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Värmland

By Lake Vänern, Europe's largest inland sea

16 municipalities – 273,000 inhabitants

Stockholm – Karlstad 308 km

Gothenburg – Karlstad 248 km

Oslo – Karlstad 230 km

As well as water,

Värmland is also rich in:

Forests

Elks

Story-tellers

Artists

Musicians

Experiences

Creative entrepreneurs

Our successful clusters

The Paper ProvinceUnique expertise in paper

and pulp technology

Around 90 member companies

with a total of 8,400 or so

employees

Total turnover SEK 18 billion

One of Europe's most

successful and innovative

clusters

The Packaging ArenaAn interest body in the graphics

industry

Its mission is to create the packaging

solutions of the future

Focus on function, design, user-

friendliness and environmental

consideration

Approx. 50 member companies with a total of 7 000 or so employees

Total turnover SEK 22,5 billion

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Competence Area – a cluster in

IT and Telecoms (ICT)

Drives business and competence

development

Approx. 100 member companies

with a total of 2,700 or so employees

Total turnover SEK 3 billion

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software testing

Steel & Engineering

Värmland is one of Europe's leading regions for steel and engineering

Enterprise, business development, research and development

The aim is to strengthen competitiveness through forward-looking renewal

73 member companies with a total of 5,000 or so employees

Total turnover SEK 13,3 billion

The Värmland Model –

A successful model for profitable co-operation

Some of the benefits of the Värmland Model

More jobs created

Better product development

Better competence sourcing

Increased sales

Examples of major

employers in Värmland

Stora Enso

Karlstad University

Billerud

Volvo Construction Equipment

Uddeholm Tooling

Tieto

Rolls-Royce

Metso

Wasabröd

We like entrepreneurs and we’d love to see moreInova, incubator for new business ideas

Idéjakten i Värmland, annual business plan competition

Almi Företagsutveckling, consulting and financing

Karlstad UniversityModern, open and innovative

A creative meeting-place and an engine in the region's industrial development

12,000 students

80 degree programmes

900 courses

Värmland is vibrant From musicians' rallies to Arvikafestivalen

You don't need luck to

find culture in Värmland

Five art museums

Mårbacka, home of author Selma Lagerlöf

Memorial to poet Gustaf Fröding

Värmland Opera

Västanå Theatre

An attractive tourist regionThe great outdoors, water, skiing, culture and commerce

Turnover from tourism increasing strongly

Experience industry a high-priority area

Värmland offers many great events and activities:

Färjestads BK, 9 times Swedish ice-hockey

champions

Swedish stage of the World Rally Championship

Fortum Ski Tunnel in Torsby, one of the world's

longest

15 alpine ski centres

17 golf courses