Facts about
Norrbotten
Contents
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 fishing ................................................................................... 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
Production: Pantzare Information AB, Luleå
Translation: ELEX, Pajala
Cover photo: Tomas Bergman, Luleå
Copies printed: 5,000
Printing: GTC Luleå, March 2010
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-defined profile.
With this booklet of facts, we aim to present an up-to-date
statistical picture of Norrbotten County for our visitors, and
everybody else in Norrbotten. There is information about
the labour market and business, population, geography,
nature, culture, communications, education and a number
of other areas.
On regionfakta.com you can find more statistics about
Norrbotten and its municipalities. The statistics are continually updated.
There is also more information about Norrbotten on the
websites we list at the end of the booklet.
Enjoy your reading, and enjoy being in Norrbotten!
Per-Ola Eriksson
County Governor
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NORRBOTTEN IN BRIEF
Norrbotten in brief
The county is Sweden’s largest by area and represents about
a quarter of Sweden’s total land area. A quarter of a million people live here in 14 municipalities. Most of them,
about 170,000, live in the coastal area within a few dozen
kilometres of Luleå.
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
national minority languages Finnish, Meänkieli and Sámi
are spoken here. Norrbotten has the highest mountain in
Sweden, Kebnekaise at 2,107 m, and Sweden’s deepest lake,
Hornavan, 232 m deep. The business sector has everything
from world leaders in their fields to sole proprietorships.
Photo: Peter Rosén/Norrlandia
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… Norrbotten County covers 98,249 sq km – a quarter of
Sweden.
… Norrbotten is as big as Austria and ten times bigger than
the Swedish county of Skåne.
… 2.8 per cent of Sweden’s population live in Norrbotten
County.
… if our population density was the same as for the EU,
there would be 12 million of us.
… 90% of Europe’s iron ore is extracted in our county.
… The ICEHOTEL, Sweden’s only hotel of snow and ice,
is built from scratch every year in Jukkasjärvi.
… in 2012, the first space tourists are due to take off from
Kiruna.
… of Sweden’s fourteen contributions to the Unesco World
Heritage List, three are in Norrbotten: Struve’s Geodesic Arc,
Gammelstad Church Town and Laponia.
… the Sámi parliament has its seat in Kiruna.
… the writer and Nobel Laureate Eyvind Johnson, and the
permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, Peter Englund,
both grew up in Boden.
… among famous sportsmen and women now active we
can mention gold medallists Charlotte Kalla, Lina Andersson, Marcus Hellner, world wrestling champion Sofia
Mattsson, and ice-hockey player Linus Omark – all from
Norrbotten.
… Norrbotten’s first towns, Piteå and Luleå, were founded
in 1621.
… Norrbotten County came into being in 1810.
… mining in Kiruna and Malmberget means that large
sections of the communities need to be re-located. This has
attracted world-wide interest.
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DID YOU KNOW
Did you know?
GEOGRAPHY
Provinces
Kiruna
Gällivare
Pajala
Jokkmokk
Övertorneå
Överkalix
Arjeplog
Boden
Arvidsjaur Älvsbyn
Sorsele
Storuman
Kalix Haparanda
Luleå
Piteå
Malå
Vilhelmina
Lycksele
Dorotea
Province of Norrbotten
Province of Lapland
Åsele
County boundary
National border
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.
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Flower
Animal
Fish
Bird
Mineral
Fungus
Insect
Moss
Apple
Norrbotten
Lapland
Arctic bramble
Siberian jay
Vendace
Whooper swan
Gabbro
Conifer false morel
Hairy ground beetle
Yellow collar moss
Malus x domestica ‘Silva’
Mountain avens
Arctic fox
Char
Blue throat
Apatite
Orange birch-bolete
Colias hecla
Pohlia wahlenbergii
Malus Rescue
Provincial bird of Lapland, the Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica.
Photo: Peter Rosén /Norrlandia
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PROVINCIAL EMBLEMS
Provincial emblems
GEOGRAPHY
Norrbotten - The big county
Kiruna
Arjeplog
Haparanda
Luuleå
Lule
6
Tromsø
Oulu
3116
557
3149
1207
3463
4147
587
3265
750
Strasbourg
2261
777
2522
1119
2836
3519
220
2638
750
-
Rovaniemi
Archangelsk
Bodø
Brussels
Murmansk
Paris
Rome
Rovaniemi
Strasbourg
Tromsø
Oulu
Rome
1936
2752
1591
1214
Paris
1426
1572
960
779
Murmansk
Gothenburg
Malmö
Stockholm
Sundsvall
Brussels
2753
2480
2862
2269
3976
2847
429
3702
487
1062
2821
3265
2638
2164
767
2705
900
3019
3702
2821
587
220
4495
3726
1490
4360
1446
3702
1062
4147
3519
4275
3045
311
3893
1446
3019
487
3463
2836
2165
1617
3592
3893
4360
900
3702
1207
1119
2461
2732
3592
331
1490
2705
429
3149
2522
2787
2732
1617
3045
3726
767
2847
557
777
2787
2461
2165
4275
4495
2164
3976
3116
2261
1314 1491 2215 1501 2512 1221 1494 2527
1066 1755 1946 1264 2657 952 1781 2672
1680 1146 2559 1878 2047 1565 1172 2060
2052 770 2931 2250 1670 1937 796 2425
285
645
485
529
Bodø
2472
2582
2796
2463
Archangelsk
1382
1022
1203
1151
2425
796
1937
1670
2250
2931
770
2052
1214
779
723
986
378
2060
1172
1565
2047
1878
2559
1146
1680
1591
960
468
614
378
537 995
713 1 024
860 1237
532 908
Sundsvall
2786
2897
3109
2781
Stockholm
3469
3580
3790
3457
2672
1781
952
2657
1264
1946
1755
1066
2752
1572
270
614
986
1522
1 632
1845
1517
Malmö
482
124
341
252
2527
1494
1221
2512
1501
2215
1491
1314
1936
1426
270
468
723
1259
1 369
1700
1254
Gothenburg
2588
2699
2912
2583
411
364
343
359
- 359
364 411
130 240
2269
529
2463
1151
2781
3457
252
2583
697
262
2862
485
2796
1203
3109
3790
341
2912
390
496
2480
645
2582
1022
2897
3580
124
2699
622
133
2753
285
2472
1382
2786
3469
482
2588
721
492
1254 1700 1 369 1259
1517 1845 1 632 1522
908 1237 1 024 995
532 860 713 537
240
130
343
-
Luleå
721
622
390
697
Kiruna
492
133
496
262
Haparanda
Arjeplog
Haparanda
Kiruna
Luleå
Arjeplog
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GEOGRAPHY
Distance chart, main roads (km)
GEOGRAPHY
Land cover in Norrbotten County, per cent
County Sweden
Land under forest
Bare rock and other land
Natural grassland, heathland, etc..
Mires
Built-up areas and associated land
Agricultural land
Water
39
20
18
15
1
0.5
7
53
12
7
9
3
8
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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. Skåne
County has the largest proportion of farmland of all Sweden’s
counties, at 50 per cent.
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Number of
inhabitants
per km2
35.0 - 35.1
9.3 - 34.9
4.8 - 9.2
0.7 - 4.7
0.2 - 0.6
Municipality/
region
Arjeplog
Arvidsjaur
Boden
Gällivare
Haparanda
Jokkmokk
Kalix
Kiruna
Luleå
Pajala
Piteå
Älvsbyn
Överkalix
Övertorneå
County
Sweden
EU25 2006
Land area
km2
12,804
5,699
4,043
15,825
927
17,735
1,815
19,371
2,110
7,917
3,112
1,713
2,792
2,381
98,249
410,335
54,385,704,421
Population
as of
2009-12-31
Inhabitants
per km2
3,143
6,622
27,408
18,533
10,112
5,210
16,926
22,969
73,950
6,309
40,860
8,387
3,670
4,920
249,019
9,340,682
463,646,244
0.2
1.2
6.8
1.2
10.9
0.3
9.3
1.2
35.0
0.8
13.1
4.9
1.3
2.1
2.5
22.8
117.3
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GEOGRAPHY
Norrbotten County
23-24/5– 18-19/7
27-28/5 – 14-15/7
31/5-1/6 – 10-11/7
4-5/6 – 6-7/7
Arctic Cir
cle
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 possible 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
sun even south of the Arctic Circle, thanks to atmospheric
refraction.
