Norrbottens Lan (Norrbotten County), Norrbotten

Norrbottens Lan: County (län) in Sweden

About

Quick Facts about Norrbotten County

Population : 249,768
Country : Sweden
State : Norrbotten (Sweden)
Different from : Norrbotten
Head of government : governor of Norrbotten County
Plate code : BD
Official name : Norrbottenin lääni, Norrbottena leatna, Norrbottens län
Official language : Finnish, Meänkieli, Swedish, Sami languages
Altitude : 1,352 feet / 412 meters
Capital : Luleå
Establishment : May 05, 1810 (215 years ago)
Time Zone : Europe/Stockholm
Local time : 05:39:42 (7th December 2025)

Geography

Norrbotten County is located at 67°0'0"N 20°0'0"E (67.0000000, 20.0000000). It has 2 neighbors: Lappi and Vasterbottens Lan.

Norrbottens Lan map

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  • Sven-Erik Österberg , 30 May, 2018
  • Björn O. Nilsson , 2018-06-01T00:00:00Z

Norrbotten County has 2 neighbours.

  • Kiruna Municipality
  • Älvsbyn Municipality
  • Gällivare Municipality
  • Boden Municipality
  • Arvidsjaur Municipality
  • Region Norrbotten
  • Piteå Municipality
  • Arjeplog Municipality
  • Överkalix Municipality
  • Pajala Municipality
  • Luleå Municipality
  • Haparanda Municipality
  • Övertorneå Municipality
  • Jokkmokk Municipality
  • Kalix Municipality

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1960 261,672 - Population registration in Sweden
2017 251,295 -4.13% Population registration in Sweden
2018 250,464 -0.33% Population registration in Sweden
2019 250,093 -0.15% Population registration in Sweden
2020 249,768 -0.13% Population registration in Sweden

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