Älvsbyn Municipality () is a

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in northern

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. Its

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is located in Älvsbyn. The present municipality has the same size as the original one, created at the time the municipalities of Sweden were formed in 1863. 1948-1968 a part of it constituted a

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(''

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'') and a municipality of its own, but the entities were reunited in 1969.

Geography

The municipality stretches along the Pite River for about 60 kilometres in a naturesque surrounding.

Localities

There are four localities (or urban areas) in Älvsbyn Municipality: The municipal seat in bold

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Älvsbyn Municipality's electoral districts in the

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sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 8,003 residents, including 6,194 Swedish citizens of voting age. 57.5% voted for the left coalition and 41.4% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Economy

Two main industries in the town of Älvsbyn are ''AB Älvsbyhus'', which builds houses, and ''Polarbageriet AB'', which is nationally famous for their breads. Polarbageriet has a production of about 1.5 million breads a day. They do not make loaves, but rather flat slices of a whitish bread. Their main distribution is within Sweden, but a small export goes to

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, the

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and

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, where it is popular to use for homemade

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. Älvsbyhus has its base in Älvsbyn, and one of its factories there too. It is

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's biggest producer of prefabricated homes in wood. Their average production is around two houses a day, although much of the production is located at other factories closer to the market. RFN is a government military testing facility, not just for domestic use. It is one of very few places where live

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s can be tested over land, and attracts military testers from other countries as well. There is also some

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, with a popular place to visit in the

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Storforsen, just west of Vidsel.

Sister cities

Älvsbyn Municipality has three

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:Official site
* Flag of Norway

Fauske,

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Haapavesi,

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References

External links

Älvsbyn Municipality
- Official site

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