Köping, cognate to the Saxon word chipping, is a Swedish term similar to "market town". In medieval times it was the designation of an official for town or market place. As present-day Finland was then a part of Sweden, the Finnish cognate kauppala has the same meaning.

Historically, many of the cities in Sweden were market towns before being granted full town privileges. In 1971, the disctinctions between cities, market towns and rural municipalities were removed when the unitary authority municipalities were introduced. There are several towns and current municipalities named after market towns that have incorporated "köping" into their names.

List of municipalities

• Enköping
• Falköping
• Jönköping
• Köping
• Lidköping
• Linköping
• Norrköping
• Nyköping
• Söderköping

See also

• Jönköping County
• Municipalities of Sweden
• List of cities in Sweden
• History of Sweden