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The provinces of Sweden are importantan cultural entities but are not used for administrative purposes and have no legal significance. They are natural, cultural, and geographical units with deep roots and play an important role in the daily lives of the Swedish people. | The provinces of Sweden are importantan cultural entities but are not used for administrative purposes and have no legal significance. They are natural, cultural, and geographical units with deep roots and play an important role in the daily lives of the Swedish people. | ||
Often when immigrants referred to their origin in Sweden they talked about their provinces. They saw themselves as residents of a certain province such as Skåne, Ångermanland, and Dalarna rather than from a county. Emigrants from large cities, however, such as Stockholm or Göteborg would give their origin as the name of the city. | Often when immigrants referred to their origin in Sweden they talked about their provinces. They saw themselves as residents of a certain province such as Skåne, Ångermanland, and Dalarna rather than from a county. Emigrants from large cities, however, such as Stockholm or Göteborg would give their origin as the name of the city. | ||
The 25 provinces are as follows: | The 25 provinces are as follows: | ||
<br>BLEKINGE BOHUSLÄN DALARNA | <br>BLEKINGE BOHUSLÄN DALARNA | ||
DALSLAND GOTLAND GÄSTRIKLAND | DALSLAND GOTLAND GÄSTRIKLAND | ||
HALLAND HÄLSINGLAND HÄRJEDALEN | HALLAND HÄLSINGLAND HÄRJEDALEN | ||
JÄMTLAND LAPPLAND MEDELPAD | JÄMTLAND LAPPLAND MEDELPAD | ||
NORRBOTTEN NÄRKE SKÅNE | NORRBOTTEN NÄRKE SKÅNE | ||
SMÅLAND SÖDERMANLAND UPPLAND | SMÅLAND SÖDERMANLAND UPPLAND | ||
VÄRMLAND VÄSTERBOTTEN VÄSTERGÖTLAND | VÄRMLAND VÄSTERBOTTEN VÄSTERGÖTLAND | ||
VÄSTMANLAND ÅNGERMANLAND ÖLAND | VÄSTMANLAND ÅNGERMANLAND ÖLAND | ||
ÖSTERGÖTLAND <br> | ÖSTERGÖTLAND <br> |
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