It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge and connects to Capital Region, Denmark by the Öresund Bridge across the Øresund strait.

In addition, it has for a trial period assumed certain tasks from the County Administrative Board.

The County Administrative Board is a Government Agency headed by a Governor.

The table details all Riksdag elections held in the area currently constituting Skåne County since the unicameral era began in 1970.

The county is divided into four parliamentary constituencies or electoral districts, electing 47 of the 349 members of the Riksdag.

[24] Overall representation in the Riksdag during the 2018–2022 mandate period was as follows:[25] The ten most populous localities of Skåne County in 2020 were:[26] The ten largest municipalities of the county by total area are:[27] SCB have collected statistics on backgrounds of residents since 2002.

With the opening of the Öresund Bridge between Malmö and Copenhagen (the longest combined road and rail bridge in Europe) in 2000, the Swedish motorways were linked with European route E20 in Denmark, and the two countries' railway systems were physically connected.

In the late 1980s, it was Sweden's busiest airport, with a record high of more than 1,400 take-offs and landings per day.