Solna (Swedish: Solna kommun or Solna stad, IPA: [ˈsôːlna]) is a primary settlement (or village) and a municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, located just north of Stockholm City Centre. Its seat is located in the town of Solna, which is a part of the Stockholm urban area. Solna is one of the richest municipalities in Sweden.

The municipality is a part of Metropolitan Stockholm. None of the area is considered rural, which is unusual for Swedish municipalities, which normally are of mixed rural/urban character. Solna is the third smallest municipality in Sweden in terms of area, after nearby Sundbyberg, as well as Burlöv, Scania County.

Solna borders Stockholm Municipality to the south, southeast and northwest; to Sundbyberg Municipality to the west; to Sollentuna Municipality to the north; and to Danderyd Municipality to the northeast. The boundary with Danderyd Municipality is delineated by the Stocksundet strait.

There are two parishes in Solna Municipality: Råsunda (population 29,677) and Solna (population 28,317). Solna Parish once included parts of present-day City of Stockholm.

Solna is divided into eight traditional parts with no administrative functions: Bergshamra, Haga, Hagalund, Huvudsta, Järva, Råsunda, Skytteholm and Ulriksdal. The largest districts are Råsunda, Hagalund and Huvudsta, with the Solna Centrum in between them.

With few exceptions, Solna's built-up areas have a suburban character, but there are also several large parks and Strawberry Arena, Sweden's new national football stadium adjacent to the Solna station of Stockholm commuter rail.

The final matches of both the 1958 FIFA (men's) World Cup and the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup were played at Råsunda Stadium, the national football stadium from 1937 to 2012 (demolished in 2013).

Solna has attracted a wide range of businesses and authorities, making it a major place of work in Greater Stockholm. Among the most important employers are the medical university Karolinska Institutet and the Karolinska University Hospital. The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) are also located in Solna.

Demography
Public transport
Economy
Sights
Sports
Education
International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
See also

Demography

Population development

Population development in Solna Municipality 1970–2020
Year	Population
1970	55,556
1975	53,878
1980	50,441
1985	49,648
1990	51,841
1995	54,417
2000	56,605
2005	60,575
2010	68,144
2015	76,158
2019	82,429
2020	82,921
Source: SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år and SCB - Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 september 2020 och befolkningsförändringar 1 juli - 30 september 2020. Totalt.

2022 by district

This is a demographic table based on Solna Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.

In total there were 83,972 residents, including 60,293 Swedish citizens of voting age. 53.9% voted for the left coalition and 44.4% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location

