Jönköping
Jönköping
Coordinates: | |
Country | Sweden |
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Province | Småland |
County | Jönköping County |
Municipality | Jönköping Municipality |
City status | 1284 |
Area | |
• City | 44.82 km(17.31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
Population | |
• City | 93,797 |
• Density | 2,100/km(5,400/sq mi) |
•Metro | 134,785[2] |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
UTC+2(CEST) | |
Postal code | |
Area code(s) | (+46) 36 |
Vehicle registration | 1544 |
Climate | Dfb |
Website |
The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipality, which has a population of 134,785 (2016) and is Småland's most populous municipality. Jönköping is also the seat of Jönköping County which has a population of 341,235 (2013). Jönköping is the seat of a district court and a court of appeal as well as the Swedish National Courts Administration. It is the seat of the Swedish Board of Agriculture.[6]
Coordinates: | |
Country | Sweden |
---|---|
Province | Småland |
County | Jönköping County |
Municipality | Jönköping Municipality |
City status | 1284 |
Area | |
• City | 44.82 km(17.31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 104 m (341 ft) |
Population | |
• City | 93,797 |
• Density | 2,100/km(5,400/sq mi) |
•Metro | 134,785[2] |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
UTC+2(CEST) | |
Postal code | |
Area code(s) | (+46) 36 |
Vehicle registration | 1544 |
Climate | Dfb |
Website |
History

The Sofia Church in Jönköping, Neo-Gothic style, 1888
Jönköping is an old trading centre (Köping) situated at a natural crossroads for routes following the rivers Nissan and Lagan, and the road connecting the provinces of Östergötland and Västergötland, a result of the town's geographical position at the southern end of lake Vättern, which divides the two provinces.
On 18 May 1284 Jönköping became the first City in Sweden to be granted its rights by king Magnus Ladulås, who ruled mostly from Vättern's largest island Visingsö. The first part of the city's name, "Jön", is derived from a creek, "Junebäcken", in Talavid, in what is now the western part of the city. The second part of the name "köping", is, as mentioned above, an old word for a trading centre or market place.[7]
The geographical position of the city also left it vulnerable to attack via the river routes that led south, mainly from Danes. At that time the provinces of what is today southern Sweden — Scania, Halland and Blekinge — belonged to Denmark. The city was plundered and burned several times until it was fortified during the 16th and 17th centuries.
Jönköping was known for its matchstick industry between 1845–1970.[8] The phosphorus match was invented in 1831, and these matches became very popular because one could strike it against any surface to ignite it. However, the problem was that they ignited too easily, caused a lot of accidents and was toxic. In 1844, Swedish professor Gustav Erik Pasch patented a new invention, ”Safety matches - Strike against the box only”[9]. To prevent the matches from igniting so easily, Gustav Erik Pasch separated the chemicals in the match head and placed the phosphorus on a separate surface on the outside of the box for striking ignition. Johan Edvard and Carl Frans Lundström took Pasch's patent and improved it. Later, they manufactured their new Safety matches in their factory in Jönköping[10]. Today it is an important Nordic logistical center, with many companies' central warehouses (such as Elkjøp, IKEA, Electrolux and Husqvarna) situated there.
Present
The urban area of Jönköping today includes the eastern industrial town of Huskvarna, with which it has grown together.
Elmia, a major trade fair and exhibition centre, is situated in Jönköping. Elmia Wood is the world’s largest forestry fair, and those for subcontractors, trucks, caravans and railways are the biggest of their kind in Europe. Since 2001, Elmia has been the site of the world's largest LAN party, DreamHack, with two events every year, Dreamhack Summer and Dreamhack Winter.
Demography
Population
As of 2018, Jönköping has a total population of 139 222 [11].
Gender | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Female | 66 404 | 66 987 | 67 823 | 68 722 | 69 426 |
Male | 65 736 | 66 323 | 67 474 | 68 759 | 69 796 |
Total | 132 140 | 133 310 | 135 297 | 137 481 | 139 222 |
Population changes
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
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Population increase | 1 342 | 1 170 | 1 987 | 2 184 | 1 741 |
Born | 1 677 | 1 662 | 1 715 | 1 615 | 1 688 |
Deceased | 1 169 | 1 217 | 1 101 | 1 202 | 1 253 |
Average age 2018
Area | Female | Male | Female and Male |
---|---|---|---|
Jönköping | 41,3 | 39,1 | 40,2 |
Notable people
John Bauer, illustrator, painter
Amy Diamond, singer
Agnetha Fältskog, singer/songwriter and member of ABBA
Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine
Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian
Dag Hammarskjöld, former United Nations Secretary-General
I'm from Barcelona, 29-piece indie pop band
Mona Johannesson, model
Per G. Malm, leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Mary Onettes, indie rock band
The Motorhomes, rock band
Fredrik Neij, founder of The Pirate Bay BitTorrent-tracker
Nina Persson, vocalist with The Cardigans
Göran Kropp, mountaineer
Sofia Paldanius, kayaker, Olympian
Johan Björnsson Printz, governor of the Swedish colony of New Sweden
Viktor Rydberg, author
Vladimir Oravsky, author
Aurore Storckenfeldt (1816–1900), educator
Swante M. Swenson, founder of the SMS ranches in Texas
Carl Peter Thunberg, botanist
Stefan Liv, ice hockey goaltender
Martin Allwood, translator
David F. Sandberg, film director
Education
High schools
Bäckadalsgymnasiet
Erik Dahlbergsgymnasiet
Per Brahegymnasiet
Sandagymnasiet
LBS: High School of Creativity
Tertiary education
Jönköping University Foundation
Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola
The Institute for Postgraduate Dental Education
Climate

Panorama of central Jönköping
Jönköping's climate was humid continental (Köppen Dfb) bordering on subarctic with long, cold winters and short, warm summers during the 1961–1990 period. However, the window between subarctic and oceanic is very small in this marine-influenced climate type, and in recent years the climate has more resembled very cold oceanic. However, figures are slightly skewed due to the weather station being located at the airport which is at an elevation of 228 metres (748 ft), whereas the city centre is at 100 metres (330 ft). This likely renders up to between half a degree to a full degree milder temperatures in the urban centre.