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Station
Katterjokk
Nikkaluokta
Kvikkjokk
Arjeplog
Haparanda
Luleå
Piteå
Highest
2009
24.0
24.4
26.8
27.1
26.9
28.4
29.6
Highest
since 1901
Lowest
2009
27.8
28.5
32.0
31.5
32.5
32.2
34.9
-26.4
-38.8
-38.6
-32.2
-25.4
-28.6
-27.7
Lowest
since 1901
-35.2
-49.4
-43.0
-42.2
-41.7
-41.0
-41.5
Norrbotten compared to Sweden
Station
Katterjokk
Kiruna
Arjeplog
Luleå
Piteå
Stockholm
Gothenburg
Lund
Station
Katterjokk
Abisko
Kiruna
Luleå
Stockholm
Gothenburg
Visby
Mean annual temp. C
Norm value
2009
1961–90
-0.8
-0.3
0.4
2.8
2.8
7.7
8.8
8.9
-1.7
-1.9
-0.7
1.6
2.1
6.6
7.7
7.9
Hours of sunshine
June -09 Dec -09
256
294
297
316
263
315
342
0
0
0
1
21
37
18
Annual precipitation mm
Norm value
2009
1961–90
746
474
589
462
579
530
855
592
844
500
554
506
539
539
758
666
Total
2009
Norm value
1961–90
1,232
1,483
1,639
1,951
1,881
1,780
2,146
1,153
1,338
1,484
1,771
1,821
1,722
1,882
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CLIMATE
KLIMAT
Highest and lowest temperatures in the county
VISITOR DESTINATIONS
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5
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1. Three-nation marker – Sweden’s northernmost point.
2. Abisko National Park with nature centre naturum.
3. Lapporten beside Lake Torneträsk
4. Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi- built from scratch every winter.
5. Laponia Nature and Heritage Reserve - designated
a World Heritage Area by Unesco in 1996.
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-ßowing rapids. Length 5000 m,
drop 82 m.
14. Boden Fortress – Europe’s biggest
ring fortress.
15. Gammelstad Church Town – about 400
chalets and a mediaeval church.
Listed a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
16. Kamlungeforsen Rapids - Kalix River.
17. Jokkfall Rapids - Kalix River, drop 9 m.
18. Kukkolaforsen Rapids – Þshery museum, mills,
sawmill and Þshermens’ huts.
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VISITOR DESTINATIONS
Visitor destinations in Norrbotten County
PROTECTED SPECIES
Protected plants and animals
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 and legally protected animals
Mammals and birds are covered by legislation and are
protected, except during hunting seasons where applicable.
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.
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.
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Nature reserve
National park
World Heritage Laponia
Montane border
Vadvetjåkka
Abisko
Kiruna
Stora
Sjöfallet
Padjelanta Sarek
Pajala
Muddus Gällivare
Övertorneå
Jokkmokk
Överkalix
Pieljekaise
Boden
Kalix
Arjeplog
Pieljekaise
e
Pieljekais
Pieljekaise
j
se
Pieljekaise
Piel
jekais
se
e
Arvidsjaur
Älvsbyn
Piteå
Luleå
Haparanda
Haparanda
Archipelago
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.
Two per cent of the productive forest below the montane
limit is protected.
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PROTECTED COUNTRYSIDE
Protected countryside in Norrbotten County
PROTECTED COUNTRYSIDE
Nature reserves
In Norrbotten County there are 246 nature reserves. Here
you can hike, pick berries and mushrooms, and see mountains, old-growth forests, mountain panoramas, wetlands and
much more. In most nature reserves, hunting and fishing 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 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 flora. Part of Laponia.
Abisko in Kiruna Municipality, 7,700 ha, designated in
1909. Among the main features: the view from Njullá Mountain, the Abiskueatnu (Abiskojåkka) Canyon, and the flora
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 flora on the south face of Vádvecohkka
mountain, the birdlife in the delta, and Sweden’s deepest
karst caves.
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Stora Sjöfallet in Jokkmokk and Gällivare Municipalities,
127,800 ha, designated in 1909. Sights include the summits
and glaciers of the Áhkká massif, the Sámi settlements of
Sáltoluokta and Bietsávrre, and the imposing Dievssavágge
(Teusadalen) Valley. Part of Laponia.
Peljekaise 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 fishing
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.
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PROTECTED COUNTRYSIDE
Muddus in Jokkmokk and Gällivare Municipalities, 49,340
ha, designated in 1942. Here the visitor finds pristine forests
and giant pines, waterfalls, wetlands teeming with birds, and
ravines with unusual flora. Part of Laponia.
CULTURAL HERITAGE
Cultural heritage in Norrbotten County
The history of Norrbotten may be seen in the county’s varied 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 fishermen 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
Kiruna church. Photo: Tomas Utsi
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Cultural environments of national interest
74
Historic buildings
30
Churches
66
Inventoried ancient remains
approx. 22,400
Heritage reserve
2
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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 fishing camps in the
archipelago bear witness to the historical importance of fishing and seal hunting.
There are examples of Norrbotten’s industrial heritage in
the traces of 17th century mining on the mountains Nasafjäll and Sjangeli, the first 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 Orefields 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 technological megasystem – one of Sweden’s twelve most significant
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 official residence
built completely of wood. Luleå also has Svartöstaden, a
well-preserved shanty town.
CULTURE
Municipality gross expenses in 2008. Culture.
Municipality/Region
SEK per inhabitant
Luleå
Arjeplog
Övertorneå
Jokkmokk
Arvidsjaur
Haparanda
Kiruna
Gällivare
Pajala
Piteå
Älvsbyn
Kalix
Boden
Överkalix
Norrbotten County
Sweden
1,836
1,834
1,705
1,682
1,677
1,331
1,246
1,240
1,161
1,091
1,043
880
726
699
1,297
1,160
The costs of municipal cultural activities include funding for libraries, museums, music and culture schools as
well as financial assistance for cultural societies and study
organisations.
Three-quarters of the municipalities in Norrbotten allocate
more funds per citizen for culture than the average in Sweden.
The most generous municipalities are Luleå and Arjeplog,
with over 1,830 SEK per person.
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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 film. 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 first
weekend in February.
Piteå Summer Games
is Sweden’s third largest
youth football tournaThe War Opera, Haparanda 2009
ment.
Photo: Anders Alm/Synk
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CULTURE
Culture
HUNTING AND FISHING
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 c. 25,000 km of
running water, of which c.
Photo: Dan Blomkvist
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 fish in their traditional way, both for household needs and for sale. Angling
in beautiful settings goes on alongside this and recreational
fishing 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 fishing
industry, whose most important product is the exclusive
“Norrbotten caviar”, which comes from the vendace, a fish
that is the provincial symbol of Norrbotten.
Hunting
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.
Felled moose 2009
Bulls
Cows Total adult moose Calves Felled moose total
3,736
2,189
5,925
3,892
9,817
An annual total of around 80,000 moose are felled in Sweden.
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All four large species of predator - wolf, wolverine, lynx and
bear - occur in the county. There is no permanent wolf population 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 about
200 wolverines, which is the major part of Sweden’s wolverine
population. There are an estimated 900 bears.
