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January 2024
Sweden
January to April 2023
22,200 companies
Includes companies with a turnover of at least 400,000 SEK annually
Rural areas are municipalities that are either:
1) very sparsely populated. Here, all the population lives at least 90 minutes travel distance away from a town with at least 50,000 inhabitants.
2) sparsely populated. Here, more than half of the population lives at least 45 minutes travel distance away from a town with at least 50,000 inhabitants.
3) rural municipalities close to urban areas. A majority of the population lives less than 45 minutes travel distance away from a town with at least 50,000 inhabitants.
Please visit the source for further information on the definition of rural districts in Sweden.
