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Umeå

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Roadtrip to Umeå?The distance from Umeå to some other cities in the world.Moscow: 1540 kilometers

Paris: 2510 kilometers

London: 2530 kilometers

Rome: 3190 kilometers

Madrid: 3770 kilometers

Athens: 4060 kilometers

New York: 6230 kilometers

Flight, train,car and ferryFlight Umeå – Stockholm, 60 min.

Nightly trains to Stockholm andGothenburg.

The Bothnia Line.

European Routes 4 and 12 go viaUmeå.

Ferry to Vasa in Finland.

UMEÅ–STOCKHOLM60 minutes

Umeå in figuresUmeå becomes a city: 1622Population: 119,000Average age: 38Students: 36,700Birch trees in city centre: 3,000Hours of sunshine per year: 1,800Sunrise 21 June: 2.21 a.m.Sunset 21 June: 10.59 p.m.

History of Umeå3000 BC Rock carvings proof of first Umeå residents1000 BC Settlements along the sea shores.1622 Umeå is founded by King Gustav II Adolf.1888 Fire in the city, 77 percent of Umeå residents are homeless.1929 Nyströms Karosseri is founded

(today Volvo Lastvagnar).1957 Umeå Hospital, Regional Hospital of

Upper Norrland.1965 Umeå University opens.1995 100,000 residents, an increase from

50,000 in 1966.2010 The Bothnia Line opens.2014 Umeå is the European Capital of Culture

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City Centre15 parks2 cinemas4 shopping centres200 shops15 cafés47 pubs, restaurantsand entertainment venues

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Everything from parks to wildernessCity centre close to forests and the seaLight summer nightsFishing in the middle of the cityFootpathsForests rich in berries580 hectares of nature

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CultureCulture

Capital of CultureUmeå was the EuropeanCapital of Culture in 2014, the most prestigious title a city can be awarded by the EU. The initiative extends beyond 2014 and aims to support and promote the city, its people and culture but also the northern region and European collaborations.

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Theatre, dance and artSweden’s largest theatre company and many established independent theatre groups.

Celebrated choreographers and dancers.

Culture for seniors.

Culture for children.

Art andknowledgeVästerbotten Museum is responsible for the county’s cultural history and with an archive that is available to everyone.

Bildmuseet (The Image Museum)A leading museum in Sweden on visualarts and part of Umeå University.

Umedalen Skulptur is an impressive collection of works by international artists. Visiting is free and the park is open around the clock all year round.

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Norrlandsoperan– not just operaRegular events include rock concertsand festivals. The Opera is also hostto theatre, dance and art exhibitions.

It works together with the childrenand young people of Umeå and with conductors, musicians, dancers and companies from all over the world. The annual MADE festival celebrates the very best of music, art and dance.

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A great varietyHouse of metalLittfestMADE FestivalSami Week Umeå Blues FestivalUmeå International Jazz FestivalUmeå OpenUmeå PrideFolk music festival

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Ubmejen Biejvieh

Umeå is and has beengrazing land for reindeer for many centuries.

Umeå Sami Week, around20,000 visitors.

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SportsPhoto: Lars Klefbohm

From yoga to senior hockey21 artificial turf pitches12 sports halls4 ice hockey stadiumsHippologum, one of Sweden’s mostmodern equestrian sports centres. IKSU, the largest fitness and wellnessclub in northern Europe. 4 golf coursesCurling hall with 6 lanesCentrally located ski slopeCampus Athletics Arena160 km artificial snow cross-country ski tracks

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Go, Umeå, Go!

Umeå IK Women’s football,UEFA Champions, Swedish Champions

IKSU Women’s Indoor Bandy, UEFA Champions, Swedish Champions

IBK Dalen Indoor bandy

IFK Umeå Skiing

IKSU Beach volleyball

Umeå FC Football

Umeå City Indoor bandy

Udominate Basketball

Björklöven Ice hockey

Umeå IK Bowling

Business

Umeå is growingA young and well educated workforce.

Excellent communications with the rest ofSweden and the world.