Predators cause damage to reindeer stock. Therefore, preventive 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.
Female wolverines with young
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Norrbotten County 18
Whole reindeer herding area* 25
24
31
39
61
30
45
39
64
42
76
34
47
Female lynx with offspring
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Norrbotten County 34
Whole reindeer herding area* 100
26 32 24 24 34 38
88 115 105 100 145 153
Felled bears in Norrbotten County, 2000-2009
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
11
13
10
15
20
24
25
46
21
55
*) Norrbotten,Västerbotten and Jämtland County
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PREDATORS
The large predators in Norrbotten County
SERVICES
Distance to nearest food shop in 2008
Percentage of population by distance
Municipality/
region
Arjeplog
Arvidsjaur
Boden
Gällivare
Haparanda
Jokkmokk
Kalix
Kiruna
Luleå
Pajala
Piteå
Älvsbyn
Överkalix
Övertorneå
Norrbotten County
Region Norrland
Stockholm County
Sweden
Photo: Per Petterson
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less than
2.5 km
71
76
66
76
79
75
64
88
81
58
78
67
40
59
75
76
94
82
2.5 km15 km
12
7
29
15
19
12
36
8
19
29
21
31
41
33
21
22
6
17
more than
15 km
17
16
5
9
2
13
1
4
0
12
1
2
19
8
4
3
0
1
25
Arjeplog
Arvidsjaur
Boden
Gällivare
Haparanda
Jokkmokk
Kalix
Kiruna
Luleå
Pajala
Piteå
Älvsbyn
Överkalix
Övertorneå
Norrbotten
Sweden
Municipality/
Region
3,425
5,116
6,550
4,634
6,168
4,826
5,683
6,747
7,261
5,177
6,385
7,236
3,874
5,884
5,640
6,755
Child
care
105,907
112,098
86,963
94,761
85,485
94,444
93,147
91,013
85,682
112,968
85,981
84,865
111,661
94,166
95,653
85,179
114,438
113,290
99,722
93,935
107,653
103,193
112,061
88,321
95,475
107,117
89,614
115,595
128,557
117,532
106,179
97,542
SEK per pupil
Compre- Upper
hensive secondary
school
school
22,727
27,223
22,578
21,777
20,531
21,464
19,429
20,692
16,030
30,777
16,128
23,378
29,446
25,270
22,675
15,670
Elderly
and
disabled
2,981
3,614
1,040
1,332
1,533
3,198
1,440
1,205
1,851
2,654
1,431
922
4,933
5,407
2,396
1,170
Labour
market
schemes
1,834
1,677
726
1,240
1,331
1,682
880
1,246
1,836
1,161
1,091
1,043
699
1,705
1,297
1,160
Culture
2,363
1,661
2,221
1,538
2,453
1,573
2,150
1,214
2,118
1,497
1,637
1,303
2,196
1,910
1,845
1,312
6,208
5,498
5,349
6,334
3,972
7,342
4,370
5,342
4,928
4,046
4,282
3,944
4,673
5,455
5,125
3,572
Infrastructure,
Recrea- safeguards,
tion
etc.
SERVICES
Gross costs 2008, SEK per inhabitant
INFRASTRUCTURE
State-maintained roads, 2007-01-01
Length of roads, km
Norrbotten County
All roads
National main roads
County roads
8,644
2,051
6,593
Of which
Surfaced roads
5,660
Private roads
with subsidies
3,132
Sweden
98,317
15,385
82,932
65%
78,113
79%
75,609
Communications
In Norrbotten County there are five airports with scheduled
flights: Luleå Airport, the fifth busiest in Sweden, Arvidsjaur,
Gällivare, Kiruna and Pajala. The county is crossed by a
national road network, which 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 ice-breaker 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.
The county railway network, both in a north-south direction and to Finland and further on eastwards is a vital link,
both for goods traffic and passenger traffic. 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.
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Vehicles per
day (1000’s)
8,000 - 12,000
5,000 - 7,999
2,000 - 4,999
0 - 1,999
Airports
Airport,
passengers 2009
Depatures 15-21 February 2010
Destination
Dep/wk
Seats/wk
Luleå Airport,
953,556 passengers
Stockholm/Arlanda
Gothenburg
Kiruna
Pajala
Sundsvall
Umeå
Östersund
69
11
3
10
14
10
10
10,530
419
435
90
338
330
330
Kiruna Airport,
186,060 passengers
Stockholm/Arlanda
Luleå
Örnsköldsvik
21
3
2
2,934
435
100
Stockholm/Arlanda
Kramfors
12
11
756
693
Arvidsjaur Airport,
42,664 passengers
Stockholm/Arlanda
16
1,008
Pajala Airport,
2,672 passengers
Luleå
10
90
Lapland Airport
in Gällivare,
36,836 passengers
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Traffic flow, main roads
COMMUTING
Travel by public transport 2008
County
Trips
(1000s)
Stockholm
Västra Götaland
Skåne
Uppsala
Östergötland
Jönköping
Blekinge
Dalarna
Gävleborg
Örebro
Värmland
Jämtland
Halland
Västernorrland
Västmanland
Södermanland
Västerbotten
Norrbotten
Kronoberg
Kalmar
Gotland
681,798
220,507
135,657
27,188
27,220
16,965
7,590
13,439
12,949
12,703
12,107
5,421
12,028
9,535
8,964
9,243
8,878
8,542
6,136
6,604
1,202
1,965
1,553
1,207
325
422
334
152
276
276
277
274
127
292
243
250
266
258
250
182
234
57
347
142
112
84
65
51
50
49
47
46
44
43
41
39
36
35
34
34
34
28
21
1,244,676
1,037,962
45,325
161,389
9,220
4,725
1,154
3,341
135
220
39
48
Sweden
Metropolitan areas
Region Norrland
Rest of Sweden
Inhabitants
(1000s)
Trips/
inh.
Surveys of travel patterns show that 32 per cent of workrelated trips are undertaken by public transport. In many
municipalities in rural areas, the proportion is less than 10
per cent. Norrbotten County is among the five counties with
the lowest proportion of public transport trips.
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Photo: Tomas Utsi
COMMUTING
Work-commuting across municipal boundaries 2008
Incommuting
Municipality Women Men
Boden
629
Piteå
548
Älvsbyn
186
Kalix
258
Pajala
70
Övertorneå
75
Haparanda
187
Arvidsjaur
112
Jokkmokk
98
Överkalix
59
Arjeplog
88
Gällivare
249
Kiruna
318
Luleå
3,235
1,066
998
291
483
108
109
242
252
160
131
210
551
878
4,861
Outcommuting
Women Men
1,762 2,189
1,238 2,268
255 702
406 795
100 384
113 296
221 389
108 339
86 244
56 162
65 147
257 449
227 339
1,482 2,317
Net
commuting
Women Men
-1,133 -1,123
-690 -1,270
-69 -411
-148 -312
-30 -276
-38 -187
-34 -147
4
-87
12
-84
3
-31
23
63
-8
102
91
539
1,753 2,544
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, and Piteå
form a common labour market region. Main commuter flows
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.
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Municipality/
Region
Cars
Cars
use per
of which owned by:
women
men enterprises 1,000 inh.
Överkalix
Gällivare
Jokkmokk,
Arvidsjaur
Älvsbyn
2,167
10,906
3,001
3,794
4,774
607
2,948
810
1,002
1,329
1,025
6,247
1,354
1,898
2,566
535
1,711
837
894
879
591
588
573
573
566
Arjeplog
Pajala
Piteå
Kalix
1,784
3,556
22,507
9,306
491
884
6,454
2,649
816
1,665
12,312
4,977
477
1,007
3,741
1,680
566
561
551
549
Kiruna
Övertorneå
Boden
Haparanda
Luleå
12,542
2,658
14,415
5,188
35,627
3,210
611
4,113
1,563
9,647
7,237
1,405
7,947
2,862
19,862
2,095
642
2,355
763
6,118
546
538
525
513
482
36,318 72,173
1,178,533 2,248,529
23,734
873,690
531
461
County
Sweden
132,225
4,300,752
Norrbotten County has more cars per capita than most other
counties in Sweden. In 2009, 4,000 new cars were registered.
