Several of the world’s most famous sporting competitions, as well as thousands of public spaces worldwide, use equipment that has been made in Skellefteå. Smart management and astute investment have contributed to the gold medal export success of Nordic Sports, Latitude 64 and Fugu Sports. Nordic Sport is one…
The wood industry has been one of Skellefteå’s most important sectors for several hundred years. Due in part, not surprisingly, to its proximity to the raw material, forests, but also because the entire industry has continually developed and, in many cases, spearheaded development. Today, Skellefteå is a development centre…
SBB i Norden AB has issued a letter of intent that it plans to invest more than SEK 1 billion in Skellefteå’s future cultural center. SBB will own the entire property, including the hotel, and will rent it out to an operating company that the municipality will form within its…
Egbert Venema and Sandra Hilbrands, both 45, did what many dream of doing – they emigrated abroad. Now, though, their family and friends in Holland want them to move back ‘home’. And that perplexes them – they consider that they have found ‘home’ right here in northern Sweden… Burträsk’s new…
It wasn’t long ago that the decision was made to build the Northvolt battery factory in Skellefteå, but work is already underway. Right now it is all about land surveys and procurement, but the hope is that planning and construction of the necessary roads and rail lines will start soon. However, the factory building itself is only a small part of all that is happening. There’s no doubt that work on Northvolt’s establishment is in full swing and that confidence in Skellefteå is booming, but there’s lots more good news too.
