Gotland in figures 2011

Gotland in figures 2011
FAC TS A ND S TAT I STICS
GENERAL
2008 saw a new vision adopted
for the whole of Gotland.
This vision outlines a general picture
of what Gotland will be by 2025:
Gotland will be the Baltic region’s most
creative and magical place, characterised by
nearness, sustainable growth and love of life.
The vision contains five overarching goals:
At least 65,000 inhabitants living on Gotland
Local prosperity will be among the best in the country
Gotland will be the natural meeting place in
the Baltic region
The local population will be in good health and be
the most contented in the country
Gotland will be a world-leading island region
on environmental and climate issues
Gotland in figures brings together a range of facts about
Gotland. The second section is about Region Gotland.
The figures are primarily from 2010.
Not all information is updated each year.
Responsible publisher and editor: Region Gotland, Ulrika Holm
Production: Bild & Reklam Visby
Cover/illustrations: Bild & Reklam Visby
Photos: Region Gotland, Thore Nilsson and Stig Hammarstedt
Printing: Litograpia Alfaprint
Facts about Gotland....................................... 4
Weather statistics............................................ 5
Population................................................... 6-7
Living on Gotland....._ .............................. 8-9
Nature and Geology....._.............................11
History and World Heritage..............12-14
Sights....._ _ _ ....................................................15
Gotland
Population Statistics
Nature & Culture
Industry
Services
International
Industry
Industry, businesses......................._.....16-19
Labour Market, GRP................................... 20
Housing.......................................................... 21
Agriculture....................._........................ 22-23
Tourism Industry....................._............. 24-27
SERVICES
Communications.................................. 28-30
Environment....................._. ..................... 31-33
Childcare and Education................._. . 34-40
Leisure and Culture.............................. 41-43
Healthcare, personal care................._4 4-45
International.......................................... 46-48
REGION GOTLAND
Dialogue and Opinion............................... 54
Political Organisation.......................... 49-53
Departments................................................ 54
User Surveys................................................. 55
FINANCES
Resources and Allocation........................ 56
Costs and Revenues................................... 57
Results and Investments.................._. . 58-59
Budget............................................................ 60
Region
Gotland
Dialogue and
Opinion
Organisation
Finances
Personnel
PERSONNEL
Personnel Summary............................ 61-63
Salaries and Retirements......................... 64
Centres of Population and Major Roads.. 65
Visby and Parishes............................... 66-67
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Facts about Gotland
Weather statistics
In 1971, Gotland formed a municipality. On 1 January
2011, Gotland Municipality changed its name to Region
Gotland. Along with its municipal responsibilities, Region
Gotland also manages healthcare, public transport and
other traditionally county-level areas. In addition, the
region is responsible for the regional development issues
that in many other places are dealt with by the county
administrative board. Gotland also has the status of a county.
Gotland has a typical coastal climate, with fairly mild
winters and pleasant summers, though summer arrives a little later in Gotland than in the rest of central
Sweden. On the other hand, the warm weather often
lasts well into autumn.
There are clear climatic differences between the
coast and inland areas. The average temperature
during the coldest month, February, varies for example from just below -1°C on the coast to almost -2.5°C
in the middle of the island. In July, the differences are
much smaller, with an average temperature of around
16°C across the island. Annual precipitation varies
from around 500 mm on the coast to 600 mm inland.
Land area
3,140 km²
(0.8 % of Sweden’s land area)
Fårö
114 km²
Gotska Sandön
37 km²
Furillen
4 km²
Stora Karlsö
2.4 km²
Lilla Karlsö
1.6 km²
Gotland’s coastline
inkluding Fårö app. 800 km
Longest river
Gothemsån app. 55 km
Largest lake
Bäste träsk 6.3 km²
Deepest lake
Sigvalde träsk 16 m
Highest elevation
Lojsta hed 82 m
Width
52 km
Length
Fårö-Hoburgen 176 km
Regional animalHedgehog
Regional bird
Collared flycatcher
Regional flowerIvy
Regional mushroomEarthstar
Regional insect
Lygaeus equestris (black & red bug
Regional fish
Turbot
Regional stone
Hoburg marble
Regional moss
Ctenidium molluscum
Regional appleStenkyrke
Regional elementCalcium
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GENERAL
THE SUN LEAGUE 2010
297
KIRUNA
LULEÅ
UMEÅ
ÖSTERSUND
BORLÄNGE
KARLSTAD
STOCKHOLM
NORRKÖPING
GÖTEBORG
VISBY
VÄXJÖ
ÖLANDS NORRA
LUND
410
432
353
375
361
452
426
369
511
420
510
445
0
100
200
300
400
500
Hours
of sun
600
Visby topped the sun league table for the third year in
a row. Visby beat the north of Öland by an hour. Hours of
sunshine are defined as the time when direct solar energy
exceeded 120 W/m2. The sun league is compiled from
Midsummer’s Eve until the first week in August.
Source: Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological
Institute and SVT.se/väder
GENERAL
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Population
Population
About 57,300 people live and work on Gotland all year
round. That is 0.6% of Sweden’s population. 5.3% of
Gotland’s population have a foreign background.
About 23,000 people (40%) live in Visby.
The average age is 43.4 years (national average 41 years).
AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY 2010WomenMen
Gotland County83.7
79.3
Sweden83.2
79.1
Population trends 1945-2010
60,000
POPULATION DENSITY
Land area, km²
People per km²
Gotland3,15118.2
Sweden410,335 22.9
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Population 57,297 57,12257,004 57,221 57,269
Change -191-175-118 217 48
Births
518485548 563 593
Deaths
627579615 593 633
In-migration1,995 1,957 1,972 2,098 2,150
Out-migration2,083 2,045 2,023
1,852
2,054
Net migration -88
-88
-51
246
96
AGE DISTRIBUTION 2010
No. of women
2,500 2,000 1,500 1,000
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GENERAL
500
0
57,000
56,000
54,000
53,000
1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010
AVERAGE INCOME 2009* FOR PEOPLE AGED 20-64
Gotland is number 255 out of the 290 municipalities
in Sweden.
SEK thousands
700,000
663
Women
Men
600,000
Year
100+
95-99
90-94
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
Total no.
of women 28,890
58,000
55,000
POPULATION ON GOTLAND
31 december
59,000
Totalt no.
of men 28,379
500,000
400,,000
364
300000
251
200,000
303
266
214
230
191
100,000
0
0
500
No. of men
1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500
Source: Statistics Sweden
Danderyd
(Highest)
Gotland
Örkelljunga
(Lowest)
Sweden
*2010 was not published by the time of printing.
Source: Statistics Sweden
GENERAL
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<40 = dissatisfied, 40-55 = less satisfied, 56-75 = satisfied, >75 = very satisfied
Living on Gotland all year round
Life on Gotland is rated highly, according to the results
of a population survey carried out by Statistics Sweden
for the region. The results show that the residents of
Gotland are very satisfied with the environment, leisure
facilities and the range of commercial goods and services. People also feel that Gotland is a safe and secure
place. Satisfaction levels are lower regarding housing,
communications on the island and job opportunities.
On the subject of the region’s services, there is
widespread satisfaction with healthcare services and
dental care. Preschools, compulsory and upper secondary schools, as well as roads, water and wastewater,
waste management and initiatives in sport, leisure and
culture all received good pass marks. There was less
satisfaction about elder care and support for vulnerable citizens.
Low scores were given on the issue of influence.
Information and openness achieved higher scores.
CITIZENS ON MUNICIPAL SERVICES
Satisfied-Citizen Index
51
Service – Accessibility
50
Rescue services
72
Water and wastewater
69
Culture
67
Street cleaning and refuse collection
65
Upper secondary school
61
Preschool
58
Environmental work
58
Compulsory school
57
Roads
57
Pedestrian/cycle paths
55
Sports and recreation
54
Support for vulnerable people
Elder care
0
47
44
20
40
60
80
100
<40 = dissatisfied, 40-55 = less satisfied, 56-75 = satisfied, >75 = very satisfied
CITIZENS ON LIVING ON GOTLAND
Satisfied-Region Index
63
Leisure
atisfied-Region Index
63
Commercial goods and services
eisure
65
Safety
ommercial goods and services
65
Education
58
afety
67
Housing
51
ducation
58
Communications on the island
55
ousing
51
Job opportunities
40
ommunications on the island
55
CITIZENS ON INFLUENCE WITHIN
REGION GOTLAND
Satisfied-Influence Index 38
65
65
Information
Satisfied-Influence Index 38
Contacts
Information
Trust
Contacts
45
Influence
Trust
43
67
40
60
53
43
37
2037
40
60
80
10
Influence 0
<40 = dissatisfied, 40-55 = less satisfied, 56-75 = satisfied, >75 = very satis
0
20 40
40
60
80
100
ob opportunities
<40 = dissatisfied, 40-55 = less satisfied, 56-75 = satisfied, >75 = very satisfied
20
53
45
80
0
20
40
60
80
100
<40 = dissatisfied, 40-55 = less satisfied, 56-75 = satisfied, >75 = very satisfied
100
0 = dissatisfied, 40-55 = less satisfied, 56-75 = satisfied, >75 = very satisfied
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ALLMÄNT
ALLMÄNT
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Nature & Geology
Gotland’s flora is unique, shaped by the special conditions of an island in the middle of the sea. The north
end of the island is barren and rocky, while the southern part is greener, with deciduous forests and wooded
meadows. Some of the most striking natural experiences on Gotland include orchid fields, limestone heaths,
beaches and idyllic meadows. We also have “raukar” –
exotic stone pillars shaped by the wind – wild Gotland
russ ponies and vibrant small-scale cultural landscapes
with walled pastures and lots of sheep that keep the
lands open with their grazing.
