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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
Compare Testlab, a centre for
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
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