Industries

Space

Old space took us to the moon but was only for a few, driven by governmental spending by a handful of wealthy countries. New space is a fundamental game-changer in the space sector, driven by both commercial and governmental investments and companies working independently of government and major contractors. This has launched space as be the next trillion-dollar industry, with total space revenues projected to be over USD 1 trillion by 2040.

Key overall trends that will impact the space sector going forward are reducing the cost of access to space, increased demand for small satellites, space sustainability, the need for data and connectivity , space exploration and planetary missions.

US is still in the lead competitively, but Europe has great room for growth and further development, and one of Europe’s most important space centres is located in northern Sweden. It is a diverse eco-system uniquely well-positioned to capture growth and is at a turning point – from a dominant public sector into a rapid progress arena for commercial businesses. Already today the northern Swedish space sector is mobilizing the full space value chain, and with the first small satellites launched into orbit at Esrange, we see a doubling of the sector and clear alignment with global trends. World-class space actors like the Esrange Space Center, The Swedish Institute of Space Physics, EISCAT Scientific Association and the Space Campus of Luleå University of Technology ensure continuous innovation opportunities.

With superior geographic conditions, space critical infrastructure in place and an extensive eco-system and knowledge hub northern Sweden is the space center to invest in.

Our industry experience:

  • Analysis of the opportunities in the northern Swedish space sector for investors: insights on all parts of the space value chain
  • Mapping of the European space cluster and cooperation possibilities
  • Investment and financing strategies for growth, new business and research
  • Supporting space start-ups on their growth journey

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Mining, minerals and metals

Metals, minerals and advanced materials are key enablers for a globally competitive, green, and digital Europe. In Sweden we have the technical know-how, the natural resources and the industrial and political ambition to be a leader in sustainable and responsible mining.

Test and demonstration

There is no other place in the world that hosts as many areas of demo and testing as Norrbotten, and there are over 40 demo and test actors in the north in the fields of energy, materials, space, vehicles and transport, healthcare, urban planning, telecom and IT.

Industrial goods and services

Northern Sweden has a long tradition of innovative and successful export companies of industrial goods and services, primarily in the high value-added segments.

Tourism

The vision for Sweden as tourism country is to be the world’s most sustainable and attractive destination built on innovation by 2030. Northern Sweden has great potential to embody this vision with a track-record of high-end experiences, sustainable strategies and international attractiveness.

Investors and private equity

1,100 billion SEK is currently being invested in northern Sweden, the country's largest combined investment effort in new technology towards battling climate change. Northern Sweden is in general an under-invested region with numerous of globally competitive, innovative and sustainable companies raging from start-ups to mid-sized industrial companies with long ancestry.

Energy

Clean, green energy is a hallmark for northern Sweden. The region is a role model for sustainable and innovative energy and climate solutions and several small and large-scale energy initiatives are ongoing with potential to transform the industry.

Public organizations and institues

Upper Norrland, Norrbotten and Västerbotten, is Sweden’s northernmost region and has the largest land area and lowest population density in the country. Rapid economic growth, valuable natural resources and low unemployment rate identify the region but the challenges are many - a high shrinking of workforce, elderly population, increased cost structure combined with decreased tax base.