Facts about
Norrbotten
Contents
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Norrbotten in brief ... 2
Did you know? ... 3
Geography ...4-9 Provincial symbols ... 5
Distance chart ... 7
Midnight sun ... 10
Climate ... 11
Visitors destinations ... 12-13 Protected species ... 14
Protected countryside ... 15-17 Cultural heritage and culture ... 18-21 Hunting and fi shing ... 22
Predators ... 23
Services ... 24-25 Infrastructure and commuting ... 26-31 Dwellings ... 32
Education ... 33-35 Population ... 36-39 Work and business ... 42-49 Unemployment and employment ... 48-49 Regional economy ... 50-53 Transports ... 54-55 Mining and forestry ... 56-57 Energy ... 58-59 Tourism ... 60-63 Agriculture ... 64-65 Reindeer industry ... 66-67 Integration ... 68-69 Healthcare and medical care ... 70
Life expectancy and sick leave rate ... 72-73 Crime and security ... 74
Politics ... 76-79 Read more ... 80
Preface
Norrbotten – a rich county
Norrbotten is the biggest and northernmost county in Sweden and the only Swedish county sharing a land border with two countries – Norway and Finland. Together with the vast natural resources, broad cultural spectrum and vivid contrasts, this gives the county a clearly-defi ned profi le.
With this booklet of facts, we aim to present an up-to-date statistical picture of Norrbotten County. There is informa- tion about the labour market and business, population, geography, nature, culture, communications, education and a number of other areas.
There is also more information about Norrbotten on the websites we list at the end of the booklet.
Enjoy your reading!
Administrative Board in Norrbotten County
NORRBOTTEN IN BRIEF
The county is Sweden’s largest by area and represents about a quarter of Sweden’s total land area. Norrbotten is as big as Austria and ten times bigger than the Swedish county of Skåne. A quarter of a million people, 2.6 per cent of Sweden’s population, live here in 14 municipalities. Most of them, about 170,000, live in the coastal area within a few dozen kilometres of Luleå, the county town. If the population density of Norrbotten County was equal to the EU average, 12 million people would be living here.
Norrbotten is a county of contrasts - contrasts between winter dark and midnight sun, alpine areas and archipelago, sparseness and city life, and a diversity of cultures. The na- tional minority languages Finnish, Meänkieli and Sámi are spoken here. The Sámi parliament has its seat in Kiruna.
Norrbotten has the highest mountain in Sweden, Kebnekaise at 2,107 m, and Sweden’s deepest lake, Hornavan, 232 m deep. Norrbotten County came into being in 1810 and Norrbotten’s fi rst towns, Piteå and Luleå, were founded in 1621.
Norrbotten in brief
Photo: Kent Norberg
DID YOU KNOW
… Facebook is building its fi rst three data centres outside the USA in Luleå? Start-up in April 2013.
… Norrbotten County has the highest productivity reckoned as gross regional product per employee after Stockholm County?
… Norrbotten is Sweden’s prime investment county?
On average, 6.2 billion SEK a year have been invested in Norrbotten in 2010 and 2011. That is roughly the equivalent of 25,000 SEK per inhabitant, which can be compared to Stockholm for example, which has invested 6.1 billion SEK per year or 3,000 SEK per inhabitant.
… Norrbotten is Sweden’s sixth largest exporting county (42.6 billion SEK for 2011) and we have the highest value of exports per inhabitant in Sweden?
… the number of exporting companies in Norrbotten County more than doubled between 2001 and 2011? In 2011 there were 848, the highest number in the Norrland region.
… 90 per cent of Europe’s iron ore is extracted in the county?
… mining operations in Kiruna and Malmberget mean that large sections of those communities have to be relocated?
This is attracting attention worldwide.
… unemployment is falling in Norrbotten, while it is in- creasing in Sweden (April 2012 compared to April 2011)?
Norrbotten has an overall total of 7.7 per cent unemployed while the average for Sweden is 6.3 per cent.
… youth unemployment is falling more in Norrbotten County than in the rest of Sweden?
… Northland Resources is planning to start shipments from a new iron ore mine in Pajala in 2013?
Did you know?
GEOGRAPHY
Norrbotten County was formed in 1810 and now comprises 14 municipalities. The county encompasses the province of Norrbotten and a large part of the province of Lapland.
Provinces
Storuman
Malå
Vilhelmina
Åsele Dorotea
Sorsele
Lycksele Jokkmokk
Överkalix Övertorneå Pajala
Gällivare
Arjeplog
Arvidsjaur Älvsbyn
Kalix Kiruna
Haparanda Boden
Piteå Luleå
Province of Norrbotten Province of Lapland County boundary National border
PROVINCIAL EMBLEMS
Norrbotten Lapland
Provincial emblems
Flower Arctic bramble Mountain avens Animal Siberian jay Arctic fox
Fish Vendace Char
Bird Whooper swan Blue throat
Mineral Gabbro Apatite
Fungus Conifer false morel Orange birch-bolete Insect Hairy ground beetle Colias hecla
Moss Yellow collar moss Pohlia wahlenbergii Apple Malus x domestica ‘Silva’ Malus Rescue
Arctic bramble - Rubus Arcticus. Photo: Tomas Utsi
GEOGRAPHY
Norrbotten - The big county
å ule ule Lu Lule Kiruna
Haparanda Arjeplog
GEOGRAPHY
Arjeplog Haparanda Kiruna Luleå
Gothenburg Malmö Stockholm Sundsvall
Archangelsk Bodø Brussels Murmansk Paris Rome Rovaniemi Strasbourg Tromsø Oulu
Arjeplog 491 723 2569 483 3454 2767 1059 2458 286 2504 523 901 1508 1282 244 411 359 - Haparanda 132 622 2690 124 3575 2888 700 2579 644 2144 644 1022 1629 1403 128 351 - 359 Kiruna 483 389 2904 340 3788 3102 790 2793 488 2509 858 1236 1842 1617 342 - 351 411 Luleå 260 662 2575 252 3460 2774 828 2464 529 2273 532 907 1514 1289 - 342 128 244 Gothenburg 1449 1931 1304 1531 2306 1491 2108 1181 1493 2778 719 471 273 - 1289 1617 1403 1282 Malmö 1612 2165 1061 1755 1946 1259 2331 950 1762 2914 986 612 - 273 1514 1842 1629 1508 Stockholm 998 1556 1674 1146 2559 1872 1723 1563 1185 2314 376 - 612 471 907 1236 1022 901 Sundsvall 690 1181 2046 770 2931 2245 1348 1935 809 2493 - 376 986 719 530 858 644 523 Archangelsk253427553744216643264113216538242790-24932314291427782273250921442504 Bodø 777 559 2720 767 3721 2905 1344 2606 - 2790 809 1185 1762 1493 529 485 644 286 Brussels 2507 3035 431 2703 1490 311 3289 - 2606 3824 1935 1563 950 1181 2464 2793 2579 2458 Murmansk 797 917 3392 577 4275 3588 - 3289 1344 2165 1348 1723 2331 2108 828 790 700 1059 Paris 2891 3345 487 3012 1471 - 3588 331 2905 4113 2245 1872 1259 1491 2774 3102 2888 2767 Rome 3399 4108 1064 3699 - 1471 4275 1490 3721 4326 2931 2559 1946 2306 3460 3788 3575 3454 Rovaniemi 224 586 2816 - 3699 3012 577 2703 767 2166 770 1146 1755 1531 252 340 124 483 Strasbourg 2693 3158 - 2816 1064 487 3392 431 2720 3477 2046 1674 1061 1304 2575 2904 2690 2569 Tromsø 750 - 3158 586 4108 3345 917 3035 559 2755 1181 1556 2165 1931 662 389 622 723 Oulu - 750 2693 224 3399 2891 797 2567 777 2504 690 998 1612 1449 260 483 132 491
Distance chart, main roads (km)
GEOGRAPHY
Land cover in Norrbotten County, per cent
More than half Sweden’s mountain area lies in Norrbotten County. The mountain range with exposed bedrock covers 20 per cent of the land area. Although Norrbotten County is thought of as a forest area, it is among the three counties with the smallest proportion of forested land.
