2007

• Municipalities 33

• Inhabitants 1,187,736Year 2006

• Area 11,000 square kilometres

• Population density 106 inhabitants per square kilometre

Compared with 22 per square kilometre in Sweden as a whole

Facts about the county of Skåne

2007

• Seven thousand years ago, Skåne and Denmark

formed a single piece of land. The ice covering

the Nordic region melted, creating the straits of

Öresund.

• A series of wars between Sweden and Denmark

were fought in Skåne.

• Skåne has been a part of Sweden since 1658.

• Skåne was made a single county in 1997.

Skåne and Denmark

2007

• Region Skåne was formed on 1 January 1999.

• Region Skåne is a regional organisation with responsibility for the health, medical and dental care of its inhabitants. Region Skåne is also

increasingly responsible for issues affecting Skåne in the future.

• The Regional Council is the highest decision-making body where important regional issues are discussed by an assembled, joint organisation.

Region Skåne

2007

… is the highest decision-making body in Region Skåne with overall responsibility for all strategic issues.

Mandate distribution of 149 members The 2006 election

The Regional Council

M Fp C Kd Mp S V Sd

43 13 9 7 7 53 7 10

2007

Region Skåne

2007

… works with tasks within the following fields:

• Planning, infrastructure and environment• Public transportation• Development of commerce and industry• Culture• Tourism (through the Skåne Tourist Council)• Health and medical care• Dental care

Region Skåne

2007

On 1 January 1999, responsibility for the regional development of Skåne was transferred from central government to elected regional representatives for a trial period which will continue until 2010.

• The mandateResponsibility for regional developmentRegional representatives

• The toolsRegional transportation infrastructure – RTIRegional development resourcesGrants awarded to cultural institutions

Regional development

2007

•Ten hospitals of which one is working to contract

•Skåne Primary health careAbout 110 district health centres

•Public Dental Services, SkåneAbout 130 clinics

•Agreements with private nursing staff in dental care, as well as health and

medical care

Health, medical and dental care

2007

Region Skåne in numbers

2005 2006 2007 (budget)

Tax revenues MSEK 17,105 18,012 18,869

Operating expenses MSEK –26,029 –27,861 –28,565

Investments MSEK 1,077 1,840 1,645

Results MSEK 84 -150 250

Tax rate per 100 SEK 10,39 10,39 10,39

Number of employees 33,048 33,677