More than half of the land area consists of agriculture, forests, hills, or lakes, and it contains 13 nature reserves.

In times of conflict, the inhabitants of Huddinge would ascend to elevated areas to light beacons as a warning signal against approaching hostile ships.

The name "Huddinge" is thought to be rooted in the term "Uddung," referring to the area's earliest known inhabitants.

The three Red-Green parties (S, MP and V) are in opposition and the far right Sweden Democrats (SD) holds the balance of power but normally votes with the Alliance.

[12] [13] The municipality contains six public libraries, Södertörn University College and one of the campuses for Karolinska Institutet.

In total, it generates a turnover of 6 billion Swedish kronor and has 15 million visitors per year.

Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth and song writer and pop artist Orup both grew up in Huddinge.

The most known sports club in Huddinge is the ice hockey club Huddinge IK, which has fostered a long line of well-known Swedish ice hockey players, such as Michael Nylander, Mattias Norström and Kent Johansson, and used to be a regular runner up in the Swedish second division and the qualifications for the Elitserien.

Peter Forsberg also happened to make his debut as a senior player with his original club Modo Hockey, facing Huddinge away.