As one of Europe’s leading wood clusters, Västerbotten is unique with its wide business range covering the whole production chain, from long-established forestry and sawmill industries, manufacturers of forestry machines and world-leading research and education institutes, to a large number of construction, joinery and other wood processing companies.

Västerbotten is a leader in fields like large wooden constructions, glulam products and R&D within wood technology and wood physics. With our constant search for new areas of application, business opportunities are seemingly endless, especially within the refinement market and the development of engineered wood products.