Järfälla Municipality

Järfälla Municipality (Swedish: Järfälla kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden, and is considered a suburb of Stockholm. Its seat is located in Jakobsberg, part of the Stockholm urban area.

Järfälla Municipality Järfälla kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°26′N 17°50′E
Country	Sweden
County	Stockholm County
Seat	Jakobsberg
Area
• Total	63.02 km2 (24.33 sq mi)
• Land	53.81 km2 (20.78 sq mi)
• Water	9.21 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2023)
• Total	86,330
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Uppland
Municipal code	0123
Website	www.jarfalla.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Järfälla has not been amalgamated with other municipalities in the two local government reforms carried out during the 20th century. The Stäket area in the north was, however, added in 1952.

It is located about 20 km north of Stockholm, with a part situated by the shore of Lake Mälaren. It takes about 20 minutes to reach downtown Stockholm by Stockholm commuter rail.

History

Järfälla traces its history to the Stone Age and has some ruins from that time. After being Christianized in the 11th century, a church was built around the year 1200 that still stands today. Järfälla continued to be of some importance in the Middle Ages as several important roads went through it. Furthermore, the centre of the hundred was located within the boundaries of the municipality from 1675 to 1905

Its coat of arms, which depicts a golden lamb carrying an archbishop's cross, can be traced from 1568, but was created in 1955. They may symbolize that Järfälla is situated on the road from the capital Stockholm to the seat of the archbishop in the nearby city of Uppsala.

The main population expansion came in the 1930s and 1940s, when many residential houses were built in the seat Jakobsberg for middle-class families commuting to Stockholm.

Public transportation

The municipality is served by the Stockholm public transport system. There are three Stockholm commuter rail stations, Barkarby, Jakobsberg and Kallhäll, as well as a bus network. As part of a larger plan for the Stockholm region, Barkarby station and Barkarbystaden will get metro stations, scheduled to open in 2026. The representatives for the municipalities signed the deal in January 2014, and on 3 March 2014 Järfälla municipal council made the formal decision to fulfill their part of the deal.

Demography

Population development in Järfälla Municipality 1970–2019

Year	Population
1970	49,261
1975	51,549
1980	53,321
1985	56,020
1990	56,359
1995	58,675
2000	60,471
2005	61,743
2010	66,211
2015	72,429
2017	76,453
2019	79,990
Source: SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år.

