Karlskrona in figures

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1 Karlskrona in figures

2 Statistics and facts about Karlskrona What does the business community look like in Karlskrona and how have tax revenues been utilised? How many Karlskrona residents are there? This and other information is available here. Area The land area is 1,042 km², which is around 0.3% of the area of Sweden (407,340 km²). There are 61 residents per km². The national figure is 23 residents per km².

3 Hur ser näringslivet ut i Karlskrona Population trend och hur används skattepengarna? Och hur många karlskroniter finns det egentligen? Det och lite till finns att läsa här Yta Landarealen är km² vilket är 0,3 % av Sveriges yta på km². Invånare per km² är 61 medan det i riket är 23 invånare per km² The average age in Karlskrona is 41,7 years. The average age in Sweden is 41,2 years.

4 Age structure Population 31 December 2013 Karlskrona Sweden Age Men Women Total % at this age % at this age ,9 7, ,3 10, ,6 4, ,2 7, ,7 25, ,4 25, ,4 14, ,5 5,2 Total Nationalities There are around 130 nationalities in Karlskrona.

5 Urban areas and communities in Karlskrona 31 december 2013 Place Residents Place Residents Karlskrona/Lyckeby Torhamn 382 Nättraby Fågelmara 358 Rödeby Holmsjö 372 Jämjö Senoren 331 Hasslö Kättilsmåla 223 Sturkö Nävragöl 177 Fridlevstad 687 Tjurkö 173 Trummenäs 554 Ramdala 159 Aspö 498 Saleboda 118 Tving 469 Brömsebro 121 Spjutsbygd 372 Kristianopel 82 Other smaller places, rural areas and archipelago Total:

6 Jobs and numbers of gainfully employed people 2012 Sector Municipality Sweden No. % % Agriculture, forestry and fisheries 637 2,1 2,2 Manufacturing and mining ,2 12,9 Energy and environment 283 0,9 1,0 Construction ,4 7,0 Retail ,0 12,3 Transport 967 3,2 4,9 Hotels and restaurant 728 2,4 3,3 Information and communication ,2 3,8 Credit institutions and insurance co ,6 2,0 Property 472 1,5 1,5 Corporate services ,9 11,4 Civil authorities and armed forces ,7 5,6 Training and education ,6 10,4 Health care and social care ,5 16,1 Personal and cultural services, etc ,5 4,4 Sector unknown 357 1,2 1,2 Total Population: Gainfully employed people aged 16+ with a workplace in the municipality (daytime population)

7 Major employers 2013 This is a list of the major employers. ABB AB, High Voltage Cables Areva NP Uddcomb AB Aura Light International AB Blekinge County Council Blekinge Institute of Technology Boverket* Dynapac Ericsson AB Förlags AB Albinsson & Sjöberg Karlskrona Municipality Procordia Food AB Roxtec AB Stena Line Swedish Armed Forces Swedish Coast Guard Telenor Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems Number of companies 2013 There are companies, of which are limited companies. There are 302 partnerships/ limited partnerships and sole proprietorships. 254 companies were started up in 2013, more than 50 % by women. *Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning

8 Distribution of seats in the Municipal Assembly Party Seats Swedish Social Democratic Party 28 Moderate Party 18 Sweden Democrats 8 Liberal Party of Sweden 6 Centre Party 5 Green Party 4 Christian Democrats 3 Left Party 3 Distribution of seats A five-party coalition (Moderate Party, Liberal Party, Centre Party, Christian Democrats and Green Party) governs Karlskrona today. The municipality thus has a minority government. The coalition has 36 of the 75 seats on the Municipal Assembly. The Sweden Democrats hold the balance of power with their eight seats.

9 Municipal taxes 2014 Municipality County Council Total Karlskrona 21,51 11,19 32,70 Ronneby 22,36 11,19 33,55 Karlshamn 22,21 11,19 33,40 Sölvesborg 22,27 11,19 33,46 Olofström 22,16 11,19 33,35 Torsås 21,43 11,37 32,80 Emmaboda 21,21 11,37 32,58 Kristianstad 21,46 10,69 32,15 Växjö 20,66 11,21 31,87 Kalmar 21,81 11,37 33,18 Of the 290 municipalities in Sweden, more than 58 % have a higher rate of tax than Karlskrona.

10 Distribution of tax revenue across activities 2013 Preschools, primary/lower secondary schools and special educational needs schools 34 % Geriatric care 25 % Care for the disabled 12 % Upper secondary schools and adult education 9 % Care for individuals and families 7 % Culture, libraries, sport and leisure 4 % Streets, green areas, playgrounds, ports and bathing places 2 % Rescue services 1 % Public transport 2 % Employment measures 1 % Other 3 %

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12 Carbon dioxide emissions per resident 2011 Sweden Karlskrona Carbon dioxide, tonnes 7,0 6,0 5,0 4,0 3,0 2,0 1,0 0,

13 End-use of energy in Karlskrona Electricity (GWh) Renewable fuels (GWh) Non-renewable fuels (GWh) Gigawatt-hour (GWh) = Kilowatt-hours

14 Transport links Blekinge is in south-eastern Sweden and occupies a key location, in particular from a European perspective. Rail There is a wide range of frequent rail services. Malmö is approximately 3 hours away, and Copenhagen another 30 minutes. The travel time to Stockholm is around 5 hours and to Göteborg roughly 4.5 hours. Air From Ronneby Airport, which is 30 minutes by car from the centre of Karlskrona, there are flights to Stockholm/Arlanda and Stockholm/Bromma that take around 1 hour. There are also charter flights directly from Ronneby Airport to a number of countries.

15 Express coaches There are express coaches to Malmö and Stockholm. Ferries Karlskrona has daily departures to Gdynia in Poland. The travel time is around 10 hours. Every year, more than half a million people travel between Karlskrona and Gdynia. There is also a ferry to Klaipeda in Lithuania from Karlshamn, 60 km from Karlskrona. Archipelago services Karlskrona has a thriving archipelago that has frequent passenger and vehicle ferry services. Public transport Local and regional public transport is very well developed with both buses and trains. The travel times are often short. Subject to changes.

16 Hours of sunshine, 2013 Here are the top five in the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute s statistics on the summer s sunniest places. Sunny Karlskrona is in third place. June July August Total Hoburg Visby Karlskrona Svenska Högarna Nordkoster The Municipality of Karlskrona, Local Government Adminstration, Communications Department, SE Karlskrona. Switchboard +46 (0) Fax +46 (0) Sources: SCB, RUS, UC, SMHI and the Munucipality of Karlskrona 2014