Flen
Flen (local pronunciation Flén) is a locality and the seat of Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 6,229 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Flen | |
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Flen railway station | |
Coat of arms | |
Flen Flen | |
| Coordinates: 59°03′N 16°35′E / 59.050°N 16.583°ECoordinates: 59°03′N 16°35′E / 59.050°N 16.583°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Södermanland |
| County | Södermanland County |
| Municipality | Flen Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,229 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Flen evolved as a railway junction and got the title of a city in 1949. Since 1971 it is the seat of the much larger Flen Municipality.
Other things which made Flen famous is "Violen från Flen", a song written by Ulf Peder Olrog in the 1940s. The town also plays an important role in "Du ringde från Flen", 1992 dansband song by Grönwalls. The town is also mentioned in the Kent songs "Flen/Paris" on the 2005 EP The hjärta & smärta EP and "Ensam lång väg hem" on the 2010 album En plats i solen.
Flen is also famous for having the world's northernmost vineyard, in Blacksta.[citation needed]
Riksdag elections
This list charts the urban area of Flen itself rather than the namesake municipality of which Flen is the seat.
| Year | % | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973[2] | 92.0 | 4,383 | 3.2 | 54.3 | 21.1 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 10.4 | 57.5 | 40.2 | |||
| 1976[3] | 91.8 | 4,575 | 3.0 | 53.4 | 21.0 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 11.6 | 56.3 | 41.3 | |||
| 1979[4] | 90.5 | 4,708 | 3.7 | 53.6 | 16.2 | 9.7 | 1.9 | 14.4 | 57.3 | 40.3 | |||
| 1982[5] | 91.8 | 4,708 | 4.2 | 57.6 | 1.1 | 12.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 17.1 | 61.8 | 34.1 | ||
| 1985[6] | 89.5 | 4,556 | 4.5 | 57.5 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 14.8 | 62.0 | 33.5 | |||
| 1988[7] | 85.4 | 4,270 | 5.5 | 55.7 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 12.4 | 65.5 | 31.5 | ||
| 1991[8] | 84.4 | 4,117 | 4.4 | 51.7 | 2.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 14.7 | 4.2 | 56.1 | 37.0 | |
| 1994[9] | 86.3 | 4,197 | 6.3 | 59.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 15.2 | 0.7 | 69.1 | 29.1 | |
| 1998[10] | 79.9 | 3,910 | 13.4 | 48.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 10.7 | 15.8 | 65.6 | 32.7 | ||
| 2002[11] | 77.6 | 3,781 | 7.9 | 54.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 9.6 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 0.8 | 66.1 | 31.5 | |
| 2006[12] | 79.0 | 3,843 | 5.8 | 54.6 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 17.4 | 2.5 | 63.6 | 32.3 | |
| 2010[13] | 79.2 | 3,824 | 6.2 | 46.2 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 21.6 | 6.3 | 57.5 | 35.6 | |
| 2014[14] | 82.2 | 3,939 | 5.7 | 42.1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 16.3 | 18.6 | 52.6 | 26.7 | |
| 2018[15] | 80.5 | 3,877 | 7.6 | 40.7 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 15.0 | 19.8 | 56.4 | 42.6 |
References
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
- ^ "Flen - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Allmänna val 17 september 2006 - Flen" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Flen - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Flen - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
- ^ "Flen - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.