There are plenty of other unique places off the coast
of Gotland. To the north lies the island of GOTSKA
SANDÖN, Gotland’s only national park, with long
sandy beaches and an intriguing, dramatic history. To
the west lie the islands of STORA AND LILLA KARLSÖ,
both unique in Sweden. Lilla Karlsö, the smaller island,
is a nature reserve and home to giant colonies of auks.
Thousands of pairs of guillemots, razorbills and cormorants also nest here every year. Stora Karlsö is called
‘the only bird cliff in the Baltic’. Some 8,000 pairs of guillemots and razorbills nest here each year.
Gotland is an island createwd from a coral reef. The
bedrock of the island was formed during the Silurian
age, which started 400 million years ago. At that time,
Gotland was near the equator, in a warm, shallow sea.
During this era, vast quantities of sand, mud and
calcareous silt collected on the bottom, which gradually hardened into marl slate. Then various types of
limestone and sandstone formed (sandstone is only
found on southernmost Gotland). Gotlandic limestone
has many traces of this era, including fossils of trilobites
(extinct crustaceans), squid, corals and sea lilies.
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GENERAL
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History
VISBY is a medieval town with many of its original
settings well preserved. A 3,440 metre-long wall surrounds the old town, the best-preserved curtain wall
in all of Northern Europe. The narrow alleys in
the old town are lined with buildings and church ruins
that call to mind Visby’s age of greatness in the 13th
century.
THE GERMAN HANSEATIC traders were key to
Visby’s special status as a trading town. The Hanseatic
League grew stronger throughout the 13th century,
and Visby became the Baltic hub for most of its trade
with Novgorod in Russia. (For information on the current Hanseatic network, see page 48)
The provincial law of Gotland is called GUTALAGEN.
One appendix to that law, Gutasagan, is the legend
of how Gotland came to be. It was probably written
in the 14th century.
PICTURE STONES were decorated with beautiful patterns in the 5th century. They could be up to
three metres high and were shaped like axe blades,
decorated with spiral wheels, rowing ships, spirals and
simple animal figures. In later centuries, they featured
simple sailing boats with high stern posts, horses,
deer, duck-like birds and serpents. There are 400
known picture stones, of which about 15 probably
stand in their original locations.
SHIP GRAVES date back to around 1000 BC. These
are stones placed on edge in formations that look like
boats, and Gotland has about 350 of them.
Gotland has 92 MEDIEVAL CHURCHES, one in
each parish. Churches that were built between 1150
and 1250 are in the romantic style, while those built
from 1250–1400 are Gothic. The medieval churches
exhibit a great deal of artistry, including baptismal
fonts, stone carvings and
paintings is from various different ages.
Picture stone from
Väskinde churchyard, dating from
about 400-600 AD.
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GENERAL
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World Heritage
THE HANSEATIC TOWN OF VISBY
”... an extremely distinguished example of a
Northern European walled Hanseatic town which
has in a unique way preserved its townscape and
its highly valuable architecture, the form and
function of which clearly express the importance
of this human settlement.”
This was the explanation of UNESCO’s World Heritage
Committee for inscribing the Hanseatic town of Visby
on the prestigious World Heritage List in 1995. Few
places give such an intense experience of both medieval metropolis and idyllic turn-of-the-century small
town as Visby. Within the well-preserved wall, medieval
church ruins and storehouses stand side by side with
stone and wooden houses from later eras.
WHAT IS WORLD HERITAGE?
World Heritage is cultural or natural heritage considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. It is a
place, a setting or an object that bears unique witness
to the history of the planet and the human race. When
a place or an object is inscribed on UNESCO’s World
Heritage List, it is guaranteed protection and care for
all time. Today there are just over 900 sites around the
world on this list. Of these, 14 are in Sweden.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
The Tourist Office and Gotlands Museum carry
brochures providing more information about Visby
World Heritage Site. You can also visit the website of
the Swedish National Heritage Board: www.raa.se
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Sights
VISITS TO MUSEUMS AND SIGHTS
20082009 2010
Bläse Limestone Museum 21,000 12,000 19,000
Boda Borg activity centre
14,509 16,000
5,500
Bottarve Farm 11,825 13,544 10,780
Bunge Museum 17,159 15,154 15,203
The Gotland Train Association 13,000 17,500 17,000
Gotland Vintage Car Museum 6,300
6,630
5,330
Gotland Military Museum
-
3,001
4,454
Gotska Sandön 4,490
5,271
4,813
Krusmynta Herbal Garden 36,030 34,950 40,400
Lilla Karlsö -
1,122
1,030
Lummelunda Caves 64,716 55,900 65,000
Gotlands Museum, museums, farms, ruins116,634 112,541 169,273
Mix Ranch
17,000 18,000 18,000
Naturum with Lars Jonson Museum
22,800 18,250 25,000
Robbjens in Klinte
-
3,000
3,500
Stora Karlsö 10,414 10,008
9,530
The Viking Village
14,500 14,400 10,800
Visby Cathedral
205,732 201,933 219,603
Visbytravet trotting track
18,584 22,933 19,502
ANNUAL EVENTS
April
Easter Parade central Visby
May
May Market in Stånga, Roma Market,
Visby Market, PrimörPremiär spring
food festival, Golf Around Gotland
June
Lelleträffen (Motorcycle Meet),
Traditional Midsummer celebrations,
Garden Week, Open Studios,
Bergman Week
July
Roma Theatre, Jousting Tournament,
Round Gotland,
Almedalen Week (politics),
Gotlandspaketet (orienteering),
Children’s Choir Week on Fårö,
Gotland Olympics,
Folkrace Festival (rallying),
Gotland Pony Show on Lojsta Hed
Source: Region Gotland
August
Medieval Week on Gotland,
Gotland Organ Days,
Gotland Dog Show,
Slite Market
September
Havdhem Market,
Kräklingbo Market,
Klinte Market,
FåröNatta Festival
October
Visby Day, Hemse Market
November
Gotland Grand National
(Enduro biking)
December
Christmas Market in Visby
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Industry
SECTORAL STRUCTURE
Split by sector, there are 2,550 jobs in agriculture/
food, 1,367 in industry and 4,365 in the service sector.
JOBS BY SECTOR %
Other social and
personal services
13%
Public sector, education,
healthcare 6%
Agriculture,
fishing, etc.
31%
Real estate, insurance,
banking 18%
Manufacturing,
energy 7%
Transport and
communications 2%
Hotels and restaurants 4%
Retail 9%
Construction 10%
Photo: Emma Ahlqvist
Around 26,000 people are in gainful employment on
Gotland. Important industries include tourism and agriculture/food, along with the cement, limestone and
timber industries. However, other service industries
are increasing in significance. Several smaller manufacturing businesses focusing on quality and design
are emerging, especially in furniture-making.
The Gotland Grand National is held in November every year.
industrial structure
Agriculture, quarrying and the food industry have
long been important to Gotland, and despite strong
competition, faith in the future of the industries is
strong. Today Gotlandic food can be found everywhere
in Sweden; the primary market for Gotland’s goods is
the Mälardalen region. Gotland’s food producers work
with local produce and the end products are of a high
quality.
In the service sector, tourism is a key industry. The
large number of visitors has generated many jobs
and companies in this industry. Tourism has a positive
impact on service companies in the food and retail
sector, transport, hotels and restaurants and suppliers
of activities and experiences.
TAX CAPACITY
According to the latest figures for 2011, tax revenue per
inhabitant amounted to 86.7% of the national average,
which is on a par with previous years.
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BUSINESS
Source: Statistics Sweden
Source: Statistics Sweden
BUSINESS
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Businesses
Gotland has one of the highest business densities in
the country, with around 8,000 companies. The rate of
creation of new businesses is also among the highest in
Sweden, and has increased steadily since 2001. In 2010,
473 new businesses were started, 35% of which are run
Nystartade företag
by women – the highest figure in the country. 7% of all
new companies are started jointly by women and men.
new start-ups per 1,000 inhabitants
No. per 1,000
inhabitants
14
12
10
7.6
8
6.6
6
4
2
0
2006
Gotland
10.5 9.9
2007
10.9
Sweden
9.8
9.7
2008
13.1
7.4
2009
11.6
2010
MAJOR EMPLOYERS ON GOTLAND
Only the number of employees stationed on the island.
Company
Number of employees
Region Gotland
6,070
PayEx Finance AB
450
AB Svenska Spel
410
Destination Gotland
400
Social Insurance Office
300
Cementa AB
230
Samhall AB
230
Gotland University
220
GEAB150
County Administrative Board
130
BANKRUPTCIES
The number of bankruptcies has fallen since 1997. On
Gotland, the number of bankruptcies was 17% lower in
2010 than in 1997.