2022 by district

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

In total there were 82,998 residents, including 57,777 Swedish citizens of voting age. 50.7% voted for the left coalition and 46.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location Residents Citizen
adults Left vote Right vote Employed Swedish
parents Foreign
heritage Income
SEK Degree % % Barkarbystaden 2,978 2,227 57.2 40.3 80 44 56 29,850 50 Berghem/Polhem 2,649 1,885 43.9 54.5 85 63 37 33,036 54 Bolinder strand 1,817 1,583 47.3 50.7 89 74 26 34,766 62 Centrala Jakobsberg 1,541 1,098 58.7 39.1 72 32 68 20,723 45 Centrala Kallhäll 2,262 1,700 57.1 40.6 82 62 38 27,323 55 Centrala Viksjö N 2,168 1,594 48.6 48.7 75 55 45 23,986 34 Centrala Viksjö S 2,247 1,654 47.6 51.3 85 68 32 28,198 45 Dackevägen 2,026 1,161 57.9 37.9 72 25 75 21,626 35 Ekedal 2,386 1,573 62.1 35.4 69 29 71 21,121 39 Emaljvägen/Kopparv. 2,313 1,603 56.8 41.4 79 50 50 24,802 45 Fastebol 2,122 1,493 43.4 55.8 85 74 26 34,576 53 Fjällen 1,650 1,311 48.4 50.5 85 76 24 33,791 53 Grönvreten 1,500 1,072 48.2 50.3 81 69 31 34,005 61 Hammaren 2,418 1,705 57.9 38.5 72 41 59 22,229 41 Hummelmora 1,851 1,379 41.6 57.0 86 72 28 31,322 48 Högby 1,967 1,434 45.7 52.7 84 66 34 31,310 50 Kalvshälla 2,663 1,679 57.3 39.4 83 37 63 29,706 52 Karlslund 1,518 982 53.3 44.3 83 37 63 30,779 55 Kolarängen/Villast. 2,158 1,480 46.0 52.3 81 64 36 28,723 41 Lilla Ulvsättra 1,636 952 62.2 33.2 66 28 72 19,798 29 Lund 1,610 1,204 44.7 54.2 82 72 28 29,483 38 Lädersättra 2,288 1,622 56.3 41.9 80 53 47 26,300 46 Neptuni 2,391 1,699 45.8 52.2 83 64 36 32,469 47 Norra Aspnäs 1,070 704 54.1 42.4 71 37 63 21,746 41 Norra Barkarby 1,854 1,330 58.2 39.3 76 61 39 24,366 45 Nyberg 1,541 871 67.6 27.2 65 15 85 18,015 36 Olovslund 2,166 1,564 42.5 55.6 81 66 34 33,213 58 Orgona 1,939 1,307 48.2 50.8 85 65 35 30,960 51 Sandvik 2,064 1,508 47.6 50.7 85 71 29 31,943 47 Skälby Gård V 1,922 1,222 39.1 58.4 86 68 32 35,169 52 Skälby Gård Ö 1,742 1,205 35.0 63.1 84 69 31 35,125 52 Snapphanen 1,623 1,030 65.0 25.4 66 19 81 18,712 29 Stäket 2,623 1,867 40.3 58.0 83 70 30 35,046 53 Södra Aspnäs 2,522 1,846 60.3 37.0 70 34 66 20,667 34 Södra Barkarby 2,230 1,603 43.5 54.8 82 68 32 32,045 60 Södra Nyberg 1,556 941 62.0 32.7 70 27 73 21,734 33 Södra Vibblaby 1,603 1,003 52.9 43.7 83 33 67 29,289 53 Tallbohov 1,544 926 62.5 27.9 66 15 85 18,267 33 Ulvsättra/Skogstorp 1,308 885 50.6 47.1 81 63 37 28,940 52 Vattmyra 1,997 1,465 49.5 49.0 82 56 44 31,160 55 Vibblaby 1,795 1,204 54.8 41.7 75 46 54 23,622 51 Västerby 1,740 1,206 53.4 44.2 81 53 47 26,434 46 Source: SVT

Residents with a foreign background

On 31 December 2017 the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 31,031, or 40.59% of the population (76,453 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 15,550, or 25.37% of the population (61,290 on 31 December 2002). On 31 December 2017 there were 76,453 residents in Järfälla, of whom 22,215 people (29.06%) were born in a country other than Sweden. These are divided by country in the table below; the Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by Statistics Sweden.

Country of birth
31 December 2017
1	Sweden	54,238
2	Asia: Other countries	2,815
3	Iraq	2,295
4	European Union: Other countries	2,187
5	Iran	1,895
6	Finland	1,827
7	Syria	1,753
8	Africa: Other countries	1,478
9	South America	1,380
10	Poland	1,176
11	Somalia	856
12	Europe outside of the EU: other countries	781
13	Turkey	768
14	Eritrea	620
15	Thailand	420
16	Afghanistan	351
17	Germany	350
18	North America	328
19	Bosnia and Herzegovina	214
20	Yugoslavia/Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro	203
21	Norway	196
22	Denmark	141
23	Soviet Union	82
24	Iceland	43
25	Oceania	41
26	Unknown country of birth	15

Districts

• Viksjö
• Jakobsberg
• Barkarby
• Skälby
• Kallhäll
• Stäket

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Järfälla:

Football clubs

• AFC Järfälla
• FC Järfälla
• FC Järfälla Academy
• IFK Viksjö
• Bele Barkarby FF
• Kallhälls FF
• Järfälla FF
• IF Söderhöjden Wasa

Floorball clubs

• Jakobsbergs IBF
• Järfälla Spiders
• Stäkets IF
• Bele Barkarby IF

Basketball clubs

• Järfälla Basket

Ice hockey clubs

• Järfälla HC
• Kallhälls IF
• Bele Barkarby IF

See also

• Elfa AB (1945)
• Old Environmental Party in Järfälla

External links

• Järfälla Municipality - Official site