Administrative division of Sweden

The division of the country into flax was introduced in 1634 on the initiative of Count Axel Oxensherna in order to modernize the management system. The division into flaxs replaced the division into provinces . Over time, the borders and the number of factions underwent changes, in particular as a result of the consolidation of the annexation by Russia in 1809 according to the results of the Friedrichsham Peace Treaty of the territory of present-day Finland , but the model itself remained.

Each district is headed by a governor ( Swede. Landshövding ), who heads the county administrative council. Since June 1, 1998, the Swedish police have reorganized their regional structure to match the division into fiefs. All Lena, except Lena Gotland , have Council Lena.

Lena consist of communes. The division into communes was introduced on January 1, 1971 and then there were 464. Later, the borders of the communes underwent changes, and at the moment there are 290 communes in Sweden. The council of the commune is elected every four years by universal suffrage at the same time when elections are held in the Riksdag . The commune is in charge of health, traffic, housing and communal services ^[1] .

The Swedish judicial system consists of three branches: courts of law, administrative courts, and courts of special jurisdiction.

Courts of law

Courts of law, courts of law, criminal proceedings and other matters are under the jurisdiction of the courts of general jurisdiction. The courts of general jurisdiction consist of three levels. For the purposes of the judicial system, the Swedish communes are combined into 50 judicial districts, each of which is within the jurisdiction of the district court ^[2] . Delivered by a district court, may be appealed in one of 6 courts of appeal. The highest court of general jurisdiction is the Supreme Court of Sweden .

Administrative Courts

Administrative courts are responsible for tax disputes, issues related to the situation of foreigners, issues of granting citizenship, disputes with local governments and social welfare agencies. The lower instance of administrative legal proceedings are the courts of the Lenov, the number of which corresponds to the number of the Len. The decision of the courts of law can be appealed in one of 4 administrative courts of appeal. The highest authority for administrative courts is [the Supreme Administrative Court.

Courts of special jurisdiction

Special jurisdiction courts include the Labor Court, the Competition Court, and the Patent Court.

Provinces

Sweden was divided into provinces before the reform of 1634, replacing the old division with the new system of provinces. The current borders of the provinces often do not coincide with the borders of the provinces. A part of the provinces are entirely or completely located on the territory of other states ( Finland , Russia ). However, the provinces on the territory of modern Sweden continue to be used in everyday life. The provinces are united in 3 regions - Gotaland , Svealand and Norrland . Part of the latter is located in Finland, so often under Norrland I mean only its modern Swedish part. The Österland region existed previously, whose territory is entirely outside of modern Sweden.

• Regions of Sweden
• Swedish provinces
• Lena of Sweden
• Swedish communes

• The Board of the Lens ( länsstyrelse ) .