The provinces or landskap were the subdivisions of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by the counties of Sweden (län). The 25 provinces have no administrative function today but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification, and their traditions are maintained by present day authorities. Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published Curaçao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the Académie française The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ...

In some cases, the administrative counties corresponds almost exactly to the provinces, as is Dalarna to Dalarna County. In other cases, they do not, which then enhances the cultural importance of the provinces. In addition, the administrative units are subject to continuous changes – several new counties were for instance created in the 1990s – while the provinces have their historical borders outlined since centuries. (?) is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. ... Dalarna County, or Dalarnas län is a County or län in middle Sweden. ...

Provinces

Sweden's provinces today.

Götaland Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x875, 12 KB) Provinces of Sweden (landskap), colors and text inserted by me. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (400x875, 12 KB) Provinces of Sweden (landskap), colors and text inserted by me. ... Götaland Maps of Swedens historical three lands, and Österland in Finland. ...

• Blekinge
• Bohuslän
• Dalsland
• Gotland
• Halland
• Skåne
• Småland
• Västergötland
• Öland
• Östergötland

Svealand Blekinge is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Blechingia, or Blekinge - a historical Province of Sweden Blekinge County, or Blekinge län - a current County of Sweden This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... â–¶ (help· info), (Latin: Bahusia, English, Norwegian BÃ¥huslen) is a province (landskap) in west Sweden. ... Dalsland â–¶(?) is a Swedish province (landskap) in the south west of Sweden. ... â–¶ (help· info) is the largest island in the Baltic Sea with a size of 2,994 km². It is also the largest island belonging to Sweden. ... â–¶ (help· info) is a historical province (landskap) on the western coast of Sweden. ... â–¶ (help· info) (also known as Scania) is the southernmost historical province (landskap) of Sweden. ... SmÃ¥land â–¶(?) is a historical province (landskap) in southern Sweden. ... Västergötland ( ♫) is one of the historical provinces of Sweden (landskap), situated in the southwest of Sweden. ... â–¶(?) is an island in the Baltic Sea, located off the coast of SmÃ¥land. ... Östergötland is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Ostrogothia, or Östergötland - a historical Province of Sweden Östergötland County, or Östergötlands län - a current County of Sweden The Eastern part of Götaland - an ancient Land of Sweden This is... Svealand Swedens historical four lands. ...

• Dalarna
• Närke
• Södermanland
• Uppland
• Värmland
• Västmanland

Norrland (?) is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. ... Närke is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Nericia, or Närke - a historical Province of Sweden Part of Örebro County, or Örebro län - a current County of Sweden Part of Närke and Värmland County, or Närkes och V... Södermanland is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Sudermannia, or Södermanland - a historical Province of Sweden Södermanland County, or Södermanlands län - a current County of Sweden Part of Stockholm County, or Stockholms län - a current County of Sweden... Uppland ( â–¶) is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. ... â–¶(?) is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. ...  Västmanland? is a historical Province or landskap in middle Sweden. ... Norrland is a name for the northernmost part of Sweden, historically one of the four lands of Sweden. ...

• Gästrikland
• Hälsingland
• Härjedalen
• Jämtland
• Lappland
• Medelpad
• Norrbotten
• Västerbotten
• Ångermanland

Sweden is divided into the tre lands: Götaland, Svealand, Norrland . Gästrikland, is a historical Province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. ...   Hälsingland?, is a historical province or landskap in the north of Sweden. ... â–¶ (help· info), is a historical province or landskap in the north of Sweden. ... â–¶ (help· info), is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden. ... Lappland is the name of a geographical region in Sweden and Finland which can refer to: Laponia, or Lappland - a historical Province of Sweden and Finland Lapland, or Lappi/Lappland - a current Province and Region of Finland Part of Norrbotten County or Norrbottens län - a current County of Sweden Part... Medelpad is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Medelpadia, or Medelpad - a historical Province of Sweden Part of Västernorrland County, or Västernorrlands län - a current County of Sweden Part of Härnösand County, or Härnösands län - a former county Part of Norrland County, or Norrlands... Norrbotten is the name of an unofficial Province (landskap) in Sweden, originally a part of Västerbotten, which gradually grow apart from Västerbotten after the creation of Norrbotten County in 1810. ... Västerbotten is the name of a geographical region in Sweden and Finland which can refer to: Westrobothnia, or Västerbotten - a historical Province of the Swedish Realm Laponia, or Lappland - a historical Province of the Swedish Realm Part of Västerbotten County, or Västerbottens län - a current...  Ã…ngermanland?, is a historical Province or landskap in the north of Sweden. ... Götaland Maps of Swedens historical three lands, and Österland in Finland. ... Svealand Swedens historical four lands. ... Norrland is a name for the northernmost part of Sweden, historically one of the four lands of Sweden. ...

