Husby, Stockholm

Husby is a district ( _sv. stadsdel) in Rinkeby-Kista borough, Stockholm, Sweden. [cite web|title=Administrative divisions of the City districts|publisher=Stockholms stads utrednings- och statistikkontor AB|url=http://www.usk.stockholm.se/arsbok/b038.htm|date=2008-04-14|accessdate=2008-06-03] Husby has 11,551 inhabitants as of December 31, 2007.cite web|title=Områdesfakta Husby stadsdel|publisher=Stockholms stads utrednings- och statistikkontor AB|url=http://www.usk.stockholm.se/tabellverktyg/tv.aspx?projekt=omradesfakta&omrade=22602|accessdate=2008-06-08]

Husby is located on the blue Metro line. The main construction of modern Husby, with its multi-level concrete apartment buildings, started in 1972 as part of the "Million Programme". The subway station was opened in 1977 and the train takes approx. 20 minutes to Stockholm City. The name of the suburb was taken from a former royal farm, still located in the area. The streets of Husby are named after cities in Norway.

Today, Husby has a large population of immigrants from all over the world. 81.9% of the inhabitants have a first- or second-generation foreign background as of December 31, 2007.

There are many runestones in the surroundings of Husby, remnants from when Vikings used to live here.

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