Climate data forJönköping Airport2002–2018; extremes since 1901 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10.5(50.9) | 14.7(58.5) | 18.7(65.7) | 26.3(79.3) | 28.6(83.5) | 33.2(91.8) | 33.4(92.1) | 34.2(93.6) | 26.8(80.2) | 21.4(70.5) | 14.1(57.4) | 12.6(54.7) | 33.4(92.1) |
Mean maximum °C (°F) | 6.4(43.5) | 6.6(43.9) | 13.1(55.6) | 18.8(65.8) | 24.4(75.9) | 26.7(80.1) | 28.2(82.8) | 27.1(80.8) | 22.4(72.3) | 16.0(60.8) | 10.5(50.9) | 7.4(45.3) | 29.6(85.3) |
Average high °C (°F) | 0.2(32.4) | 0.7(33.3) | 4.6(40.3) | 11.0(51.8) | 16.3(61.3) | 19.5(67.1) | 21.9(71.4) | 20.3(68.5) | 16.3(61.3) | 9.8(49.6) | 5.0(41.0) | 2.0(35.6) | 10.6(51.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.5(27.5) | −2.3(27.9) | 0.4(32.7) | 5.4(41.7) | 10.3(50.5) | 13.7(56.7) | 16.4(61.5) | 15.2(59.4) | 11.7(53.1) | 6.4(43.5) | 2.6(36.7) | −0.5(31.1) | 6.4(43.5) |
Average low °C (°F) | −5.2(22.6) | −5.2(22.6) | −3.9(25.0) | −0.2(31.6) | 4.3(39.7) | 7.9(46.2) | 10.8(51.4) | 10.1(50.2) | 7.0(44.6) | 3.0(37.4) | 0.2(32.4) | −2.9(26.8) | 2.2(35.9) |
Mean minimum °C (°F) | −18.1(−0.6) | −16.1(3.0) | −14.2(6.4) | −7.3(18.9) | −3.3(26.1) | 1.0(33.8) | 4.7(40.5) | 2.2(36.0) | −1.3(29.7) | −5.7(21.7) | −9.4(15.1) | −13.6(7.5) | −21.6(−6.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −33.0(−27.4) | −35.4(−31.7) | −30.0(−22.0) | −18.1(−0.6) | −7.2(19.0) | −1.4(29.5) | 0.2(32.4) | −2.3(27.9) | −7.3(18.9) | −13.3(8.1) | −20.7(−5.3) | −28.3(−18.9) | −35.4(−31.7) |
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 43.2(1.70) | 32.0(1.26) | 27.7(1.09) | 29.9(1.18) | 48.3(1.90) | 79.4(3.13) | 80.4(3.17) | 85.6(3.37) | 50.4(1.98) | 58.0(2.28) | 52.1(2.05) | 49.5(1.95) | 636.5(25.06) |
Source #1: SMHI Average Data 2002–2018[12] | |||||||||||||
Source #2: SMHI Open Data[13] |
Sport
HV71, ice hockey team in Swedish Hockey League of ice hockey.
Jönköpings IK (JIK), floorball team who has played several season in the men's Swedish Super League.
Jönköpings Södra IF, football (soccer) team in Superettan (second tier league of Sweden).
Husqvarna FF, football (soccer) team in Division 1 (third tier league of Sweden).
IK Tord, football (soccer) team in Division 2 Västra Götaland (fourth tier league of Sweden).
Jönköping Bandy IF, bandy team in Allsvenskan (second tier league of Sweden).
Jönköpings SS, swimming society, with Swedish champions in both swimming and diving. There are also three other water disciplines in the club, lifeguarding and synchronized swimming.
ATP Challenger Tour event, starting in 2016.[14]
Jönköping hosted the 1984 World Rowing Junior Championships and the 2019 European Universities Rowing Championships.
See also
Jönköping Municipality
Swedish National Board of Agriculture
International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships (2002, held in Jönköping)
Tranhult