Upplands Väsby Municipality () is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, with a population of 50,610 (2026). Its seat is located in the town of Upplands Väsby.

The municipality was created in connection with the municipal reform of 1952, when the rural municipalities Ed, Fresta and Hammarby were amalgamated. It got its name from a settlement which had evolved around the railway station.

The name Väsby can be attested (as Vesby) from the 13th century. The prefix "Upplands" came to be used by the post station in 1919 as a means of separating it from other Väsbys in the country. The municipality was then named "Upplands-Väsby" for a time, but the dash was removed on 19 September 2002.

Geography Upplands Väsby is located in between Stockholm and Arlanda Airport, and the East Coast Line railroad goes through the municipality. There are local train services to Arlanda Airport, Uppsala, Märsta, Stockholm Central Station, Tumba and Södertälje Centrum (Stockholm commuter rail).

The land is covered with good soil, forests, and moraine. The western part border to a creek of the lake Mälaren (not visible on the map), which also marks the border to the municipality Upplands-Bro. There are also other water areas, such as streams and small lakes, in the municipality. One of them is the small river Väsbyån, flowing through Väsby, in which the uncommon fish asp swims.

History Located in the province of Uppland the municipality holds remains from the Stone Age. Runestones and axes from the Bronze Age have also been found. The number of rune inscriptions in the municipality amounts to 76.

When Väsby Centrum, a shopping centre that currently houses some 60 stores, was built in Väsby in 1972 the population grew markedly. The mall is currently undergoing a large increase; 20 new stores will have opened by spring 2007, bringing the mall's total up to 80 stores.

Demography

2022 by district This is a demographic table based on Upplands Väsby 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 47,696 residents, including 32,973 Swedish citizens of voting age. 47.3% voted for the left coalition and 50.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location % % Apoteksskogen 1,596 1,023 54.8 42.7 74 35 65 23,003 40Brunnby 2,031 1,292 38.7 59.5 81 58 42 27,788 41Edssjön 1,950 1,246 50.5 47.2 88 60 40 32,252 55Ekebo 1,602 987 57.4 40.1 73 33 67 22,043 40Folkparken 1,500 1,180 50.3 48.1 83 61 39 26,529 47Frestaby 1,508 1,079 39.7 59.6 86 73 27 32,069 39Fyrklövern N 854 813 55.9 40.9 72 42 58 18,151 39Fyrklövern S 1,491 936 58.0 37.0 68 21 79 18,922 33Fysinge 1,531 1,091 38.5 60.7 77 54 46 26,688 39Gamla Bollstanäs 1,569 1,162 38.9 60.5 87 74 26 34,825 51Grimstaby 2,319 1,725 42.7 56.5 84 75 25 31,550 43Korpkulla 1,589 1,276 53.1 44.8 79 50 50 25,951 50Mälaren 1,396 1,075 48.7 50.2 82 68 32 29,167 47Nedra Runby 1,513 1,119 52.1 46.4 80 63 37 26,880 45Norra Bollstanäs 2,092 1,394 37.4 61.6 87 78 22 38,890 54Odenslunda N 1,715 1,156 41.3 57.8 84 61 39 31,331 45Odenslunda S 1,651 1,224 40.1 58.6 83 66 34 30,182 41Prästgårdsmarken 1,898 1,236 49.7 47.4 77 51 49 25,247 34Sigma 1,816 1,026 59.3 35.4 70 28 72 22,460 34Sjukyrkoberget 1,597 1,143 44.1 55.6 87 70 30 33,279 48Skälby 1,682 1,311 46.4 51.6 76 55 45 24,544 34Smedby N 1,529 914 53.3 43.2 71 37 63 22,958 33Smedby S 1,655 1,130 46.7 50.3 75 53 47 25,699 28Vilunda 1,498 1,078 53.0 45.9 79 53 47 23,974 44Väsbyskogen V 2,051 1,560 53.1 45.0 80 52 48 27,825 49Väsbyskogen Ö 2,036 1,111 59.3 35.3 65 24 76 18,870 29Ö Frestaby-Ekeby 2,041 1,355 34.9 63.7 87 71 29 32,624 43Övra Runby 1,986 1,331 52.0 46.7 77 65 35 27,726 47Source: SVT

Population development

Residents with a foreign background 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 17 533, or 39.31% of the population (44 605 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 10 132, or 27.06% of the population (37 444 on 31 December 2002).Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund och år (Read 5 januari 2019) On 31 December 2017 there were 44 605 residents in Upplands Väsby, of which 13 009 people (29.16%) 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.Statistiska centralbyrån: Utrikes födda efter län, kommun och födelseland 31 december 2017 (XLS-fil) Läst 5 januari 2019

Country of birth 31 December 2017 1 2 3 Asia: Other countries 4 5 : Other countries 6 Africa: Other countries 7 8 South America 9 10 11 outside of the EU: other countries 12 13 14 North America 15 16 /SFR Yugoslavia/ 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Oceania 26 Unknown country of birth

References

External links

Upplands Väsby Municipality - Official site Väsby Centrum (in Swedish)