Strömsund Municipality
Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden
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Strömsund Municipality (Swedish: Strömsunds kommun; Southern Sami: Straejmien tjïelte) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Strömsund.
Strömsund Municipality
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 63°51′N 15°35′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Jämtland County |
| Seat | Strömsund |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,780.57 km2 (4,548.50 sq mi) |
| • Land | 10,465.08 km2 (4,040.59 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,315.49 km2 (507.91 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (30 June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 10,965 |
| • Density | 1.0478/km2 (2.7137/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Jämtland and Ångermanland |
| Municipal code | 2313 |
| Website | www.stromsund.se |
The nearest larger city is Östersund, the provincial capital of Jämtland, which is located approximately 100 km to the south.
History
Strömsund Municipality was formed in 1974 through the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Fjällsjö, Frostviken, Hammerdal and Ström. The most populous locality in the area, Strömsund, was chosen as administrative centre, and it also gave its name to the new entity.
Geography
With an area of roughly 12,000 km2 (4,600 sq mi), it is the sixth largest in Sweden, and one of the most sparsely populated. The town Strömsund has a municipal population of about 3,500 and is located on the slopes of Ströms vattudal, the lake whose waters flow through the town and which can be seen being spanned by the Strömsund Bridge on the municipal coat of arms. Among locals, the town itself is usually referred to as Ström or Flata (a reference to the flack slope on which the central parts of the town is built).
Localities
There are seven localities (or urban areas) in Strömsund Municipality:[3]
| # | Locality | Population | Notes |
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| 1 | Strömsund | 3,516 | |
| 2 | Hammerdal | 996 | |
| 3 | Hoting | 749 | Was prior to 1974 part of Västernorrland and is part of the Ångermanland frontier region.[4] |
| 4 | Backe | 625 | Was prior to 1974 part of Västernorrland and is part of the Ångermanland frontier region.[4] |
| 5 | Gäddede | 456 | |
| 6 | Rossön | 400 | Was prior to 1974 part of Västernorrland and is part of the Ångermanland frontier region.[4] |
| 7 | Näsviken | 221 |
The municipal seat in bold
Demographics
This is a demographic table based on Strömsund Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[5]
In total there were 11,458 residents, including 8,831 Swedish citizens of voting age.[5] 52.2% voted for the left coalition and 46.6% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Backe | 1,268 | 1,029 | 51.3 | 48.0 | 80 | 90 | 10 | 20,469 | 24 |
| Gäddede | 786 | 610 | 51.8 | 46.7 | 79 | 86 | 14 | 23,109 | 27 |
| Hammerdal | 2,368 | 1,834 | 51.2 | 48.2 | 82 | 87 | 13 | 22,153 | 27 |
| Hoting | 828 | 637 | 50.4 | 48.8 | 75 | 88 | 12 | 20,605 | 19 |
| Kyrktåsjö-Norråker | 615 | 514 | 51.1 | 47.3 | 85 | 93 | 7 | 22,429 | 23 |
| Näsviken | 788 | 621 | 51.5 | 47.0 | 86 | 95 | 5 | 24,511 | 30 |
| Strömsund | 1,641 | 1,089 | 57.9 | 41.0 | 67 | 63 | 37 | 18,272 | 20 |
| Västra Bredgård | 1,665 | 1,299 | 55.5 | 43.0 | 86 | 92 | 8 | 24,166 | 26 |
| Östra Bredgård | 1,499 | 1,198 | 49.4 | 49.4 | 85 | 93 | 7 | 23,912 | 25 |
| Source: SVT[5] | |||||||||
Economy
Forest industry has traditionally been an important industry, but today tourism also has an important part. Like the rest of Jämtland, nature is what attracts visitors, with its blend of forests, mountains, lakes and rivers.
The two most visited sights are Hembygdsgården in Strömsund (16,000 visitors) and Hällingsåfallet (12,000 visitors).[6]
Another popular site is the cave Korallgrottan.
