Pajala Utveckling AB - English


A public and private sector initiative

Since the early 1980s we have worked to rejuvenate and diversify the business sector. Today Pajala has leading companies in the leather, wood and electronics industries with markets around the world. The electronics and computer industry has shown the most powerful growth in Pajala in recent years, and together with forestry and the wood processing industry is the largest industrial sector in Pajala.

The electronics and computer industry has built up a high level of skills, with companies that develop, administrate and manufacture products based on electronics and software. Several of the electronics companies in Pajala are among the leaders in Sweden in their field, and are frequent flyers at Pajala's new airport.

In order further to stimulate and support the development of traditional and new industries, local businesses and Pajala Municipality have jointly started a development agency - Pajala Utveckling AB - which is 51 % owned by the companies.

The work of the agency is to include the following range of services:

  • Consulting/services in business development
  • Structure and development issues
  • Infrastructure issues
  • Setting up contacts
  • Contributing to finding funding solutions
  • Part-funding pre-studies

The agency's efforts are principally aimed at companies that:

  • Have growth potential, profitability and a market outside Pajala
  • Process locally-produced materials
  • Sell services with the help of IT
  • That work with computing and electronics

If you have plans to set up new operations or to extend existing operations, contact us to discuss possibilities to do this in Pajala Municipality. You will discover that there are many advantages in setting up operations here. The university-level courses that are run in Pajala provide a good supply of electronics engineers.

You who already run operations in the municipality are also welcome to get in touch with us. The agency observes strict professional secrecy at all times. Together perhaps we can reach a solution that is beneficial both to your company and to Pajala Municipality.

So don't hesitate to get in touch with us. We're here to help you!

Contact details

Board
The Board comprises six members and one deputy member. The municipality has one representative on the Board, while the other members are company leaders in the municipality. The present composition of the Board is as follows:
  • Gunnar Lauri, Chair, Krekula & Lauri Såg AB
  • Bengt Niska, Pajala Municipality
  • John-Erik Kostenniemi, Logica
  • Rudolf Lundholm, Liviöjärvi Gungstolsfabrik
  • Tomas Kero, Kero Leather AB  
  • Kent Nilsson (substitute), Nilssons Fastigheter
  • Jonas Lundström (substitute) Northland Resources Inc


Management
MD Jan-Erik Blomqvist
Address: Kengisgatan 8, SE-984 31 Pajala, Sweden
Tel: + 46 -978 747 92
Fax: + 46 -978 120 21
Cell phone: + 46 70-657 47 90
E-mail: jan-erik.blomqvist@puab.pajala.se

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pajala Utveckling AB
Pajala Utveckling AB - English
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