Eskilstunais acityand the seat ofEskilstuna Municipality,Södermanland County,Sweden.Located on the River Eskilstunaån, which connectsLake HjälmarenandLake Mälaren, the cityhas a largeSweden Finnpopulation.Eskilstuna's historydatingback to medieval times, remains an important industrial city with internationally known companies such as VolvoWheel loaders, main site for the heavy construction equipment division of Volvo,Assa(locks, keys), andStainless steelmanufacturerOutokumpu, Thin Strip Nyby in Torshälla.
Mälardalen University(Mälardalens högskola), founded in cooperation with the neighboring city ofVästerås, has a campus in the city. The city also has a combinedzooandamusement park- Parken Zoo. Parken Zoo, owned and operated by the municipality, has been heavily criticized for its pooranimal welfare.
The hospital,Mälarsjukhusetis one of the largest in the region, employing around 3000 people.
