Flen | |
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Coordinates: 59°03′N 16°35′E / 59.050°N 16.583°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Södermanland |
County | Södermanland County |
Municipality | Flen Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)
[1] | |
• Total | 6,229 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Flen (local pronunciation Flén) is a locality and the seat of Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 6,229 inhabitants in 2010. [1]
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", 1992 dansband song by Grönwalls. The town is also mentioned in the Kent songs "Flen/Paris" on the 2005 EP The hjärta & smärta EP and "Ensam lång väg hem" on the 2010 album En plats i solen.
Flen is also famous for having the world's northernmost vineyard, in Blacksta.[ citation needed]
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 |
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1973 [2] | 92.0 | 4,383 | 3.2 | 54.3 | 21.1 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 10.4 | 57.5 | 40.2 | |||
1976 [3] | 91.8 | 4,575 | 3.0 | 53.4 | 21.0 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 11.6 | 56.3 | 41.3 | |||
1979 [4] | 90.5 | 4,708 | 3.7 | 53.6 | 16.2 | 9.7 | 1.9 | 14.4 | 57.3 | 40.3 | |||
1982 [5] | 91.8 | 4,708 | 4.2 | 57.6 | 1.1 | 12.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 17.1 | 61.8 | 34.1 | ||
1985 [6] | 89.5 | 4,556 | 4.5 | 57.5 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 14.8 | 62.0 | 33.5 | |||
1988 [7] | 85.4 | 4,270 | 5.5 | 55.7 | 4.3 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 12.4 | 65.5 | 31.5 | ||
1991 [8] | 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 [9] | 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 [10] | 79.9 | 3,910 | 13.4 | 48.7 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 10.7 | 15.8 | 65.6 | 32.7 | ||
2002 [11] | 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 [12] | 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 [13] | 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 [14] | 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 [15] | 80.5 | 3,877 | 7.6 | 40.7 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 15.0 | 19.8 | 56.4 | 42.6 |