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(Top) 1 Geography 1.1 Localities 2 Demography 2.1 Population development 2.2 Income and Education 2.3 2022 by district 2.4 Residents with a foreign background 3 Present 4 Public transportation 5 Schools and education 6 Sports 7 References 8 External links

Vallentuna Municipality

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Vallentuna Municipality Vallentuna kommun
Municipality
Vallentuna Gymnasium
Coat of arms

Coordinates: 59°32′N 18°05′E / 59.533°N 18.083°E / 59.533; 18.083
Country	Sweden
County	Stockholm County
Seat	Vallentuna
Area ^[1]
• Total	368.97 km² (142.46 sq mi)
• Land	358.36 km² (138.36 sq mi)
• Water	10.61 km² (4.10 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2023)^[2]
• Total	35,076
• Density	95/km² (250/sq mi)
Demonyms	Vallentuner Vallentunan Vallentunian
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Uppland
Municipal code	0115
Website	www.vallentuna.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Vallentuna Municipality (Vallentuna kommun) is a municipalityinStockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vallentuna.

The current municipality was established as a result of the municipal reform of 1971. Its coat of arms depicts an eagle, a broad axe and two stars.

Geography[edit]

The geography is still dominated by nature and agriculture and some lakes and streams, besides the urban areas. Many houses are one family houses.

Localities[edit]

The seat of the municipality is in Vallentuna, which is a contiguous built-up area, partly situated in Täby Municipality. There are also smaller localities, such as Brottby, Karby, Kårsta and Lindholmen.

Demography[edit]

Population development[edit]

Population development in Vallentuna Municipality 1970–2019
Year	Population
1970	12,711
1975	14,886
1980	17,603
1985	19,511
1990	22,186
1995	23,457
2000	25,228
2005	27,397
2010	30,114
2015	32,380
2017	33,175
2019	34,090
Source: SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år.

Income and Education[edit]

The population in Vallentuna Municipality has the 12th highest median income per capitainSweden,^[3] although the share of highly educated persons, according to Statistics Sweden's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 28.6% and slightly over the national average, 27.0%.^[4]

2022 by district[edit]

This is a demographic table based on Vallentuna 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 34,213 residents, including 24,580 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[5] 40.9% voted for the left coalition and 57.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location

1 Vallentuna V

1,245

902

30.4

68.9

32,441

2 Markim-Ormesta

1,844

1,294

43.9

55.0

32,152

3 Hammarbacken N

2,135

1,476

41.0

57.7

33,572

4 Hammarbacken S

1,990

1,437

42.7

56.0

27,841

5 Ormsta N

2,120

1,458

42.8

56.1

33,099

6 Vallentuna NÖ

2,694

1,771

36.7

62.1

33,443

7 Norrgården-Sörgården

1,345

1,011

45.5

53.3

24,176

8 Vallentuna C

1,919

1,568

51.2

47.6

22,678

9 Ormsta S

2,061

1,530

49.9

48.0

24,098

10 Lovisedal

2,315

1,699

41.1

58.0

33,255

11 Karlberg

2,226

1,525

36.3

63.0

34,494

12 Vada-Angarn-Össeby

2,054

1,502

37.1

61.7

29,841

13 Bällsta S

1,956

1,283

36.9

61.7

42,848

14 Bällsta V

2,408

1,748

40.7

58.4

32,788

15 Vallentuna SÖ

2,239

1,563

40.8

58.6

37,501

16 Garn

1,475

1,134

40.7

57.7

28,214

17 Kårsta-Frösunda

2,187

1,679

38.1

60.2

28,895

Source: SVT^[5]

Residents with a foreign background[edit]

On 31 December 2017 the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 6 009, or 18.11% of the population (33 175 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 3 458, or 13.35% of the population (25 905 on 31 December 2002).^[6] On 31 December 2017 there were 33 175 residents in Vallentuna, of which 4 667 people (14.07%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in the table below - the Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by Statistics Sweden.^[7]

Country of birth^[7]
31 December 2017
1	Sweden	28,508
2	European Union: Other countries	928
3	Finland	593
4	Asia: Other countries	503
5	Poland	400
6	Iran	277
7	Iraq	255
8	South America	233
9	Germany	188
10	Europe outside of the EU: other countries	182
11	Africa: Other countries	178
12	Thailand	175
13	Syria	157
14	North America	125
15	Norway	103
16	Afghanistan	80
17	Yugoslavia/ Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro	61
18	Denmark	53
19	Turkey	37
20	Bosnia and Herzegovina	36
21	Eritrea	33
22	Oceania	25
23	Iceland	20
24	Soviet Union	20
25	Unknown country of birth	4
26	Somalia	1

Present[edit]

Vallentuna has been expanding in recent years, and is one of the municipalities of the county that grows fastest every year, with more than 2% yearly, and has now doubled since 1971. Many people settle in Vallentuna because it is close to nature, and yet allows them to commute to their work places, both in Stockholm (to where the commuter gets you in 30 minutes) and elsewhere. In total, about 9,000 people commute from Vallentuna to other municipalities, while about 2,000 people commute into Vallentuna.

Public transportation[edit]

The municipality is served by the Stockholm public transport system through SL. There are nine stops on the narrow gauge Roslagsbanan suburban railway as well as a bus network.

Schools and education[edit]

All over the central part of Vallentuna you can find schools of different sorts, there is a cultureschool (Kulturskolan) that specialises in teaching music but also drama, musical and dance. Vallentunas『Högstadie skolor』(aimed for kids ages 12–16) are Hjälmstaskolan, Vittra Vallentuna, Hammarbackskolan, Bällstabergsskolan and Vallentuna Friskola. There also is a Secondary School ("gymnasieskola"), Vallentuna Gymnasium.

Sports[edit]

Vallentuna has two sports facilities; Vallentuna IP and Össeby IP. Vallentuna IP is a modern sports facility with track & field, soccer fields, ice hockey rinks, tennis courts and trail runs. Össeby IP has a track & field track, soccer field, trail runs, inside tennis courts, and an inside sports gym.^[8]