Norrbotten and Jämtland are the counties with least farmed acreage, at only one per cent of the land area.
County Sweden Land under forest 39 53 Bare rock and other land 20 12 Natural grassland, heathland, etc. 18 7
Mires 15 9
Built-up areas and associated land 1 3 Agricultural land 0.5 8
Water 7 9
GEOGRAPHY
Population
Municipality/ Land area as of Inhabitants region km2 2011-12-31 per km2
Arjeplog 12,557 3,114 0.2 Arvidsjaur 5,656 6,494 1.1
Boden 4,008 27,643 6.9
Gällivare 15,705 18,326 1.2 Haparanda 922 10,041 10.9 Jokkmokk 17,614 5,119 0.3
Kalix 1,808 16,591 9.2
Kiruna 19,140 22,967 1.2
Luleå 2,094 74,426 35.5
Pajala 7,840 6,270 0.8
Piteå 3,087 40,942 13.3
Älvsbyn 1,698 8,253 4.9
Överkalix 2,765 3,549 1.3 Övertorneå 2,362 4,810 2.0 County 97,257 248,545 2.6 Sweden 407,340 9,482,855 23.3 EU27 2011 58,940,552,687 502,477,005 117.3
Norrbotten County
Number of inhabitants per km2 35.5 - 35.6 9.1 - 35.4 4.8 - 9.0 0.7 - 4.7 0.2 - 0.6
31/5-1/6 – 10-11/7
4-5/6 – 6-7/7
8-9/6 – 2-3/7
12-13/6 – 28-29/6 20/6 – 21/6
Midnight sun
In practically the whole of Norrbotten County the midnight sun is visible every summer. Midnight sun means it is pos- sible to see the centre of the sun when the sun is exactly in the north. At midsummer (21 June), it is possible to see the midnight sun even south of the Arctic Circle, thanks to atmospheric refraction.
Arctic Circle
27-28/5 – 14-15/7 23-24/5– 18-19/7
Highest Highest Lowest Lowest Station 2011 since 1901 2011 since 1901 Katterjokk 26.0 27.8 -29.1 -35.2 Nikkaluokta 28.5 28.5 -42.6 -49.4 Kvikkjokk 30.0 32.0 -37.1 -43.0 Arjeplog 28.6 31.5 -31.6 -42.2 Haparanda 31.4 32.5 -32.7 -41.7 Luleå 30.0 32.2 -31.1 -41.0 Piteå 29.6 34.9 -31.5 -41.5
Highest and lowest temperatures in the county
Mean annual temp. C Annual precipitation mm Norm value Norm value Station 2011 1961–90 2011 1961–90 Katterjokk 0.6 -1.7 930 844 Kiruna 0.8 -1.9 690 500 Arjeplog 1.8 -0.7 800 554 Luleå 3.8 1.6 752 506 Piteå 4.0 2.1 775 539 Stockholm 8.4 6.6 479 539 Gothenburg 9.3 7.7 1,032 758 Lund 9.0 7.9 771 666
Norrbotten compared to Sweden
Hours of sunshine Total Norm value Station June -11 Dec -09 2011 1961–90 Katterjokk 253 0 998 1,153 Abisko 300 0 1,385 1,338 Kiruna 258 0 1,532 1,484 Luleå 388 2 2,007 1,771 Stockholm 327 36 2,072 1,821 Gothenburg 254 33 1,644 1,722 Visby 362 35 2,312 1,882
KLIMATCLIMATE
VISITOR DESTINATIONSVISITOR DESTINATIONS
VISITOR DESTINATIONS Visitor destinations in Norrbotten County
1. Three-nation marker – Sweden’s northernmost point.
2. Abisko National Park with Naturum nature centre.
3. Lapporten beside Lake Torneträsk
4. Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi - built from scratch every winter.
5. Laponia Nature and Heritage Reserve.
6. The Bifurcation in Tärendö.
7. Kengis Works – the northernmost ironworks in Europe.
8. Ájtte - Sweden’s mountain and Sámi museum.
9. The Arctic Circle – Road 95, Road 45, Road 97, the E10 and Road 99.
10. The Silver Museum - Sámi silver from the Middle Ages to the present day.
11. Lappstaden – the world’s biggest preserved Sámi church town.
12. Gallejaur – unique setting telling the history of the inland and Sámi areas.
13. Storforsen Rapids – Europe’s biggest free-fl owing rapids. Length 5000 m,
drop 82 m.
14. Treehotel – a unique accommodation experience with tree rooms in modern designs amidst unspoiled nature.
15. Boden Fortress – Europe’s biggest ring fortress.
16. Gammelstad Church Town – about 400 chalets and a mediaeval church.
17. Kamlungeforsen Rapids - Kalix River.
18. Jokkfall Rapids - Kalix River, drop 9 m.
19. Kukkolaforsen Rapids – fi shery museum, mills, sawmill and fi shermens’ huts.
PROTECTED SPECIES
Mammals and birds are covered by legislation and are protect- ed, except during hunting seasons where applicable. Many are also protected through the Species Protection Ordinance.
