Haninge Municipality

Haninge kommun
County	Stockholm County
Province	Södermanland
Seat	Handen (part of Stockholm urban area)
Area  • Total area  • Land area	183rd of 290 457.5 km²
Population  • Total	27th of 290 72,771 inh
Density  • Total	156 inh/km²
Website
Population as of 2005

Towns in Haninge within the border of Stockholm County and the location of Stockholm.

Haninge Municipality (Haninge kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden. Its seat is located in Handen, which is a part of the contigously built-up Stockholm urban area.

Haninge Municipality was formed in 1971 when Västerhaninge and Österhaninge were united.

The municipal coat of arms depicts a rooster from which the name Haninge is believed to have been derived (the Swedish word hane means rooster), while the anchor symbolizes the naval base in the municipality.

Geography

Haninge cherishes its nature, housing the southern parts of the scenic Stockholm archipelago. There are over 3,600 islands, islets and skerries belonging to the municipalities, with the three largest islands being Utö, Ornö and Muskö. A car tunnel, the longest of Sweden, connects Muskö to the mainland. The other two of the island are reached with passenger and car ferries.

Urban districts of Haninge

• Brandbergen
• Jordbro
• Handen
• Vega
• Sågen
• Dalarö

Dalarö was the location of an internationally notable Volvo commercial.

Notability

The scenic Stockholm Sweden Temple was built in Västerhaninge in 1985. It is the only temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden. This temple is also the center of the LDS church in northern Europe.

There is a comparatively large Sweden-Finn community in Haninge and is estimated to be about 5% of the population.

The International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) was held in Haninge 1994.

Born in Haninge Municipality

• Stefan Nystrand (*1981), freestyle swimmer

External links

• Official website

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