Sweden

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Sweden is
divided into 289
municipalities.
Some are large,
others small, but
all deal with
issues that are
important to local
residents.
More maps can
be found at the
end of the
chapter.
The Municipality
Taking charge and providing
services in your area
Municipality, kommun, and county council, landsting, are words
you will often hear in Sweden. What is a municipality and what
does it do Who governs a municipality, and how can you influence
their decisions What are the county councils, and what do
they do We will try to answer these questions in this chapter.
The municipality