Skåne County

This article is about the administrative county. For other uses, see Skåne (disambiguation).

Skåne County Skåne län (Swedish) Scania County
County of Sweden
Flag Coat of arms
Skåne County in Sweden
Location map of Skåne County in Sweden
Coordinates: 55°59′43″N 13°26′30″E
Country	Sweden
Founded	1 January 1997
Capital	Malmö, Kristianstad
Municipalities	33 Ängelholm Åstorp Båstad Bjuv Bromölla Burlöv Eslöv Hässleholm Helsingborg Höganäs Höör Hörby Kävlinge Klippan Kristianstad Landskrona Lomma Lund Malmö Örkelljunga Osby Östra Göinge Perstorp Simrishamn Sjöbo Skurup Staffanstorp Svalöv Svedala Tomelilla Trelleborg Vellinge Ystad
Government
• Governor	Anneli Hulthén (S)
• Council	Region Skåne
Area
• Total	11,302.77 km2 (4,364.02 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)
• Total	1,421,781
• Density	125.7905/km2 (325.7959/sq mi)
GDP
• Total	SEK 478 billion €51.151 billion (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE-M
NUTS Region	SE224
Website	www.lansstyrelsen.se www.skane.se

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Counties before 1997.

Skåne County (Swedish: Skåne län, pronounced [ˈskôːnɛ ˈlɛːn]), sometimes referred to as Scania County or just Scania (/ˈskeɪniə/ SKAY-nee-ə) in English, is the southernmost county, or län, of Sweden, mostly corresponding to the traditional province of Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge and connects to Capital Region, Denmark by the Öresund Bridge across the Øresund strait. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the city of Malmö. The headquarters of Skåne Regional Council are located in both Kristianstad and Malmö.

The present county was created in 1997 when Kristianstad County and Malmöhus County were merged; it covers around 3% of Sweden's total area, while its population of 1.3 million comprises 13% of Sweden's total population.