Best counties for biking

The Swedish 'kommunvelometer' examines, grades and compares Swedish counties and municipalities. 

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  The Swedish 'kommunvelometer' examines, grades and compares Swedish counties and municipalities.

• Cykelfrämjandet, a Swedish national cycling advocacy organization, has presented the list of the country's foremost bicycle municipalities. The organization's “kommunvelometer” examines, grades and compares Swedish counties and municipalities according to a number of different parameters.

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• This year, 45 municipalities have been reviewed. Like last year, Uppsala takes first place as the Year's Cycle Promotion Municipality among larger municipalities (more than 100,000 inhabitants) with 88 out of 90 possible points. “New paths, operation, maintenance and work to impact behavior linked to cycling-promoting measures along with increased financial investments are among the winning factors," according to a press release.

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  Image from the center of Malmö. Photo: Christiaan Dirksen

• Linköping is second and Lund third. Among medium-sized municipalities (population: 50-100,000) we find Karlstad, Växjö and Sollentuna at the top. Of the big cities Göteborg stands out in eighth place, followed by Malmö in eleventh place and Stockholm in thirteenth.
  For more info, see www.cykelframjandet.se