Protected animals may not be captured, injured or killed.
Nor may their eggs, spawn or nests be damaged or removed.
Preventive hunting of normally protected species, such as large predators, may be permitted if they cause excessive damage.
Protected and legally protected species
Crown game
Certain of the protected species belong to the category Crown game. This means that they automatically fall to the state if found injured or dead. They should be handed over to the police who will forward the animal for treatment or to the Swedish Museum of National History.
Among the species included in the category Crown game, the following occur regularly in Norrbotten County: bear, wolf, wolverine, lynx, arctic fox, otter, osprey, honey buzzard, northern hawk owl, Eurasian eagle owl, snowy owl, great grey owl, Ural owl, smew, common crane, European green woodpecker, lesser white-fronted goose, Caspian tern, eagles, falcons and harriers.
There are 300 species with protected status throughout the country. They are to be found among the vascular plants, lichens, mosses, fungi and insects. All batrachians (frogs) and reptiles are also protected. There is a list of species in Norrbotten County on the County Administrative Board website.
Protected plants and animals
PROTECTED COUNTRYSIDE Protected countryside in Norrbotten County
Norrbotten has fantastically rich and varied countryside, which is a major asset for the county. About 25 per cent of the county’s area is protected national park or nature reserve. About 95 per cent of this is above the tree line for montane forest.
Three per cent of the productive forest below the montane limit is protected.
National park World Heritage Laponia Montane border
Vadvetjåkka Abisko
Stora Sjöfallet/
Stuor Muorkke Padjelanta/
Badjelánnda Sarek
Muddus/
Muttos
Haparanda Archipelago Pieljekaise
Nature reserve National park World Heritage Laponia Montane limit
PROTECTED COUNTRYSIDE
Nature reserves
In Norrbotten County there are 314 nature reserves. Here you can hike, pick berries and mushrooms, and see moun- tains, old-growth forests, mountain panoramas, wetlands and much more. In most nature reserves, hunting and fi shing are permitted, as well as snowmobiling.
National parks
In Norrbotten County there are eight national parks. The largest are in the mountain areas. More than 90 per cent by area of Sweden’s national parks lies in Norrbotten County.
Since 1996, four national parks have been grouped in the World Heritage Area Laponia.
Sarek in Jokkmokk Municipality, 197,000 ha, designated in 1909. Well-known for its glaciers and alpine summits. There is an abundance of wildlife in the valleys. Part of Laponia.
Padjelanta/Badjelánnda in Jokkmokk Municipality, 198,400 ha, designated in 1962. Sweden’s biggest national park. Several Sámi settlements, including Stáloluokta on the shore of the beautiful lake Virihávrre. Rich fl ora. Part of Laponia.
Abisko in Kiruna Municipality, 7,700 ha, designated in 1909. Among the main features: the view from Njullá Moun- tain, the Abiskueatnu (Abiskojåkka) Canyon, and the fl ora and birdlife in the area. The natural history centre Naturum in Abisko offers exhibitions, slide shows and guides.
Vadvetjåkka in Kiruna Municipality, 2,630 ha, designated in 1920. Sweden’s northernmost and most inaccessible national park. Known for the fl ora on the south face of Vádvecohkka mountain, the birdlife in the delta, and Sweden’s deepest karst caves.
PROTECTED COUNTRYSIDE
Muddus/Muttos in Jokkmokk and Gällivare Municipalities, 49,340 ha, designated in 1942. Here the visitor fi nds pristine forests and giant pines, waterfalls, wetlands teeming with birds, and ravines with unusual fl ora. Part of Laponia.
Stora Sjöfallet/Stuor Muorkke in Jokkmokk and Gällivare Municipalities, 127,800 ha, designated in 1909. Sights in- clude the summits and glaciers of the Áhkká massif, the Sámi settlements of Sáltoluokta and Bietsávrre, and the imposing Dievssavágge (Teusadalen) Valley. Part of Laponia.
Pieljekaise in Arjeplog Municipality, 15,340 ha, designated in 1909. Mountain birch forest rich in herbaceous plants and lakes. Beautiful view from Bieljijgájse.
Haparanda Archipelago in Haparanda Municipality, 6,000 ha, designated in 1995. Vast sand dunes, Kumpula fi shing village and an 18th century chapel, varied nature with an abundance of herbaceous plants and birds.
The Laponian Area World Heritage Site, 9,400 sq km.
Designated by the UN organisation Unesco in 1996. There is a living Sámi culture and industry, as well as a number of national parks and nature reserves. Laponia is the only combined natural and cultural heritage area in the Nordic countries, and one of only four in the world representing an aboriginal people’s landscape.
CULTURAL HERITAGE Cultural heritage in Norrbotten County
The history of Norrbotten may be seen in the county’s va- ried cultural landscapes, in the archipelagos, along the river valleys, in the inland forests and in the imposing mountain ranges. Place names and communities tell of the county’s multicultural identity - of the Sámi, Finnish and Swedish cultural heritage.
Hunters and fi shermen lived here as long ago as the Stone Age. The oldest dwelling sites are in Arjeplog and Pajala Municipalities.
One cannot speak of a uniform construction tradition in Norrbotten. The barn is one characteristic building, and others include the Norrbotten homestead, the härbre, an upright wooden storehouse, the rökpörte, a chimneyless log cabin and the equally chimneyless smoke sauna. The Sámi goahti, a dome-shaped building, exists in different variants using peat, birch bark or timber.
At the World Heritage Site at Gammelstad, visitors can see Sweden’s largest and best preserved church town, close to the mediaeval church. In Lappstaden in the town of Arvidsjaur there is a large collection of timber goahtis and storehouses at
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CULTURAL HERITAGE a short distance from the church. The county’s many church buildings include everything from archipelago chapels and church goahtis to impressive wooden churches like Kiruna church and small urban churches. Old fi shing camps in the archipelago bear witness to the historical importance of fi sh- ing and seal hunting.
There are examples of Norrbotten’s industrial heritage in the traces of 17th century mining on the mountains Nasa- fjäll and Sjangeli, the fi rst ironworks, in Kengis near Pajala;
up to today’s industrial plants in the state-owned mines, ironworks, power stations, bridges, station buildings and harbour facilities.
The Orefi elds and the Ore Line feature many valuable industrial settings. Together with the Ore Harbour in Luleå, Porjus Power Station in Sweden’s power plant community, and Boden Fortress, they constitute Norrbotten’s techno- logical megasystem – one of Sweden’s twelve most signifi cant industrial monuments.
