, ▁the ▁different ▁regional ▁council ▁assemb lies ▁had ▁a ▁combined ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 , 6 9 6 ▁seats . ▁ ▁Constitution ally , ▁the ▁regional ▁coun c ils ▁exercise ▁a ▁degree ▁of ▁municipal ▁self - g overn ment ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Basic ▁La ws ▁of ▁Sweden . ▁This ▁does ▁not ▁const itute ▁any ▁degree ▁of ▁federal ism , ▁which ▁is ▁consistent ▁with ▁Sweden ' s ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁unit ary ▁state . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁ge ographic ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁several ▁smaller ▁municipal ities ▁and ▁administration ▁that ▁exercise ▁local ▁self - g overn ment ▁independent ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁coun c ils . ▁These ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" primary ▁municipal ities " ▁or ▁prim är k ommun er , ▁while ▁the ▁larger ▁regional ▁coun c ils ▁are ▁se kund är k ommun er , ▁" second ary ▁municipal ities ". ▁The ▁Municip ality ▁of ▁Got land ▁is ▁an ▁exception , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁ge ographical ▁boundaries , ▁as ▁Got land ▁Municip ality ▁also ▁has ▁the ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁a ▁regional ▁council . ▁ ▁Histor ically , ▁Stockholm ▁was ▁separate ▁from ▁count ies ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Stockholm ▁County ▁Council ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁and ▁some ▁other ▁large ▁cities ▁were ▁in ▁count ies ▁but ▁outside ▁regional ▁coun c ils . ▁The ▁cities ▁handled ▁the ▁respons ib ilities . ▁The ▁two ▁last ▁such ▁cities ▁were ▁Mal m ö ▁and ▁Gö te borg ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 8 .