1. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future

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3. CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Europe – Sweden – Västerbotten – Umeå Umeå in figures Umeå was founded: 1622 Inhabitants: 113 000 Average age: 38 Students: 30 000 Associations: 600 Birches in the city: 3000 Hours of sun p.a.: 1800 Sunrise on 21 June: 02.21 Sunset on 21 June: 22.59 x Zoom in

4. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future History of Umeå 3000 B.C. Rock carvings prove existence of the first "people of Umeå". 1000 B.C. Settlements appear along the shores. 1622 Umeå is founded by King Gustav Adolf II. 18th c. The city burns, a bit at a time. 1888 Huge fire in the city, 77 % of inhabitants homeless. 1901 The first Umeå regiment. 1929 Nyströms Karosseri was founded (now Volvo Truck Corporation). 1957 Umeå Hospital, regional hospital for upper Norrland. 1965 Umeå University opens. 1995 100 000 inhabitants, increased from 50 000 in 1966. City of Birches grew from the ashes x

5. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future City center 15 parks 2 cinemas 4 galleries 200 shops 15 cafés 47 pubs, restaurants and leisure facilities Shopping, cafés, pubs and restaurants x

6. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Everything from parks to the wilds Sea and forest close to the centre Bright summer nights Fishing in the heart of the city Footpaths Forests with lots of berries 580 hectares of countryside Centre close to the countryside x

7. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Communications Air, rail, road and sea Fly Umeå–Stockholm, 50 minutes. Night trains to Stockholm and Gothenburg, every day. The Bothnia Line to be commissioned in 2010. European motorways 4 and 12 pass through Umeå. Ferry to Vaasa in Finland. x

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9. CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Umeå 2014 Umeå has been appointed European Capital of Culture in 2014. Umeå will be sharing its place as European Capital of Culture with Riga, Latvia. Capital of Culture x

10. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Cultural life in Umeå Theatre, dance, art … The biggest theatre association in Sweden Famous choreographers and dancers Konstvägen Sju Älvar, an 350 km long art exhibition Sculpture Park Culture for the elderly Culture for children and young people x

11. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Art and knowledge Bildmuseet One of Sweden's top museums exhibiting images and the visual arts. Part of Umeå University. Västerbotten Museum Responsible for the cultural history of the county of Västerbotten. Has an archive accessible to all. Museums x

12. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future NorrlandsOperan International cooperation. Cooperations with children and young people. Rock concerts and festivals. Here you can go and see: opera concerts dance theatre art Art of theatre x

13. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Everything from jazz to the 20-kronorsfestival Umeå International Jazz Festival Umeå International Film Festival MADE Raj Raj UmeFolk Umeå Blues Festival Täfteåfestivalen She's got the beat House of metal Punkfest Barnkulturfestival Visfestival Holmön Umeå Open (largest indoor festival in Sweden) Umeå Höstljus Edge Festival Festivals x

14. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Ubmejen Biejvieh Sami Week in Umeå, approx. 20 000 visitors. Umeå was and continues to be reindeer pastureland. Cultural heritage of the Sami people x

15. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Umeå – Sport CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisure Future Sport Umeå

16. CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Sports facilities Everything from yoga to hockey for oldies 10 artificial grass pitches 26 tennis courts 3 ice hockey rinks The biggest equestrian sports facility in Sweden The biggest exercise and sports facility in Europe 4 golf courses Slalom slopes and cross country skiing tracks x

17. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Sports teams and sportspeople Go Umeå! Umeå IK in the Damallsvenskan (Swedish champions in 2000-2002, 2005-2008. Gold in the UEFA Women's Cup in 2003 and 2004, silver in 2002, 2006 and in 2007) Umeå Södra FF in damallsvenskan IBK Dalen in the Elite Series in floorball, ladies and men Björklöven in the Hockeyallsvenskan Umeå Comets in the basketball Ladies league, ladies IKSU Innebandy in the Elite Series, ladies Umeå FC in division 1, men IFK Umeå in the Elite Series in badminton x

18. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Umeå characterised by expansion and belief in the future Workforce is young and well educated. Very good communications. Approx. 500 new companies every year. Approx. 600 new jobs every year. x Umeå – Commerce CommerceCultureSportGrowthEducationLeisureFutureCommerceUmeå

19. CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Places to meet – to develop enterprise and commerce in the region. Uminova Innovation Umeå Biotech Incubator Biotech Umeå Umeågalan Tillväxtalliansen E12-alliansen Entreprenörskap i skolan Umeåregionen ENS-UMU (Unit for Commerce and Society, Umeå University) Cooperation projects x

20. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Successful products Truck cabs, Volvo Truck Corporation Forest machinery, Komatsu Forest Conference telephones, Konftel Laboratory instruments, GE Healthcare Diagnostic aids, Biopool AB Added-value foods, Norrmejerier Front loaders, Ålö AB Kraftliner, SCA Packaging Obbola Jetty tethering, Seaflex AB Provision of services on contract, Tradimus Business development, Uminova Innovation Biotechnology, BioTech Umeå Industry city x

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22. CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Umeå growth Skilled workforce One of the fastest growing regions in Sweden, with approx. 140 000 inhabitants. The population of Umeå doubled in 40 years. 3 000 new jobs since 2002. 3 500 new apartments up to 2010. Increasing new business. x

23. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future IT City Profile: applied IT 180 pure IT companies. En av världens mest uppkopplade städer. (OBS! Eng översättning?) Sveriges IT-kommun 2007 (OBS! Eng översättning?) x

24. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Green development Green Zone Pelleting plant Dåva combined power and heating plant Dåva 2 Environmental initiatives in Umeå x

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26. CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Children and young people Preschools and compulsory schools Preschools 84 municipal 21 independent Compulsory schools 57 municipal 7 independent x

27. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Teenagers Upper secondary schools 4 municipal 6 private schools x

28. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Best student city in Sweden 2006 Two universities – one campus Umeå University: 33 000 students, 4 000 staff. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: 600 students, 450 staff. There are shops, pubs, cafés, the students' union and IKSU – the biggest exercise and sports facility in Europe – on campus. x

29. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Areas of excellence at Umeå University 12 areas of excellence Cancer research Population studies – ageing and living conditions Biological chemistry Ecosystems dynamics Gender research Infections Mathematics education The nervous system Northern studies Social welfare research Plant and forest biotechnology Metabolic diseases x

30. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Six colleges at Umeå University From aesthetics to economics Institute of Design Academy of Fine Arts School of Environmental Studies School of Restaurant and Culinary Arts Institute of Technology School of Business and Economics x

31. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Research into forests land environment agriculture bioenergy. x

32. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Enjoy on your own or join an association 600 associations 13 recreation centres 180 kilometres of cycle paths 160 kilometres of jogging paths Tavelsjöleden, a 39-km footpath Strandpromenaden Umeleden x Umeå – Leisure CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future LeisureUmeå

33. CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Summer For anyone preferring not to relax by the riverside Norrbyskär Temperature-controlled adventure pool 8 sea swimming opportunities 12 lake swimming opportunities Swimming in the river Third generation artificial grass White-water rafting Horseriding Climbing Seal safari Canoeing Fishing x

34. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Winter Activities in the snow Dog sledding Snow scooter safari Artificial snow facilities Horseriding 400 km of ski tracks x

35. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future Youth culture City of young people - clearly apparent Hamnmagasinet Skating Le Parkour Folkkök Graffiti Musikhus The biggest LAN in Sweden x

36. Umeå CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisu re Future Umeå Culture SportCommerce Growth EducationLeisure Future What's happening now European Capital of Culture 2014 3 500 new apartments by 2010 – 600 apartments a year The Bothnia Line in use 2010 x Future Umeå – Future CultureSportCommerceGrowthEducationLeisuFutureUmeå

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