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There are more than 610,000 holiday homes in Sweden. Almost a quarter of them are located so densely together that they can be grouped into holiday home areas. This gives a total of more than 1,150 holiday home areas in the whole of Sweden. The areas are often located along the coast, next to large lakes and in mountainous regions. Stockholm county has the most holiday home areas.
According to Statistics Sweden's calculations, there are 1 173 holiday home areas in Sweden. Together, they represent 0.15 percent of Sweden's land area. The largest area of holiday home areas is in Stockholm County, where they represent nearly 3 percent of the county's land area. Stockholm County also has the largest number of holiday home areas, 287 areas, in Sweden.
Between 2005 and 2010 the number of holiday home areas increased by 61 areas. The most areas are found in Stockholm County followed by Västra Götaland County. In terms of area, Värmdö municipality is the largest holiday home area. It takes up an area of 455 hectares and includes 955 holiday homes.
