North Sweden

The country of Sweden is organized into eight national areas, which are the primary sub-divisions of the country.^[4] These are further divided into 21 regions.^[5][6] For statistical purposes, the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) organizes the country into three broader level sub-divisions based on cardinal directions. These are classified as a NUTS-1 statistical regions of Sweden, and incorporate various regions within it.^[7][8][9]

North Sweden covers most of the land area of Sweden except the southern third of the country. It shares a long border with Norway on the west,^[10] and Finland along the rivers of Könkämäeno, Muonionjoki, and Tornionjoki to the north east.^[11] The three countries meet at the Three-Country Cairn.^[12] The region encompasses an area of 309,934 km² (119,666 sq mi), and is the second largest non-national sub-division in the NUTS classification after Mainland Finland.^[1] With parts of the territory located in the Arctic Circle, most of the area has a cold climate.^[13] It had a population of over 1.75 million in 2024.^[2]

It incorporates seven counties across three national areas–North Middle Sweden, Middle Norrland and Upper Norrland.^[8]