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Sunne Municipality

Sunne kommun
Sunne church in Värmland, Sweden
Sunne church in Värmland, Sweden
Coat of arms of Sunne Municipality
Coat of arms
Sunne Municipality in Värmland County.png
Country Sweden
County Värmland County
Seat Sunne
Area
 • Total 1,457.07 km2 (562.58 sq mi)
 • Land 1,296.39 km2 (500.54 sq mi)
 • Water 160.68 km2 (62.04 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population
 (June 30, 2012)
 • Total 13,325
 • Density 9.1451/km2 (23.6856/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Värmland
Municipal code 1766

Sunne Municipality (Swedish: Sunne kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Sunne.

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the market town (köping) Sunne (instituted in 1920) was amalgamated with Gräsmark and Lysvik.

Localities

  • Lysvik
  • Mårbacka
  • Rottneros
  • Sunne (seat)
  • Uddheden
  • Västra Ämtervik

Karlstad, which has an international airport, is the nearest large city.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Sunne 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 13,352 inhabitants, with 10,393 Swedish citizens of voting age. 44.0% voted for the left coalition and 54.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Municipio de Sunne para niños

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