Strömsund Municipality

Strömsund Municipality Strömsunds kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
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  (31 December 2023)
• Total	11,113
• Density	0.94/km2 (2.4/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

Strömsund Municipality (Swedish: Strömsunds kommun, Southern Sami: Straejmien tjïelte) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Strömsund.

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 river that flows through the town. 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:

#	Locality	Population	Notes
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	Backe	625	Was prior to 1974 part of Västernorrland and is part of the Ångermanland frontier region.
5	Gäddede	456
6	Rossön	400	Was prior to 1974 part of Västernorrland and is part of the Ångermanland frontier region.
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.

In total there were 11,458 residents, including 8,831 Swedish citizens of voting age. 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

Economy

Hällingsåfallet.

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).

Another popular site is the cave Korallgrottan.

External links

• Strömsund Municipality - Official site
• Flata.net - Unofficial site
• Nordic Husky Farm - Spring, Summer & Autumn hiking on the banks of Vattudalen lake