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City of Solna
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Solna
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Stockholm County
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Södermanland
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288th
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1937
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2005
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33rd
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59,098
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3,051
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<br>'''Solna municipality in'''<br>'''Stockholm County'''<br>
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(unofficial name: ''City of Solna'', or Swedish: ''Solna Stad'') is a
Swedish Municipality in
Stockholm County , in central
Sweden , located north of
Stockholm 's city centre. It is a part of
Metropolitan Stockholm .
Solna borders with
Stockholm to the south, southeast and northwest; with
Sundbyberg in the west;
Sollentuna to the north; and finally
Danderyd to the northeast.
There are two parishes in Solna: Råsunda (population 29,677) and Solna (population 28,317).
Solna is divided into 8 traditional parts with no administrative functions:
Bergshamra ,
Haga ,
Hagalund ,
Huvudsta ,
Järva ,
Råsunda ,
Skytteholm and
Ulriksdal . The largest districts are Råsunda, Hagalund and Huvudsta, with the
Solna Centrum in between them. Solna is served by the
Stockholm Metro and the commuter train system run by
SL .
With few exceptions, Solna's built-up areas have a
Suburb an character, but there are also several large parks and Sweden's national football stadium
Råsunda , adjacent to
Solna Centrum shopping centre and
Metro station.
Solna has a lot of companies and authorities, making it a major place of work in the
Stockholm Metropolitan region.
A
Legislative City Council with 61 members is elected by the citizens of Solna by
Proportional Representation for a four-year term. It appoints an executive committee among its members, chaired by the
Mayor .
- 1943-1956 CA Andersson (s)
- 1956-1967 KA Larsson (s)
- 1968-1976 CG Eklund (fp)
- 1977-1982 Sune Berglund (m)
- 1983-1988 Gösta Fagerberg (s)
- 1989-1991 Karl Gustav Svensson (s)
- 1991-1994 Anders Gustâv (m)
- 1994-1998 Karl Gustav Svensson (s)
- 1998-2006 Anders Gustâv (m)
- 2006 Anders Ekegren (fp)
- 2006- Lars-Erik Salminen (m)
- The Solna church was constructed in the 12th century. For defensive purposes, it was built as a round-church, and is one of few of that kind in Sweden.