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BUSINESS
Källa: SCB
Source: Statistics Sweden
TILLVÄXT GOTLAND
Since 1997, Region Gotland has been responsible for
regional development on the island. The overarching
policy instrument for the development work is the
regional growth programme.
Tillväxt Gotland (Growth Gotland) is a joint association for the business world and public agencies, with a
focus on growth and the business climate.
The Gotland Brand
The logo for the Gotland brand
may be used by anyone actively
looking to help develop Gotland
as a place to visit, live, work or set up a business.
The meaning of the colours:
• Blue – sea, sky and viper’s bugloss and chicory, the flowers
that brighten up our verges. Blue also represents
stability.
• Red – warm poppy red. Life, energy and change.
• Grey – the ever-present limestone.
• Yellow – sun and warmth. Harmonises with the other colours.
The logo can be downloaded from www.gotland.se/varumarke
For more information, contact:
Tillväxt Gotland, Strandgatan 1, 621 57 Visby
www.tillvaxtgotland.se
Relocation Service, phone: 0498-29 20 10
www.flyttatillgotland.nu
E-mail: inflyttarservice@gotland.se
Almi Företagspartner Gotland, phone 0498-20 22 00.
Gotland Employment Office, phone 0498-29 24 00
(switchboard)
Source: Region Gotland
Källa: Länsstyrelsen på Gotland
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Labour Market
Housing
The Gotland labour market has remained relatively stable in recent years. Employment fell slightly, in line with
the trend across Sweden, during the recession of 2008
and 2009, but not to as great an extent as elsewhere
in the country. During
2010, the general upturn in the
Sysselsättning
economy also had less of an impact on employment
levels on Gotland than in Sweden as a whole.
More housing started being built in 2010. Planning
permission was granted for 55 houses and 149 new or
converted apartments.
Interest in building summer cottages on Gotland
also remains strong, with planning permission being
granted for 102 cottages in 2010.
HOUSING ALREADY IN PRODUCTION
employment levels 2010
%
80
77
78
Gotland
84
79 80
Sweden
78
77
77
69
74
60
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Gross Regional Product
Economic prosperity, measured as GRP per capita,
amounted to 75% of the national average (100%) in the
most recent survey in 2008.
GOTLAND’S GRP 2008 (Gross Regional Product)
Total
SEK 14,941 million
GRP per capita 2008 per employed person 2008
Gotland SEK 262,000
SEK 526,000
Sweden SEK 348,000
SEK 702,000
Nystartade företag
Disposable income per capita, 2008
Gotland SEK 159,000
Sweden SEK 172,000
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No. per 1,000
Binhabitants
USINESS
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Sweden
Source:Gotland
Gotland Employment
Office, Statistics Sweden
13.1
11.6
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
333
Houses
132
201
209
223
121
108
88
2006
2007
Apartments
204
120
115
55
65
2008
149
2009
55
2010
HOUSING STOCK 2009
39.5% of the stock of houses is used as
summer cottages. The national average is 19%.
Property type
No. of properties
Apartments9,887
Houses, permanent residence
11,899
Summer cottages
7,770
Farms (2008)
10,935
PRICE TREND MAY 2010 – APRIL 2011
Houses Summer cottages
No. of purchases
267
92
Average price SEK1,926,000
1,506,000 Price trend
-1%
3%
Source: Statistics Sweden, Swedish National
Housing Board, Mäklarstatistik.se
Apartments
340
1,405,000
25%
BUSINESS
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Agriculture
Organic farming
Gotland has widespread livestock rearing at a large
number of farms, including dairy cattle, beef cattle,
pigs, sheep and chickens. Lamb production is seeing
most growth. Livestock rearing generates direct income and employment, but also creates a platform for
value-added food products, e.g. local cheeses. Adding
value locally has become increasingly important as the
prices for agricultural products have been put under
pressure by imports.
Among the crops grown on Gotland, forage crops
are the largest and most important, although cereals
and oilseed crops are also popular. Crops for which
Gotland has greatest market share and is best known
are root vegetables such as potatoes, onions and carrots plus other early spring crops such as asparagus.
Gotland now holds an annual festival for its early
spring produce, called the PrimörPremiär. This is celebrated in May, with Gotland opening up and inviting
locals and visitors to enjoy a wealth of culinary experiences using spring delights such as Gotland lamb,
asparagus, sand leek and many other local products.
Gotland has a long tradition of farming without artificial fertilisers and chemical pesticides. Organically
grown crops are becoming increasingly prominent in
all types of farming. In 2010, Gotland accounted for
22.3% of the KRAV (certified organic) land for potato
fields in Sweden (185 ha of a total 820 ha).
FACTS COMMERCIAL FARMS
In 2010, there were 1,506 commercial farms of various
sizes with more than 2.0 hectares (ha) of land. That is a
drop of 1,223 farms since 1979. Over the past 30 years,
the average size of the farms has risen from 30.5 ha
to 57 ha. Gotland accounts for 3.3% of Sweden’s total
arable land. 2.3% of all winter wheat, spring wheat and
rye in Sweden and 3.5% of all potatoes in Sweden are
grown on Gotland.
600 farms raise cattle, of which 258 have dairy
herds. 57 keep pigs and 70 rear chickens. 395 farms rear
a combined total of 65,034 sheep on Gotland.
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B U S I N E S S Source: Swedish Rural Economy and Agricultural Societies,
Swedish Board of Agriculture (SJV)
KRAV certified organic cultivation 2010
Arable land Gotland, ha
Prop. KRAV, %
Total
85,856 KRAV Sweden 9.6
KRAV organic 8,580
KRAV Gotland 10
No. of KRAV certified farms 2009
Total on Gotland
- incl. farms in qualifying period
154
KRAV CERTIFIED LIVESTOCK 2010 % of all in
Gotland Sweden
Sweden
no.
no.
Dairy cattle 3.1
1,176
37,829 Beef cattle 3.6
4,850
134,947
Sheep incl. lambs 16.2
11,353
69,965
Pigs 0.2
49
28,614
Poultry 1.6
14,700
927,472
KRAV CERTIFIED VEGETABLE FARMS 2010
As of 2010, KRAV certified vegetable farms on Gotland covered around 140 ha, 13% of the Swedish total of 1,070 ha.
Source: SJV, KRAV, Gotland County Administrative Board
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Tourism Industry
2010 was another excellent year for Gotland’s tourism
industry, with record figures for guest nights at hotels,
holiday cottages and youth hostels. The total amount
of travel between Gotland and the mainland/other
countries also continues to rise.
Travelling to and from the island was made easier
with the addition of more departures for both ferries
and flights.
Passenger traffic through Visby harbour stands at
1.7 million people, putting it on a par with Gothenburg.
MAJOR MEETINGS
Demand for meetings and conferences is increasing all
year round. Gotland’s position as an island for events
and meetings is strengthening all the time. A Swedish
conference participant spends around SEK 2,800 per day.
Wisby Strand Congress & Event is a key driver in this
context, both in terms of large meetings and organising events. In 2010, the Lions’ national congress in
Hotell Stelor in Västergarn. A new hotel that opened in 2011.
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Source: Region Gotland
Almedalen Week is a major event in July that attracts many
journalists and visitors.
May attracted about 500 delegates and the Swedish
Society of Obstetrics and Gynaecology brought as
many as 800 gynaecologists to the island in August.
The large-scale recurring events continue to attract
record attendance figures and are becoming increasingly
important to Gotland. Almedalen Week, Medieval Week
and the Gotland Grand National are all world leaders in
their field and important draws for the island.
NEW FACILITIES
Several new hotels opened in 2010/2011, including
the Donners Hotell with 31 rooms and Hotell Strandgärdet with 48 rooms. Fröjel Resort opened in May
2011 and has 92 beds in its apartments, rooms and
suites. 2011 also saw the opening of Hotell Stelor in
Västergarn with 6 rooms.
Source: Region Gotland
BUSINESS
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Travellers
2010 was also a record year for travel to and from Gotland. A total of 1,949,385 people travelled to and from
Gotland by ferry and air. This is an increase of 28,000
compared to the previous year. Ferries accounted for
the majority of the rise, with the greatest jump on the
northern route, Nynäshamn - Visby. Over the past five
years, the number of travellers has risen by an average
of 40,000 per year.
In terms of flying, the number of domestic passengers
has fallen somewhat, with the increase in flying attributable to significant summer and charter traffic to
destinations outside Sweden.
Travellers to Gotland 2006-2010
The number of travellers is increasing every year. In 2010,
1,641,123 people took the ferry and 308,262 took a flight.
Numbers
2 000 000
No. of travellers PER MONTH 2010
(total of all travellers, including residents, by air and ferry)
Number
500,000
400,000
Ferry
Air
1 500 000
Air
1 000 000
300,000
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
guest nights at hotels, holiday cottages
and youth hostels
Visitors from other Nordic countries spent a similar number
of nights on Gotland as visitors from the rest of Europe. Of
the 565,000 guest nights in total, 49,000 were from abroad.
