Key Competitive Attractions
The city of Uppsala is Sweden's fourth largest municipality. Known for its 15th century university, the city also offers visitors beautiful surroundings, a lively cultural scene and a rapidly expanding business sector. Uppsala is located 70 km north of Stockholm in the province of Uppland and has a resident population of 190,000.
At Uppsala University, extensive research is carried out in a number of fields for industry, commerce and entrepreneurship. Additional research for the agricultural sector and beyond is being done at the local Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
Key business sectors in Uppsala are ICT, telecommunications and life sciences – the Stockholm-Uppsala region is home to multinational life science companies such as Sephadex, Fragmin, Healon and Refacto.
