uniconsultmarch 2005 geographical position - kronoberg county
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UNICONSULT March 2005
Geographical Position- Kronoberg County
UNICONSULT March 2005
Some Facts on Växjö
• Växjö is the County capital of Kronoberg County
• Kronoberg County has 177,000 Inhabitants, Växjö Municipality about 74,000 inhabitants
• low unemployment rate (about 5% in 2002)
• region is dominated by small and medium-sized companies
• well-known international university (>10,000 students)
• tourism activities: Kingdom of Crystal, Technical Visits, House of Emigrants, Camping, Summer Houses
Kronoberg County / Växjö
UNICONSULT March 2005
Kronoberg County / Växjö
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Tourism Activities
• Swedish Emigrant Institute / House of Emigrants• 28,500 visitors in 2004, many of them Swedish-
Americans, annual growth of visitors ~15%
• Door to the Kingdom of Crystal• the Kingdom of Crystal attracts around 1 Mio. visitors a
year, 25% of them foreigners
• Organisation of technical visits • welfare system, sustainable energy• visitors are coming from Austria, Norway, France but
the majority comes from Japan
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350.628
314.122
287.575
200.000
300.000
400.000
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004**
Tourism Statistics
Guest Nights in Kronoberg County 1998-2004
2004** = preliminary data
In 2004, Kronoberg County realised a total of 314.122 overnights
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Tourism Statistics
Overall Overnights in Kronoberg County 2004Origin of Visitors
Sweden81%
Scandinavia5%
Europe9%
Rest of the World
5%
Most of the overnights (ca. 255,000) are by Swedish visitors
Source: Turistdelegationen, overall overnights in Kronoberg County 2004, excluding Camping overnights
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Denmark15%
USA9%
Norway4% Finland
5%
Great Britain3% Netherlands
8%
Rest of Europe
16%
Rest of the World19%
Germany21%
Tourism Statistics
Foreign Overnights in Kronoberg County 2004Origin of Visitors
Total of foreign overnights: 59,393 whereof 21% (~ 12,000) are by Germans, 9% (~5,500) by Americans
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Regional Impact of Tourism
Emigrant House
• Swedish Emigrant Institute founded in 1965
• Total Number of Visitors in 2004: 28.439
• Fee for Research Activities
• 150 SEK for half-a-day of research
• 200 SEK for a full-day research
• $60 for each individual to be searched
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Regional Impact of Tourism
Total Visitors 28,500
Overnights Estimate 14,000 10,000 5,000
Generated Jobs 140 100 50
90 50 65 35 33 17
direct jobs indirect jobs
Emigrant House: Estimate of Regional Impact
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