East Middle Sweden
East Middle Sweden is a National Area of Sweden. The National Areas are a part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics of Sweden.Geography
The region is situated in the central part of the Sweden, close to the county and the metropolitan area of Stockholm. It borders with the riksområden of North Middle Sweden, West Sweden, Småland and the islands and Stockholm.
The most populous cities are Uppsala, Västerås, Örebro, Linköping, Norrköping, Eskilstuna, Nyköping, Motala, Enköping and Katrineholm.Subdivision
East Middle Sweden includes 5 counties:
- Örebro
- Östergötland
- Södermanland
- Uppsala
- Västmanland
Economy
The Gross domestic product of the region was 68.4 billion € in 2018, accounting for 14.5% of Swedish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 31,500 € or 106% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was also 106% of the EU average.