The forestry and sawmill industries have also made their mark on the social historical landscape, most noticeably the mansions built by forestry magnates.
Each town in Norrbotten has a character all its own. Boden is characterised by the military activities of a century. Haparanda retains the character of a town of wooden buildings, with the only intact 19th century trading house in northern Sweden, Piteå has its beautiful Town Hall Square. Kiruna’s unique settings both sprang out of, and are under threat from, the mining industry. Luleå has Sweden’s only offi cial residence built completely of wood. Luleå also has Svartöstaden, a well-preserved shanty town.
Cultural environments of national interest 74 Historic buildings 35
Churches 68 Inventoried ancient remains 23,251
Heritage reserve 2
CULTURE
The costs of municipal cultural activities include fund- ing for libraries, museums, music and culture schools as well as fi nancial assistance for cultural societies and study organisations.
Three-quarters of the municipalities in Norrbotten al- locate more funds per citizen for culture than the average in Sweden. The most generous municipality is Jokkmokk, with over 1,700 SEK per person.
Municipality/Region SEK per inhabitant Jokkmokk 1,749 Arvidsjaur 1,600 Arjeplog 1,537 Luleå 1,455 Övertorneå 1,393 Haparanda 1,256 Piteå 1,252 Gällivare 1,229 Pajala 1,108 Kiruna 1,089 Kalix 891 Älvsbyn 718 Boden 717 Överkalix 654 Norrbotten County 1,189 Sweden 1,042 Municipality gross expenses in 2010. Culture.
CULTURE
The activities of Norrbottensmusiken include Norrbotten Big Band, the modern music ensemble Norrbotten NEO and Piteå Kammaropera, as well as the youth band AYJO, the girls’ choir and Norrbotten’s Youth Symphonia.
Luleå has Norrbotten Museum, Jokkmokk has the Sámi museum Ájtte and Arjeplog has the Silver Museum.
Norrbottensteatern, which was founded in Luleå in 1967, is one of Sweden’s oldest regional theatre ensembles. The theatre cooperates closely with the School of Drama in Luleå, one of four drama schools in Sweden. The county also has the Sámi Theatre, Tornedalen Theatre, Teater Scratch and Lule Stassteater. Dans i Nord is a development and resource centre for dance.
In 2007, Kulturens Hus in Luleå and Studio Acusticum in Piteå were both inaugurated - concert auditoria with world-class acoustics. Filmpool Nord is a regional company promoting fi lm. The annual festivals and music events in Norrbotten include Piteå Dansar och Ler, Luleåkalaset, the Kiruna Festival, Trolltagen, Musik i Piteå älvdal, The Haparanda/Tornio Jazz Festival, Folkmusik i Saltoluokta and the Mattei Festival.
Jokkmokk Winter Fair, dating back over 400 years, is held the fi rst weekend in February. Piteå Summer Games is Sweden’s second largest youth football tournament.
Culture
Photo: Björn Lindberg
HUNTING AND FISHING
Hunting Fishing
Norrbotten County has more angling waters than any other county in Sweden. There are more than 30,000 lakes, 200 km of coast and about 25,000 km of running water, of which about 2,500 km contains salmon. Today, Norrbotten’s rivers and streams produce 70-90 per cent of the total volume of salmon smolts in the Baltic Sea area.
Above the cultivation limit, the Sámi fi sh in their tradi- tional way, both for household needs and for sale. Angling in beautiful settings goes on alongside this and recreational fi shing is under development. Angling is done in the many beautiful settings, mainly for species such as lavaret, perch and vendace. In the coastal region there is a stable fi shing industry, whose most important product is the exclusive
“Norrbotten caviar”, which comes from the vendace, a fi sh that is the provincial symbol of Norrbotten.
Bulls Cows Total adult moose Calves Felled moose total 4,341 3,144 7,485 4,732 12,217
Felled moose 2011
An annual total of around 80,000 moose are felled in Sweden.
By far the most popular form of hunting is moose hunting.
Ptarmigan hunting is also popular, not least among overseas visitors. Hare, fox, marten and deer hunting are mostly carried out in forested areas. Hunting for goose, duck and grey seal takes place along the coast and in the archipelagos. Other species that have been hunted in recent years include beaver and bear.
Photo: Tomas Utsi
PREDATORS The large predators in Norrbotten County All four large species of predator - wolf, wolverine, lynx and bear - occur in the county. There is no permanent wolf popu- lation in the county, but single wolves occasionally occur. The county’s lynx population of about 200 individuals is mostly concentrated to the mountain areas, and to the eastern and southern parts of the county. Norrbotten County has more than 300 wolverines, which is the major part of Sweden’s wolverine population. There are an estimated 900 bears.
Predators cause damage to reindeer stock. Therefore, pre- ventive hunting of bear and lynx is permitted. In the event of major problems, preventive hunting of all the species may be permitted. In addition, the state annually pays compensation for predator occurrence in Norrbotten County. The County Administrative Board is responsible together with the Sámi communities for inventorying the size and extent of the predator populations in the county. It is primarily females with young that are inventoried.