History

The origins of the provincial divisioning lays in the petty kingdoms that were combined with the Consolidation of Sweden around 800–1000 AD. After the unification and a common Swedish monarch, each of these lands still had its own laws with its own assembly (the thing), and in effect governed themselves. The historical provinces were held as duchies, but newly conquered provinces added to the kingdom either received the status of a duchy or a county, depending on its importance. Petty kingdoms were prominent before the formation of many of todays nation states. ... Unlike Norway and Denmark, there is no specific time that is generally agreed on concerning when Sweden can be called unified. ... This is a list of Swedish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queens of Sweden with Regents and Viceroys of the Kalmar Union up until the present time. ... A thing (Old Norse and Icelandic: þing; other modern Scandinavian: ting) was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community and presided by lawspeakers. ... A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess. ...

Sweden's provinces from 1658 to 1809.

Of the conquests made after the separation from the Kalmar Union in 1523 only some were incorporated as provinces. The most permanent acquisitions were from the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658, in which the former Danish Scanian lands – the provinces of Skåne, Blekinge and Halland – along with the Norwegian Bohuslän, Jämtland and Härjedalen, became Swedish and gradually integrated. Other foreign territories were ruled as Swedish Dominions under the Swedish monarch, in some cases lasting for two or three centuries. Norway was in personal union with Sweden from 1814 to 1905 but never became an integral part of Sweden. Image File history File links Svpmap_blank. ... Image File history File links Svpmap_blank. ... The royal lineages of Norway, Sweden and Denmark for the period around the formation of the Kalmar Union The Kalmar Union (Danish/Norwegian/Swedish: Kalmarunionen) was a series of personal unions (1397–1520) that united the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden under a single monarch. ... Events April - Battle of Villalar - Forces loyal to Emperor Charles V defeat the Comuneros, a league of urban bourgeois rebelling against Charles in Spain. ... The Treaty of Roskilde was signed on February 26, 1658 in the Danish city Roskilde, whereby the king of Denmark-Norway sacrificed nearly half his territory to save the rest. ... Events January 13 - Edward Sexby, who had plotted against Oliver Cromwell, dies in Tower of London February 6 - Swedish troops of Charles X Gustav of Sweden cross The Great Belt (Storebælt) in Denmark over frozen sea May 1 - Publication of Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial and The Garden of Cyrus by... SkÃ¥neland is a denomination for the area once making up the eastern part of Denmark, which was permanently ceded to Sweden under the Treaty of Roskilde (1658). ... â–¶ (help· info) (also known as Scania) is the southernmost historical province (landskap) of Sweden. ... Blekinge is the name of a geographical region in Sweden which can refer to: Blechingia, or Blekinge - a historical Province of Sweden Blekinge County, or Blekinge län - a current County of Sweden This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... â–¶ (help· info) is a historical province (landskap) on the western coast of Sweden. ... â–¶ (help· info), (Latin: Bahusia, English, Norwegian BÃ¥huslen) is a province (landskap) in west Sweden. ... â–¶ (help· info), is a historical province or landskap in the center of Sweden. ... â–¶ (help· info), is a historical province or landskap in the north of Sweden. ... The Dominions of Sweden or Svenska besittningar were territories that historically came under control of the Swedish Crown, but never became fully integrated with Sweden. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The division of Västerbotten that took place with the cession of Finland caused the new province of Norrbotten to emerge, eventually being recognised as a province in its own right. It was granted a coat of arms in 1995. Västerbotten is the name of a geographical region in Sweden and Finland which can refer to: Westrobothnia, or Västerbotten - a historical Province of the Swedish Realm Laponia, or Lappland - a historical Province of the Swedish Realm Part of Västerbotten County, or Västerbottens län - a current... Norrbotten County (Norrbottens län) is a Swedish county or län in the extreme north of Sweden. ...

History provinces according to lands

Lands of Sweden and Finland

Sweden was historically divided into the four lands: Map Lands of Sweden File links The following pages link to this file: Lands of Sweden Österland Sweden-Finland Categories: Images with unknown source ... Map Lands of Sweden File links The following pages link to this file: Lands of Sweden Österland Sweden-Finland Categories: Images with unknown source ...