The average age of the cars is presented every five years. In
2005 it was over 12 years in Norrbotten County, compared
to the national average of 9 years.
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CARS IN USE
Cars in use, end of 2009
300
250
200
150
Norrbotten County
Västerbotten County
2008
2006
2004
2002
2000
1998
1996
1994
50
1992
100
1990
DWELLINGS
Property price index for permanent one-family houses,
1990=100 by county over time
Stockholm County
Sweden
Property market
Homes are cheap to buy in Norrbotten County. In 2008,
the average price of an owner-occupier flat in Norrbotten
County was 321,000 SEK, compared to the national average
of 1,073,000 SEK.
Price increases on permanent one-family houses in 19902008 amounted to 57 per cent in Norrbotten County and 142
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 flats in multi-dwelling properties. The proportion of one-family houses is somewhat higher
than the national average. However, there are big differences
within the county. In the municipalities of Pajala, Överkalix
and Övertorneå, 80 per cent of the housing comprises onefamily houses.
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Women
Men
Women
Men
County Nation County Nation
Elementary/comprehensive
Upper secondary <2 years
Upper secondary 3 years
Tertiary education <3 years
Tertiary education >3 years
Research studies
10.5
33.5
17.7
14.6
22.5
0.5
13.2
26.7
18.1
15.1
24.8
0.8
13.3
38.5
20.4
12.4
13.5
0.9
17.3
28.6
19.4
13.7
17.9
1.4
More women than men have tertiary education, both in
the county and in Sweden. In Norrbotten County, 37 per
cent of the women and 26 per cent of the men have tertiary
education .
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EDUCATION
The educational level of men and women aged
25-64 years, Norrbotten County, 2008
EDUCATION
Completed upper secondary school, 2005/2006 and
begun tertiary education within 3 years (%)
Övertorneå
Luleå
Piteå
Överkalix
Kalix
Boden
Arjeplog
Kiruna
Gällivare
Arvidsjaur
Jokkmokk
Älvsbyn
Pajala
Haparanda
County
Sweden
0
10
20
30
40
50
60 %
48 per cent the women who completed upper secondary
school studies in Norrbotten County in 2005 began tertiary
education within three years, compared with 28 per cent
of the men.
34 Nicke Johansson
Photo:
Luleå University of Technology is Scandinavia’s northernmost
technical university, with world-class research and education
The university today has more than 12,000 students, 1,400
employees, and an annual turnover of more than 1,000
million SEK.
Cooperation with the surrounding community is one the
university’s characteristics. Luleå University of Technology is
now widely known as a ”business university”.
Luleå University of Technology offers courses at basic,
advanced and research level in engineering, business administration, social sciences, health, music, media, teaching
and drama.
The university recruits students from both in and outside
Sweden. The university’s regional remit includes cooperation
with among others the municipalities in the region to offer
customised education, not least through the campuses in
Skellefteå, Piteå and Kiruna.
Research is carried out at the university in close cooperation with companies that include Shell, Ericsson, Ford/Volvo,
LKAB, Airbus, Volvo Aero and IBM, and with international
partners such as Monash University in Australia and Stanford
University in the US. The university’s research has an annual turnover of more than 500 mSEK in six priority areas:
mining technology and metallurgy, customised construction,
mechanical engineering, process IT, product development
and environmental engineering.
Students
Employees
Professors
Turnover
12,200
1,400
150
1,200 mill. SEK
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EDUCATION
Luleå University of Technology
POPULATION
Population structure, 2009
Women
%
5
4
3
2
Men
1
0
0
Norrbotten County
1
2
3
4
5
%
Sweden
Population as of 2009-12-31 and changes in 2009
Municipality/ PopuInOutregion
lation Births Deaths migration migration Change
Arjeplog
3,143
22
41
Arvidsjaur
6,622
48
104
Boden
27,408
255
319
Gällivare
18,533
174
203
Haparanda 10,112
98
137
Jokkmokk
5,210
43
68
Kalix
16,926
134
223
Kiruna
22,969
243
221
Luleå
73,950
809
560
Pajala
6,309
46
149
Piteå
40,860
365
397
Älvsbyn
8,387
71
86
Överkalix
3,670
22
59
Övertorneå 4,920
33
77
County
249,019 2,363 2,644
Sweden 9,340,682 111,803 90,080
36
167
267
1,019
510
488
195
513
797
3,568
202
1,312
331
138
259
6,257
102,280
151
254
1,082
646
503
264
663
951
3,269
216
1,320
394
146
266
6,616
39,240
-3
-43
-127
-165
-54
-94
-239
-132
548
-117
-40
-78
-45
-51
-640
84,763
Norrbotten County has a
greater proportion of its
population in the age group
65 and older than the average for Sweden. The municipality with the smallest
elderly proportion is Luleå
with 17.3 per cent.
The proportion of children aged 0-15 is greatest in
Piteå and Kiruna municipalities and smallest in Överkalix
Municipality.
Photo: Tomas Utsi
Municipality/ Age
region
0-15 16-64
65-
Arjeplog 12.7
Arvidsjaur 14.1
Boden
15.1
Gällivare 13.6
Haparanda 14.8
Jokkmokk 12.9
Kalix
14.8
Kiruna
15.9
Luleå
15.2
Pajala
13.8
Piteå
15.9
Älvsbyn
15.1
Överkalix 11.3
Övertorneå 13.9
County
15.0
Sweden
16.6
25.3
25.6
20.6
22.5
21.7
24.2
24.0
19.3
17.3
30.4
19.2
23.4
29.4
26.6
20.6
18.1
62.0
60.3
64.3
63.9
63.5
63.0
61.2
64.8
67.4
55.8
64.9
61.5
59.3
59.5
64.4
65.3
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POPULATION
Population by age group 2009 (%)
Change %
100 000
15
80 000
60 000
-21
-45
70
-17
40 000
20 000
0-15 yrs
16-24 yrs
25-39 yrs
40-64 yrs
2009
2003
1998
1993
1988
1983
1978
1973
0
277
1968
POPULATION
Population of Norrbotten County, 1968-2009
65-79 yrs
80-- yrs
The population of Norrbotten County has decreased by
approximately 10,500 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.
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2009
2004
2000
1995
1990
1985
1980
1975
1970
(births minus deaths)
2 000
1 500
1 000
500
0
-500
-1 000
Number of births per 1,000 of the population
13
12
11
10
Norrbotten County
Sweden
2009
2008
2007
2005
2006
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
8
1997
9
EU27
The number of births per 1,000 in the population is smaller
than for both Sweden and the EU.
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POPULATION
Births/deaths ratio in Norrbotten County, 1969-2009
© SSAB
Photo: Andreas Norin
Photo: Peter Rosén
Photo: Peter Rosén
Photo: Peter Rosén
Photo: Erland Segerstedt
Photo: Tor Lundberg
Photo: Peter Rosén
WORK/BUSINESS
Business in Norrbotten
Production of raw materials may be the main driver of
Norrbotten’s economy, but small and medium-sized enterprises are assuming a role of ever greater importance.
The willingness of existing companies to invest has
never been so high. LKAB mining is investing thousands
of millions of SEK in Kiruna and Malmberget. Boliden AB
mining is investing similar amounts in Aitik Copper Mine
near Gällivare. The IKEA start-up in Haparanda is attracting retail chains to the area, and housing and hotels are
under construction. Because of the geographical location,
companies there have their customer base in both Sweden
and Finland, and even in Norway and Russia.