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Norrbotten County 39 30 39 42 34 53 51 Sweden 61 45 64 76 47 81 73 Female wolverines with young
Female lynx with offspring
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 10 15 20 24 25 46 21 55 72 72 Felled bears in Norrbotten County
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Norrbotten County 32 24 24 34 38 31 44 Sweden 115 105 100 145 153 102 277
SERVICES
Distance to nearest food shop in 2011
Percentage of population by distance Municipality/ less than 5 - more than region 5 min 30 min 30 min
Arjeplog 77 19 3
Arvidsjaur 79 18 3
Boden 81 19 0
Gällivare 84 15 1 Haparanda 83 17 0
Jokkmokk 78 19 3
Kalix 84 16 0
Kiruna 94 6 0
Luleå 90 10 0
Pajala 72 27 0
Piteå 91 9 0
Älvsbyn 79 21 0
Överkalix 53 47 1 Övertorneå 74 26 0 Norrbotten County 86 14 0 Region Norrland 85 16 0 Stockholm County 97 3 0
Sweden 91 9 1
Photo: Per Pettersson
SERVICES Gross costs 2010, SEK per inhabitant
SEK per pupil Infra- Compre- Upper Elderly Labour structure, Municipality/ Child hensive secondary and market Recrea- safeguards, Region care school school disabled schemes Culture tion etc. Arjeplog 4,117 117,763 136,801 25,010 5,743 1,537 2,533 9,194 Arvidsjaur 6,011 94,746 139,136 28,247 3,176 1,600 1,549 5,936 Boden 6,501 89,333 105,163 22,382 841 717 2,461 5,119 Gällivare 4,820 99,369 105,248 23,271 1,233 1,229 1,733 6,773 Haparanda 6,368 88,745 91,596 21,699 2,517 1,256 2,408 4,019 Jokkmokk 4,709 104,815 103,448 21,942 3,918 1,749 1,350 7,592 Kalix 5,993 95,601 120,051 20,026 1,444 891 2,314 4,677 Kiruna 6,254 98,804 98,378 21,446 647 1,089 1,210 5,168 Luleå 7,458 88,768 96,333 16,560 1,639 1,455 2,395 4,950 Pajala 5,104 116,153 117,909 30,052 820 1,108 1,312 4,206 Piteå 6,775 96,234 101,465 16,894 1,340 1252 1,706 4,601 Älvsbyn 6,952 89,785 121,853 24,103 776 718 1,733 5,350 Överkalix 3,794 106,092 132,184 28,781 4,603 654 2,170 6,146 Övertorneå 6,146 97,459 113,752 25,711 6,596 1,393 1,927 5,174 Norrbotten 5,785 98,833 113,094 23,294 2,520 1,189 1,914 5,636 Sweden 6,617 91,184 102,914 18,169 1,449 1,042 1,366 4,046
INFRASTRUCTURE
State-maintained roads, 2007-01-01
Communications
In Norrbotten County there are fi ve airports with scheduled fl ights: Luleå Airport, the fi fth busiest in Sweden, Arvidsjaur, Gällivare, Kiruna and Pajala. The highways E4, E10, E45 and the trunk road 95 traverse the county, with international links to Norway and Finland. The roads in Norrbotten are important also to link together this vast county. Nine per cent of Sweden’s road network is in Norrbotten County, a region where the rate of car ownership is among the highest in Sweden.
The harbour in Luleå is Sweden’s leading bulk goods terminal. An effective icebreaker service enables the ports of Piteå and Luleå to remain open all year round for the intensive shipping. The Port of Kalix is open to shipping during the ice-free period, May-September.
The county railway network, both in a north-south direc- tion and to Finland and further on eastwards is a vital link, both for goods traffi c and passenger traffi c. The Ore Railway between Luleå and Narvik in Northern Norway is one of the country’s most important goods routes. Half Sweden’s tonnage of railway freight is transported from Kiruna to Riksgränsen and on to Narvik in Norway.
Length of roads, km
Norrbotten County Sweden All roads 8,644 98,317 Of which
Surfaced roads 5,660 65% 78,113 79%
INFRASTRUCTURE
Airports Traffi c fl ow, main roads
8,000 - 12,000 5,000 - 7,999 2,000 - 4,999 0 - 1,999
Airport, Departures 15-21 February 2012 passengers 2011 Destination Dep/wk Luleå Airport Stockholm/Arlanda 88 1,066,485 passengers Gothenburg 9 Pajala 22
Sundsvall 12
Umeå 10 Kiruna Airport, Stockholm/Arlanda 21 164,142 passengers Umeå 3 Lapland Airport,
Gällivare, Stockholm/Arlanda 12 42,195 passengers Kramfors 11 Arvidsjaur Airport, Stockholm/Arlanda 16 49,320 passengers
Pajala Airport, Luleå 22 3,333 passengers
Vehicles per day (1000’s)
COMMUTING
Travel by public transport 2010
Surveys of travel patterns show that 32 per cent of work- related trips are undertaken by public transport. In many municipalities in rural areas, the proportion is less than 10 per cent. This also applies to the municipalities in Norrbotten.
Trips Inhabitants Trips/
County (1000s) (1000s) inh.
Stockholm 705,981 2,037 347 Västra Götaland 226,750 1,575 144 Skåne 144,027 1,237 116
Uppsala 28,400 334 85
Östergötland 26,183 428 61
Blekinge 7,928 153 52
Jönköping 16,191 336 48
Dalarna 13,253 277 48
Gävleborg 12,721 276 46
Jämtland 5,817 127 46
Värmland 12,424 273 45
Halland 13,518 298 45
Örebro 12,216 280 44
Västernorrland 10,126 243 42 Västerbotten 9,954 259 38 Kronoberg 7,005 184 38 Västmanland 9,286 252 37 Södermanland 9,263 270 34 Norrbotten 8,464 249 34
Kalmar 6,826 234 29
Gotland 1,165 57 20
Sweden 1,287,498 9,378 137 Metropolitan areas 1,076,758 4,849 222 Region Norrland 54,914 1,339 41 Rest of Sweden 155,826 3,190 49
Photo: Peter Rosén
COMMUTING
Work-commuting across municipal boundaries 2010
In- Out- Net commuting commuting commuting Municipality Women Men Women Men Women Men Piteå 553 1,020 1,331 2,327 -778 -1,307 Boden 641 1,298 1,723 2,197 -1,082 -899 Älvsbyn 195 295 257 685 -62 -390 Kalix 270 517 411 737 -141 -220 Pajala 83 114 102 388 -19 -274 Övertorneå 78 116 129 242 -51 -126 Haparanda 190 213 193 371 -3 -158 Arvidsjaur 137 272 121 339 16 -67 Jokkmokk 85 209 114 227 -29 -18 Överkalix 62 130 71 152 -9 -22 Arjeplog 74 195 60 156 14 39 Gällivare 272 690 211 362 61 328 Kiruna 282 902 251 299 31 603 Luleå 3,274 4,754 1,516 2,400 1,758 2,354
About 17,000 people in Norrbotten County travel from their home municipality to work in another municipality. Of these people, 4,000 travel to another county, mostly to Stockholm and Västerbotten. Boden, Kalix, Luleå, Piteå and Älvsbyn form a common labour market region. Main commuter fl ows are between the municipalities around Luleå, where about 60 per cent of the county’s population live.
Historically, men have commuted both farther and more often than women, but the differences in commuting habits between the sexes are diminishing.
CARS IN USE
Norrbotten County has more cars per capita than most other counties in Sweden. In 2011, 5,647 new cars were registered.
The average age of the cars is presented every fi ve years. In 2010 it was over 12 years in Norrbotten County, compared to the national average of 9.6 years.
Cars in use, end of 2011
Cars Municipality/ of which owned by: use per Region Cars women men fi rms 1,000 inh.
