Region Varmland

Region Varmland is an organisation that the countys 16 municipalities have formed jointly with the county council to take responsibility for regional development, growth issues, culture, public transportation and adult education in Varmland. The organisation was set up in 2001 as a municipal association*. Six years later the organisation was changed when the Government decided that every county could set up a cooperative body** to take over responsibility for a number of Government functions from the county administrative boards. We have therefore been responsible for functions that include the planning of infrastructure in the region, i. e. rail, road, shipping and aviation, since 2007. Region Varmland is also responsible for five colleges for adult education and several regional resource centres, including Visit Varmland, the Regional Resource Center for Dance and the Regional Energy Agency. Everything we do at Region Varmland involves creating the conditions for growth in...