Stockholmers now living the longest — for the first time

Residents of Stockholm county now have the longest life expectancy in Sweden, according to new figures from Statistics Sweden.

They've overtaken Halland in the southwest, which along with Uppsala, Jönköping and Stockholm are the counties where people live the longest.

The counties where residents have the shortest life expectancy were Norrbotten, Västernorrland and Gävleborg in northern Sweden. ...