Överkalix 2,191 594 944 653 616 Gällivare 11,039 3,010 6,192 1,837 603 Jokkmokk 3,019 811 1,293 915 591 Arjeplog 1,836 481 786 569 589 Älvsbyn 4,752 1,266 2,506 980 578 Arvidsjaur 3,734 980 1,778 976 573 Pajala 3,574 866 1,523 1,185 569 Kiruna 12,965 3,315 7,264 2,386 566 Piteå 22,976 6,472 12,387 4,117 562 Kalix 9,254 2,627 4,781 1,846 557 Övertorneå 2,667 621 1,255 791 554 Boden 14,750 4,076 7,970 2,704 534 Haparanda 5,264 1,588 2,790 886 524 Luleå 36,741 9,737 19,875 7,129 494 County 134,762 36,444 71,344 26,974 542 Sweden 4,401,352 1197,761 2244,933 958,658 464
DWELLINGS
Property market
Homes are cheap to buy in Norrbotten County. In 2010, the average price of an owner-occupier fl at in Norrbotten County was 382,000 SEK, compared to the national average of 1,306,000 SEK.
Price increases on permanent one-family houses in 1990-2011 amounted to 182 per cent in Norrbotten County and 167 per cent on average in Sweden. Price increases in Norrbotten County are the lowest in the country.
Housing stock
The housing stock in Norrbotten County is evenly distributed among one-family houses and fl ats in multi-dwelling proper- ties. The proportion of one-family houses is somewhat higher than the national average. However, there are big differences within the county. In the municipality of Pajala , 80 per cent of the housing comprises one-family houses.
Property price index for permanent one-family houses, 1990=100 by county over time
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2011
50 100 150 200 250 300
Norrbotten County Västerbotten County
Stockholm County Sweden
EDUCATION The educational level of men and women aged
25-64 years, Norrbotten County, 2011
More women than men have tertiary education, both in the county and in Sweden. In Norrbotten County, 40 per cent of the women and 28 per cent of the men have tertiary education.
Women Men
County Nation County Nation
Women Men
Elementary/comprehensive Upper secondary <2 years Upper secondary 3 years Tertiary education <3 years Tertiary education >3 years Research studies
9.5 11.8 11.9 15.7 30.3 23.9 36.9 27.0 19.7 19.3 22.5 20.7 14.7 15.4 12.7 14.4 24.5 27.3 14.0 18.9 0.6 0.9 1.0 1.4
EDUCATION
Completed upper secondary school, 2007/2008 and begun tertiary education within 3 years (%)
47 per cent the women who completed upper secondary school studies in Norrbotten County in 2007 began tertiary education within three years, compared with 31 per cent of the men.
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Övertorneå Arjeplog Överkalix Jokkmokk Luleå Pajala Älvsbyn Kalix Piteå Kiruna Gällivare Haparanda Boden Arvidsjaur County Sweden
%
Photo: Karl William
EDUCATION
As a national seat of learning, Luleå University of Tech- nology (LTU) dates right back to 1971. LTU is today an internationally renowned research university, which defi nes important needs in close cooperation with business and the community. LTU is a world leader in its strong fi elds of research and innovation.
The university today has more than 17,000 students, 1,600 employees, and an annual turnover of more than 1,500 million SEK, of which more than 800 million SEK are for research. Of all the seats of learning in Sweden, LTU has the greatest proportion of business-funded research.
The University offers superior courses at all levels from basic to advanced and research level in engineering, econom- ics, social sciences, health sciences, music, media, pedagogy and the theatre.
Together with the municipalities in the region, LTU offers tailored courses as part of its regional responsibility via the campuses in Skellefteå, Piteå and Kiruna. In parallel with this, LTU has Sweden’s broadest nationwide recruitment, defi ned by the number of students applying from all over Sweden.
Research is carried out at the university in close coopera- tion with companies that include Shell, Ericsson, Scania, LKAB, Airbus, Volvo Aero and IBM, and with international universities. LTU has been identifi ed by the government as a centre for the National Strategic Research Areas of green technology, mining engineering and metallurgy.
Students 17,000 Employees 1,600 Professors 180 Turnover 1,500 MSEK
Luleå University of Technology
POPULATION
Population as of 2011-12-31 and changes in 2011
Arjeplog 3,114 34 43 122 159 -47
Arvidsjaur 6,494 65 100 269 268 -35
Boden 27,643 251 304 1,435 1,217 172
Gällivare 18,326 164 219 645 684 -99
Haparanda 10,041 108 140 523 516 -18
Jokkmokk 5,119 39 69 221 241 -51
Kalix 16,591 129 223 522 574 -149
Kiruna 22,967 263 247 944 937 23
Luleå 74,426 785 652 3,626 3,511 248
Pajala 6,270 57 108 272 232 -12
Piteå 40,942 401 452 1,438 1,335 50
Älvsbyn 8,253 72 115 420 456 -82
Överkalix 3,549 23 63 134 157 -62
Övertorneå 4,810 37 67 268 240 -2
County 248,545 2,428 2,802 7,153 6,841 -64
Sweden 9,482,855 111,770 89,938 96,467 51,179 67,285 Municipality/ Popu- In- Out-
region lation Births Deaths migration migration Change
0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 95-99 100-
0 1 2 3 4 5
Women Men
0 1 2 3 4 5
Sweden Norrbotten County
Population structure, 2011
% %
POPULATION Population by age group 2011 (%)
Norrbotten County has a greater proportion of its population in the age group 65 and older than the aver- age for Sweden. The mu- nicipality with the smallest elderly proportion is Luleå with 18.4 per cent.
The proportion of chil- dren aged 0-15 is greatest in Kiruna and Piteå municipali- ties and smallest in Överkalix Municipality.
Municipality/ Age
region 0-15 16-64 65- Arjeplog 13.6 60.4 26.0 Arvidsjaur 15.5 58.0 26.5 Boden 16.2 62.1 21.7 Gällivare 14.3 62.3 23.5 Haparanda 16.2 60.6 23.2 Jokkmokk 13.5 61.2 25.3 Kalix 15.7 58.9 25.4 Kiruna 17.0 63.2 19.7 Luleå 16.4 65.2 18.4 Pajala 14.6 54.3 31.1 Piteå 16.9 62.6 20.5 Älvsbyn 16.4 59.3 24.4 Överkalix 12.4 56.4 31.2 Övertorneå 14.8 57.8 27.4 County 16.1 62.3 21.6 Sweden 17.8 63.4 18.8
POPULATION
The population of Norrbotten County has decreased by approximately 11,000 since 1968. The age structure has changed, with a big increase in the number of elderly and a dramatic fall in the number of young people.
