City Facts

Chairman of the municipal council:
Erna Arhag

Chairman of the municipal executive board: Bengt Gustafson

Region: Skåne

Currency: Krona

Population: In December  2008 the municipality of Kristianstad had 77 131 inhabitants.
Population in the regional centre: approximately 29 000

Total area: 1 252 km², which makes Kristianstad Scanias largest municipality
Telephone code: The country code for Sweden is +46, the area code for Kristianstad is (0)44 (dial 0 from Sweden)

Airport: From Kristianstad Airport you can rapidly reach the city with bus, taxi or car

Train station: Kristianstad train station