11 / SE110)
- Östra Mellansverige (SE12, 'East Central Sweden') with Uppsala län (SE121), Södermanland län (SE122), Östergötland län (SE123), Örebro län (SE124) and Västmanland län (SE125)