200,000
100,000
Jan Feb Mar Apr Maj Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Photo: Destination Gotland
0
Ferry
No. in 1,000s
600
500
400
300
468
No. from Sweden
536
565
411
No. from abroad
316 320 323 319 321
499
348
200
100
0
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Source: Region Gotland
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Source: Swedish Agency for Economic and
Regional Growth, Statistics Sweden
BUSINESS
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Communications
Many people move to Gotland for the beautiful
countryside and the island’s cultural values, but also
discover extensive services and infrastructure. In recent
years, a great deal of work has gone into public transport and improving communications with the island.
Good communications are crucial to an island like
Gotland. Gotland can be accessed quickly by sea or air.
SUNDSVALL
HELSINKI
OSLO
STOCKHOLM
NYNÄSHAMN
SKAVSTA
NORRKÖPING
GOTHENBURG
OSKARSHAMN
VISBY
VÄXJÖ
RIGA
ÄNGELHOLM
TURKEY
BULGARIA
EGYPT
GREECE
BERLIN
MALLORCA
TUNISIA
CANARY ISLANDS PRAGUE
Gotland ferries
By high-speed ferry, it takes about three hours to
travel to Gotland, whether you depart from Nynäshamn
or Oskarshamn. This allows Gotland residents to visit
the Mälardalen region of Sweden for the day.
In 2010, Destination Gotland transported 1,652,932
passengers, 498,000 passenger vehicles and 728,671
metres of freight between Gotland and the mainland.
During the summer season, there are up to 18 daily
runs, including services to Öland. In winter there are
6 outward or inward trips a day.
FLIGHTS
A total of 308,000 people flew to/from Visby Airport
in 2010. The flight to Stockholm takes around 40
minutes and the most common aircraft used are the
Fokker 50, Saab 340 and ATR 72-500.
As of 2011 there are year-round direct flights to:
Stockholm (Arlanda, Bromma), Gothenburg, Ängelholm and Norrköping.
For 2011, international summer routes serve Oslo,
Berlin, Riga and Helsinki. Domestic routes for summer
2011 run to Sundsvall, Gothenburg and Skavsta.
Direct charter flights are available from Visby
Airport to Berlin, Prague, Riga, the Canary Islands,
Mallorca, Tunisia, Egypt, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey.
Year-round destinations
Summer destinations
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Charter destinations
Source: Destination Gotland, Visby Airport/Swedavia
SERVICE
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Public transport
Environment
Buses from Visby serve most places on Gotland. There
are frequent services around Visby and between Visby
and the communities of Fårösund, Slite, Hemse and
Klintehamn, all year round.
People make 4,000 journeys on the 240 daily bus
services. There are 16 different routes serving the
countryside and 4 urban routes.
Gotland is an eco-municipality, with the goal of becoming a fully ecologically sustainable society by 2025. The
goal that Gotland will be a world-leading island region
on environmental and climate issues is now one of five
overarching regional development objectives.
Everyone on Gotland, visitors and residents, can help to
ensure a good environment and sustainable development.
Examples of key areas that require development are waste
management, water, transport and renewable energy sources.
BUSSIGA KORTET
This bus card is available to children and young
people up to the age of 20 who are resident
on Gotland. The card entitles them
to free travel in rural and urban
areas throughout the year.
LESS WASTE
Waste management is an indicator of environmental
awareness, and the people of Gotland are good at
sorting and recycling their waste. The final phase of
the new collection system, with its increased waste
sorting, was implemented in 2010. Almost all households
now choose to sort their waste into compost and
combustibles or to compost their food waste themselves.
With the compostable element being turned into soil
and the combustible waste being burned at the Cementa
facility in Slite, shipments of combustible waste to the
mainland are dropping considerably.
PACKAGING COLLECTED FROM HOUSEHOLDS
Newspapers
Kg/person
150
136
120
Metal
Paper
124
128.4
Plastic
Glass
90
80.5
60
30
0
30
SERVICE
Source: Region Gotland
2008
2009
Source: Region Gotland, FTI
2010
Sweden 2009
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Environment
CLEAN DRINKING WATER
A sustainable water supply and water management
are essential to Gotland’s future. Municipal water is
currently of good quality, but many individual sources
are polluted. The basic problem is that it is difficult
to achieve good wastewater solutions in areas with
extensive solid ground and only thin layers of soil.
If the sewerage system is also poorly maintained,
pollutants can easily reach the groundwater. The
system is therefore being upgraded in many areas
of Gotland, while the “Clear Water” project involves
surveying all the island’s 14,000 drains with a view to
having them repaired and approved.
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUPPLY
Global climate change is one of the biggest
environmental problems of our time. In terms of
quantity, the lime and cement industries are by far
the island’s greatest users of fossil fuels, despite 40%
of their fuel need now being met by alternative fuels.
The transport sector is almost entirely dependent on
fossil fuels. The goal for 2010 of max. 55% fossil energy
on Gotland has been judged to have been achieved.
Continued work is required to reduce oil dependency,
particularly in the transport sector.
Carbon emissions from fuels
Tonnes
200
ENVIRONMENTAL VEHICLES
In 2010, 60% more new cars were registered on Gotland compared with the previous year. This was the
largest rate of increase of any county in Sweden. 44%
of all the new cars were environmental cars, which is
the second highest percentage in the country. Since
the stock of vehicles on the island has a high average
age and people drive a great deal, every improvement
in their environmental performance has an impact.
The island’s first biogas station opened in Visby in
autumn 2010, at the same time that the city’s new,
biogas-driven buses were launched. The initiative is a
joint venture between the private and public sectors,
with Region Gotland creating local demand for biogas
through its procurement criteria.
215,800
tonnes
Heating oil 2-5
Heating oil 1
150
100
Diesel
50
Petrol
0
(not aircraft & boats)
WIND POWER
Last year there were 155 wind turbines on Gotland,
generating 225 GWh electricity, which equates to 25%
of the island’s power. A total capacity of 112 MW had
been put in place. Näsudden, Gotland’s largest wind
farm, is currently undergoing a comprehensive and
coordinated generational shift. 59 smaller turbines are
being replaced by 27 new, larger and more powerful turbines, which will produce four times as much
electricity as the old ones. The switchover is set to be
completed by late 2011 or early 2012.
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Heating oil 1 is a more refined oil than the other heating oils.
32
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Source: Region Gotland, Cementa
Source: GEAB, Trafikanalys, Region Gotland
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Childcare and Education
Schools and preschools
Broad educational options
Gotland has everything from preschools to university
courses. There is a good geographical spread of
preschools, compulsory schools with preschool
classes/leisure-time centres, upper secondary schools
and folk high schools across the island.
A total of around 4,800 children attend preschool
and leisure-time centres, with about 8,100 students
going to compulsory school and upper secondary.
Around 600 adults are studying.
The university is located in Visby. Gotland also has a
wide ranged of leisure courses.
Preschool
School - Preschool class to Year 6
School Years 7-9
Upper Secondary School
Skola
Private activities
Fårösund
Skola
Stenkyrka
Skola
Lärbro
Skola
Hellvi
Skola
Tingstäde
Skola
Skola
Skola
Lokrume
Fole
Väskinde
Visby
Västerhejde
Preschool
Gotland has 60 preschools, 31 of which are located
in Visby. There is also a choice of municipal or private
provision. Preschools accept children aged 1-5. All
children are offered a place at a municipal preschool
from the autumn of the year that they turn three years
old.
Skola
Fårö
Komvux
Slite
Skola
Skola
Skola
Skola
Endre
Skola
Gothem
Skola
Dalhem
Skola
Skola
Tofta
Roma
Skola
Skola
Eskelhem
Hogrän
Skola
Skola
Kräklingbo
Vänge
Skola
Sanda
Klintehamn
Skola
Skola
Skola
Garda Alskog
Skola
Skola
No. of children in municipal preschools 2,170
No. of children in educational care
117
Children using private services (parent cooperatives etc.)425
Stånga
Skola
Fardhem
Lau
Skola
Skola
Hemse
Burs
Skola
Havdhem
Child-staff ratio (full-time)
Municipal preschool 2008
2009
2010
Gotland 5.1
4.8
4.8
Sweden
5.6 5.45.4
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Source: Region Gotland
Skola
Burgsvik
Source: Region Gotland, National Agency for Education
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Education – compulsory school
Education – upper secondary
Compulsory school(preschool class to Year 9)
Gotland currently has 37 compulsory schools – 31
municipal and 6 independent. These are well distributed
over the island from Fårösund in the north to Burgsvik
in the south and, in many instances, the number of
students is relatively small, at around 50-100 per school.
All compulsory schools covering preschool class to
Year 6 also have an integrated leisure-time centre. Years
7-9 are offered at six locations: Fårösund, Slite, Roma,
Klintehamn, Hemse and Visby (two schools).
Upper secondary school
There are four upper secondary schools on Gotland
offering a total of 15 or so programmes. The Maritime
programme and “Film – The Language of Motion
Pictures” both have a national intake. Lövsta Rural
Centre in Roma offers local courses on animal
husbandry, agriculture and horticulture.
Pass-rate in year 9
The percentage of students in Year 9 who achieved
a pass grade or higher in all subjects, compared with
national figures.
%
80
Gotland
78 78
70
79
74
Sweden
80 79
79 78
80
77
60
Independent upper secondary schools
Donnergymnasiet in Klintehamn is an independent
upper secondary school with an international profile,
offering programmes in tourism, culture, media and
catering. Guteskolan in Visby has technology, craft and
agriculture programmes. Autumn 2008 saw the opening
of Gotlands Hästgymnasium, with its equestrian focus.
