European sustainable development rural actor database
- Language:
- Swedish
- Currency:
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Swedish krona
- Area:
- 450,000.00
- Population:
- 9.00
- Density:
- 20.00
- GIP:
- 288
- GIP per cap.:
- 31,890.00
- Political regime:
- Parliamentary monarchy
- Head of State:
- His Majesty the King Carl XVI Gustaf
- Head of governement:
- M. Fredrik Reinfeldt (Swedish Moderate Party)
- Eutropean Union Membership:
- 1995
- National anthem:
- royal anthem: Ur svenska hjärtans djup en gång (Once from the depths of Swedish hearts) - civil anthem: Du gamla, Du fria (Thou Ancient, Thou Beautiful, Thou Mountainous North)
Administrative organization
Form of State: unitary State.
The Central government has exclusive powers in matters relating to national sovereignty (justice, foreign affairs, finance, national defence), and general responsibility for maintenance of public order, higher education, road network, and labour market policy.
Nevertheless, it has shared responsibility in fields of education, social services, planning...
Interesting ministries:
- Ministry of the Environment. Minister: M. Andreas Carlgren. DG dedicated to sustainable development.
- Ministry of Agriculture. Minister: M. Eskil Erlandsson. Responsible for bioenergies, sustainable development, natural resources, environment, and rural development.
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Administrative units
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Name
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Number
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Competences
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NUTS 1
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NUTS 2
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Scanie and Götaland regions
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2
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Regional development strategy
Planning of regional public transport
Regional economic support
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NUTS 3
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Län (counties)
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21
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Public health
Cultural institutions
Implementation of regional development measures
Public transport
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LAU 1
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LAU 2
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Kommuner (communes)
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290
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Allocated general administrative powers over:
- Management of cultural affairs, recreation
- Maintenance of local road network
- Management of public parks
- Electricity supply
Powers regulated by specific legislation:
- Care of the elderly
- Care of the disabled
- Social services
- Schools
- Child care and pre school activities
- Town planning and building
- Emergency services
- Environmental health
- Refuse collection and waste management
- Water supply and sewerage
- Public order and safety
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Total public expenditure: €163 billions = 56.6% GDP.
Sub-national public expenditure: €72.1 billions = 25% GDP = 44.2% total public expenditure.
Rural life
Utilized agricultural area: 6.7% total area, i.e. about 30,150 km2.
Rural population: 15.8% total population.
Labour force in agriculture: 176,000 Annual Work Units (AWU).
Unemployment rate by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 8%
- Intermediate areas: 7.7%
- Thinly populated areas: 7.5%
Employment rate by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 72.6%
- Intermediate areas: 72.3%
- Thinly populated areas: 72.1%
Youth unemployment ratio by degree of urbanisation:
- Densely populated areas: 11.3%
- Intermediate areas: 11.9%
- Thinly populated areas: 10.5%
- Total: 10.9%
Share of organic area in total utilised agricultural area: 6.2%.
Sustainability
“Sweden’s National Strategy for Sustainable Development of 2002” was adopted by the Government in March 2002 and by Parliament in June 2002. The strategy explicitly focuses on eight core areas, each of which include a set of objectives and measures:
- The future environment
- Limitation of Climate Change
- Population and Public Health
- Social Cohesion / Welfare and Security
- Employment and learning in a knowledge society
- Economic growth and Competitiveness
- Regional Development and Cohesion
- Community Development
Environmental protection expenditure in the public sector: 0.3% of GDP, i.e. 77 € per capita.
Government expenditure on environment protection, in % of GDP: 0.3%.
Government expenditure on environment protection, in % of total government expenditure:0.5%.
Area protected under the Habitats Directive as a percentage of total area: 13.6%.