Funding
Västerbotten Investment Agency is financed by
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Region Västerbotten is a cooperation of municipal governments in Västerbotten, and manages the regional development in the province. |
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Skellefteå is a vibrant coastal city characterised by contrasts. Basic industries in the timber, manufacturing and mining sector thrive, but also a growing throng of companies in IT, digital production and communication. |
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Umeå is Västerbotten’s largest city and growing. Umeå, located one hour’s flying time north of Stockholm, is one of Sweden’s youngest cities with an average age of 38. Umeå is home to Sweden’s fifth largest university, Umeå University, with 37,000 students. |
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Skellefteå Kraft is a whollyowned municipal LLC company and the fifth largest power utility company in Sweden. |
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The aim of the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth is to work pro-actively for sustainable growth — a public strategy to ensure that investments for growth will also make growth possible for coming generations. |