%
Gotland
60
50
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Facts Compulsory School
Municipal compulsory schools
31
Gotland Riket
Independent schools
5
2004 73%
77%
78% compulsory
78%
No. of students2005
at municipal
school 5,000
78%
(preschool class2006
to Year 9)78%
2007
74%
79%
No. of children 2008
in municipal
centres 2,000
80% leisure-time
79%
79%
78%school approx. 580
No. of students2009
at an independent
80,2% leisure-time
76,6%
No. of children 2010
in independent
centres 250
Percentage qualifying for university
50
The percentage
of students who graduate from upper
secondary school and qualify for university, compared
40
with the nation as a whole.
%
100
80
30
Gotland
20
95
10
95
89
0
60
89
2004
2006
36
Riket
No. of students at upper secondary school:
80
No. of students at municipal upper secondary a pprox. 2,000
No. of students
in other municipality
approx. 150
70
No. of students at independ. upper secondary approx. 350
SERVICE
Källa: Gotlands
Source: kommun
Region Gotland, National Agency
Source: Region Gotland
Sweden
94
97
2005
2007
91
89
2008
2006
2009
90
87
2007
2008
2010
SERVICE
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Education – other schools
Education – university
Education for students with intellectual
disabilities
Compulsory education for students with intellectual
disabilities comprises two parallel types of school,
located mainly in Visby – compulsory school for
children with intellectual disabilities, and the “training
school” for those with profound intellectual disabilities. Voluntary education includes an upper secondary school for individuals with intellectual disabilities
(Desideria) and adult education for individuals with
learning disabilities (Särvux). Desideria is integrated
into the general upper secondary school premises.
University
The university has some 20 programmes and almost
200 separate courses. The flexible internet-based
courses make it possible to provide higher education
to students who are not able to or do not wish to study
on campus.
Gotland University’s courses span numerous fields,
including biology, building preservation, economics,
teaching, archaeology, programming, game design,
law, ethnology, history, quality management, social
geography and renaissance studies.
No. of students in education for students with intellectual disabilities:
Compulsory and upper secondary Särvux approx. 160
approx. 45
Komvux
Komvux offers basic adult education, upper secondarylevel courses, vocational training and Swedish for
immigrants (SFI). As well as classroom teaching,
Komvux also offers distance learning.
Around 600 students are enrolled in adult education.
Arts school
The arts school Kulturskolan, with centres across
Gotland, provides training for a wide range of individual
instruments, orchestras, choirs and ensembles at
various levels. The school also offers dance tuition.
Kulturskolan has 1,200 students in voluntary education and
800 students in the Culture in Schools project every year.
Liberal Education
The university takes its inspiration from an international educational tradition called Liberal Education,
which is practised in the USA and Europe. The aim is to
give students power over their education by allowing
them to choose the focus of their studies.
Liberal Education also strongly emphasises the
importance of the learning environment, in which
respect Campus Visby has a great deal to offer. But
above all, it involves more in-depth contact between
students and lecturers, for example in the form of
more individual tutoring, aimed at ensuring that the
student is able to meet his or her full potential.
Folk High School
Gotlands Folkhögskola has around 284 students on
the long courses at its centres in Hemse, Fårösund and
Visbyhar. The folk high school offers general education, vocational training and specialised courses. It
also holds a varied range of summer courses. In 2010,
747 students participated in these summer activities.
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Source: Region Gotland, National Agency for Education
Source: Gotland University
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Education – university
Leisure
University in brief 2010:
No. of registered students total 6,831
No. of full-time students
2,458
Studying on campus 804
Distance learning
1,654
No. of employees: 217 (43% women)
Average age 47
No. of lecturers:
110 (of which 63 PhDs)
No. of professors
9
Gotlanders have a tradition of joining together in
pursuit of common interests. Region Gotland has over
900 registered associations, of which 500 are active.
This gives Gotland the highest concentration of
associations in Sweden.
Type and number of associations
Children & young people
10
Animals & nature
12
Disabled
25
Hobbies
Graduates 2007-2010 (of which women)
Level 2007
2008
20092010
Diploma 11(7) 12(3) 8(4)
15(7)
Bachelor’s degree 64(41)
87(59) 126(81)
84(53)
Master’s degree 34(18) 21(12) 43(21)
31(15)
Total 109(66) 120(74) 177(106) 130(75)
7
Home & school
3
Sport
141
Culture & rural heritage
94
Sobriety
6
Pensioners
42
Political
13
Assembly rooms
73
Other
No. of
associations
65
0
30
60
90
120
150
Youth activities
Regional youth centres
Regional social centres
Ungdomens Hus (youth centre)
Music rooms/practice rooms
40
SERVICE
Source: Gotland University
8
1
1
20
REGION Gotland’s
leisure facilities
leisure facilities
with support
Ice rinks
2
Sports halls
9
Floodlit trails
7
Swimming pools
3
Outdoor sports facilities8
Equestrian centres
9
Floodlit trails
5
Ice rinks 1
Outdoor sports facilities29
Motorsport facilities 4
Sports halls
3
Other facilities
6
Source: Region Gotland
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Leisure facilities
Municipally-owned
leisure facilities
Ice Rinks
2
Sport halls
9
Floodlit trails
7
Swimming pools 3
Outdoor sports
facilities
8
Culture
Fårösund
Bunge
Fleringe
Hangvar
REGION GOTLAND’S CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Libraries, x15
Dance consultant
Mobile libraries, x1
Department of Culture and
Film on Gotland
Leisure
Rute
Stenkyrka
Martebo
Lärbro
Tingstäde
Väskinde Lokrume
Bro
Hejdeby
Fårö
Hall
Lummelunda
Visby
Gotland’s arts scene draws on the island’s rich cultural
heritage. An increasing amount of emphasis is being
put on the role of culture in society’s development and
the welfare of the individual. Both professional and
non-profit cultural workers are assisting in this venture.
Fole
Othem
Hellvi
Hejnum Boge
Slite
Bäl
Käll- Vallstena
unge
Follingbo Endre Ekeby
Gothem
BarlingTräHörsne
bo
Akekumla
Stenm Bara
bäck
kumla
Dalhem
Vall
Tofta
Norrlanda
Halla GantHogrän Björke Roma
hem
Sjonhem
Anga
Atlingbo
Eskelhem
Viklau
Mästerby
Västergarn
Väte
Kräklingbo
Vänge
Östergarn
Ala
GuldGammelSanda
rupe
garn
Buttle
Hejde
Klintehamn Klinte
Ardre
Västerhejde
Etelhem
Alskog
Garde
Gerum
Lye
Lau
Linde Stånga
Levide
Eksta
Fardhem
Sproge
När
Hemse
Burs
Silte
Alva
Rone
Leisure facilities with
Hablingbo
Eke
municipal support
Havdhem
Fröjel
Näs
Lojsta
Grötlingbo
Fide
Öja
Burgsvik
Vamlingbo Hamra
Sundre
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Equestrian centres
Floodlit trails
Outdoor sports facilities
Motorsport facilities
Sport halls
Swimming pools
Ice rinks
Fitness centres
9
5
29
4
3
1
1
4
Source: Region Gotland
ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH SUPPORT
sociation of Art Galleries)
• Gotland County Library
• Grafikgruppen (The Graph• Gotland Arts and Crafts
ics Group) Visby
Association
• Gotland Music Foundation • Folkets Bio (cinema)
• Cultural Association Roxy
• Gotlands Museum
• Kulturskolan on Gotland
• Gotland County Theatre
• Bläse Limestone Museum
• Gotland Art School
• Bunge Museum
• Gotland School of Music
• The Gotland Train AssociaComposition
tion
• Gotlands Dansutbildningar
(dance)
• Gotland Lectures Association
• Gotland Bildningsförbund/8 • Gotland Agriculture Museum
study associations
• Rural heritage associations/
• Baltic Centre for Writers and Community groups/AssemTranslators
bly rooms
• Baltic Art Centre
• The Musical Company
• Visby International Centre
• Medieval Week
for Composers
• Roma Theatre
• Galleriföreningen (The As• Young Roma
OTHER CULTURE PROVIDERS
21 choirs
Plus around 850 professional
21 theatre organisations
freelance culture producers
Other cultural associations
Source: Region Gotland Källa: Gotlands kommun
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Healthcare
Care services
Region Gotland’s Department of Health and Medical
Care is responsible for all emergency care, primary
care, ambulance services and medical advisory services.
The department employs around 1,300 people and
covers practically all specialities, such as medicine,
surgery, infections, eyes, ears, paediatrics, maternity,
gynaecology, orthopaedics, intensive care, psychiatry,
rehabilitation, dental care and primary care. There is
a cooperation agreement with Karolinska University
Hospital concerning a number of areas, including care
development, competence development and
highly specialised care.
Elder care
The elder care service provides care and treatment in
the home and in sheltered accommodation. Sheltered
housing is available in around 10 locations on Gotland,
and the home-help service works in small teams
spread out across the island. Most of the sheltered
housing on the island is managed by Region Gotland.
