Facts about Västerbotten

Västerbotten is not a common and without importance county of the Swedish territory. This County, the second largest in the country has also many important facts that make it of high relevance. Here I’m going to show you a list of the most important features that make it so relevant. Västerbotten area cover over 1/8 of the Sweden’s area But despite its wide area, only 2. 8% of the Sweden’s population live in this county. Its economy has a big importance in the Sweden territory and it is based on solid industries, such as the gold, wood and hydropower industry, new technologies with high research and development including IT and biotechnics. The high development of the region creates many possibilities for the people who live and work in Västerbotten. There is a lot of co-operation work between interests in the county and with other counties of Sweden, as well as with the Finnish and Norwegian closest region. Moreover, due to the membership of Sweden in the EU, a lot of international networks and alliances have increased.