Gällivare Municipality
Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden
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Gällivare Municipality (Swedish: Gällivare kommun; Northern Sami: Jiellevárri gielda or Váhčira gielda; Meänkieli: Jellivaaran kunta; Finnish: Jällivaaran kunta) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is Gällivare. It is the third largest municipality in Sweden. Gällivare Lapland Airport is the only airport in the region able to accommodate commercial fixed-wing aircraft; as such, it is a popular destination for hikers wishing to visit the Sarek and Padjelanta national parks.
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Gällivare Municipality
Gällivare kommun | |
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Gällivare Railway Station | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 67°07′N 20°45′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Seat | Gällivare |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,818.22 km2 (6,493.55 sq mi) |
| • Land | 15,705.15 km2 (6,063.79 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,113.07 km2 (429.76 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (30 June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 17,195 |
| • Density | 1.0949/km2 (2.8357/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Lapland |
| Municipal code | 2523 |
| Website | www.gellivare.se |
Localities and settlements
There are six localities (or urban areas) in Gällivare Municipality:[3]
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gällivare | 8,480 |
| 2 | Malmberget | 6,017 |
| 3 | Koskullskulle | 899 |
| 4 | Hakkas | 383 |
| 5 | Ullatti | 230 |
| 6 | Tjautjas/Čavččas | 216 |
The municipal seat in bold
Other settlements
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Gällivare Municipality's electoral districts in the sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]
Electoral districts for the 2022 Swedish general election reported a population of 17,434 residents, including 13,652 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 53.0% voted for the left coalition and 45.8% for the right coalition. Median income is high compared to other municipalities in the region, primarily due to a large mining industry in the area. Indicators are in percentage form with the exception of population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Dundret | 1,189 | 991 | 46.1 | 52.0 | 87 | 84 | 16 | 31,779 | 32 |
| Gällivare C | 2,067 | 1,690 | 57.7 | 41.3 | 82 | 80 | 20 | 24,507 | 23 |
| Gällivare N | 920 | 808 | 61.9 | 36.3 | 81 | 92 | 8 | 23,559 | 20 |
| Gällivare S | 1,682 | 1,400 | 47.3 | 51.1 | 85 | 91 | 9 | 24,855 | 17 |
| Gällivare V | 1,138 | 889 | 54.1 | 45.5 | 91 | 93 | 7 | 33,467 | 36 |
| Heden | 2,317 | 1,750 | 55.4 | 44.2 | 91 | 93 | 7 | 32,511 | 34 |
| Koskullskulle | 2,318 | 1,648 | 50.2 | 48.8 | 85 | 85 | 15 | 31,294 | 25 |
| Maria | 1,256 | 965 | 53.2 | 45.4 | 86 | 85 | 15 | 27,833 | 34 |
| Mellanområdet | 2,464 | 1,864 | 53.0 | 46.1 | 91 | 93 | 7 | 32,542 | 28 |
| Sjöparken | 2,083 | 1,647 | 54.3 | 44.4 | 84 | 86 | 14 | 28,206 | 29 |
| Source: SVT[4] | |||||||||
Elections
Riksdag
"Turnout" denotes the percentage of eligible voters casting any ballots, whereas "Votes" denotes the number of actual valid ballots cast.
| Year | Turnout | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | ND | NP/SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973[5] | 86.6 | 14,719 | 20.7 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1976[6] | 87.0 | 15,619 | 17.8 | 51.5 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1979[7] | 87.0 | 15,699 | 15.7 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1982[8] | 87.7 | 16,008 | 16.5 | 58.0 | 0.8 | 7.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1985[9] | 85.4 | 15,443 | 18.1 | 56.6 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1988[10] | 79.6 | 14,065 | 16.8 | 57.0 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1991[11] | 79.2 | 13,510 | 15.6 | 55.5 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| 1994[12] | 83.4 | 14,213 | 17.4 | 60.3 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 9.9 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| 1998[13] | 77.1 | 12,507 | 33.5 | 43.2 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2002[14] | 75.5 | 11,484 | 16.6 | 41.9 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 18.3 |
| 2006[15] | 76.9 | 11,420 | 17.8 | 52.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 11.9 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| 2010[16] | 80.6 | 12,000 | 13.6 | 55.9 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 14.2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2014[17] | 82.2 | 12,108 | 11.6 | 50.5 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 10.8 | 15.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Blocs
| Year | Turnout | Votes | Left | Right | SD | Other | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 86.6 | 14,719 | 69.5 | 27.7 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 97.2 |
| 1976 | 87.0 | 15,619 | 69.3 | 28.3 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 97.6 |
| 1979 | 87.0 | 15,699 | 69.6 | 25.3 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 94.9 |
| 1982 | 87.7 | 16,008 | 74.5 | 21.5 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 96.0 |
| 1985 | 85.4 | 15,443 | 74.7 | 23.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 98.3 |
| 1988 | 79.6 | 14,065 | 77.4 | 19.2 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 96.6 |
| 1991 | 79.2 | 13,510 | 71.1 | 23.2 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 96.7 |
| 1994 | 83.4 | 14,213 | 81.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 98.0 |
| 1998 | 77.1 | 12,507 | 79.9 | 18.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 98.7 |
| 2002 | 75.5 | 11,484 | 63.3 | 16.1 | 0.0 | 21.6 | 79.4 |
| 2006 | 76.9 | 11,420 | 73.5 | 19.7 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 93.2 |
| 2010 | 80.6 | 12,000 | 73.3 | 20.6 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 98.9 |
| 2014 | 82.2 | 12,108 | 66.3 | 16.3 | 15.2 | 2.2 | 97.8 |
