Swedish Counties: (LÄN) used in the Family History Library Catalog (24 Counties)
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- Blekinge
- Gotland
- Gävleborg
- Göteborg och Bohus
- Halland
- Jämtland
- Jönköping
- Kalmar
- Kopparberg
- Kristianstad
- Kronoberg
- Malmöhus
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- Norrbotten
- Skaraborg
- Stockholm
- Södermanland
- Uppsala
- Värmland
- Västerbotten
- Västernorrland
- Västmanland
- Älvsborg
- Örebro
- Östergötland
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Sweden has assigned a letter code for each county. The letter code is often used to identify the county and it is customary to refer to a county by its letter instead of its name, such as K-län for Blekinge and AC-län for Västerbotten. The official country codes are as follows:
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- Blekinge ........... K
- Gotland ............ I
- Gävleborg .......... X
- Göteborg och Bohus . O
- Halland ............ N
- Jämtland ........... Z
- Jönköping .......... F
- Kalmar ............. H
- Kopparberg ......... W
- Kristianstad ....... L
- Kronoberg .......... G
- Malmöhus ........... M
- Norrbotten ......... BD
- Skaraborg .......... R
- Stockholm City ..... A
- Stockholm County ... B
- Södermanland ....... D
- Uppsala ............ C
- Värmland ........... S
- Västerbotten ....... AC
- Västernorrland...... Y
- Västmanland ........ U
- Älvsborg ........... P
- Örebro ............. T
- Östergötland........ E
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