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'''Småland''' ({{IPA-|sv|ˈsmǒːland|-|sv-Småland.ogg}}) is a historical [[Provinces of Sweden|province]] ({{lang|sv|landskap}}) in southern [[Sweden]].

Småland borders [[Blekinge]], [[Scania]], [[Halland]], [[Västergötland]], [[Östergötland]] and the island [[Öland]] in the [[Baltic Sea]]. The name ''Småland'' literally means ''Small"small Lands''.<ref>''Encyclopædialands", Britannica;referring Micropaediato Volumemany IX''small (1974)historic p.provinces 278</ref>from which it was composed. The [[Latin]]ized form {{lang|la|[[Provinces of Sweden|Smolandia]]}} has been used in other languages. The highest point in Småland is [[Tomtabacken]], at 377 metres (1,237&nbsp;ft). In terms of total area, Småland is similar in size to [[Belgium]] &and [[Israel]].

TheWhilst the traditional [[provinces of Sweden]] no longer serve any governmental purpose, but''per se'', they do remainretain important historicallyhistorical and culturallycultural importance. The province of Småland today is divided almost entirely into the three administrative [[Counties of Sweden|counties]] of [[Jönköping County|Jönköping]], [[Kalmar County|Kalmar]], and [[Kronoberg County|Kronoberg]]. Some few small portions of historic Småland are situated in [[Halland County|Halland]] and [[Östergötland County|Östergötland]] [[Counties of Sweden|Counties]].

The population of Småland was 754780,535389 as of 31 December 20162023.

[[File:Skurugata.jpg|upright|thumb|An image from a canyon in the forested Småland.]]

The climate of Småland is divided between the [[oceanic climate]] of coastal areas such as Kalmar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=59020&cityname=Kalmar%2C+Sweden&units=|title=Karlmar, Sweden Climate summary|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> and the [[humid continental climate]] of the interior higher areas such as Jönköping.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=45120&cityname=Jonkoping%2C+Sweden&units=|title=Jonkoping, Sweden Climate summary|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> Southern interior areas such as Växjö have similar oceanic climates such as the coastline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=46120&cityname=Vaxjo%2C+Sweden&units=|title=Vaxjo, Sweden Köppen Climate Classification|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> However, temperature average differences between areas are relatively small, since Småland lies in the continental/oceanic transition zone. Summer daytime averages are similar throughout the province, since all three major urban areas are on average around {{convert|22|C|F}} with daytime winter temperatures hovering around the freezing point. The slightly colder nights averaging {{convert|-5|C|F}} in Jönköping are in keeping with its continental classification.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=45120&cityname=Jonkoping-Sweden|title=Jonkoping, Sweden temperature averages|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref> The locality of [[Målilla]] has the Swedish and Scandinavian all-time highest-measured temperature with {{convert|38|C|F}} on June 1, June 1947.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurvarvadret.se|title=Hur var vädret?|publisher=Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute|access-date=12 December 2014}}</ref>

It is named Småland ("small lands") because it was an aggrupation of a dozen little (yet largely independent) territories: Kinda (today a part of [[Östergötland]]), Tveta, Vista, Vedbo, [[Tjust]], Sevede, Aspeland, Handbörd, [[Möre]], [[Värend]], [[Finnveden]], and Njudung.<ref>''Encyclopædia Britannica; Micropaedia Volume IX'' (1974) [[iarchive:newencyclopaedi309chic/page/278/|p. 278]]</ref> Each "small land" had its own law in the Viking age and early [[Middle Ages]] and could declare itself neutral in wars that Sweden was involved in — at least if the King had no army present at the parliamentary debate. Around 1350, during the reign of [[Magnus IV of Sweden|Magnus Eriksson]], the first national law code was introduced in Sweden and the historic provinces lost much of their old autonomy.

[[File:Backstuga-Smaland.jpg|thumb|A [[backstuga]] in småland (ca {{Circa|1900}})]]

[[File:Ingatorp Old Church, Småland, Sweden.jpg|left|thumb|[[Ingatorp]] Old Church, Småland, Sweden, {{Circa|c. 1895}}]]

Småland is home to the [[Linnaeus University]], located in Växjö and Kalmar, and the [[Jönköping University]].

* [httphttps://runeberg.org/nfcf/0050.html article ''Småland''] from [[Nordisk Familjebok]] (1917). In Swedish.