Holiday home areas 2010:
Several new holiday home areas
Statistical news from Statistics Sweden 2012-02-08 9.30
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.
In 2010 there were 1 383 holiday home areas in Sweden. Since 2005, 131 areas have been established while 70 areas have ceased to exist. There are roughly 700 000 holiday homes in Sweden, of which about 600 000 are situated outside of urban areas (localities). Nearly 169 000 of these are situated in holiday home areas. This corresponds to 28 percent of all holiday homes outside of urban areas. However, there are considerable differences among the counties. Roughly 60 percent of holiday homes in Halland County are situated in holiday home areas, while the corresponding figure in Kronoberg County is only 3 percent.
These are the findings of Statistics Sweden's latest survey of holiday home areas for the year 2010. The survey has been conducted every fifth year since the year 2000.
Most areas in the Stockholm vicinity
There are 344 holiday home areas in Stockholm County, covering a total area of 19 200 hectares. Västra Götaland follows with 194 areas covering 5 800 hectares, and Södermanland County with 79 areas covering 3 300 hectares.
| County | Number of areas | Hectare area | Number of buildings in the areas | Share of holiday homes in areas* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| holiday homes | other buildings | total | ||||
|
Stockholm County
|
344 | 19 183 | 45 838 | 4 998 | 50 836 | 55 |
|
Uppsala County
|
53 | 2 077 | 5 298 | 508 | 5 806 | 24 |
|
Södermanland County
|
79 | 3 297 | 8 931 | 1 184 | 10 115 | 38 |
|
Östergötland County
|
61 | 2 121 | 5 844 | 758 | 6 602 | 23 |
|
Jönköping County
|
19 | 383 | 1 683 | 165 | 1 848 | 12 |
|
Kronoberg County
|
4 | 84 | 291 | 30 | 321 | 3 |
|
Kalmar County
|
61 | 2 684 | 8 601 | 1 565 | 10 166 | 30 |
|
Gotland County
|
22 | 1 117 | 2 704 | 427 | 3 131 | 28 |
|
Blekinge County
|
28 | 930 | 3 624 | 590 | 4 214 | 34 |
|
Skåne County
|
69 | 2 926 | 12 359 | 1 611 | 13 970 | 38 |
|
Halland County
|
46 | 2 108 | 12 736 | 1 341 | 14 077 | 61 |
|
Västra Götaland County
|
194 | 5 871 | 18 829 | 3 541 | 22 370 | 28 |
|
Värmland County
|
27 | 640 | 1 882 | 215 | 2 097 | 8 |
|
Örebro County
|
23 | 571 | 1 769 | 211 | 1 980 | 11 |
|
Västmanland County
|
33 | 940 | 2 990 | 340 | 3 330 | 27 |
|
Dalarna County
|
72 | 3 105 | 9 806 | 820 | 10 626 | 22 |
|
Gävleborg County
|
38 | 1 289 | 3 734 | 506 | 4 240 | 12 |
|
Västernorrland County
|
38 | 1 282 | 3 786 | 578 | 4 364 | 14 |
|
Jämtland County
|
59 | 3 277 | 8 393 | 573 | 8 966 | 25 |
|
Västerbotten County
|
58 | 1 896 | 5 128 | 609 | 5 737 | 14 |
|
Norrbotten County
|
55 | 1 633 | 4 350 | 570 | 4 920 | 12 |
|
Entire country
|
1 383 | 57 414 | 168 576 | 21 140 | 189 716 | 28 |
*) "Share of holiday homes in the areas" refers to the share of holiday homes outside of urban areas that are situated in holiday home areas.
Most holiday home areas along the coast
Holiday home areas are found above all along the Swedish coast, concentrated to the coastal areas of Stockholm, Halland and Västra Götaland Counties. Several areas are also found in Central Sweden and the southern mountain range. Holiday homes are more thinly dispersed in parts of Småland and the inland of upper Norrland.
Definitions and explanations
A holiday home area consists of at least 50 holiday homes and the distance between them is 150 metres at most. Holiday homes in this survey are above all buildings that have type code 211 in the Real Estate Taxation Register (one- or two-dwelling unit, undeveloped land for holiday homes), 213 (one- or two-dwelling unit, building value <SEK 50 000) or 221 (one- or two-dwelling unit, holiday home). Only holiday homes outside of urban areas are included in this demarcation of holiday home areas.
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