- For the culture, geography and history of the larger Småland region, which includes Jönköping County, see Småland.
Jönköping County is a
county or
län in southern
Sweden. It borders the counties of
Halland,
Västra Götaland,
Östergötland,
Kalmar and
Kronoberg. The total county population was 337,013 inhabitants in March 2011. The capital and largest city is
Jönköping. About one quarter of the total county population lives in the combined Jönköping-Huskvarna urban area around the southern point of Lake
Vättern.