overall aims

UMEÅ
Umeå’s position in the World and in Sweden
Västerbotten
Sweden
Area: 449 770 km2
Population: approximately 8,9 milj
Västerbotten and the region of Umeå
Västerbotten
Area: 55 428 km2
Population: approximately 255 000
Region of Umeå
Area: 9 422 km2
Population: approximately 137 500
Umeå municipality
Umeå municipality
Area: 2 317 km2
Population: 105 006
UMEÅ IN FIGURES
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Umeå becomes a city
1622
Population
105 006
Average age
36,8
Median age
33,2
Area in square kilometres
2 317
Business
10 000
Universities
2
Students
25 000
Clubs and societies
700
Birches in the city
3 000
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Sports and leisure facilities
200
Golf courses
3
Average hours of sunshine per year 1 800
Sunrise 21 June
01.14
Sunset 21 June
22.08
Hotel beds
2600
Cycle tracks, km
170
Jogging tracks, km
150
OVERALL AIMS
Stipulated by municipal council 19 June 2001
Increase the attractiveness of Umeå
by making the city one of the most
dynamic expanding municipalities in
Europe
OVERALL AIMS
Stipulated by municipal council 19 June 2001
Develop Umeå so that it can offer a way of
life of long-lasting high quality, including
good housing, work opportunities, leisure
activities, and expanding trade and
industry. Provide an environment
characterised by equality, diversity and
accessibility for all inhabitants in the
municipality
OVERALL AIMS
Stipulated by municipal council 19 June 2001
Strengthen Umeå’s role as Norrland’s
driving force regarding the development of
a dynamic economy, high-quality education,
research and health care, a rich and
innovative cultural life, and good physical
and electronic communication systems.
OVERALL AIMS
Stipulated by municipal council 19 June 2001
The effect on employment shall be that
women and men can work equally much
and that the number of people gainfully
employed will continue to be high
OVERALL AIMS
Stipulated by municipal council 19 June 2001
The long-term planning should strive to
achieve an average rise in the population
of 800 – 1000 people per year, aiming to
reach 150 000 inhabitants by 2050 at the
latest.
OVERALL AIMS
Stipulated by municipal council 19 June 2001
Children and young people growing up in
Umeå shall be given the best possible
opportunities in order to be able to live
well.
ORGANISATION
HISTORY
The town was founded in 1622
by king Gustaf ll Adolf
King Gustaf Vl Adolf inaugurated
Umeå University in 1965
The town was in flames in 1888
UMEÅ
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Dynamic atmosphere
Potential for growth
Closeness
Vitality
Knowledge
Diversity
UMEÅ IS A CITY OF CONTRASTS…
… where research and
high technology
coexist alongside a
human warmth that is
eniterly Umeå’s own.
The only pushy
feature is the
beautiful countryside.
THE RIVER UMEÄLVEN
• Seven bridges in the municipality, of which four are in the city
• Popular excursion destinations and favourite haunts
• The coastal communities of Holmsund and Obbola at the
mouth of the river
COUNTY TOWN
• Seat of the County Administration of Västerbotten
• The county has about 255 000 inhabitants spread over 15
municipalities
• The county occupies one eigth of the land area of Sweden –
the same size as Denmark!
HOSPITAL
• Norrland University Hospital (NUS)
• Highly specialised health care, training and advanced
research
• Regional hospitality for the four most northerly counties
(900 000 inhabitants)
• 5 200 employees = Norrland’s largest workplace
CITY OF LEARNING
• Two universities: Umeå University and the SLU (Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences)
• 25 000 students och 4 000 employees
• Advanced research in several fields
• The National Institute for working life and The Total Defense
Research Institute
• 45% of upper secondary school pupils go on to higher education
MADE IN UMEÅ
• Varied economy
• Engineering industry and
research-based companies
• Successful products:
truck cabs
front loaders
forestry machines
interferon
computer games
kraftliner
konference telephones
laboratory instruments
diagnostic aids
functional food
• Volvo truck is the largest
company with 2 000
employees
STAGES & ARENAS
• Gammliavallen sports
arena and centre
• Noliahallarna (exhibition
and trade fair buildings)
• Umeå Arena (ice rinks)
• Folkets Hus (community
centre)
• New opera house
• Aula Nordica (lecture
theatre)
• IKSU sports centre
• Hippologum (riding
centre)
• Three golf
courses
CITY OF BATHING
• Ume Lagun – heated outdoor swimming centre at Nydala
• Bathing lake and large camping site at Nydala
• Sea bathing at Betnessand and Norrmjöle
FESTIVALS
• International jazz festival
• Chamber music
• Folk music
• Pop
• Song festival on the island
Holmön
GUARANTEED SNOW
• Proper winters
• Skiing and sledging slopes
• Well-prepared and
illuminated skiing tracks
• The mountains are only half
a day’s journey away
CONFERENCES
• Good flight connections – airport near the city centre
• Hotels and conference facilities of high standard
• Extracurricular activities – white-water rafting, dog sleigh trips,
scooter safaris……….
SHOPPING
• Lively city centre - specialised shops, malls, restaurants, cafés and
several cinemas
• Two out-of-town shopping centres - Ersboda and Strömpilen
NORRBYSKÄR
• Group of islands just off the coast 40 kilometres south of Umeå
• Europé’s largest sawmill was built here in the 1890s; a model
community
• Parts of th settlement have been preserved, including the workers
dwellings
• Ferry from Norrbyn
• Restaurant and inn, museum, adventure trail, seal safaris
STORNORRFORS
• One of Europé´s largest hydroelectric power stations
• On the river Umeälven, 10 kilometres upstream from the city
• Height of the fall is 75 metres
• Salmon leap – a sight well worth seeing!
HOLMÖARNA
• Group of islands ten
kilometres off the coast just
north of umeå
• Just under 100 permanent
residents
• Ferry from Norrfjärden
• Guest harbour, coutry store,
guest houses, restaurants
and a boat museum
• Mail boat rowing race to
Björkö in the Vasa
archipelago off Finland
and back