Testing operations in the inland municipalities of Arjeplog,
Arvidsjaur, Gällivare, Kiruna and Älvsbyn are constantly
growing. Multinational companies here test car components,
aircraft and missiles.
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. Polarica in Haparanda deals in berries and game meat
for the European and world markets. Among Norrbotten
companies, Polarica has been a pioneer in trade with Russia
and the company has a production plant in Poland. 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 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 chassis components for
trucks and buses.
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© SSAB
43
WORK/BUSINESS
Research and skills development are creating new industries
in the county. At Luleå university’s School of Music in Piteå,
the focus of the Acusticum Business Park is on music and
media. Gällivare has concentrated on medical technology;
Kalix and Pajala on computer technology and electronics.
The basis of Boden’s local economy has shifted from the
public to the private sector. International space and environmental research is carried out in Kiruna.
WORK/BUSINESS
Main employers in the county 2009
Private
LKAB mining
SSAB Tunnplåt
Samhall AB
Konsum Norrbotten
Ferruform AB
SmurÞt Kappa Kraftliner Piteå AB
Boliden Mineral AB
Gestamp Hardtech AB
Billerud Karlsborg AB
TeliaSonera Sverige AB
ISS Facility Services AB
Personal Care i Kiruna AB
Aditro AB
SCA Packaging Munksund AB
Polarbröd AB
Partbyggen i Kalix AB
Swedish Space Corporation
Älvsbyhus AB
2,675
1,675
1,125
975
625
625
525
525
425
425
375
375
325
325
275
225
225
225
Public
Norrbotten County Council
Luleå Municipality
Piteå Municipality
Boden Municipality
Swedish Armed Forces
Kiruna Municipality
Gällivare Municipality
Kalix Municipality
Luleå University of Technology
Älvsbyn Municipality
Haparanda Municipality
Pajala Municipality
Arvidsjaur Municipality
Övertorneå Municipality
Swedish Rail Administration
Swedish Police
Jokkmokk Municipality
Överkalix Municipality
Arjeplog Municipality
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7,525
7,125
4,325
3,475
2,425
2,325
2,275
1,825
1,525
1,325
1,225
1,125
1,025
675
625
625
575
575
425
County Sweden
Without
employees
0
70
68
1-9
23
24
6
1
6
1
10-49
50-
Seven out of ten workplaces in Norrbotten County are sole
proprietorships with no employees. A workplace is defined
as each address, building or group of buildings where the
enterprise has operations. Norrbotten County has over
29,000 workplaces.
Workplaces 2009 by sector, per cent
County Sweden
35.6 19.5
Agriculture; forestry; Þshing
16.2 24.5
Real estate; Þnance; insurance
12.4 16.0
Other public and personal services
10.3 13.0
Wholesale and retail trade
7.7
Authorities; education; health and medical care 6.9
6.7
7.9
Construction
5.8
5.6
Mining; manufacturing; energy
3.4
3.0
Transport and communications
2.6
2.8
Hotels and restaurants
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WORK/BUSINESS
Workplaces in Norrbotten County 2009, by number of employees
WORK/BUSINESS
Gainfully employed by sector and gender, 2008
Sector
No.
Women
Agriculture, forestry,
hunting, Þshing
488
Manufacturing. mining 2,685
Energy. water. waste
237
Construction
820
Trade
5,150
Transport and
storage
1,011
Hotels and
restaurants
2,179
Information and
communication
1,023
Finance- and
insurance business
951
Property maintenance 564
Business services
4,586
Civil authorities.
defence. etc.
4,098
Education and
research
9,641
Healthcare and
social services
17,841
Personal and
cultural services
2,618
Sector unknown
709
All sectors
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54,601
Men
2,343
14,253
1,181
8,997
5,564
Total
Per cent
County Sweden
2,831 2.4
16,938 14.6
1,418 1.2
9,817 8.5
10,714 9.2
1.7
15.1
1.0
6.7
12.4
4,937
5,948
5.1
5.2
1, 294
3,473
3.0
2.9
1,849
2,872
2.5
3.8
549
1,073
5,815
1,500
1,637
10,401
1.3
1.4
9.0
2.1
1.5
10.7
4,514
8,612
7.4
5.4
3,098
12,739 11.0
10.2
3,428
21,269 18.3
16.0
1,959
585
4,577
1,294
3.9
1.1
4.2
1.1
61,439 116,040
100
100
Region
No.
new
companies
Arjeplog
Arvidsjaur
Boden
Gällivare
Haparanda
Jokkmokk
Kalix
Kiruna
Luleå
Pajala
Piteå
Älvsbyn
Överkalix
Övertorneå
Norrbotten
Sweden
13
21
111
75
35
38
66
128
348
20
204
28
14
13
1,114
57,801
New companies
Management (%) per 1000*
Wm.
Men
Wm.
Men
53.8
23.5
39.4
23.2
32.3
45.9
29.5
35.2
29.4
38.9
28.9
30.8
42.9
41.7
31.9
34.1
46.2
76.5
60.6
76.8
67.7
54.1
70.5
64.8
70.6
61.1
71.1
69.2
57.1
58.3
68.1
65.9
7.9
2.1
4.3
2.9
3.3
11.0
3.6
6.4
4.1
4.5
4.4
3.3
5.9
3.8
4.4
6.3
5.9
6.2
6.4
8.4
6.3
11.5
7.9
10.4
9.2
5.7
10.3
6.7
7.0
4.5
8.6
11.8
*) Population aged 16-64 years
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WORK/BUSINESS
Newly-started companies, 2008
15
12
9
6
Women, Norrbotten County
Women, Sweden
2009
2008
2006
2007
2005
2003
2004
2001
2002
1999
2000
1998
1996
0
1997
3
1995
WORK/BUSINESS
Unemployed aged 18-64 years, annual mean 1995-2009 (%)
Men, Norrbotten County
Men, Sweden
Unemployed or in employment policy programmes
Unemployed or
in programmes (%)
13.8
11.3
11.0
7.4
6.3
-
13.9
13.7
11.2
10.9
7.3
The average proportion of unemployed people together with
those in employment policy programmes in 2009 was 8 per
cent in Norrbotten County and in Sweden 6 per cent.
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10095-99
90-94
85-89
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4
Women
4
3
2
1
0
Gainfully employed
Men
0
1
2
3
4
Not gainfully employed
Aggregate earned income, average in 2008, thousands SEK
Municipality/region
Women
Men
Kiruna
Gällivare
Luleå
Piteå
Boden
Kalix
Arvidsjaur
Älvsbyn
Jokkmokk
Arjeplog
Överkalix
Pajala
Övertorneå
Haparanda
Norrbotten County
Sweden
EU27
202.9
197.3
195.2
186.0
190.3
185.2
180.1
172.6
181.1
177.0
176.7
171.5
171.4
171.9
189.3
193.5
165.1
284.4
269.4
256.3
262.6
245.3
235.9
232.6
237.6
224.7
220.9
212.9
210.2
204.2
201.6
250.6
266.5
174.2
Total
244.8
234.8
225.9
223.9
217.4
211.0
206.5
205.4
203.3
199.6
195.1
192.0
188.6
187.1
220.3
229.6
169.5
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WORK/BUSINESS
Proportion of population gainfully employed 2008, per cent
REGIONAL ECONOMY
GRP 2006
The Gross Regional Product (GRP)
is the regional equivalent of the
national yardstick - Gross National 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
average GRP for Sweden
was 319,000 SEK per capita
in 2006. This amount was given
Index
the index value 100. The index for
Sweden = 100
Norrbotten County was 99, i.e. one per
206 100 - 205
cent lower than the national average. The
80 - 99
reason why Jokkmokk Municipality has such
61 - 79
a high GRP is that some of Sweden’s largest
- 60
hydropower plants are in the municipality
while the municipality has few inhabitants.
