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Stockholm - Karin Wanngård

Sweden

Karin Wanngård

Stockholm

Stockholm
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Area

City: 188 km2

Population

City: 975,819

Postal zone

100 00-199 99

Area code(s)

+46-8

Government

Mayor: Karin Wanngård (Mayor)

Karin Wanngård

Biography

Karin Wanngård is the mayor of Stockholm, Sweden. She belongs to the Social Democratic Party and has been in office since October 2022. She previously served as mayor from 2014 to 2018, when she was defeated by Anna König Jerlmyr of the Moderate Party, but she won back her position with a majority of votes. As mayor, she oversees the overall direction and budget of the city, and she collaborates with a team of vice mayors on various issues. She is also an active participant in several international networks and initiatives, such as C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and Eurocities. She has a background in economics and journalism, and she has been involved in local politics since 1994. She is married and has three children.

Stockholm

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Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and the most populous urban area in all of the Nordic countries. The population of the city area is approximately 975,000 people, while the urban area has 1,6 million inhabitants. The metropolitan area counts 2,4 million people. It is the cultural, media, political, and economic centre of Sweden.