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Solna Municipality

Solna kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Solna kommun
Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County
Seat Part of
Area
 • Total 21.66 km2 (8.36 sq mi)
 • Land 19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
 • Water 2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (December 31, 2016)
 • Total 78,129
 • Density 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Uppland
Municipal code 0184
Website www.solna.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Solna Municipality (Swedish: Solna kommun or Solna stad, IPA: [ˈsoːlˈna]) is a municipality in in south-east Sweden, located just north of the . Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the .

The municipality is a part of . None of the area is considered rural, which is unusual for Swedish municipalities, which normally are of mixed rural/urban character. Solna is the third smallest municipality in Sweden in terms of area.

Solna borders to the south, southeast and northwest; to Sundbyberg Municipality to the west; to Sollentuna Municipality to the north; and finally to Danderyd Municipality to the northeast.

There are two parishes in Solna Municipality: Råsunda (population 29,677) and Solna (population 28,317).

Solna is divided into eight traditional parts with no administrative functions: Bergshamra, Haga, Hagalund, Huvudsta, Järva, Råsunda, Skytteholm and Ulriksdal. The largest districts are Råsunda, Hagalund and Huvudsta, with the Solna Centrum in between them.

With few exceptions, Solna's built-up areas have a suburban character, but there are also several large parks and Friends Arena, Sweden's new national football stadium adjacent to the Solna station of .

The final matches of both the 1958 FIFA (men's) World Cup and the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup were played at Råsunda Stadium, the national football stadium from 1937 to 2012 (demolished in 2013).


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