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Övertorneå

Norrbottens län

3,995 residents · 2025

−5.3%

Five-year population change

2020–2025

SEK 32,267/⁠mo

Median earned income

2024

Rank 152 of 290, Median earned income

20.0%

At least three years of post-secondary education

2025

Rank 156 of 290, At least three years of post-secondary education

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Democracy in Övertorneå

Voter turnout and parliamentary election results in Övertorneå, election year 2022.

Voter turnout

Share of eligible voters who participated in the 2022 elections.

Municipal election

72.3%

Sweden: 80.5%

8.2 percentage points below Sweden

Regional election

71.9%

Sweden: 80.2%

8.3 percentage points below Sweden

Parliamentary election results

Parties’ shares of valid votes in the 2022 parliamentary election.

Social Democratic Party had the largest share of valid votes.

Social Democratic Party 926 votes

Övertorneå 37.4%
Sweden 30.3%

Sweden Democrats 490 votes

Övertorneå 19.8%
Sweden 20.5%

Centre Party 302 votes

Övertorneå 12.2%
Sweden 6.7%

Moderate Party 260 votes

Övertorneå 10.5%
Sweden 19.1%

Christian Democrats 219 votes

Övertorneå 8.9%
Sweden 5.3%

Left Party 169 votes

Övertorneå 6.8%
Sweden 6.7%

Liberal Party 42 votes

Övertorneå 1.7%
Sweden 4.6%

Green Party 40 votes

Övertorneå 1.6%
Sweden 5.1%

Other parties 25 votes

Övertorneå 1.0%
Sweden 1.5%

Voter turnout over time

Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.

Övertorneå Sweden
Övertorneå. Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.Parliamentary-election turnout, 1973–2022.72.9%83.3%93.6%1973198219912002201420221973, Övertorneå: 89.9%1973, Sweden: 90.8%1976, Övertorneå: 91.1%1976, Sweden: 91.8%1979, Övertorneå: 91.2%1979, Sweden: 90.7%1982, Övertorneå: 89.9%1982, Sweden: 91.4%1985, Övertorneå: 88.0%1985, Sweden: 89.9%1988, Övertorneå: 83.8%1988, Sweden: 86.0%1991, Övertorneå: 83.0%1991, Sweden: 86.7%1994, Övertorneå: 84.3%1994, Sweden: 86.8%1998, Övertorneå: 80.5%1998, Sweden: 81.4%2002, Övertorneå: 74.7%2002, Sweden: 80.1%2006, Övertorneå: 74.9%2006, Sweden: 82.0%2010, Övertorneå: 80.8%2010, Sweden: 84.6%2014, Övertorneå: 80.5%2014, Sweden: 85.8%2018, Övertorneå: 81.0%2018, Sweden: 87.2%2022, Övertorneå: 78.2%2022, Sweden: 84.2%

Party results over time

Social Democratic Party

Social Democratic Party share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.

Övertorneå Sweden
Social Democratic Party. Social Democratic Party share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.Social Democratic Party share of valid votes in parliamentary elections, 1973–2022.25.8%40.5%55.1%1973198219912002201420221973, Övertorneå: 43.3%1973, Sweden: 43.6%1976, Övertorneå: 44.3%1976, Sweden: 42.7%1979, Övertorneå: 45.0%1979, Sweden: 43.2%1982, Övertorneå: 50.1%1982, Sweden: 45.6%1985, Övertorneå: 49.8%1985, Sweden: 44.7%1988, Övertorneå: 48.6%1988, Sweden: 43.2%1991, Övertorneå: 46.9%1991, Sweden: 37.7%1994, Övertorneå: 52.6%1994, Sweden: 45.3%1998, Övertorneå: 39.6%1998, Sweden: 36.4%2002, Övertorneå: 36.8%2002, Sweden: 39.9%2006, Övertorneå: 43.9%2006, Sweden: 35.0%2010, Övertorneå: 52.2%2010, Sweden: 30.7%2014, Övertorneå: 47.2%2014, Sweden: 31.0%2018, Övertorneå: 39.5%2018, Sweden: 28.3%2022, Övertorneå: 37.4%2022, Sweden: 30.3%

Source: SCB · TAB2707 · TAB2707 · 1973–2022 · updated November 21, 2022.

Source: SCB · TAB2706 · TAB2706 · 1973–2022 · updated November 21, 2022.