GRP per employed person 2006, (in 1,000s SEK)
Goods producers
Service providers
Public sector
Total
0
300
County
600
900
1 200
Sweden
The county has the second highest productivity after Stockholm County expressed as GRP per employee.
50
Kronor per invånar
35 900 - 36 000
8 300 - 35 899
6 100 - 8 299
5 200 - 6 099
2 000 - 5 199
SEK per inhabitant
35,900
8,300
6,100
5,200
2,000
- 36,000
- 35,899
- 8,299
- 6,099
- 5,199
In the years 2007-2009, industry annually invested an average of 6,800 SEK per inhabitant in Sweden. The biggest
industrial investments were in Norrbotten County, at 36,000
SEK per inhabitant.
Investments in manufacturing 1991-2009
Index 1991 = 100
600
500
Buildings, County
Machinery, County
Buildings, Sweden
Machinery, Sweden
400
300
200
100
0
1991
1995
2000
2005
Plans 2009
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REGIONAL ECONOMY
Investments in manufacturing 2007-2009
REGIONAL ECONOMY
Export/import companies by trade territory in 2008
Export
%
Sweden
75
County
50
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Sweden
75
County
50
25
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Export
Import
County
ExportImport
Export Import
Sweden
Export Import
-250 tSEK
64
72
53
59
250-999 tSEK
16
17
17
17
1-49 mSEK
17
11
26
21
>50 mSEK
3
1
4
2
Norrbotten County has roughly 2,340 import companies
and about 890 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.
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REGIONAL ECONOMY
Export/import companies, 2008 by turnover
TRANSPORTS
Shipping
County Quantity of goods
000’s tons
Västra Götaland
Skåne
Stockholm
Norrbotten
Blekinge
Södermanland
Gävleborg
Västernorrland
Gotland
Kalmar
Halland
Östergötland
Västerbotten
Västmanland
Uppsala
Värmland
Sweden
69,333
34,974
13,729
10,784
9,053
7,405
7,360
7,253
5,765
4,785
4,486
3,796
3,593
2,950
1,255
1,230
187,751
69,300 - 69,400
34,900 - 69,299
7,200 - 34,899
2,900 - 7,199
1,200 - 2,899
To/from foreign ports
To/from domestic ports
The harbours in Luleå and Piteå are open to shipping yearround, 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 five 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.
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County
Loaded goods
000’s tons
Västra Götaland
Skåne
Stockholm
Jönköping
Gävleborg
Östergötland
Värmland
Västernorrland
Västerbotten
Dalarna
Kronoberg
Västmanland
Halland
Örebro
Kalmar
Norrbotten
Uppsala
Jämtland
Södermanland
Blekinge
Gotland
Sweden
35,800
17,300
15,100
10,000
1,400
-
57,254
44,630
35,809
19,991
18,389
17,716
17,462
17,349
16,634
16,118
15,174
11,517
11,231
11,151
10,229
10,033
8,268
8,125
6,895
5,162
1,458
360,595
57,300
35,799
17,299
15,099
9,999
Within the county
To other counties
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TRANSPORTS
Goods transport by lorry, by destination in 2008
MINING
Mining and steel industry
Boliden’s Aitik mine in Gällivare is Europe’s biggest copper
mine. LKAB’s two mines in Malmberget and Kiruna produce 90 per cent of Europe’s iron ore. Major investments
are ongoing at all the mines and LKAB plans to open more
mines. In Pajala preparations are being made to open an
iron ore mine.
Ore trains operate around-the-clock, running from the mines
in Kiruna and Malmberget to the harbours in Narvik and
Luleå. Narvik Harbour is ice-free all year thanks to the Gulf
Stream, and shipping operations go on at the same intensity
all year round. LKAB has customers all over the world. SSAB,
which has steel plants in Luleå and Oxelösund, is one of
LKAB’s customers.
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Forestry is of major economic importance to the development of Norrbotten County. Almost 40 per cent of the
county is forested. More than half is owned by different
forestry companies. In all, the forestry industry employs
around 4,000 people in the county.
The county has three pulp and paper industries: Smurfit
Kappa Kraftliner AB and SCA Packaging Munksund AB,
both in Piteå and Billerud Karlsborg AB in Kalix. The plants
in Piteå manufacture brown and bleached kraft liner. The
plant in Kalix manufactures bleached sulphate pulp, sack
paper and kraft sack paper.
The county’s five largest sawmills all produce more than
70,000 cu m sawn and processed wood products annually.
They are located in Kalix, Luleå and Piteå.
Billerud Karlsborg, Kalix
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FORESTRY
Forestry
ENERGY
Hydropower plants in Norrbotten County
Hydropower, MW
450.0
265.0
90.0
20.0
0.8
Mean annual production
GWh
1 Ritsem
460
2 Vietas
1,130
3 Porjus
1,260
4 Harsprånget 2,200
5 Ligga
800
6 Messaure
1,930
7 Seitevare
790
8 Parki
100
9 Randi
230
10 Akkats
580
58
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Letsi
Porsi
Laxede
Vittjärv
Boden
Sikfors
Sädva
Rebnis
Bergnäs
Slagnäs
- 940.0
- 449.9
- 264.9
- 89.9
- 19.9
GWh
2,000
1,160
950
230
490
185
114
140
28
28
There are 20 hydropower plants in Norrbotten County
producing over 14 TWh of electricity. That represents 11
per cent of Sweden’s total electricity production. The biggest
power plants are on the two rivers Lilla Luleälv and Stora
Luleälv. The county is self-sufficient in electricity and half
of the electricity produced here is transmitted to other parts
of the country.
Investments in wind power have increased significantly
in the county. In Piteå Municipality, major investments are
being made in new plants which will produce approximately
12 TWh of electricity a year.
The primary industries in the county are highly energyintensive and their energy consumption is 75 per cent of
Norrbotten’s total consumption. About 42 per cent of the
supplied energy in the county comes from fossil fuels, while
renewable fuels constitute 38 per cent of the total energy supply. For 2006, energy consumption in the county amounted
to around 31 TWh.
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ENERGY
Energy
TOURISM
Tourism
Tourism is growing fast in the county. The number of guest
nights is constantly increasing, and job creation is faster than
in many industries. About 2,400 people are employed in the
hospitality trade, and their numbers are expected to rise as
increasing numbers of visitors wish to experience the exotic
nature and culture of Norrbotten.
It is easy to reach other destinations in the county by
air and train. New exciting products are being developed.
ICEHOTEL in Jukkasjärvi near Kiruna has visitors from all
over the world. In the future, space tourism will be a reality.
The first tourists are due to take off from Kiruna in 2012.
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Spaceport Sweden
Haparanda
Arjeplog
Kiruna
Piteå
Arvidsjaur
Gällivare
Jokkmokk
Luleå
Överkalix
Kalix
Älvsbyn
Övertorneå
Boden
Pajala
County
Sweden
0
5
Women
10
15
20
%
Men
Industries dependent on tourism include the retail trade, zoos
and nature reserves, hotels and restaurants, museums and
cultural monuments, funfairs, ski resorts, etc. More women
than men are employed in the sector.
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TOURISM
The proportion of people gainfully employed in
tourism-related industries in 2008, per cent
TOURISM
Overnight stays by type of facility 2008
Hotel
Cabins
County Sweden
47
56
Youth hostel
Campground
12
7
5
6
36
31
Hotel guests per target group 2008
County Sweden
62
Business travellers
Conference participants
Group travellers
56
53
5
13
10
8
Recreational travellers
28
25
2 500
2 000
1 500
1 000
500
0
Overnight stays (1000s)
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
During 2008 there were 2,008,000 overnight stays at hotels,
cabins, youth hostels and campgrounds in the county, which
corresponds to just over four per cent of the overnight stays
in Sweden.
