kids encyclopedia robot

Flen facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Flen
Flen railway station
Flen railway station
Coat of arms of Flen
Coat of arms
Flen is located in Södermanland
Flen
Flen
Location in Södermanland
Flen is located in Sweden
Flen
Flen
Location in Sweden
Country Sweden
Province Södermanland
County Södermanland County
Municipality Flen Municipality
Area
 • Total 4.45 km2 (1.72 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)
 • Total 6,577
 • Density 1,478.0/km2 (3,828/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+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", 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.

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

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Flen para niños

kids search engine
Flen Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.