• Götaland (Sweden)
• Svealand (Sweden)
• Österland (Finland)
• Norrland (Sweden)

Götaland and Svealand consisted before (cirka) 1000 AD by petty kingdoms: The main tribe of Götaland was the Geats; the main tribe of Svealand was the Suiones (or the "historical Swedes"). Norrland was the denomination for all the unexplored northern parts. Österland in Finland, was an integral part of Sweden, but was in 1809 annexed by Russia as the Grand Duchy of Finland, and since 1917 the independent country Finland. Götaland Maps of Swedens historical three lands, and Österland in Finland. ... Svealand Swedens historical four lands. ... Österland, or Österlanden, is a historical land of Sweden. ... Norrland is a name for the northernmost part of Sweden, historically one of the four lands of Sweden. ... Petty kingdoms were prominent before the formation of many of todays nation states. ... Geats (Gautar Old Norse or Götar in Swedish) is the Old English spelling of the name of a Scandinavian people living in Götaland, land of the Geats, currently within the borders of modern Sweden. ... Suiones, Swedes, Svíar or Svear, were an ancient Germanic tribe in Scandinavia. ... The Grand Duchy of Finland was a state that existed 1809–1917 as part of the Russian Empire. ...

Heraldry

At the funeral of King Gustav Vasa (Gustav I) in 1560 the coats of arms for the provinces were displayed together for the first time, many having been granted for that particular occasion. After the separation of Sweden and Finland the traditions for respective provincial arms diverged, most noticeably following an order by the Privy Council on January 18, 1884. This established that that all Swedish provinces carry ducal crowns, while the Finnish provincial arms still distinguished between ducal and county dignity. A complication was that the representation of Finnish ducal and county coronets resemble Swedish coronets of a lower order, namely county and baronial. The division of Lapland necessitated a distinction between the Swedish and the Finnish arms. Gustav I of Sweden, commonly known as Gustav Vasa, but originally known as Gustav Eriksson (May 12, 1496 – September 29, 1560) was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... The Swedish Senate: Riksrådet, from 1809 Statsrådet, from 1975 Regeringen was and is the principal government institution of Sweden The Swedish Senate, Senatus Regni Sueciae, originated as a council of Regional Magnates acting as advisers to the Monarch of the combined Realms of the Swedes (from 996, approximately). ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... National anthem Sámi soga lávlla Languages Sami, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian Area ca. ...

For more information, see Lands of Sweden and Lands of Finland or articles on respective land. Norrland Svealand Götaland Historical map: Lands of Sweden Sweden is divided into the tre lands: Götaland, Svealand, Norrland. ...

Götaland

Götaland consists of the following ten province, within present day Sweden. Originally, the Scanian lands Bohuslän was a part of Norway, Skåne and Blekinge were part of Denmark (until 1658) and not counted into Götaland. Götaland Maps of Swedens historical three lands, and Österland in Finland. ... SkÃ¥neland is a denomination for the area once making up the eastern part of Denmark, which was permanently ceded to Sweden under the Treaty of Roskilde (1658). ...

Svealand

Svealand consists of the following six provinces all within present day Sweden: Svealand Swedens historical four lands. ...

Norrland

Norrland consists of nine provinces. Norrland is a name for the northernmost part of Sweden, historically one of the four lands of Sweden. ...

Not all these provinces are historial. The development of the Västerbotten and Norrbotten provinces were a gradual shift during the 19th century. Furthermore, Swedish Lapland was originally united with Finnish Lapland until 1809. Swedish Lappland is a Swedish province in northernmost Sweden. ... The Province of Lapland is one of the Provinces of Finland, and a part of the larger geographical area of Lapland, which spans over four countries. ...

Counted into the historical Norrland, but located in present day Finland, is the province Österbotten. Österbotten (Pohjanmaa) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to: Österbotten - a historical Province of Sweden (Historical provinces of Finland) Österbottens län - a former County of Sweden (Counties in Finland) Norra Österbottens landskap - a current Region of Finland Södra Österbottens landskap - a current...

Österlanden

In present day Finland, the Österlanden consists of the following seven provinces: Österland, or Österlanden, is a historical land of Sweden. ...

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See also

• Lands of Sweden
• Dominions of Sweden
• Historical provinces of Finland
• Counties of Sweden

Norrland Svealand Götaland Historical map: Lands of Sweden Sweden is divided into the tre lands: Götaland, Svealand, Norrland. ... The Dominions of Sweden or Svenska besittningar were territories that historically came under control of the Swedish Crown, but never became fully integrated with Sweden. ... The historical provinces (Finnish: maakunnat or provinssit – singular maakunta or provinssi), Swedish: landskap) of Finland is a legacy of the countrys joint history with Sweden. ... A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ...

Provinces of Sweden (Landskap)
Ångermanland | Bohuslän | Blekinge | Dalarna | Dalsland | Gästrikland | Gotland | Halland | Hälsingland | Härjedalen | Jämtland | Lapland | Medelpad | Norrbotten | Närke | Öland | Östergötland | Skåne | Småland | Södermanland | Uppland | Värmland | Västmanland | Västerbotten | Västergötland