East Middle Sweden

East Middle Sweden

Östra Mellansverige
East Middle Sweden Östra Mellansverige
National Area
Country	Sweden
Largest city	Uppsala
Area
• Total	38,119.9 km2 (14,718.2 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,570,490
• Density	41/km2 (110/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	SE02

East Middle Sweden (Swedish: Östra Mellansverige) is a National Area (Swedish: Riksområde) of Sweden. The National Areas are a part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) of Sweden.

Geography[]

The region is situated in the central part of the Sweden, close to the county and the metropolitan area of Stockholm. It borders with the riksområden of North Middle Sweden, West Sweden, Småland and the islands and Stockholm (National Area).

The most populous cities are Uppsala, Västerås, Örebro, Linköping, Norrköping, Eskilstuna, Nyköping, Motala, Enköping and Katrineholm.

Subdivision[]

East Middle Sweden includes 5 counties:

Örebro (seat: Örebro)
Östergötland (seat: Linköping)
Södermanland (seat: Nyköping)
Uppsala (seat: Uppsala)
Västmanland (seat: Västerås)

Economy[]

The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 68.4 billion € in 2018, accounting for 14.5% of Swedish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 31,500 € or 106% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was also 106% of the EU average.^[1]