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Upper Norrland ( sv, Övre Norrland) is a National Area ( sv, Riksområde) of Sweden. The National Areas are a part of the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) of Sweden.
Norrbotten (seat: Luleå)
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Västerbotten (seat: Umeå)
Geography
Övre Norrland is the northernmost region of Sweden and forms part ofSápmi
(, smj, Sábme / Sámeednam, sma, Saepmie, sju, Sábmie, , , sjd, Са̄мь е̄ммьне, Saam' jiemm'n'e) is the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sámi people. Sápmi is in Northern and Eastern Europe and includes the ...
(Lapland). It is the Sweden's largest region by area. It borders Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
, Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
, and the ''riksområde'' of Middle Norrland.
The most populous cities are Umeå, Luleå, Skellefteå
Skellefteå (, locally ) is a city in Västerbotten County, Sweden. It is the seat of Skellefteå Municipality, which had 73,246 inhabitants in 2021.
The city is historically industrial, with mining being a large part of that industry, especial ...
, Piteå and Boden.
Subdivision
Upper Norrland includes 2counties
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
:
* Norrbotten (seat: Luleå)
* Västerbotten (seat: Umeå)
Economy
The Gross domestic product (GDP) of the region was 23.1 billion € in 2018, accounting for 4.9% of Swedish economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was 35,100 € or 116% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 109% of the EU average.See also
*Sápmi
(, smj, Sábme / Sámeednam, sma, Saepmie, sju, Sábmie, , , sjd, Са̄мь е̄ммьне, Saam' jiemm'n'e) is the cultural region traditionally inhabited by the Sámi people. Sápmi is in Northern and Eastern Europe and includes the ...
*Norrland
Norrland (, "Northland", originally ''Norrlanden'' or "the Northlands") is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces. Although Norrland does not serve any administ ...
* Riksområden
* NUTS of Sweden
* ISO 3166-2:SE
* Local administrative unit
* Subdivisions of ''Norden''
References
External links
National Areas of Sweden Norrland NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union {{Sweden-geo-stub