Nationality of overnight guests 1988-2008
1 800
1 500
1 200
900
600
300
0
1988
1992
1996
Sweden
Scandinavia
2000
2004
2008
Rest of Europe
Non-European
In Norrbotten County, seven out of ten overnight guests
are Swedes.
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TOURISM
Guest nights 1988-2008 (1000’s)
AGRICULTURE
Use of arable land in Norrbotten County, 2008
Hectares
Fields in per cent Per cent of
of the county
national crop
Ley and pasture
26 747
Grain
4 958
Fallow
1 365
Green fodder
705
UnspeciÞed arable land
594
Potatoes
578
Horticultural plants
216
Energy forest
21
Other types of plant
2
Total Þelds
35 254
75,9
14,1
3,9
2,0
1,7
1,6
0,6
0,1
0,0
99,8
2,4
0,5
0,9
2,2
7,8
3,0
1,5
0,1
0,0
1,3
Farm properties by size 2007, per cent
Arable
area, ha
Norrbotten County
Number
%
Sweden
Number
-5.0
5.1-20.0
20.1-50.0
50.1-100.0
100.1Total
446
970
264
147
72
1,899
14,912
27,194
15,381
8,957
6,165
72,609
23.5
51.1
13.9
7.7
3.8
100
%
20.5
37.5
21.2
12.3
8.5
100
There are about 1,900 farm properties in Norrbotten with
an arable acreage of over 2 hectares. The trend is towards a
decreasing number of farmers, while units and production
are increasing. Of the county’s population, 2.4 per cent are
employed in farming, forestry, hunting and fishing.
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AGRICULTURE
Dairy farming and meat production are important to the
rural areas of the county. The growing and processing of
potatoes and vegetables are also significant. Most farming
is in the coastal areas, while a fifth is in inland areas and
along the river valleys.
The county is practically self-sufficient in milk and 30 per
cent self-sufficient in beef. Potatoes are also an important
crop, as is the cultivation of blackcurrants, strawberries and
vegetables.
Norrbotten County has the second largest acreage of
haymaking land in Sweden. The climate in Norrbotten
provides good conditions for organic farming. Fertilisers
are used sparingly and thanks to the cold climate the need
for pesticides is small in comparison with other parts of
Sweden and the EU.
REINDEER INDUSTRY
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Area
Jämtland County
Cearrus
Maximum
reindeer
quota
Per cent
of Sweden
12
44,700
17
Västerbotten County
7
54,700
20
Norrbotten County
32
179,600
63
16
8
8
117,300
31,100
14,700
(45)
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262,500
100
Mountain cearrus
Forest cearrus
Concessionary cearrus*
Sweden
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County Administrative Board..
Maximum reindeer quota is the number of reindeer allowed
in winter. The actual number of reindeer varies from year
to year.
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REINDEER INDUSTRY
Reindeer herding is carried on in Norrbotten County in 32
cearrus. Within a cearru there are several reindeer enterprises
consisting of one or more reindeer owners. The reindeer industry is dependent on extensive foraging areas and therefore
uses foraging land from Norway to the west to the Gulf of
Bothnia to the east.
Some of Norrbotten’s cearrus use foraging land in Västerbotten County. The cearrus move with their reindeer
between different areas of land: year-round land and winter
foraging land.
30
25
20
15
10
2006
2007
2005
2004
2003
2001
2002
2000
1999
1997
0
1998
5
Number of born overseas and long-term unemployed 20-64
year, per cent
10
8
6
4
2007
2006
2005
2003
2004
2002
2001
2000
1999
0
1998
2
1997
INTEGRATION
Unemployed persons born overseas aged 20-64 year, per cent
Norrbotten County, all those born overseas
Norrbotten County, asylum seekers born overseas with relatives
Norrbotten County, born in Sweden
Sweden, born overseas
Sweden, asylum seekers born overseas with relatives
Sweden, born in Sweden
The proportion visibly unemployed and long-term unemployed in the county is decreasing. Initiatives in starter jobs
that focus on new arrivals /those born overseas and initiatives
against alienation represent a factor that probably contributes
towards this trend.
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Municipality/
region
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Haparanda
Övertorneå
Pajala
Kalix
Kiruna
Luleå
Arjeplog
Jokkmokk
Överkalix
Gällivare
Boden
Älvsbyn
Arvidsjaur
Piteå
County
Sweden
39.1
20.4
11.1
7.6
7.9
7.2
5.2
5.0
4.1
4.7
4.4
3.5
2.8
3.6
7.5
11.8
39.3
20.9
11.1
7.8
7.8
7.4
5.4
4.9
4.2
4.8
4.7
3.5
3.0
3.6
7.7
12.0
39.9
21.4
11.2
8.1
8.0
7.7
5.8
4.9
4.4
5.2
4.9
3.7
3.0
3.7
7.9
12.2
39.8
21.6
11.2
8.2
8.0
8.0
5.8
5.1
4.7
5.3
5.0
4.2
3.0
3.9
8.1
12.4
39.4
21.9
11.1
8.3
8.3
8.3
6.4
5.9
5.4
5.8
5.4
4.7
3.4
4.0
8.3
12.9
39.2
22.9
11.4
8.7
8.4
8.3
6.5
6.4
5.6
6.1
5.7
5.0
3.9
4.1
8.5
13.4
39.3
23.5
11.6
8.9
8.4
8.4
7.3
7.3
6.5
6.2
5.7
5.1
4.4
4.2
8.7
13.8
39.5
23.7
11.7
8.8
8.7
8.6
8.1
7.2
6.8
6.1
5.8
5.6
4.9
4.2
8.8
14.3
Haparanda is the municipality in Sweden with the highest
percentage of persons born overseas in the population, 39
per cent. Second is Botkyrka in Stockholm County, 36 per
cent. The proportion of persons born overseas in Sweden is
increasing. The same development can be seen in Norrbotten County.
Of the 1,951 persons who migrated into Norrbotten
County during 2008 the largest group by nationality was
from Africa, 23 per cent. The second largest group was
Finns, 13 per cent. In 2008, 921 people emigrated from
Norrbotten County. Of these, 482 were Swedish citizens
and 268 Finnish citizens.
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INTEGRATION
Proportion of persons born overseas in the population
HEALTHCARE
Healthcare and medical care
The county has five hospitals: the County Hospital at Sunderby, Gällivare Hospital, Kalix Hospital, Kiruna Hospital
and Piteå Älvdal Hospital. There are also 33 health centres
with GPs, district nurses, physiotherapists, occupational
therapists, paediatric care etc. The health centres are geographically located with at least one health centre in each
municipality.
Kiruna
Gällivare
Jokkmokk
Arjeplog
County hospital
Hospital
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Pajala
Överkalix
Övertorneå
Kalix Haparanda
Boden
Älvsbyn
Sunderby sjukhus
Arvidsjaur
Luleå
Piteå
The artwork ”STEGE - SEGEL - MEMBRAN” (LADDER – SAIL – MEMBRANE)
by Eva-Stina Sandling hangs above Inlandsgatan “street” in Sunderby Hospital.
Photo: Erik Holmstedt
LIFE EXPECTANCY
Life expectancy, 2004-2008
Women
Men
Life expectancy, years
83.9
83.1
82.9
82.6
81.9
-
84.0
83.8
83.0
82.8
82.5
Life expectancy, years
79.5
79.0
78.5
78.0
77.6
-
79.8
79.4
78.9
78.4
77.9
In Norrbotten County the life expectancy for men is 77.6
years and for women 82.3 years. This is slightly lower than
the national average of 78.7 and 82.9 years respectively. Men’s
life expectancy is highest in Luleå Municipality at 79 years
and lowest in Överkalix at 73 years. The highest and lowest
life expectancy among women in the county are found in the
neighbouring municipalities Arjeplog and Arvidsjaur, 83.9
years and 80.4 years respectively.