A normal day for the health service
on Gotland
Facts elder care January 2011
No. of people in sheltered housing 500
with 24-hour care
No. of people in ordinary housing 1,299
with home-help
No. of people with food distribution service 187
No. of people with a safety alarm 1,386
155 beds are open/available at
Visby Hospital (incl. the psychiatric clinic)
296 patients visit a doctor at Visby Hospital
53 patients visit A&E at Visby Hospital
17 operations (in- & out-patient)
are carried out at Visby Hospital
1.7 children a day are born at Visby Hospital, on average
284 patients visit a family doctor at
a health centre
111 patients attend the
psychiatric clinic
254 patients visit the National Dental Service
1,497clinical lab tests are carried out
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Source: Region Gotland
Source: Region Gotland
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International
We are affected by the world around us. Climate
change, swings in the global economy and migration
patterns are just a few examples of factors beyond
our borders that we have to take into account. Gotlanders have a very longstanding tradition of reaching
out beyond the island’s borders, and history shows
how international contacts have brought prosperity.
Through its various institutions with an international
focus and contacts, Gotland continues to be an international meeting place.
According to Region Gotland’s strategy for its international work, the Baltic region takes top priority, with
the EU as another priority area. Collaboration further
afield may become worth exploring if it is considered
to be of particular benefit.
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GOTLAND IN THE EU
Gotland qualifies for the EU’s regional development
funding and is currently most affected by the
programmes below.
Småland and the Islands
1. The Operational Programme Småland and the Islands
under the Regional Competitiveness and Employment
Objective – European Regional Development Fund
– aims to strengthen competitiveness, achieve
sustainable growth and help create more jobs and
businesses. The priorities of the programme are
accessibility (infrastructure and communications),
innovation and entrepreneurship.
The core steering documents are
• The EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
• Vision Gotland 2025
• The joint platform for international cooperation for the Region, County Administrative Board and university
2. The European Social Fund – ESF aims to achieve
increased growth by developing a skilled and adaptable
workforce and extending employment opportunities.
Its fields of activity include increasing opportunities
for development and retraining in working life, with
a focus on people already in employment, and new
job opportunities with a focus on people who are far
removed fromthe labour market.
The objectives are
• sustainable growth and higher employment on
Gotland
• a better environment, particularly in our immediate
vicinity, and a sustainable society on Gotland
• an ongoing cultural exchange, with Gotland as the
natural meeting place in the Baltic region
• contact and understanding across political and
cultural boundaries
Interreg
3. INTERREG programmes aim to develop interregional
cooperation, particularly with our nearest neighbours
around the Baltic rim. Gotland belongs to the Central
Baltic programme and may also access INTERREG
programmes such as the Baltic Sea Region programme.
However, INTERREG funding will soon be depleted for
the current period. The region is actively preparing for
future programmes.
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MEMBERSHIP OF ORGANISATIONS
• Baltic Island Network (B7) is a collaboration of the
seven largest islands in the Baltic Sea: Bornholm, Gotland, Hiiumaa, Rügen, Saaremaa, Åland and Öland.
•CPMR comprises just over 150 European coastal
regions. Within CPMR there are geographic commissions, with Gotland an active member of the Islands
Commission and the Baltic Sea Commission (BSC),
whose secretariat is currently based in Gotland. The
organisation promotes the interests of coastal and
peripheral regions with regard to the EU.
• The Hanseatic network consists of about 200 cities
around the Baltic Sea, all of which were members of
the medieval Hanseatic League.
• The Organisation of World Heritage Cities
(OWHC) is a network of the towns and cities on
UNESCO’s World Heritage list, which has included the
Hanseatic town of Visby since 1995.
• European Cities Against Drugs (ECAD ) is a
European partnership to combat drug abuse. Gotland
Municipality is also a member of the Union of the Baltic
Cities (UBC) and takes part in the Baltic Sea States
Subregional Cooperation (BSSSC).
Region
Gotland
On 1 January 2011, Gotland became a separate region.
Region Gotland has three main tasks: municipal
operations, county council operations and regional
development.
The change, agreed by the politicians in October
2010, was both a statement and a clarification of the
duties that the municipality had, and now Region
Gotland has.
The decision to change the name from municipality to region also made the democratic situation more
explicit. Citizens vote for a regional council, with much
broader responsibilities than a municipal council
normally has.
TWIN TOWNS AND PARTNERS
Gotland has contacts of varying character and scope
with a number of twin towns and partners. Visit www.
gotland.se for information about current collaborations.
PARTNERSHIP
Gotland is twinned with Kibaha in Tanzania and
Jhansi in India as part of the Sida-funded municipal
partnership programme.
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SERVICE
Source: Region Gotland
SERVICE
49
Dialogue and Opinion
Political organisation
There are many ways to influence the services offered
within Region Gotland:
The Regional Executive Board is the committee
which monitors the operations of the other committees and the business conducted through corporations.
The Regional Executive Board also manages the
finances, executes the decisions of the Regional Council
and prepares or comments on matters before the
council. The committees are responsible for (manage)
the operations as directed by the Regional Council and
frequently as regulated by law.
• Contact the responsible politicians. See page 53
• Submit a citizen’s proposal.
Read more at www.gotland.se
• Take part in special dialogues. These are meetings held in conjunction with major development issues.
Invitations to these are published on gotland.se
and in the local press
• Subscribe to the RSS news feed at www.gotland.se
• Social media. Our Facebook pages allow you to
comment on the news that Region Gotland publishes at gotland.se
Region Council 2010-2014
C
15
Auditors
M
15
FP
4
S
24
V
6
MP
7
Region Executive Board
Committees
Departments
Municipal Executive
Committee
Executive Office
Public Works Committee
Department of Community
Planning and Development*
Town Planning Committee
Service Department
Public Health and Environment
Culture and Leisure Committee
Culture and Leisure Department
Childcare and Education Committee
Childcare and Education Department
Upper Secondary and Adult
Education Committee
Department of Upper Secondary
and Adult Education
Social Service Committe
Social Services Department
Health and Medical Care Committee
Health and Medical Care Department
Election Committee
Companies and foundations
AB GotlandsHem, 100%
Gotlands Energi AB, 25%
Gotlands Industrihus AB, 100%
Gotlands Stuveri AB, 29%
Gotland Music Foundation, 100%
Almi Företagspartner AB, 49%
Public Trustee
Patient Committee
Bo Dahllöf, Regional Director and Åke Svensson, Chair of the Regional Executive
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REGION GOTLAND
* A review of the organisation of departments
was underway at time of printing.
Source: Region Gotland
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51
Political organisation
The Regional Council is the “parliament” of Region
Gotland and the Regional Executive Board comprises
its “government”. Since the 2010 elections, the Social
Democrats have been the majority party on the council,
in a coalition with the Green Party and the Left Party.
ELECTION 2010
Moderate Party (M)
Centre Party (C) Liberal Party (FP)
Christian Democrats (KD)
Social Democrats (S)
Left Party (V)
Green Party (MP)
Sweden Democrats (SD)
Others
Total
VotesVotes
in parliamentary
in regional
election, %
election, %
25.18
20.27
14.64
19.73
4.62
4.67
2.92
2.13
33.27
33.39
6.06
7.66
8.43
8.52
3.17
1.73.63
100.0100.0
DISTRIBUTION OF COUNCIL SEATS 1971–2014
Year
M C FP S V MP KD NYDGP*
1971-73 9 33 mp*
29
-
-
-
-
1974-76 10 33 mp*
28
-
-
-
-
1977-79 10 27 6
27
1
-
-
-
1980-82 11 23 6 27 4
-
-
-
1983-85 13 19 4 30 4
1
-
-
1986-88 11 18 7 28 4
3
-
-
1989-91 9 19 5 28 4
6
-
-
1992-94 11 18 4 25 4
4
2
3
1995-98 11 15 2 30 4
5
-
-
4
1999-02 13 15 3 23 7
4
3
-
3
2003-06 11 13 4 28 71 4
3
-
-
2007-10 14
17
4
24
7
4
1
-
2010-14 15
15
4
24
6
7
-
-
From 1971-1979, the council terms were calendar years.
From 1980, the council terms started on 1 November of the previous year.
mp* = middle parties, consisting of the Centre and Liberal parties.
1) One Left Party member resigned from the party in 2005.
