Blekinge County

For the Riksdag constituency, see Blekinge County (Riksdag constituency).

Blekinge County Blekinge län (Swedish)
County of Sweden
Karlshamn citadel
Flag Coat of arms
Blekinge County in Sweden
Location map of Blekinge County in Sweden
Coordinates: 56°14′36″N 14°22′52″E
Country	Sweden
Founded	1683
Capital	Karlskrona
Municipalities	5 Karlshamn Karlskrona Olofström Ronneby Sölvesborg
Government
• Governor	Ulrica Messing (Social Democrats)
• Council	Region Blekinge
Area
• Total	3,039.4 km2 (1,173.5 sq mi)
Population  (30 June 2025)
• Total	156,971
• Density	51.645/km2 (133.76/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	SEK 53 billion €5.649 billion (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE-K
NUTS Region	SE221
Website	www.k.lst.se

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Blekinge County (Swedish: Blekinge län, pronounced [ˈbleːkɪŋɛ lɛːn]) is a county or län in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. The capital is Karlskrona. It is the smallest of the present administrative counties of Sweden, covering only 0.7% of the total area of the country. Princess Adrienne, the daughter of Princess Madeleine, is Duchess of Blekinge.