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Women
61.4 - 61.5
57.0 - 61.3
51.9 - 56.9
49.5 - 51.8
37.6 - 49.4
Men
62.1 42.0 37.5 35.1 27.2 -
62.2
62.0
41.9
37.4
35.0
The sick leave rate in Norrbotten County was higher than
the national average in 2008. The county’s population aged
16-64 received sick pay from social insurance an average of
42.2 days, while the national average was 35.8 days.
The sick leave rate refers to the number of paid days of
sickness benefit, occupational injury sickness benefit, rehabilitation benefit, sickness and activity compensation from
social insurance. The sick leave rate does not include days
with sick pay from an employer.
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SICK LEAVE RATE
Sick leave rate 2008
CRIME/SECURITY
Reported crimes by type of crime 2008
Type of crime
Reported crimes
Per 1,000 inh.
Norrbotten County County Sweden
Theft, robbery etc.
10,192
Offences causing damage
3,308
Offences against liberty
and peace
2,674
TrafÞc offences
2,249
Crimes against life and health 2,190
Narcotics offences
1,727
Fraud and other
misrepresentation
1,238
Offences against the state
769
Offences against the public
344
Sex crimes
253
Crimes against family
27
Other criminal offences
1,767
All crimes
27,122
40.7
13.2
60.7
21.1
10.7
9.0
8.8
6.9
12
8.9
9.7
8.5
4.9
3.1
1.4
1.0
0.1
7.1
108.4
10.7
3.3
2.1
1.6
0.2
7.4
149.4
Norrbotten is one of the safest counties in Sweden. At the
end of 2008, the crime rate was second-lowest in the country.
In a survey conducted among people living in Norrbotten,
90 per cent of those asked said that they feel secure in their
everyday lives.
The police have set up crime prevention committees in
all the municipalities and work proactively with the local
councils to reduce criminality and increase security in the
whole county.
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Photo: Peter Rosén
POLITICS
Results of the 2006 General Election
County
%
Seats
Party
The Conservative Party (M)
13.4
The Centre Party (C)
6.4
The Liberal Party (FP)
4.3
The Christian Democrats (KD) 4.2
The Social Democratic Party (S) 51.5
The Left-wing Party (V)
10.5
The Green Party (MP)
4.1
Other parties
5.6
1
1
0
0
6
1
0
0
Sweden
% Seats
26.2
7.9
7.5
6.6
35.0
5.8
5.2
5.7
97
29
28
24
130
22
19
0
Representation in the Norrbotten County Council
after the 2006 election
Men
Women
Total
The Conservative Party (M)
The Centre Party (C)
The Liberal Party (FP)
The Christian Democrats (KD)
The Social Democratic Party (S)
The Left-wing Party (V)
The Green Party (MP)
Norrbotten Medical Care Party
4
3
3
1
15
3
1
11
4
1
1
2
16
3
1
2
8
4
4
3
31
6
2
13
All parties
41
30
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Turnout at elections 1998-2009, per cent
Riksdag
EU15
EU25 Parlt
Riksdag
EU27
Parlt
EU15
Parlt Riksdag
EU25 Sámip
EU27 Sámip
1998
1998 19991999
2002 2002
2004 2004
2004 20062006
2009 2009
County 8282 35.535,580.7 80,7
36.2
Länet
Sweden
80.1 80,1
37.9
Sverige 8181 38.838,8
EU
—— 49.549,5 — 45.4
EU
—
76
—
40.4
36,2 81.8 81,8
62.2
45.5
37,9 81.9 81,9
—
45,4 — —43
—
40,4
59.2
45,5
—
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Municipality M
C
FP
Arjeplog
0
Arvidsjaur
3
Boden
16
Gällivare
6
Haparanda
4
Jokkmokk
1
Kalix
3
Kiruna
3
Luleå
9
Pajala
2
Piteå
4
Älvsbyn
0
Överkalix
1
Övertorneå 2
4
3
2
0
5
1
4
2
4
1
5
5
5
8
4
1
1
1
0
3
2
0
4
1
2
1
1
0
KD
S
V
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
0
1
13
20
16
19
22
14
24
16
32
14
29
17
18
14
9
4
7
9
2
7
2
5
4
8
5
4
5
3
MP Others Total
1
0
1
0
0
2
4
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
4
6
1
3
1
17
4
4
3
2
0
7
31
31
49
41
35
31
41
45
61
33
51
31
31
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Results of the Sámi parlament election, 2009
Party
No votes
Jakt- och Fiskesamerna
1,069
Sámiid Riikkabellodat
Samelandspartiet
908
Samerna
646
Guovssonásti
625
Min Geaidnu Mijá Gäjnno
Mijjen Geajnoe
496
Vuovdega-Skogssamerna
450
Landspartiet Svenska Samer
244
Albmut - Almetjh - Almasj - Folket 117
Solidaritet
62
Per cent
Seats
23.2
7
19.7
14.0
13.5
6
5
4
10.7
9.8
5.3
2.5
1.3
3
3
2
1
0
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POLITICS
Seats in the municipal councils after the 2006 election
POLITICS
Gender distribution in municipal councils
Sweden County
Jokkmokk
Pajala
Gällivare
Överkalix
Piteå
Kalix
Luleå
Haparanda
Arjeplog
Älvsbyn
Kiruna
Övertorneå
Boden
Arvidsjaur
0
10
20
Women
30
40
50
60
70
80
90 100
Men
In two of the 14 municipalities in Norrbotten County, the
proportion of women in the municipal assembly has been
lower than 40 per cent since the 2006 election. The most
equal distribution is in Jokkmokk, Pajala, Gällivare and
Överkalix council assemblies. The greatest increase in the
number of female representatives compared to the preceding election was in Haparanda, from 12 to 16 women, and
Pajala, from 13 to 17 women.
The greatest drop in the number of women in the council
assembly in relation to the preceding election is reported
for Arvidsjaur (-3), Boden (-3), Älvsbyn, (-2). Älvsbyn
Municipality has decreased by eight the total number of
representatives in the municipal assembly in relation to the
preceding election.
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County
Arjeplog
Gällivare
Luleå
Boden
Piteå
Jokkmokk
Överkalix
Kalix
Kiruna
Älvsbyn
Haparanda
Arvidsjaur
Pajala
Övertorneå
0
10
20
30
Women
40
50
60
70
80
90 100
Men
Gender distribution, municipal chairmanship 2009
County
Arjeplog
Piteå
Luleå
Älvsbyn
Gällivare
Kalix
Haparanda
Övertorneå
Överkalix
Pajala
Jokkmokk
Kiruna
Arvidsjaur
Boden
0
10
20
Women
30
40
50
60
70
80
90 100
Men
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POLITICS
Gender distribution in municipal executives after
the 2006 General Election
More about Norrbotten County
Statistics about the county
www.regionfakta.com
More about the county
www.norrbotten.se
About the visitor industry in the county.
www.swedishlapland.se
County Administrative Board of Norrbotten
www.lansstyrelsen.se/norrbotten
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Sources:
County Administrative Board of Norrbotten
Eurostat
Growth Analysis
Luleå University of Technology
Norrbotten County Council
SCB Statistics Sweden
SIKA Institute
SMHI, the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
The Social Insurance Agency
The Swedish Employment Agency
Swedish Police, Norrbotten County
Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
Swedish Transport Agency
Distance chart - Google Maps, maps.google.se
Guide Michelin, www.viamichelin.com
County Administrative Board of Norrbotten
SE-971 86 Luleå
Telephone: +46 920 960 00
E-mail address: [email protected]
www.lansstyrelsen.se/norrbotten
County Administrative
Board of Norrbotten