Residents

Citizen
adults

Left vote

Right vote

Employed

Swedish
parents

Foreign
heritage

Income
SEK

Degree

1 Järvastaden S

2,439

1,420

50.5

48.4

36,417

2 Ritorp-Nya Ulriksdal

1,988

1,371

51.6

46.3

33,382

3 Kungshamra

1,949

901

66.3

31.6

3,729

4 Bergshamra Ö

1,435

1,198

55.8

42.6

30,070

5 Haga

1,393

1,174

55.8

41.8

30,436

6 Huvudsta Ingenting

2,222

1,293

54.3

44.2

34,506

7 Huvudsta SO

1,655

1,300

56.0

43.1

30,917

8 Huvudsta S

1,937

1,482

57.1

41.4

31,661

9 Huvudsta Centrum Ö

1,892

1,340

55.5

43.3

30,666

10 Huvudsta N

1,778

1,308

52.1

46.1

27,077

11 Huvudsta V

2,058

1,257

57.3

41.4

29,965

12 Huvudsta SV

1,776

1,321

53.4

45.3

29,812

13 Skytteholm SO

1,826

1,287

54.4

43.6

26,943

14 Skytteholm S

1,861

1,389

58.1

40.8

30,307

15 Solna C

1,840

1,422

51.9

46.1

31,442

16 Skytteholm SV

2,070

1,477

53.0

45.3

31,153

17 Råsunda SV

2,046

1,507

52.4

45.8

29,615

18 Råsunda C

1,361

1,188

50.2

48.9

33,651

19 Råsunda V

2,061

1,622

53.3

45.4

30,236

20 Råsunda Filmstaden

2,035

1,502

53.4

45.9

40,441

21 Råsunda N

1,969

1,546

54.9

43.6

34,664

22 Arenastaden

1,902

1,360

45.8

52.9

35,017

23 Råsunda SO

1,768

1,398

50.3

47.6

30,644

24 Råsunda Ö

1,597

1,488

54.6

42.9

32,457

25 Haga N

1,084

1,010

51.8

46.8

28,513

26 Hagalund NV

2,025

1,366

60.8

33.8

22,840

27 Rudviken Västravägen

1,981

1,419

53.6

43.2

28,810

28 Hagalund S

1,926

1,308

60.4

38.1

23,455

29 Frösunda N

1,970

1,447

42.8

56.2

41,375

30 Frösunda S

1,817

1,327

57.2

41.1

28,483

31 Frösunda C

1,852

1,330

44.9

53.9

39,821

32 Bergshamra N

1,475

1,163

60.3

38.4

26,988

33 Bergshamra S

1,675

1,328

60.7

38.2

35,107

34 Ulriksdal-Bergshamra

1,675

1,202

64.0

33.9

32,400

35 Huvudsta Ö

2,094

832

60.4

37.4

7,806

36 Råsunda NV-Näckrosen

1,817

1,501

52.4

46.5

34,094

37 Agnesberg

2,150

1,485

59.2

39.5

32,379

38 Bagartorp

1,563

1,053

58.5

39.7

24,408

39 Huvudsta C-V

1,829

1,293

54.0

43.9

29,989

40 Skytteholm N

1,915

1,556

48.7

49.5

32,226

41 Råsunda NO

1,981

1,544

50.0

47.6

32,861

42 Järvastaden N

2,698

1,483

47.9

51.2

44,433

43 Ritorp S-Frösunda

1,806

1,264

50.2

48.3

35,210

44 Huvudsta pampasparken

1,885

1,373

53.6

44.7

33,446

45 Hagalund N

1,896

1,458

60.4

36.5

25,389

Source: SVT

Income and education

The population in Solna Municipality has the 16th highest median income per capita in Sweden, and the share of highly educated persons, according to Statistics Sweden's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 46.0% (national average: 27.0%) and the 5th highest in the country.

Residents with a foreign background

On 31 December 2017 the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 30 601, or 38.39% of the population (79 707 on 31 December 2017). On 31 December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 14 986, or 26.02% of the population (57 585 on 31 December 2002). On 31 December 2017 there were 79 707 residents in Solna, of which 23 597 people (29.60%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in the table below – the Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by Statistics Sweden.

Country of birth
31 December 2017
1	Sweden	&&&&&&&&&&056110.&&&&&056,110
2	Asia: Other countries	&&&&&&&&&&&05100.&&&&&05,100
3	European Union: Other countries	&&&&&&&&&&&03942.&&&&&03,942
4	Iran	&&&&&&&&&&&02467.&&&&&02,467
5	Finland	&&&&&&&&&&&01663.&&&&&01,663
6	Africa: Other countries	&&&&&&&&&&&01326.&&&&&01,326
7	South America	&&&&&&&&&&&01180.&&&&&01,180
8	Europe outside of the EU: other countries	&&&&&&&&&&&01104.&&&&&01,104
9	Syria	&&&&&&&&&&&01043.&&&&&01,043
10	Poland	&&&&&&&&&&&01001.&&&&&01,001
11	Iraq	&&&&&&&&&&&&0696.&&&&&0696
12	North America	&&&&&&&&&&&&0638.&&&&&0638
13	Turkey	&&&&&&&&&&&&0619.&&&&&0619
14	Germany	&&&&&&&&&&&&0591.&&&&&0591
15	Eritrea	&&&&&&&&&&&&0494.&&&&&0494
16	Yugoslavia/ Yugoslavia SFR Yugoslavia/ Serbia and Montenegro	&&&&&&&&&&&&0442.&&&&&0442
17	Thailand	&&&&&&&&&&&&0424.&&&&&0424
18	Bosnia and Herzegovina	&&&&&&&&&&&&0357.&&&&&0357
19	Norway	&&&&&&&&&&&&0244.&&&&&0244
20	Afghanistan	&&&&&&&&&&&&0158.&&&&&0158
21	Soviet Union	&&&&&&&&&&&&0147.&&&&&0147
22	Denmark	&&&&&&&&&&&&0146.&&&&&0146
23	Iceland	&&&&&&&&&&&&0111.&&&&&0111
24	Oceania	&&&&&&&&&&&&0104.&&&&&0104
25	Somalia	&&&&&&&&&&&&&062.&&&&&062
26	Unknown country of birth	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&08.&&&&&08

Public transport

Solna is centrally located in the Stockholm area and is well served by the Stockholm public transport system with two commuter train stations and six metro stations as well as a dense bus network run by SL. It was served by trams until 1959. Light rail returned after 54 years of absence when Tvärbanan was extended from Alvik to Solna centrum. A further extension to Solna Station opened in 2014.

Economy

Scandinavian Airlines head office

Skanska, NextJet, and Vattenfall have their head offices in Solna. Mall of Scandinavia has opened in November 2015 and is located in Solna.

The head office of Scandinavian Airlines and SAS Group is located in Solna. The airline head office was formerly located on the property of Stockholm Arlanda Airport in Sigtuna Municipality, but now it is back in Solna.

Sights

Solna church

Haga Park, part of the Royal National City Park, was initiated by king Gustav III (1771–1792), planned and carried out in the English landscaping style.
The city features three of Sweden's royal palaces: Haga Palace, Ulriksdal Palace, and Gustav III's Pavilion.
Strawberry Arena, the Swedish national arena of association football, and home of local football club AIK.
Mall of Scandinavia, Scandinavia's biggest shopping mall
The Solna Church was constructed in the 12th century. For defensive purposes, it was built as a round church, and is one of a few of that kind in Sweden.

Sports

The women's bandy team of AIK in the national final 2015

The following football clubs are located in Solna:

AIK
Råsunda IS
Vasalunds IF

The bandy department of AIK has been very successful on the women's side, with several national titles in recent years. The men's team has gotten promoted to Elitserien 2019–20.

Newcastle and Premier League star Alexander Isak was born here.