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Place in Södermanland, Sweden
Flen
Flen railway stationFlen railway station
Coat of arms of FlenCoat of arms
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Coordinates: 59°03′N 16°35′E / 59.050°N 16.583°E / 59.050; 16.583
CountrySweden
ProvinceSödermanland
CountySödermanland County
MunicipalityFlen Municipality
Area
 • Total4.45 km (1.72 sq mi)
Population
 • Total6,577
 • Density1,500/km (3,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Flen (Swedish pronunciation: [fleːn]) is a locality and the seat of Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 6,229 inhabitants in 2010.

Flen evolved as a railway junction and got the title of a city in 1949. Since 1971 it is the seat of the much larger Flen Municipality.

Other things which made Flen famous is "Violen från Flen", a song written by Ulf Peder Olrog in the 1940s. The town also plays an important role in "Du ringde från Flen", a 1992 dansband song by Grönwalls. The town is also mentioned in the Kent song "Flen/Paris" on the 2005 EP The hjärta & smärta EP and "Ensam lång väg hem" on the 2010 album En plats i solen. The famous Equestrians Carl Green and Sigurd Svensson was born here.

Flen is known as the 'city of ice cream' because it is the location of GB Glace, the biggest ice cream company in Sweden.

Flen is also famous for having the world's northernmost vineyard, in Blacksta.

Riksdag elections

This list charts the urban area of Flen itself rather than the namesake municipality of which Flen is the seat.

Year % Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1973 92.0 4,383 3.2 54.3 21.1 8.8 2.1 10.4 57.5 40.2
1976 91.8 4,575 3.0 53.4 21.0 8.7 2.2 11.6 56.3 41.3
1979 90.5 4,708 3.7 53.6 16.2 9.7 1.9 14.4 57.3 40.3
1982 91.8 4,708 4.2 57.6 1.1 12.6 4.4 2.4 17.1 61.8 34.1
1985 89.5 4,556 4.5 57.5 1.2 10.7 10.9 14.8 62.0 33.5
1988 85.4 4,270 5.5 55.7 4.3 9.2 10.0 2.5 12.4 65.5 31.5
1991 84.4 4,117 4.4 51.7 2.3 8.1 7.7 6.5 14.7 4.2 56.1 37.0
1994 86.3 4,197 6.3 59.1 3.8 5.1 5.3 3.6 15.2 0.7 69.1 29.1
1998 79.9 3,910 13.4 48.7 3.5 3.6 2.6 10.7 15.8 65.6 32.7
2002 77.6 3,781 7.9 54.5 3.8 3.8 9.6 7.5 10.5 0.8 66.1 31.5
2006 79.0 3,843 5.8 54.6 3.1 4.5 4.9 5.4 17.4 2.5 63.6 32.3
2010 79.2 3,824 6.2 46.2 5.1 3.7 5.2 5.0 21.6 6.3 57.5 35.6
2014 82.2 3,939 5.7 42.1 4.8 3.5 3.1 3.7 16.3 18.6 52.6 26.7
2018 80.5 3,877 7.6 40.7 3.1 5.1 2.6 5.2 15.0 19.8 56.4 42.6

References

  1. ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. "Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. "Flens kommun". Flens officiella besöksguide (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  4. "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  5. "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  6. "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  7. "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  8. "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  9. "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  10. "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  11. "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  12. "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  13. "Flen - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  14. "Allmänna val 17 september 2006 - Flen" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  15. "Flen - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  16. "Flen - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  17. "Flen - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
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