Sigtuna Municipality
Native nameSigtuna kommun
Coordinates59°37′N 17°43′E
CountrySweden
CountyStockholm County
SeatMärsta
Unit prefMetric
Population demonymsSigtuner · Sigtunan · Sigtunian
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
Time zone (DST)CEST (UTC+2)
ProvinceUppland
Municipal code0191
Websitewww.sigtuna.se

Sigtuna Municipality (Swedish: Sigtuna kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Märsta, approximately 37 km (23 mi) north of the Swedish capital, Stockholm. The municipality is a part of Metropolitan Stockholm.

The municipality consists of several former local government units and was formed in 1971. It got its name from the small, but very old, City of Sigtuna, but the seat was placed in the larger modern town of Märsta. The three towns of the municipality are Märsta (pop. 23,000), Sigtuna (pop. 8,000) and Rosersberg (pop. 1,400), of which Märsta is the municipal seat and Sigtuna with its old and important history is a popular tourist destination.

Sigtuna Municipality is also home to Stockholm Arlanda Airport, the main airport serving Stockholm, and the largest airport in Sweden.[1]

Demography

2022 population by district

This is a demographic table based on Sigtuna Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[2]

There were 50,180 residents, including 33,030 Swedish citizens of voting age.[2] 42.5% voted for the left coalition and 54.6% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location
%%
Arenberga2,2281,63843.654.281643627,53036
Björkbacka-Charlottenberg1,7511,15128.269.879703030,43644
Brännbo-Klockbacken2,1271,51939.059.372673325,86846
Centrala Marsta1,8481,27451.246.576505024,89739
Centrala Sigtuna2,2341,68634.264.581821831,60152
Gamla Märsta1,8931,19750.445.876445624,19433
Lunda-Skepptuna-Vidbo1,33398835.064.085851527,66025
Munkholmen1,4201,01930.668.281772335,69256
Norra Ekilla1,35695742.156.082653528,52536
N Rosersberg-Skånela1,5261,09031.766.784792129,75032
Norra Sigtuna96474030.967.880782229,40246
Norra Valsta2,1191,17256.935.066227819,98131
Nymärsta1,8391,10555.740.870237721,04135
Odensala1,4291,04031.966.787861430,39433
Prästängen-Ragvaldsbo1,4531,25538.959.681732729,92147
Rävsta-Steningehöjden1,6751,01835.762.084514929,50341
Sjudargården-S:t Per1,8941,42032.067.182802032,81453
Steninge slottsby2,3351,55344.853.480485228,34044
Sundveda-S Ekilla2,2421,46144.652.373475323,63033
Sätuna1,6641,19350.147.672534723,57435
Södra Rosersberg1,3931,04141.557.283762427,80636
Södra Valsta2,6031,32655.035.364148619,41029
Tingvalla2,0941,12160.532.365198119,84429
Valsta C2,0891,11254.141.064188219,58629
Västra Steninge2,4521,64843.654.980475327,86436
Östra Norrbacka1,9161,17853.239.771415923,42932
Östra Valsta2,3031,12856.236.668188220,62536
Source: SVT[2]

Industry

In the municipality lies the largest workplace in Sweden, the Arlanda Airport, with 13,000 employees in 200 companies. As a result, Sigtuna is travelled through by 18,300,000 visitors yearly, and has the fourth most hotel stays, following to the commercial and regional centres Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.[citation needed]

Swedavia, the Swedish airport management company, has its head office on the airport property.[3] Scandinavian Airlines previously had its head office on the airport property.[4]

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

The municipality is twinned[5] with:

References

  1. ^ "Swedavia’s traffic statistics for July 2024: Strong growth in international travel at Arlanda and Landvetter despite the current economic situation and a weak Swedish krona". www.swedavia.com. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  2. ^ "Valresultat 2022 för Sigtuna i riksdagsvalet". SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Swedavia Start Page Archived 28 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine." Swedavia. Retrieved on 7 December 2010. "Swedavia AB, 190 45 Stockholm-Arlanda, Sweden."
  4. ^ "SAS Head Office in Sweden." Scandinavian Airlines. Retrieved on 27 January 2012. "SAS Head Office Stockholm-Arlanda Kabinvägen 5 SE-195 87 Stockholm"
  5. ^ [1] Archived 7 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine