Jönköping is a city in southern Sweden with 93,797 inhabitants Jönköping is situated at the southern end of Sweden’s second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland.

The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipality, which has a population of 141 081 (2019) and is Småland’s most populous municipality. Jönköping is also the seat of Jönköping County which has a population of 363 599 (2019). Jönköping is the seat of a district court and a court of appeal as well as the Swedish National Courts Administration. It is the seat of the Swedish Board of Agriculture.

Education

High schools

• Bäckadalsgymnasiet
• Erik Dahlbergsgymnasiet
• Per Brahegymnasiet
• Sandagymnasiet
• LBS: High School of Creativity

Tertiary education

• Jönköping University Foundation
• Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola
• The Institute for Postgraduate Dental Education

Present

The urban area of Jönköping today includes the eastern industrial town of Huskvarna, with which it has grown together.

Elmia, a major trade fair and exhibition centre, is situated in Jönköping. Elmia Wood is the world’s largest forestry fair, and those for subcontractors, trucks, caravans and railways are the biggest of their kind in Europe. Since 2001, Elmia has been the site of the world’s largest LAN party, DreamHack, with two events every year, Dreamhack Summer and Dreamhack Winter.