Transcript Socio-economic Review of Dalarna County, Sweden

Socio-economic Review of
Dalarna County, Sweden
Oristano, Sardenia 2009-05-07
Stiftelsen Minerva
Rural areas in Sweden
• Sweden – a country with large surface and sparse
population
• The north of Sweden is the widest empty space of the
European Union
• A quarter of the population lives in rural areas*
• 22 people per km2 (compared to 243 per km2 in Great
Britain)
* Definition – areas outside localities with a population of 3000 inhabitants or more
Map of Dalarna County
Dalarna County
• One of Sweden´s twenty-one counties
• The county of Dalarna covers an area that is roughly the
size of Belgium
• Has a great number of natural geographic regions;
different typs of woodland, foothills and alpine regions
• Forrest, mire, bare rocks and high mountains
•3
% of the Swedish population lives in Dalarna
Demography and population
• 275 750 people are living in Dalarna county
• Density of 10 people per km2
• Two major age groups: 13-17 and 57-61 year olds
• Slightly more women than men
• Average
number of children per woman is 2,0
• Population decline, low birth rates and increased mobility
of younger people
• Changed conditions for public services and infrastructure
Economy
• Sweden – high taxes and a large public sector
• Exporting nation: Goods and services for SEK 1067
billion:1 EUR = 10,7 SEK)
• Income tax in Dalarna county is 33 % (mostly spent on
schools and elderly care)
• Export from Dalarna County: 4,4 % or SEK 47 billion
• Large industries that export wood, paper, pulp and steel
Labour market in rural Dalarna
• More women than men are recruited to colleges and
universities (1078 women and 765 men)
• 81 % of all men and 76 % of all women are gainfully
employed
• About 90 % of the employed men and 57 % of the
employed women have a full-time job
• 11 000 company owners are running some kind of
business (36 % of the company owners are women)
Labour market in rural Dalarna
• The gender segregation is more significant than the
national average
• The average age of employed people is high – need for
replacement recruting
• Both men and women are entiteled to parental leave for
the first year/years
• 75 % of all 1-5 year olds go to pre-school (child care)
Women´s labour market in Dalarna
• The most common trades are within nursing and health
care
• A high number also work as teachers, accounting clerks
and shop assistants
• Women start their businesses within areas of personal
and cultural services
• Low representation in managing positions
• Women have a lower income (2 000 EUR/month for
women and 2 600 EUR/month for men)
Sources
• Implementing EU Rural Development 2000-2006. The Swedish Case.
• Swedish National Rural Agency
• Sweden – Rural Development Plan
• County Administrative Board. 2006. Facts about Dalarna
• County Administrative Board & Region Dalarna. 2008. Women and Men in
Dalarna
• Almi Dalarna. 2008. Economic Growth
• Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
• www.fotofinnaren.se