Key Competitive Attractions
The Norrbotten region stretches across 25% of Sweden´s entire surface area, and offers an excellent business environment:
- Sweden's most energy-efficient solutions, which are 100% green.
- Low energy costs.
- Good communications.
- Attractive premises for start-ups.
- Highly skilled workforce.
- Northern Sweden is Europe's largest producer of iron ore.
- LKAB's underground mining is executed with world-leading technology.
- International standing in high performance steel, thanks to proximity to R&D excellence and strategic partners.
- 1,101 wind turbines have been built in Pitea, designed by Svevind AB and Enercon, with a planned investment volume of approximately €5.3 million.
- Leading research in biorefining technology is conducted in Solander Science Park Pitea.
- Vattenfall AB has invested approximately €5.3 billion in the region, focusing on infrastructure, wind energy and future electricity networks.