GP*= Gotland Party
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REGION GOTLAND
Source: Gotland Municipality
Regional Council Presiding Committee Phone
(area code 0498)
Chairperson: Björn Jansson (S) 26 93 34
First vice chairperson: Conny Kristensen Gahnström (S) 27 76 20
Second vice chairperson: Hans Klintbom (C)
26 44 83
Regional Executive Presiding Committee
Chairperson: Åke Svensson (S)
First vice chairperson: Hanna Westerén (S)
Second vice chairperson: Lena Celion (M)
26 95 01
26 93 01
26 93 48
Leading Councillors
Economics and Employment: Åke Svensson (S)
Social Services and Care: Hanna Westerén (S)
Healthcare: Stefaan De Maecker (MP)
Childcare and Education: Brittis Benzler (V)
Minority Commissioner: Lena Celion (M)
26 95 01
26 93 01
26 96 06
26 97 90
26 93 48
chairpersons
Regional Executive Board: Åke Svensson (S)
26 95 01
Public Works Committee: Tommy Gardell (S)
27 37 05
Town Planning Committee: Bo Björkman (S)
26 90 18
Culture and Leisure Committee: Janica Sörestedt (S) 20 37 13
Public Health and Environment Committee:
Harriet Lihnell (MP)
24 11 73
Childcare and Education Committee: Brittis Benzler (V) 26 97 90
Upper Secondary and Adult Education Committee:
Per Edman (V)
24 40 85
Health and Medical Care Committee:
Stefaan De Maecker (MP)
26 96 06
Social Services Committee: Hanna Westerén (S)
26 93 01
Board of Gotland Music Foundation: Björn Jansson (S)26 93 34
Board of AB GotlandsHem: Lilian Virgin (S)
27 76 11
Board of Gotlands Industrihus AB: Åke Svensson (S) 26 95 01
Public Trustees Committee: Birgitta Eriksson (S)
22 50 29
Auditors: Mikael Carlsson (C)
27 51 41
Source: Gotland Municipality
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Departments
User Surveys 2010
The task of Region Gotland is to provide its citizens with
services in a range of areas, from schools and childcare
to healthcare, refuse collection and so on.
SATISFIED USERS OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES
The results of the departments’ user surveys give a
satisfied-user index between 1 and 100, where the
values can be interpreted as follows: over 75 = very
satisfied, 56-75 = satisfied, 40-55 = less satisfied, under 40
= dissatisfied
DEPARTMENTS & HEADS OF DEPARTMENT
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Management and coordination
Bo Dahllöf phone 26 93 20
Students Year 5
DEPT OF INTERNAL SERVICES
Provides services and products for the other departments
Anders Jolby phone 26 94 01
DEPT OF COMMUNITY PLANNING
Properties, water and sewage system, roads, parks, harbours, refuse
collection and public transport
Bertil Klintbom phone 26 92 40
DEPT OF CULTURE AND LEISURE
Athletics, fitness and sports facilities, culture
Maria Modig phone 26 96 58
DEPT OF CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION
Schools and childcare
Ann-Chatrin Norrevik phone 26 94 18
DEPT OF SOCIAL SERVICES Elderly and disabled people, individual and family care
Lena Lager phone 20 45 04
DEPT OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE County medical care, specialist care, primary care and dental care
Ann-Christine Kullberg phone 26 85 59
GOTLAND MUSIC FOUNDATION Bengt Jerkland phone 26 44 50
AB GOTLANDSHEM Staffan Thurgren phone 20 39 15
GOTLANDS INDUSTRIHUS ABSofia Wollmann phone 26 90 31
REGION GOTLAND
Students
5
Parents reYear
leisure-time
centres
Students Year 5
Parents
preschool
StudentsreYear
8
Parents re preschool
Parents
leisure-time
centres
Studentsreupper
secondary
Year 2
Parents re leisure-time centres
Students
Year
8
Almedalen
Library
Students Year 8
Students
upper secondary Year 2
Other libraries
Students upper secondary Year 2
Almedalen
Library
Recreation centres
Almedalen Library
Other
libraries
Swimming
pools/sports facilities
Other libraries
Recreation centres
0 Recreation centres
20
40
Swimming pools/sports facilities
Swimming pools/sports facilities
0
0
20
20
Visby Hospital
40
40
73
75
73
81
61
81
75
63
75
61
74
61
63
85
63
74
77
74
85
64
85
77
77 60
64
64
60
60
63
80
100
80
80
100
100
Dental care
69 SERVICES
HEALTHCARE
AND CARE
DEPT OF UPPER SECONDARY AND ADULT EDUCATION
Upper secondary and adult education, folk high school
Jan Holmquist phone 20 38 61
54
73
education
Parents re preschooland culture
81
Source: Region Gotland
Visby
HealthHospital
centres
Visby Hospital
Dental
carehousing
Sheltered
Dental care
Health
centres
Home help
Health centres
Sheltered housing
0 Sheltered housing
20
Home help
Home help
0
0
20
20
40
40
40
63
63
69
75
69
63
78
63
75
75 60
78
78
60
60
80
100
80
80
100
100
80
100
COMMUNITY PLANNING
Building permits, individual
70
Building permits, detailed dev. plan 89
Building permits,
individual
regs. fireplace/flue
Building permits, individual
Building
permits,
detailed &dev.
plan
Appl./reports
re environ.t
health
Building permits, detailed dev. plan
Building regs. fireplace/flue
Building
regs.
fireplace/flue
0
20
40
Appl./reports re environ.t & health
Appl./reports re environ.t & health
0Source: Region
20 Gotland40
0
20
40
70
96
70
89
80
89
96
96 60
80
80
60
60
80
100
GOTLAND
80R E G I O N 100
55
The Region’s economy
Costs and revenues
Revenues from taxes, government
grants, etc.
Region Gotland’s revenues and costs amount to
just over SEK 5 billion per year. The revenues derive
primarily from tax revenues of SEK 2.9 billion, plus a
government equalisation grant of SEK 1.1 billion. The
remaining SEK 1.2 billion comes from various charges,
grants, rents, sales and so on (see diagram below).
The costs and revenues break down as follows.
TAX
Region Gotland’s tax rate remains unchanged for 2011,
amounting to 33.10% of the tax base, compared with
31.55% nationally.
Across Sweden, the tax rate for municipalities and
county councils ranges from 28.89% to 34.17%.
Gotland ranks 57 out of 290 municipalities in terms
of its tax rate.
ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES
Externa intäkter år 2009, 5 214 mkr
90% of the resources go to healthcare, schools and
care services.
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REGION GOTLAND
Grant
Grants 370
Municipal tax
2,887
Contr
Equalisation grant 1 , 152
Externa kostnader år 2009, 5 194 mkr
Other 506
Fuel, energy, water 108
Rent, property services 127
Childcare &
education 32%
Grants and transfer payments 200
Depreciation 203
Municipal tax
2,887
Care services 25%
Other 155
Rent, leases 116
Sale of business operations, contracts 133
Fees, charges 401
EXTERNAL COSTS 2010, SEK 5,194 MILLION
Other 155
Rent, leases 116
Community planning 6%
Sale 3%
of business operations, contracts 133
Leisure & culture
Fees, charges 401
Other aspects 3%
Grants 370
Externa intäkter år 2009, 5 214 mkr
EXTERNAL REVENUES 2010, SEK 5,214 MILLION
Consumables/supplies 328
Personnel
incl. pensions
2,786
Contracts, purchase of activities,
consultancy 936
Equalisation grant 1 , 152
Healthcare 30%
Source: Region Gotland
Source: Region Gotland
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57
Results
Investments and debts
Positive results 2006-2010
Region Gotland’s finances are stable. The economic
figures were better than budgeted for the sixth year
in a row, at SEK +20 million. This, coupled with the fact
that investments have been funded without the need
for borrowing by the region, has allowed debt levels to
be reduced and funds set aside for pension provision.
Investments
Total investment over the past five years amounted
to SEK 1.5 billion. Major projects for 2010 include
building the Klostergården sheltered housing in
Roma, constructing Garda school and equipping Visby
Hospital with a new MRI scanner. A major overhaul
and upgrade of the water treatment plant in Slite was
also completed.
Kommunens resultat
Investeringar
SEKm
SEKm
400
100
80
+71
60
350
+62
+20
0
200
150
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
NET COST INCREASE
The aim was for the region’s net costs to increase by
no more than 3.7% during the term of office 20072010. Net cost increases have, on average, been lower
than the target level for the whole period.
2006
Future pension provisions
Nettokostnadsölning
Between 2007 and 2010,
the aim was for the pension
portfolio at the end of the period to amount to SEK
Mkr million in order for provision to be in place for
150
6
future pensions. The result+5,2%
was that the region was
5 to set aside SEK 104 million for+4,5%
able
future pensions.
+3,6%
4 market value as at the end of 2010 was SEK
The
114
+3,0%
million.
3
2
+2,1%
REGION GOTLAND
1
Source: Region Gotland
2007
2008
2009
2010
LONGTERM DEBT, SEK MILLIONS
The target of cutting debt by 3% per year for taxLångfristig
låneskuld
funded operations during
the
term of office 2006SEKm
2010 was met. Region Gotland’s total debt stood at
1000
SEK 642 million in 2010.
900
58
288
261
250
+32
20
343
292
300
+37
40
354
SEKm
800
500
819
490
320
796
410
700
400
711
370646
600
300
200
2006
2007
2008
2009
320
2010
100
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
Source: Region Gotland Avsättningar pensionerR E G I O N G O T L A N D 59
Mkr
Budget 2011
Personnel
BUDGET PER COMMITTEE/DEPARTMENT, SEK
MILLIONS
The committees’ operating budgets for 2011
amounted to a net figure of SEK 4 billion, while their
investment stood at SEK 391 million. The breakdown
per committee is shown below.
ATTRACTIVE EMPLOYER
The region’s employees enjoy going to work, according to over 75% of respondents in the latest employee
survey.
Staff feel that their work is important, meaningful
and motivating. One of the region’s overall goals is
for employees and managers to be happy and committed, take responsibility and develop to meet the
challenges of the future. Initiatives are therefore being
undertaken to promote skills development, leadership
and a positive working environment.
