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Haninge Municipality
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| County | Stockholm County |
| Province | Södermanland |
| Seat | Handen (part of Stockholm urban area) |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
183rd of 290 457.5 km² |
| Population • Total |
27th of 290 72,771 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
156 inhabitants/km² |
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Haninge Municipality (Haninge kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden. Its seat is located in Handen, which is a part of the contigously built-up Stockholm urban area.
Haninge Municipality was formed in 1971 when Västerhaninge and Österhaninge were united.
The municipal coat of arms depicts a rooster from which the name Haninge is believed to have been derived (the Swedish word hane means rooster), while the anchor symbolizes the naval base in the municipality.
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Haninge cherishes its nature, housing the southern parts of the scenic Stockholm archipelago. There are over 3,600 islands, islets and skerries belonging to the municipalities, with the three largest islands being Utö, Ornö and Muskö. A car tunnel, the longest of Sweden, connects Muskö to the mainland. The other two of the island are reached with passenger and car ferries.
- Dalarö
- Stockholm (part of)
- Jordbro
- Muskö
- Västerhaninge
Dalarö was the location of an internationally notable Volvo commercial.
The scenic Stockholm Sweden Temple was built in Västerhaninge in 1985. It is the only temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sweden. This temple is also the center of the LDS church in northern Europe.
There is a comparatively large Sweden-Finn community in Haninge and is estimated to be about 5% of the population.
The International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) was held in Haninge 1994.
- Stefan Nystrand (*1981), freestyle swimmer
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