Nynäshamn Municipality () is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Nynäshamn.
In 1974 the former City of Nynäshamn (itself instituted in 1946) was merged with Ösmo, from which it had been detached as a market town (köping) in 1911 and Sorunda, all in the Södertörn peninsula and adjacent islands.
Demography Population development
2022 by district This is a demographic table based on Nynäshamn 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 29,442 residents, including 21,526 Swedish citizens of voting age. 45.2% voted for the left coalition and 53.4% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
Location % % 1 Sandhamn 1,126 843 48.3 50.7 87 84 16 28,235 362 Estö Ö 1,433 1,087 46.6 52.4 81 83 17 27,884 403 Estö V 1,563 1,158 52.4 46.3 79 79 21 26,721 394 Centrala Nynäs 2,066 1,617 52.5 46.9 78 77 23 23,699 355 Gröndal 1,084 764 50.8 47.2 71 65 35 21,286 297 Via 1,855 1,558 53.7 45.0 80 83 17 23,203 338 Kullsta 1,182 951 45.5 52.5 82 83 17 26,045 329 Nicksta 2,360 1,301 57.4 40.4 68 41 59 20,466 3010 Vaktberget 2,009 1,518 45.8 51.4 78 59 41 23,661 3611 Hacktorp 1,146 891 49.3 49.2 88 86 14 30,381 3413 Ösmo V 1,812 1,253 44.4 54.3 76 69 31 25,347 3114 Ösmo Ö 1,835 1,125 47.5 51.4 77 58 42 24,617 2815 Ösmo S 1,634 1,213 41.1 57.1 82 80 20 26,501 2916 Ösmo N 1,691 1,195 38.3 60.7 87 87 13 33,618 4017 Torö 621 521 38.8 60.8 82 88 12 28,122 3118 Sorunda S 1,892 1,407 37.3 61.9 81 81 19 26,278 2619 M Sorunda 1,906 1,408 34.9 63.0 83 87 13 26,536 2720 Sorunda N 2,227 1,716 34.5 64.3 87 84 16 29,668 30Source: SVT
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 6 082, or 21.64% of the population (28 109 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 3 178, or 12.96% of the population (24 528 on 31 December 2002).Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund och år (Read 4 januari 2019) On 31 December 2017 there were 28 109 residents in Nynäshamn, of which 4 849 people (17.25%) 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 4 januari 2019
Country of birth 31 December 2017 1 2 3 : Other countries 4 5 Asia: Other countries 6 Africa: Other countries 7 outside of the EU: other countries 8 9 10 South America 11 12 13 14 15 /SFR Yugoslavia/ 16 17 18 19 North America 20 21 22 23 24 Oceania 25 26 Unknown country of birth
Localities Grödby Nynäshamn (seat) Stora Vika Sorunda Ösmo
Public transportation As all municipalities in Stockholm County Nynäshamn is served by the public transport system operated by SL. There are a number of stations of Stockholm commuter rail as well as a bus network in the municipality.
There are car- and passenger ferries to the Swedish island Gotland and to Poland and Latvia.
There are over 1,800 islands and islets in the municipality. The Draget Canal allows boats to traverse the municipality from west to east without needing to pass offshore of the Landsort peninsular. Nynäshamn boasts sandy beaches, areas suitable for long walks, for riding horses and for bicycling, all popular activities. The municipality may have one of the most varying natures in the county, as it allows both activities related to the Stockholm archipelago, such as boat tours, as well as boggy grounds, agricultural areas, urban areas and even forests with elk and deer.
Its history is traced several thousands of years back. About 50 historical remains are considered notable enough to be marked on maps and attract visitors. They include both grave fields from the Iron Age, runestones from the Viking Age as well as newer curiosities such as 18th century farms and cottages.
Notable people
Kent Nilsson, retired NHL hockey player Erik Gustafsson, NHL player for the Detroit Red Wings
See also Ören Nature Reserve
References
External links
Nynäshamn Municipality - Official site Various images from Nynäshamn and surrounding areas