Billions invested in industry, infrastructureand new housing.

One of the fastest growing municipalities inSweden.

Around 600 new businesses every year.

Around 800 new jobs created every year.

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Meeting places – promoting the development of entrepreneurship and enterprise in the region.

Uminova InnovationUmeå Biotech IncubatorBiotech Umeå InfoTech UmeåEntrepreneurship at schoolUmeåregionenOffice for External Relations, Umeå University

Successful productsTruck cabins, Volvo LastvagnarForestry machinery, Komatsu ForestConference telephones, KonftelLaboratory instruments, GE HealthcareVästerbotten cheese, NorrmejerierFrontloaders, Ålö ABBusiness development, Uminova InnovationBiotechnology, BioTech UmeåVehicle simulators, Oryx SimulationsIT solutions, Teknikhuset

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GrowthGrowth

Competentwork forceUmeå has the most educated work force in Sweden.

One of the fastest growing regions in the country with a population of around 150,000.

The population of Umeå has doubled over the past 40 years.

8,600 new jobs created over the past10 years.

An expanding university.

Increasing new business creation

GreendevelopmentGreen Zone

Pelleting plant

Dåva heat and power plant

Dåva 2

Profile: Applied IT180 dedicated IT companies.

One of the most connected cities in theworld.

Sweden’s IT Municipality in 2007.

InfoTech Umeå – a strategic initiative topromote IT in the region.

ProcessIT Innovations – interactive centrefor IT companies, basic industries and theuniversity.

Center of Microsoft Excellence –Microsoft’s centre of competence in Umeå.

EducationEducationPhoto: David Dahlberg

Nursery and primary schoolsNursery schools90 municipal23 independent

Primary schools50 municipal7 independent

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Employees in nursery schools with a pedagogical higher education:

Compulsory school teachers with ahigher education:

53% 61 %

88 % 93 %

Sweden Umeå

Upper secondaryschools4 municipal

6 independent

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Proportion of qualified teachers:

Secondary school students eligiblefor a higher education:

Proportion of students graduating from an upper secondary schooleducation within four years:

81 % 88 %

87 % 91 %

75 %77 %

Sweden Umeå

Two universitiesUmeå University: 34,200 students, 4,400 employees.

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: 400 students, 500 employees.

On campus there are shops, pubs, cafés, student union club and IKSU, the largest fitness and wellness club in Scandinavia.

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From aesthetics to economy Umeå School of ArchitectureUmeå Institute of DesignUmeå School of BusinessUmeå Academy of Fine ArtsUmeå University School of Restaurantand Culinary ArtsUmeå Institute of TechnologyUmeå Sport Sciences CentreUmeå School of Education

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The artistic campusPart of Umeå University

Today there areUmeå School of ArchitectureUmeå Academy of Fine ArtsUmeå Institute of Design

Within a few years there will also beThe Image MuseumHumlab X, an experimental workshop fordigital culture

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14 leadingresearch areasChanging ecosystemsGender studiesInfectionsPerception of mathematicsBiochemistryCancer researchNervous systemsMetabolic diseasesNorthern studiesProteins dynamics, structure and functionSunlight as fuelWelfare researchPlant and forest biotechnologyPopulation – aging and living conditions

SwedishUniversity ofAgriculturalSciences Research in forest managementland managementenvironmentagriculturebioenergy

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LeisureLeisurePhoto: Fredrik Larsson

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Enjoy it in yourown company orjoin a club750 clubs13 recreation centres180 km bike trails160 km jogging tracks Seashore walksRecreation areasHiking trails and climbing

Visit attractionsNorrbyskär islandsHeated adventure water park8 seaside swimming beaches12 lake swimming placesRiver swimmingThird generation artificial turfWhite water raftingHorse ridingClimbingSeal safariCanoeingFishing

Activitiesin the snowDog sledgingSnowmobile safariArtificial snow parkHorse riding400 km cross-country ski tracksMore than 60 ice rinks

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Clearly ayoung city Skate ParkourHamnmagasinet (Youth Centre)GraffitiMusic Centre