Solna

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Solna municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Solna Location of the municipality of Solna
coat of arms Location in Stockholm County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Stockholm County
Historical Province (landskap): Uppland
Main place: no main town
SCB code: 0184
Residents : 82,429 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 20 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 4,119.4 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 169 02 - 171 99
Website : www.solna.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 59 ° 21 '  N , 18 ° 0'  E

Ulriksdal Castle
Friends Arena football stadium
Solna Centrum shopping center
Bergshamras Center
Hagapark with the Pelouse lawn and copper tents
Lake Brunnsviken as seen from Hagaparken

Solna is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Stockholm County and the historic province of Uppland .

geography

Solna borders Stockholm and the municipalities of Sundbyberg , Sollentuna and Danderyd . The whole community is part of the crime scene Stockholm. Within Solna there are parts of the lakes Brunnsviken and Edsviken .

The urban community is traditionally divided into the districts Bergshamra, Haga, Hagalund, Huvudsta, Järva, Råsunda, Skytteholm and Ulriksdal. However, the breakdown has no administrative function.

Attractions

economy

Solna is shaped by industry. The Karolinska sjukhuset hospital , Siemens and SAS are among the largest employers in the municipality . In addition, many other Swedish companies have their headquarters in Solna, including Vattenfall , ICA , Billerud and Axfood as well as the two largest Swedish construction companies Skanska and NCC AB . Many international companies such as BMW , Ferag and Lidl also have their Swedish headquarters in Solna. The Stockholm University (Stockholms universitet) maintains in Solna campus for international exchange students (u. A. Erasmus program ). In addition, the world-renowned Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is based in Solna.

traffic

Solna has a train station on the Stockholm – Sundsvall line . With the Pendeltåg is a good connection to the center of Stockholm and Arlanda Airport available.

Sports

The best-known sports club is AIK Solna , including the handball department AIK Handboll . The AIK footballers played in the Råsundastadion , which is located in the Solna district of Råsunda and also served as the Swedish national stadium , until the end of 2012 . The German national football team celebrated according to the Organizing Committee of the 1912 Olympic Games in the previous stadium on 1 July 1912 its highest victory with a 16: 0 against the Russian team . In October 2012 the new national stadium Friends Arena was inaugurated. On July 28, 2013, the final of the 2013 European Women's Football Championship took place there, which the German team won 1-0 against Norway . In Solna on September 1, 1973, Kjell-Ake Bengtsson played the world's first perfect round (18 strokes for 18 holes) in a miniature golf competition.

The UEFA Europa League final took place in Solna in May 2017 .

Twin cities

Solna’s official sister city is Burbank in California , USA . Solna also has four twin cities :

The municipality officially works with two other cities:

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

People who work or have worked in the community

Web links

Commons : Municipality of Solna  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
  2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)
  3. ↑ Official Report of the ORGANIZATIONSKOMMITTÉN FÖR OLYMPISKA SPELEN I STOCKHOLM 1912
  4. ↑ The FIFA calls the Idrottsplats Traneberg as a venue.