Åkersberga

Åkersberga
Åker's Canal in Åkersberga
Åker's Canal in Åkersberga
Åkersberga is located in Stockholm
Åkersberga
Åkersberga
Åkersberga is located in Sweden
Åkersberga
Åkersberga
Åkersberga is located in European Union
Åkersberga
Åkersberga
Coordinates: 59°29′N 18°18′E / 59.483°N 18.300°E / 59.483; 18.300
CountrySweden
ProvinceUppland
CountyStockholm County
MunicipalityÖsteråker Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
16.27 km2 (6.28 sq mi)
Population
 (November 2024)[2]
 • Total
37,714
 • Density2,318/km2 (6,004/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Åkersberga is a locality and the seat of Österåker Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. As of November 2024 there were 37,714 inhabitants.

History

In 1901 a railway station named "Berga" was opened on this rural spot some 30 km (19 mi) from Stockholm. Some shops and a post office followed. The name Berga was changed to "Åkers Berga" to avoid confusion with other places in Sweden named Berga, and the present name evolved from this.

After World War II the village grew and blocks of flats were built. Åkersberga gradually evolved into a suburb, with many of its inhabitants commuting to work-places in Stockholm, and has become more urban in character.

Between 1974 and 1982 Åkersberga was the seat of Vaxholm Municipality. When the municipality was split in 1983, Åkersberga became the seat of the reinstituted Österåker Municipality.

Åkersberga is served by the narrow-gauge urban railway Roslagsbanan, which has four stops in the town, Österskär, Tunagård, Åkersberga Station and Åkers Runö.

Demographics

As of 28 November 2024 the estimated population was 37,714.[2]

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Åkersberga:

  • IFK Österåker FK
  • Åkersberga HK

Notable people

The punk rock band Coca Carola is from Åkersberga, as are the bands Lustans Lakejer and Eskobar, of which the former have released an album named Åkersberga.

Notable people from Åkersberga include:

  • Tommy Albelin, ice hockey player
  • Carina Berg, TV-host
  • Ingrid Carlberg, author
  • Mattias Gustafsson, handboll player
  • Richard S. Johnson, golf player
  • Thomas Lagerlöf, football trainer
  • Loreen, singer
  • Pär Nuder, former minister of finance
  • Jesper Parnevik, golf player

References

  1. ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Sök" (Xcel spreadsheet). Statistics Sweden (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 March 2026. MI0810-en. Published 28 November, 2024
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