The head of the Jönköping state is called the kommunfullmäktige which has all the municipal power but sometimes doesn't make the decisions; these are handed down to other departments or the kommunstyrelsen.

[10] The departments that are inherent to the office are not limited to but are shortly known as: Jönköping is an old trading centre (Köping) situated at a natural crossroads for routes following the rivers Nissan and Lagan, and the road connecting the provinces of Östergötland and Västergötland, a result of the town's geographical position at the southern end of lake Vättern, which divides the two provinces.

On 18 May 1284 Jönköping became the first City in Sweden to be granted its rights by king Magnus Ladulås, who ruled mostly from Vättern's largest island Visingsö.

[11] The geographical position of the city also left it vulnerable to attack via the river routes that led south, mainly from Danes.

In 1844, Swedish professor Gustav Erik Pasch patented a new invention, "Safety matches – Strike against the box only".

The city is an important Nordic logistical center, with many companies' central warehouses (such as Elgiganten, IKEA, Electrolux and Husqvarna) situated there.

[22] Jönköping's climate was humid continental (Köppen Dfb) with long, cold winters and short, warm summers during the 1961–1990 period.