Welcome
We are the EU-office for the counties of Norrbotten and
Västerbotten, 
the two
northernmost counties of Sweden. The main purpose of the office is
to contribute and encourage northern Sweden to become an active and
competent region at a European level.
The founding organisations are the Municipalities, the County Councils, the County Administration Boards, the Federation of private enterprises and the Chambers of Commerce in Norrbotten and Västerbotten as well as Luleå University of Technology and Umeå University. North Sweden European Office has an office in Brussels as well as an office in each county, located in the towns of Umeå and Luleå.
We are always interested in receiving partner searches and
continuously
distribute them to key actors in our region, email your information
to contact@northsweden.eu.
News
Science & pulp fiction
2011-03-28
Northern Sweden smells of money. More exactly, of pulp and paper mills and iron ore. The area’s raw materials are increasingly being refined in the region, and today’s new export products are high-technology materials and sensor systems worth millions.
Partner search: mobility project within Leonardo da Vinci
2010-11-24
The city of Piteå are planning a Leonardo da Vinci mobility project in the beginning of 2011. We are looking for partners within Leonardo da Vinci that can host our youngsters (age between 18-24 years) during three weeks time for work placement.
From Wood to Wheel
2010-10-07
The energy revolution from northern Sweden that is helping Europe to reach its energy and climate targets while maintaining sustainability, was presented in Brussels on 29th September.
The NSPA Open days 2010 workshop
2010-07-06
We hope you would like to participate in our event and learn more how the experience and resources from the North can contribute to a prosperous and sustainable Europe. Register now!
Partner search: Preparatory Action in the field of Sport 2010
2010-07-05
The Leisure and Recreation Department, City of Umeå, together with its local partners, are looking for partners to the project "Access to Sport", which will be submitted to the call Preparatory Action in the field of Sport 2010, in the area of "Promotion of Social Inclusion in and through Sport". Application deadline: 31.08.2010
NSPA at dialogue meeting with Intergroup 174
2010-05-11
The European Union’s future policy on territorial cohesion was on the agenda when the "Intergroup Mountain, Island and Sparsely Populated Regions" on Tuesday 4th May invited to a dialogue meeting in the European Parliament. The NSPA was invited to present how the NSPA positions itself for the future EU regional policy.
Unique cooperation praised by European Commission
2010-01-28
A political delegation from northern Finland, Norway and Sweden has presented its political position on the future cohesion policy to Mr Dirk Ahner, Director General at DG Regional Policy, European Commission.