Åkersberga

Place in Uppland, Sweden

59°29′N 18°18′E / 59.483°N 18.300°E / 59.483; 18.300CountrySwedenProvinceUpplandCountyStockholm CountyMunicipalityÖsteråker MunicipalityArea

^[1]

• Total16.27 km² (6.28 sq mi)Population

(31 December 2010)^[1]

• Total28,033 • Density1,723/km² (4,460/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Åkersberga is a locality and the seat of Österåker Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 28,033 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

History

In 1901 a railway station named Berga was opened on this rural spot some 30 km from Stockholm. Some shops and a post office followed. The name Berga was changed to Åkers Berga to avoid confusion with other places in Sweden named Berga, and the present name evolved from this. After World War II the village grew and blocks of flats were built. Åkersberga gradually evolved into a suburb with many of its inhabitants commuting to work-places in Stockholm, and has become more urban in character.

Between 1974 and 1982 Åkersberga was the seat of Vaxholm Municipality. When the municipality was split in 1983, Åkersberga became the seat of the reinstituted Österåker Municipality.

Notable people from Åkersberga include Loreen, Jesper Parnevik, Alexander Östlund and Richard S. Johnson. The punk rock band Coca Carola is from Åkersberga, as are the bands Lustans Lakejer and Eskobar, of which the former have released an album named Åkersberga.

Åkersberga is served by the narrow-gauge urban railway Roslagsbanan, which has four stops in the town, Österskär, Tunagård, Åkersberga Station and Åkers Runö.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Åkersberga:

IFK Österåker FK
Åkersberga HK [sv]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Åkersberga.

Media related to Åkersberga at Wikimedia Commons

Localities in Österåker Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden

Localities

v t e Municipalities and seats of Stockholm County
Municipalities	Botkyrka Danderyd Ekerö Haninge Huddinge Järfälla Lidingö Nacka Norrtälje Nykvarn Nynäshamn Österåker Salem Sigtuna Södertälje Sollentuna Solna Stockholm Sundbyberg Täby Tyresö Upplands-Bro Upplands Väsby Vallentuna Värmdö Vaxholm
Municipal seats	Åkersberga Danderyd (Djursholm) Ekerö Gustavsberg Handen Huddinge Järfälla (Jakobsberg) Kungsängen Lidingö Märsta Nacka Norrtälje Nykvarn Nynäshamn Salem Södertälje Sollentuna Solna (Skytteholm) Stockholm Sundbyberg Täby Tyresö (Bollmora) Tumba Upplands Väsby Vallentuna Vaxholm
Counties of Sweden Sweden

50 most populous urban areas of Sweden

1.	Stockholm	1,617,407 (2020)
2.	Gothenburg	607,882 (2020)
3.	Malmö	325,069 (2020)
4.	Uppsala	166,698 (2020)
5.	Upplands Väsby	149,701 (2020)
6.	Västerås	128,660 (2020)
7.	Örebro	126,604 (2020)
8.	Linköping	115,682 (2020)
9.	Helsingborg	113,828 (2020)
10.	Jönköping	100,579 (2020)

11.	Norrköping	98,088 (2020)
12.	Lund	94,393 (2020)
13.	Umeå	91,916 (2020)
14.	Gävle	79,004 (2020)
15.	Södertälje	76,320 (2020)
16.	Borås	74,042 (2020)
17.	Halmstad	71,422 (2020)
18.	Växjö	71,282 (2020)
19.	Eskilstuna	69,948 (2020)
20.	Karlstad	67,122 (2020)

21.	Sundsvall	58,813 (2020)
22.	Östersund	52,980 (2020)
23.	Trollhättan	50,502 (2020)
24.	Luleå	49,123 (2020)
25.	North-east Gothenburg	47,211 (2020)
26.	Tumba	46,014 (2020)
27.	Lidingö	44,091 (2020)
28.	Borlänge	44,898 (2020)
29.	Kalmar	41,852 (2020)
30.	Kristianstad	41,299 (2020)

31.	Skövde	39,580 (2020)
32.	Karlskrona	36,904 (2020)
33.	Falun	39,492 (2020)
34.	Skellefteå	36,388 (2020)
35.	Varberg	36,327 (demographic balance, 2020)
36.	Uddevalla	35,916 (2020)
37.	Åkersberga	35,747 (2020)
38.	Nyköping	38,780 (2020)
39.	Landskrona	33,466 (2020)
40.	Örnsköldsvik	33,348 (2020)

41.	Vallentuna	33,336 (2020)
42.	Motala	31,340 (2020)
43.	Trelleborg	30,808 (2020)
44.	Ängelholm	29,490 (2020)
45.	Märsta	29,815 (2020)
46.	Falkenberg	28,747 (2020)
47.	Lerum	28,520 (2020)
48.	Alingsås	27,433 (2020)
49.	Karlskoga	27,360 (2020)
50.	Kungälv	26,960 (2020)