Region Stockholm (Swedish: Region Stockholm) is the regional public body responsible for healthcare, public transport, and regional planning within Stockholm County, Sweden. Established on 1 January 2019, it replaced the former Stockholm County Council (Stockholms läns landsting) as part of a nationwide reform. History. When county councils (landsting) were established in 1863, Stockholm Municipality (Stockholms stad) was neither part of Stockholm County nor its county council. Instead, it operated as a separate entity managing its own county-related matters.
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