For many southern Swedes, anywhere in their own country north of Gävle, or even Uppsala, is simply too far away to bother with. But from where I'm sitting in Umeå, Norrland is the place to be.
Situated seven hours north of Stockholm, Umeå may not be the most famous municipality beyond the borders of Sweden – but there's more to this northern city than meets the eye.
As Sweden sinks deeper and deeper into the economic downturn, only Norrland and its booming green industry sector is expected to see its economy grow next year.
A court in Sweden has given the steel company H2 Green Steel the go ahead to start building a coal-free steel plant in northern Sweden, the first greenfield steel plant in Europe in 50 years.
Battery group Northvolt announced Tuesday that it would build a battery factory in northern Germany, as Europe seeks to ramp up its capacity to produce electric cars.
A journalist from the AFP news agency visits the far north of Sweden, where global warming is happening three times faster than in the rest of the world.
Newly formed company H2 Green Steel (H2GS) on Tuesday announced plans to build a hydrogen powered steel plant in the north of Sweden, already a pioneer in the field.
A Sami market that usually attracts almost 50,000 visitors to the small town of Jokkmokk is taking place online this year, due to coronavirus restrictions.
Sweden's state-owned mining company LKAB has committed to investing hundreds of billions of kronor to go carbon-neutral by 2045, described as potentially the largest industrial investment ever in the Nordic country.
Aurora-gazers in the far north of Sweden were treated to a dazzling show as spectacular Northern Lights lit up the skies late on Wednesday. But if you missed them, fear not – here are some of the best pictures.
The skulls of 25 Sami people are set to be laid to rest in what's expected to be a poignant ceremony in northern Sweden today – the biggest such reburial ever carried out in the Nordic country.
Hurricane-strength winds hit the Stora Sjöfallet national park in northern Sweden over the weekend, but mountain rescuers were still called out to save hikers who tried to defy the harsh conditions.
With slushy streets in southern Sweden and a new cold record of the season in the far north, the big freeze shows no sign of letting go of the country any time soon.
Sweden just had its coldest night of this winter, so if you were particularly reluctant to get out from under your duvet this morning you may have been on to something.
The departure of teenagers and people in their early twenties offers advantages for rural areas, argue Lapland researchers, who suggest out-migration is wrongly imagined as a problem. Swedish youth do not all move to cities and many of them return home at a later stage.
What happens when you take a big city man and drop him in rural northern Sweden? Let's just say that born-and-bred Londoner Paul Connolly has a few stories to tell you.
After an exceptionally long and warm summer, it will soon be time to pack away the picnic blanket in parts of northern Sweden, where autumn has already arrived, according to meteorologists.
Swedish bloggers have become some of the country's most high-profile influencers, attracting readers from around the world. In The Local's <a href="https://www.thelocal.se/tag/meet+the+blogger">'Meet the blogger'</a> series, our contributor Ellie Day asks these online entrepreneurs about the highs and lows of the industry, and their advice to would-be influencers.
