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Northern Sweden looks to expand its workforce in a bid to keep pace with high-tech growth

The region must attract 25,000 new residents if it is to make the most of huge investments expected in coming decades.

By Kevin McGwin March 17, 2021
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A combination of low unemployment and expected investments in high-tech firms that could amount to a trillion kronor ($120 billion) in Sweden’s two northernmost counties by 2050 is forcing employers there to consider ways to attract about 25,000 new residents to the region in the next five years.

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