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16 February, 2016

Number of completed dwellings per 1000 inhabitants in 2014

Housing construction on the municipal level

Map Facts

The map has two striking characteristics. Firstly, the low level of construction in Swedish municipalities outside of the urban regions or larger cities is apparent. Overall, new construction especially in Norway and Finland is in general higher and more spread out geographically. Secondly, construction is relatively lower in Denmark, and the Copenhagen region stands out in comparison to the other Nordic capital regions. It is also notable that large parts of the rather rural island of Åland have recently seen a high share of newly completed dwellings. The municipality of Jomala near Mariehamn stands out in particular, indicating that the capital region on this small island is currently growing. The data on this map can be interpreted overall as an indication of urbanisation and the enlargement of cities, since many of the municipalities with the largest construction per capita are those on the edges of urban regions or just next to larger cities.

Map ID: 10167

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Designer/Cartographer
Gustaf Norlén

Data source
NSIs

Published 16 February 2016

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