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008
0 20 000 40 000 60 000 80 000 100 000
2011
Population of Norrbotten County, 1968-2011
Change %
0-15 yrs 16-24 yrs
25-39 yrs 40-64 yrs
65-79 yrs 80-- yrs
12
-41-22 -2479 290
POPULATION
Number of births per 1,000 of the population
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2004 2008 2011
-1 000 -500 0 500 1 000 1 500 2 000
(births minus deaths)
Births/deaths ratio in Norrbotten County, 1969-2011
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
8 9 10 11 12 13
The number of births per 1,000 in the population is smaller than for both Sweden and the EU.
Norrbotten County Sweden EU27
Photo: Kent NorbergPhoto: Per Pettersson Photo: Peter Rosén
Photo: Tomas Utsi Photo: Per Pettersson
Photo: Fredrik Broman
WORK/BUSINESS Production of raw materials may be the main driver of Norrbotten’s economy, but small and medium-sized enter- prises are assuming a role of ever greater importance.
The planned start-up of three of Facebook’s own data centres in Luleå has broadened and complemented the busi- ness sector in the county. The start-up has awoken global interest and opens up for more investment.
The hospitality industry is a new core industry with international demand. As a brand and destination, Swedish Lapland paves the way for growth.
The willingness of existing companies to invest has never been so high. Mining companies are investing billions in the county. New mines are being planned and opened, in Pajala Municipality among other places.
The geographical location means that companies in Norrbotten have their customer base both in Sweden and Finland, as well as Norway and Russia. Haparanda continues to expand, driven by the IKEA start-up. Swedish Haparanda and Finnish Tornio are gradually growing together.
Energy production in the county is based on renewable energy in the form of hydropower, bio-energy and wind power.
Polarbröd in Älvsbyn delivers frozen bread all over Sweden and also exports to European countries. Älvsbyhus is the largest manufacturer of prefabricated homes in the Nordic region.
Business in Norrbotten
43
WORK/BUSINESS
Polarica in Haparanda deals in berries and game meat for the European and world markets. Polaris Eyewear AB in Boden manufactures eyewear and has subsidiaries in England and Japan. Liko AB in Luleå is a world leader in patient lifts for the care sector.
Luleå with Swerea MEFOS is northern Europe’s main metallurgical development centre. SSAB is one of the world’s leading producers of steel. Gestamp Hardtech supplies the European and North American automotive industries with collision protection components and Ferruform makes chas- sis components for trucks and buses.
Research and skills development are creating new indus- tries in the county. At Luleå university’s School of Music in Piteå, the focus of the Acusticum Business Park is on music and media.
The basis of Boden’s local economy has shifted from the public to the private sector. International space and environ- mental research is carried out in Kiruna.
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WORK/BUSINESS
Main employers in the county 2011 Private
LKAB mining 3,025 SSAB EMEA AB 1,275 Samhall AB 1,175 COOP Norrbotten 825 Boliden Mineral AB 625 Ferruform AB 625 Smurfi t Kappa Kraftliner Piteå AB 575 Gestamp Hardtech AB 525 TeliaSonera Sverige AB 525 Billerud Karlsborg AB 425 ISS Facility Services AB 375 SCA Packaging Munksund AB 325 Personal Care i Kiruna AB 275 Polarbröd AB 275 Swedish Space Corporation 275 Inre Kraft i Norr AB 275 Älvsbyhus AB 225 Public
Norrbotten County Council 7,475 Luleå Municipality 6,725 Piteå Municipality 4,175 Boden Municipality 3,225 Swedish Armed Forces 2,675 Kiruna Municipality 2,075 Gällivare Municipality 2,075 Kalix Municipality 1,625 Luleå University of Technology 1,425 Haparanda Municipality 1,275 Älvsbyn Municipality 1,275 Arvidsjaur Municipality 1,025 Pajala Municipality 975 Swedish Police 725 Övertorneå Municipality 575 Jokkmokk Municipality 525 Överkalix Municipality 525 Arjeplog Municipality 375
WORK/BUSINESS
Seven out of ten workplaces in Norrbotten County are sole proprietorships with no employees. A workplace is defi ned as each address, building or group of buildings where the enterprise has operations. Norrbotten County has over 33,000 workplaces.
Workplaces in Norrbotten County 2011, by number of employees
Without employees
0 1-9 10-49 50-
73 70
21 23
5 5
1 1
County Sweden
Workplaces 2011 by sector, per cent
Agriculture, forestry, fi shing Mining, manufacturing, energy Construction
Wholesale and retail trade Hotels and restaurants Transport and communications Real estate, fi nance, insurance
Authorities, education, health and medical care Other public and personal services
County Sweden 38.0 20.4 5.4 5.2 6.7 8.0 9.4 12.2 2.4 2.6 3.1 2.7 17.0 25.4 6.4 7.5 11.6 15.9
WORK/BUSINESS
Gainfully employed by sector and gender, 2010
No. Per cent
Sector Women Men Total County Sweden Agriculture, forestry,
hunting, fi shing 555 2,568 3,123 2.7 1.8 Manufacturing, mining 2,691 13,310 16,001 13.9 13.5 Energy, water, waste 250 1,262 1,512 1.3 1.0 Construction 921 9,408 10,329 9.0 6.8 Trade 5,092 5,557 10,649 9.3 12.4 Transport
and storage 1,028 5,061 6,089 5.3 5.1 Hotels and
restaurants 2,166 1,275 3,441 3.0 3.2 Information and
communication 970 1,676 2,646 2.3 3.8 Finance and
insurance business 940 577 1,517 1.3 2.0 Property management 514 1,031 1,545 1.3 1.5 Business services 4,693 5,698 10,391 9.0 10.9 Civil authorities,
defence, etc. 4,081 4,669 8,750 7.6 5.6 Education and
research 9,084 2,981 12,065 10.5 10.5 Healthcare and
social services 17,652 3,475 21,127 18.4 16.3 Personal and
cultural services 2,525 1,921 4,446 3.9 4.3 Sector unknown 745 558 1,303 1.1 1.1 All sectors 53,907 61,027 114,934 100 100
WORK/BUSINESS Newly-started companies, 2010
*) Population aged 16-64 years
No. New companies
new per 1000*
Region companies inhabitants
Arjeplog 20 10.3
Arvidsjaur 22 5.2
Boden 158 9.2
Gällivare 85 7.0 Haparanda 56 9.0 Jokkmokk 42 11.9
Kalix 74 7.3
Kiruna 129 8.9
Luleå 405 8.0
Pajala 43 12.6
Piteå 237 8.7
Älvsbyn 48 11.1
Överkalix 20 9.2 Övertorneå 33 9.7 Norrbotten 1,372 8.5 Sweden 69,855 11.1
WORK/BUSINESS
Unemployed aged 18-64 years, annual mean 1995-2011 (%)
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
0 3 6 9 12 15
Women, Norrbotten County Women, Sweden
Men, Norrbotten County Men, Sweden
Unemployed or in employment policy programmes
The average proportion of unemployed people together with those in employment policy programmes in 2011 was 7.7 per cent in Norrbotten County and in Sweden 6.3 per cent.
