Sweden
Gävle
Highlights
- Port of Gävle, Sweden´s largest container terminal
- green city, runner up most sustainable city in Sweden
- innovative city, join us in the Gävle Innovation Arena https://www.gavleinnovationarena.se, and the regional incubator Movexum, https://movexum.se/en/
- event city, trusted host of congresses, festivals as well as championships
- sports and culture are important parts of the city life
- home to the world´s largest straw goat, http://www.visitgavle.se/en/gavle-goat
https://www.gavleinnovationarena.se
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Gävle is situated by the Baltic Sea, 160 km north of Stockholm, and has been a city for over 500 years.
Gävle is a green city with strong environmental ambitions. Awarded Second Best Sustainable City in Sweden for the second year 2018. It has a flourishing cultural life and offers a wide range of leisure activities. An inclusive city, winner of the Swedish Accessibility Award 2017.
Key Facts
Population
100.600
Twin Cities
Gjövik (Norway) Naestved (Denmark) Rauma (Finland) Jurmala (Latvia) Galva (USA) Buffalo City (USA) Zhuhai (China)
EU - Activities
- Member of Eurotowns
- Member of Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC)
- Current EU-Projects:
- PortMate (Central Baltic)
- Augmented Urbans (Central Baltic)
- Efficient Flow (Central Baltic)
- Compete In (Interreg Europe)
- School Chance (Interreg Europe)
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