J�nk�ping is a city in southern Sweden with 89,396 inhabitants (2010). It is the 9th most populous city of Sweden. J�nk�ping is situated by the southern end of Sweden's second largest lake, V�ttern. The original town J�nk�ping has grown together with Huskvarna and Norrahammar forming a contiguous urban area, since 1971 wholly within the same municipality.
The city is the seat of J�nk�ping Municipality which has a population of 128 305 (2011), and also the seat of J�nk�ping County which has a population of 331,539 (2006). J�nk�ping is the seat of a district court and a court of appeal as well as the Swedish National Courts Administration. It is also the seat of the Swedish Board of Agriculture