Governors residence, Umeå Welcome to Västerbotten Västerbotten is the second largest county in the country and covers more than one eighth of the total area of Sweden. A journey through Västerbotten takes you from the flat country by the northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia, through the vast coniferous forests and mires in the inland to the magnificent mountains in the west. Habitat Contact Forum V On october, 15-16, 2008 in Umeå, Västerbotten the fifth meeting of specialists from Finland, Norway, Russian Federation and Sweden took place. The participants of the Forum discussed nature conservation issues and climate change focusing on selected topics. The Forum agreed on a resolution from the fifth Forum.  HCF 2008 Report [2510 kB]  Resolution HCF 2008 Signed English version[122 kB]   Resolution HCF 2008 Russian version (translated) [117 kB] Sweden's official website SWEDEN.SE is Sweden's official website. Their mission is to make it easy for you to find information about Sweden in English as well as other languages.  To Sweden.se The twin regions As part of its international work, Västerbotten has a number of twin regions. Lorraine in France, Heilong Jiang in north-west China, the Republic of Karelia in Russia and  the Wielkopolska region in Poland Here you can read more about our international work   The County Administrations and the EU Swedens membership of the European Union gives her access to the EUs structural funds. These are the Regional Fund, the Social Fund, the Agriculture Fund and the Fisheries Fund.   More about the EU isseus in Västerbotten  3 million acres The County Administration administrates government land above the cultivation limit in the County of Västerbotten, an area that extends over nearly 3 million acres (1.2 million hectares). This is roughly the equivalent of 2.5 million football pitches.   Reindeer management and mountain administration

Other languages  Chris Heister The County Governor of Västerbotten Just below the Arctic Circle Web Atlas The County of Västerbotten  Weather forecast Facts about Västerbotten  Swedish website www.sweden.se is Swedens official website for information about Sweden to the outside world. This portal site also offering a search platform providing information about Västerbotten in English. Postal address Västerbotten County Administrative Board SE 901 86 Umeå Sweden Tel:+46 90107000