Organised into eight departments, Region Gotland is a
significant employer in around 240 different occupations.
Committee/departmentOperating
Investment
budget SEKm
budget SEKm
Regional Executive Board
- Political Organisation
22.40
- Executive Office
137.224.4
- Internal Services
08.5
Public Works Committee
150.0
284.9
Town Planning Committee
19.5
0.6
Public Health and Environment Committee11.6
0.4
Culture and Leisure Committee
124.8
3.5
Childcare and Education Committee 979.8
10.8
Upper Secondary and
306.7
4.2
Adult Education Committee
Social Services Committee
1,062.6
15.1
Health and Medical Care Committee1,135.4 38.6
Total
3,950.0390.1
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Source: Region Gotland
Source: Region Gotland Källa: Gotlands kommun R E G I O N G O T L A N D 61
Personnel summary
PERSONNEL SUMMARY 2010
No. of employees
Permanent employees Temporary employees
No. of women
No. of men
Average age
6,072
5,533
539
4,667
1,405
48.9
Employees by sector
This applies for the 5,533 permanent employees.
AGE STRUCTURE
Applies to permanent employees.
3% – 0-29 yrs
16% – 60> yrs
16% – 30-39 yrs
19% – 55-59 yrs
28% – 40-49 yrs
EDUCATION, LEISURE AND CULTURE 1,898 people
Dept of Childcare and Education
Dept of Upper Secondary and Adult Education
Dept of Culture and Leisure
18% – 50-54 yrs
EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND
ADM. SERVICES 537 people
Dept of Internal Services
Executive Office
COMMUNITY PLANNING
374 people
Dept of Community Planning
HEALTHCARE AND CARE SERVICES
2,724 people
Dept of Social Services
Dept of Health and Medical Care
SICKNESS FIGURES
Percentage change between 2006 and 2010.
6.0%
2006
62
5.8%
2007
REGION GOTLAND
5.5%
2008
4.7%
2009
4.4%
2010
Source: Region Gotland
Source: Region Gotland
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Average salaries & Retirements
AVERAGE MONTHLY SALARIES
In 2010 the average monthly salary was SEK 25,210 (full-time).
SEK
30,000
25,000
Men
Women
27,816
26,850
25,660
Centres of population
and major roads
Fårö
Hall
24,296
23,624
22,497
Gotska Sandön
Fleringe
KAPPELSHAMN
149 Hangvar
Lärbro
Stenkyrka
20,000
LÄRBRO
LummeTingstäde 148
lunda
Martebo TINGSTÄDE Othem
SLITE
Väskinde
Lokrume
Hejnum
15,000
10,000
VISBY
0
Bäl
147
Vallstena
Källunge
146
Endre
Ekeby
Follingbo
Gothem
143 BarlingTräHörsne
kumla Akebo
StenDalhem m Bara
bäck
kumla Vall
Roma
Tofta
ROMA
Norrlanda
Halla
GantHogrän
Björke
140
hem
Sjonhem
Atlingbo
Anga
Eskelhem
Viklau
Mästerby
Kräklingbo
Västergarn
Vänge
Väte
Västerhejde
2008
2009
2010
Estimated number of retirements
No.
250
219 221
200
Sanda
KLINTEHAMN
229
240
214 214
Klinte
141
226 220
Eksta
Levide
Fardhem
Lau
Burs
När
Hemse
100
Näs
HAVDHEM
Havdhem Eke
142
Grötlingbo
Fide
BURGSVIK
50
Öja
Vamlingbo
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Year
Health & Care
64
Edu. & Leisure
G O T L A N D M U N I C I PA L I T Y
Technical
Hamra
Rone
Gammelgarn
Östergarn
LJUGARN
Stånga Lye
LindeSTÅNGA
Alva
Hablingbo
Ardre
Garde
HEMSE
Silte
143
KATTHAMMARSVIK
Alskog
Etelhem
Lojsta
Gerum
St Karlsö
150
0
Ala
Buttle
Fröjel
Lilla Karlsö
140
Sproge
171 174
Guldrupe
142
Hejde
Hellvi
Fole
Hejdeby
5,000
FÅRÖSUND
Boge
Bro
Visby
Bunge
148
Rute
Place
Pop. approx.
Burgsvik
350
Fårösund800
Lärbro500
Hemse1,800
Klintehamn 1,300
Ljugarn200
Roma 1,200
Slite1,500
Vibble1,300
Visby22,300
Sundre
Admin.
Source: Region Gotland
Source: Region Gotland
R E G I O N G O T L A N D K A R TA
65
SNÄCKGÄRDET
The greater Visby area
Parishes / population
LILLA HÄSTNÄS
G USTAVSVIK
BERGBETNINGEN
NORDERSTRAND
ANNELUND
G ALGBERGET
LASARETTET
NORR
S: T G ÖRAN
NORDERBACKE
BINGEBY
VISBY
INNERSTAD
SKARPHÄLL
ÖSTER
SOLBERGA
SÖDER
KOPPARSVIK
SMITTENSLUND
ÖSTERBY
A7-OMRÅDET
HÄLLARNA
LÄNNA
ÖSTRA VI
ARTILLERIET
RÄVHAGEN
VÄRNHEM
FURULUND
SKRUBBS
VISBORG
HAGA
G RÅBO
PILHAGEN
TERRA NOVA
DJUPLUNDA
DISTANCE BETWEEN VISBY AND OTHER CENTRES OF POPULATION
Vibble Väskinde Roma Tingstäde Klintehamn Slite Lärbro Kappelshamn Katthammarsvik 66
4LANGS
kmHAGE
11 km
18 km
23 km
33 km
36 km
36 km
43 km
46 km
R E G I O N G O T L A N D K A R TA
Ljugarn Stånga Hemse Fårösund Havdhem Ronehamn Burgsvik Hoburgen 46 km
47 km
51 km
56 km
60 km
62 km
76 km
95 km
Source: Region Gotland
STORA HÄSTNÄS
Parishes 2008 2009 2010
Akebäck
88 8388
Ala
146 142137
Alskog
167 160162
Alva
266 281261
Anga
111 110109
Ardre 324
330
325
Atlingbo
131 127133
Barlingbo 290 274280
Björke
477 491482
Boge
258 247246
SKOGSHOLM
Bro
336 354358
Bunge
918 915921
Burs
325 312326
Buttle
113 110116
Bäl
136 136133
Dalhem 489
486
498
Eke
68 6966
Ekeby 297
301
286
Eksta
288 286287
Endre
58 378
373
Eskelhem 601 594595
Etelhem
304 309303
Fardhem
163 160160
Fide
110 121122
Fleringe
77 8077
Fole
373 386390
Follingbo 421 419432
Fröjel
327 334340
Fårö
548 533551
Gammelgarn201 205197
Ganthem
124 120130
Garda
219 220213
Gerum 72
69
67
Gothem
377 394
378
Grötlingbo 234
229
234
Guldrupe
117 111
114
Hablingbo 278 270271
Hall
69 7057
Halla
242 243249
Hamra
117 113112
Hangvar
366 374366
Havdhem 499 505496
Hejde
235 241232
Hejdeby
171 175173
Hejnum
127 117121
Hellvi
181 177179
Hemse
1,762 1,7841,740
Source: Statistics Sweden
Parishes 2008 2009 2010
Hogrän
226 229229
Hörsne m Bara 285
287
290
Klinte
1,578 1,5551,579
Kräklingbo 204 205193
Källunge
233 237
235
Lau
237 239224
Levide
386 385382
Linde
178 183183
Lojsta
102 102100
Lokrume
300 305306
Lummelunda451 432 433
Lye
185 183182
Lärbro
1,0171,014 999
Martebo
193 186180
Mästerby
202 200195
Norrlanda 116 110113
När
460 448437
Näs
174 162159
Othem
1,817 1,8361,810
Roma
918 916934
Rone
511 461469
Rute
325 323329
Sanda
680 688667
Silte
130 126123
Sjonhem
172 175162
Sproge
143 143136
Stenkumla 524
515
528
Stenkyrka
527 534
520
Stånga
522 511494
Sundre
22 2326
Tingstäde 389 386378
Tofta
614 629643
Träkumla
304 319313
Vall
276 274266
Vallstena
267 270264
Vamlingbo 210 207216
Viklau
137 139131
Visby
22,697 22,91923,158
Vänge
387 388380
Väskinde 1,372 1,403 1,436
Västergarn 172 162169
Västerhejde 2,237 2,256 2,243
Väte
331 326327
Öja
520 512497
Östergarn 372 373348
Total 57,004 57,22157,267
R E G I O N G O T L A N D PA R I S H E S
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Region Gotland
On 1 January 2011, Gotland became a
separate region. Region Gotland has
three main tasks: municipal operations,
county council operations and regional
development.
The change, agreed by the politicians
in October 2010, was both a statement
and a clarification of the duties that
the municipality had, and now Region
Gotland has.
The decision to change the name
from municipality to region also made
the democratic situation more explicit.
Citizens vote for a regional council, with
much broader responsibilities than a
municipal council normally has.
Region Gotland
Street address Visborgsallén 19
Postal address SE–621 82 Visby
Phone 0498–26 90 00 (switchboard)