Unemployed or in programmes (%)
12.4 - 12.6 9.9 - 12.3 7.7 - 9.8 6.1 - 7.6 4.3 - 6.0
WORK/BUSINESS Proportion of population gainfully employed 2010, per cent
0 1 2 3 4
0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 75-79 80-84 85-89 90-94 95-99 100-
0 1 2 3 4
Women Men
Aggregate earned income, average in 2010, thousands SEK
Municipality/region Women Men Total Kiruna 213.2 303.0 259.3 Gällivare 208.7 290.9 251.4 Luleå 204.7 262.8 234.0 Piteå 194.1 270.3 231.7 Boden 197.5 253.4 225.2 Kalix 194.0 244.1 219.5 Arvidsjaur 189.9 246.6 218.3 Jokkmokk 187.4 233.4 210.9 Arjeplog 188.9 230.5 210.4 Älvsbyn 176.7 242.6 210.0 Pajala 179.3 226.8 204.5 Överkalix 183.1 219.6 201.7 Övertorneå 180.0 206.7 194.1 Haparanda 180.6 206.6 193.9 Norrbotten County 198.2 260.4 229.6 Sweden 200.7 270.5 235.3 EU27 147.4 155.3 151.2
Gainfully employed Not gainfully employed
REGIONAL ECONOMY
The Gross Regional Product (GRP) is the regional equivalent of the national yardstick - Gross Na-
tional Product (GNP). GRP is the aggregate value of all goods and services produced in a region in a given year. GRP shows how great production is, reckoned in SEK. The aver- age GRP for Sweden was 334,000 SEK per capita in 2009. This amount was given the index value 100. The in- dex for Norrbotten County was 95, i.e.
fi ve per cent lower than the national average.
GRP 2009
GRP per employed person 2009, (in 1,000s SEK)
0 300 600
Goods producers Service providers Public sector Total
County Sweden
The county has the second highest productivity after Stock- holm County expressed as GRP per employee.
Index Sweden = 100
143-143 93 -142 88 - 92 80 - 87 72 - 79
REGIONAL ECONOMY Investments in manufacturing 2010-2012
In the years 2010-2012, industry annually invested an av- erage of 5,200 SEK per inhabitant in Sweden. The biggest industrial investments were in Norrbotten County, at 25,000 SEK per inhabitant.
19910 1995 2000 2005 Plans 2012
100 200 300 400 500 600
Buildings, County Machinery, County Buildings, Sweden Machinery, Sweden
Investments in manufacturing 1991-2012
Index 1991 = 100
K
25,100 - 25,199 9,700 - 25,099 5,700 - 9,699 3,600 - 5,699 1,000 - 3,599 SEK per inhabitant
REGIONAL ECONOMY
Export/import companies by trade territory in 2010
0 25 50
75 Sweden County
Export
Import
Scandinavia EU
Rest of E urope
Far East Rest of
Asia
North and Central America South America
Africa Scandinavia
EU
Rest of Europe Far East
Rest of Asia
North and Central America South America
Africa
0 25 50
75% Sweden County
%
REGIONAL ECONOMY Export/import companies, 2010 by turnover
Export Import
Norrbotten County has roughly 2,090 import companies and about 850 export companies.
Most of the export and import companies in Norrbotten County trade with other EU States. The county has a smaller proportion of export companies trading within the Nordic region than the average for Sweden.
Value of exports, million SEK. 2011 County Value
Västra Götaland 242,015 Stockholm 206,738 Skåne 105,481 Östergötland 47,188 Jönköping 42,801 Norrbotten 42,674 Västmanland 41,228 Örebro 39,829 Dalarna 38,898 Västerbotten 38,414 Gävleborg 32,697
County Value Kalmar 31,969 Värmland 30,847 Södermanland 28,573 Kronoberg 26,336 Västernorrland 25,819 Uppsala 25,616 Blekinge 23,569 Halland 20,215 Jämtland 3,014 Gotland 667 -250 tSEK
250-999 tSEK 1-49 mSEK
>50 mSEK
County Sweden
Export Import Export Import
64 71 51 59
16 17 16 16
17 11 27 22
3 1 5 3
TRANSPORTS Shipping
The harbours in Luleå and Piteå are open to shipping year- round, thanks to the national icebreaker service, which assists vessels all along the coast of northern Sweden during the winter. In terms of tonnage, the port of Luleå is among Sweden’s fi ve largest, largely thanks to its handling of raw materials for the mining and steel industries. Piteå is a shipping port for wood and paper. Both harbours handle petroleum product imports.
Västra Götaland 43.2 Skåne 31.3 Norrbotten 10.4 Stockholm 9.8 Blekinge 8.7 Gävleborg 5.9 Södermanland 5.7 Västernorrland 5.5 Halland 4.2 Kalmar 3.9 Östergötland 3.6 Västerbotten 3.4 Västmanland 2.7 Värmland 1.3 Gotland 0.9 Uppsala 0.6 Sweden 141.1
31.3 - 43.3 8.7 - 31.2 5.5 - 8.6 2.6 - 5.4 0.5 - 2.5
To/from foreign ports To/from domestic ports Region Quantity of goods
million tonnes
TRANSPORTS Goods transport by lorry, by destination in 2011
Within the county To other counties County Loaded goods
million tons
Västra Götaland 46.8 Skåne 36.7 Stockholm 28.8 Jönköping 22.6 Östergötland 17.8 Dalarna 17.5 Västerbotten 16.3 Kalmar 14.6 Örebro 13.1 Halland 12.5 Gävleborg 12.1 Västmanland 11.9 Värmland 11.0 Västernorrland 11.0 Norrbotten 9.8 Uppsala 9.5 Blekinge 8.9 Södermanland 8.8 Kronoberg 6.1 Jämtland 6.1 Gotland 3.2 Sweden 325.0
36.6 - 46.8 16.3 - 36.5 10.9 - 16.2 8.7 - 10.8 3.2 - 8.6
