Sollentuna Municipality Facts for Kids

Sollentuna Municipality (in Swedish: Sollentuna kommun) is a town in Sweden. It is located north of Stockholm in Stockholm County. The main town, where the local government is, is called Tureberg. Tureberg is part of the larger Sollentuna urban area.

Exploring Sollentuna's Geography
- Main Areas and Districts
- Beautiful Lakes of Sollentuna
Sollentuna's Past: A Brief History
People of Sollentuna: Population Growth
- How Sollentuna's Population Grew
- Education and Background
Getting Around: Public Transport
Places to See in Sollentuna
Sports and Activities
Famous People from Sollentuna
Sollentuna's Global Connections
- Twin Towns and Sister Cities
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Exploring Sollentuna's Geography

Sollentuna shares its borders with several other towns. These include Solna, Sundbyberg, Stockholm, Järfälla, Upplands Väsby, Täby, and Danderyd. They are arranged around Sollentuna like the numbers on a clock, starting from the south.

Main Areas and Districts

Most of Sollentuna's developed areas are counted as part of the big city of Stockholm. A small part on the eastern side is in the Täby urban area. Sjöberg is a town that stands on its own.

The municipality is divided into several districts. Here are some of them with their populations as of December 31, 2021:

Tureberg: 19,127 people
Rotebro: 8,824 people
Helenelund: 12,678 people
Edsberg: 12,338 people
Viby: 5,748 people
Sjöberg: 4,705 people
Häggvik: 5,518 people
Norrviken: 3,349 people
Vaxmora: 2,635 people
Järvafältet: 186 people
The total population is 75,108.

Beautiful Lakes of Sollentuna

Ice skating on Lake Norrviken in winter.

Two large lakes are very important to the landscape of Sollentuna: Norrviken and Edsviken. Edsviken is actually a bay of the Baltic Sea.

Lake Norrviken

Both Edsviken and Norrviken are popular for tour skating in winter. The municipality even clears a 15-kilometer long skating path on Norrviken. It's interesting that Norrviken is also the name of a district located by the western shore of Lake Norrviken.

Other lakes in the area include:

Fjäturen
Ravalen
Rösjön
Väsjön
Översjön
Snuggan
Djupan

Sollentuna's Past: A Brief History

Sollentuna municipality was officially created in 1863. However, its borders are almost the same as those of Sollentuna Parish, which has existed since the 12th century. For a long time, Sollentuna was mostly a countryside area.

Modern Sollentuna grew up around the railway line between Uppsala and Stockholm. This railway opened in 1866. Five of the eight districts in the municipality today are named after railway stations. These stations are now part of the Stockholm commuter rail system. From south to north, they are Helenelund, Tureberg (its station is called Sollentuna Station), Häggvik, Norrviken, and Rotebro. Viby is an extension of Norrviken. The other two districts, Edsberg and Sjöberg, are found along the road to Danderyd. Other ways to get into Sollentuna include a road from Kallhäll to Rotebro and the E 4 motorway, which follows a similar path to the railway.

Sollentuna was given the title of a merchant town (köping) in 1944. This special status became outdated with a new municipal reform in 1971.

People of Sollentuna: Population Growth

How Sollentuna's Population Grew

Population development in Sollentuna Municipality 1810–2019
Year	Population
1810	872
1850	827
1900	1,290
1910	2,269
1920	3,933
1930	9,221
1940	13,485
1950	18,631
1960	25,145
1970	37,723
1975	43,413
1980	45,868
1985	48,212
1990	51,377
1995	54,553
2000	58,048
2005	59,355
2010	64,630
2015	70,251
2017	71,848
2019	73,857

The population in Sollentuna has grown a lot over the years. In 1810, there were only 872 people. By 2019, the population had grown to 73,857 people!

Education and Background

Sollentuna Municipality has a high number of educated people. About 40.7% of its residents have a college degree that is three years or longer. This is much higher than the national average of 27.0%.

Many people in Sollentuna have a background from other countries. On December 31, 2017, about 32.41% of the population were either born outside Sweden or had two parents born outside Sweden. This number has increased over time. In 2002, it was about 21.26%.

Getting Around: Public Transport

Sollentuna is well-connected by public transport. The Stockholm commuter rail has five stations within the municipality. There is also a large network of SL buses that help people travel around.

Places to See in Sollentuna

Edsbergs slott

Edsbacka Krog: This restaurant is located by Edsbacka lake. It was once the only Swedish restaurant with two stars in the famous Michelin Guide. It closed in 2010, but a new restaurant with a similar name is now there.
Edsbergs Slott: This beautiful castle was built in 1760 in the rococo style.
King Agne's Burial Mound: There is a possible burial mound here that might belong to King Agne from the 5th century.

Sports and Activities

Sollentunavallen

Bandy at Sollentunavallen

Sollentunavallen is the biggest sports field in the area. It has two main fields. One is used for football and athletics. The other has artificial grass and is used for bandy during the winter.

Many sports clubs are active in Sollentuna Municipality:

Sollentuna Volleybollklubb (Volleyball)
Rotebro IS FF (Football)
Sollentuna FK (Football)
Konståkningsklubben Sollentuna (Figure Skating)
Turebergs FK (Athletics)
Helenelunds IK (Bandy and Football)
Sollentuna HC (Ice Hockey)
SKIFT (Various sports)

As of December 2022, Sollentuna has 64 sports clubs. You can find a full list on the municipality's website.

Famous People from Sollentuna

Many well-known people have lived in Sollentuna:

Jonas Bane, an actor
Kajsa Bergqvist, a world champion in high jump
Thomas Bodström, a former football player and politician
Ted Gärdestad, a pop musician
Maia Hirasawa, a musician
Patric Hörnqvist, an ice hockey player for the Florida Panthers
Jonatan Johansson, a snowboarder
Ulrika Jonsson, a television presenter
Johan Munck, a former Chief Justice of Sweden
Rickard Rakell, an ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins
Emilia Andersson Ramboldt, an ice hockey player and former captain of the Swedish women's national team
Rednex, a country pop music group
Lovisa Selander, an ice hockey goaltender for the Boston Pride and the Swedish women's national team
Farhad Shakely, a poet
Linda Skugge, a writer
Mats Sundin, a famous professional ice hockey player
Niklas Svedberg, a professional ice hockey goaltender
Rolf Tibblin, a two-time Motocross World Champion
Caroline Winberg, a model
Mia Mulder, a video essayist, activist, podcaster, and city councillor

Sollentuna's Global Connections

Sollentuna Municipality has special partnerships with other towns around the world. These are called "twin towns" or "sister cities." They help promote friendship and understanding between different places.