Region Västerbotten, formerly known as Västerbotten County Council (), is the regional council for

Västerbotten County Västerbotten County (), sometimes called Westrobothnia, is a county or '' län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the ...

, Sweden. The Region is primarily responsible for healthcare and public transport but also oversees regional development and culture.

Formation

On 1 January 2019, Västerbotten County Council merged with the regional federation and certain business support functions from the county administrative board, forming Region Västerbotten.

Responsibilities

Healthcare

Region Västerbotten is responsible for providing healthcare services in Västerbotten County, including specialised care for northern Sweden and national specialist care for brachial plexus injuries.

Hospitals

* Lycksele Hospital * Skellefteå Hospital * Norrlands University Hospital in Umeå The region operates health centres across all municipalities. Some centres also function as local hospitals with inpatient care.

Public Transport

Region Västerbotten manages public transport in the county through Länstrafiken i Västerbotten, which operates bus and rail services in cooperation with other northern regions.

Regional Development

The Region is responsible for economic growth, infrastructure, tourism, digitalisation, education, and cultural initiatives.

Education and Research

Region Västerbotten collaborates with

Umeå University Umeå University (; Ume Sami language, Ume Sami: ) is a public university, public research university located in Umeå, in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present bord ...

on medical research and innovation. It also operates Vindeln Folk High School and Storuman Folk High School.

Politics

Region Västerbotten is governed by the Regional Council, with the Regional Executive Board handling executive matters.

Municipalities

Bjurholm Municipality Bjurholm Municipality () is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Bjurholm. The present municipality has the same territory as the one instituted in 1863, when the municipal system was implemented in ...

Dorotea Municipality Dorotea Municipality (; ) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Dorotea. When the first local government acts were implemented in Sweden in 1863 Dorotea parish was made a rural municipality. In 19 ...

Lycksele Municipality Lycksele Municipality (; ; ) is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is located in Lycksele and the municipality is located in the southern parts of Swedish Lapland (S ...

Malå Municipality Malå Municipality (; ) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Malå. History Between 1974 and 1982 Malå Municipality was included in Norsjö Municipality. In 1983 it was re-established within its fo ...

Nordmaling Municipality Nordmaling Municipality () is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Nordmaling. History The municipal system in Sweden was introduced in 1863 and Nordmaling Municipality was one of the entities created ...

Norsjö Municipality Norsjö Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is located in Norsjö. In 1974 Norsjö and Malå Municipality, Malå municipalities were amalgamated, ...

Robertsfors Municipality Robertsfors Municipality () is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Robertsfors. History In 1759 the small village Edfastmark became Robertsfors Bruk. It was the Irishman John Jennings and his brothe ...

Skellefteå Municipality Skellefteå Municipality () is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Skellefteå. History Most of the amalgamations leading to the present municipality took place in 1967 when the then "City of Skel ...

* Sorsele Municipality *

Storuman Municipality Storuman Municipality (; ; ) is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is located in Storuman. The parish Stensele was created as late as 1822. It was, together with th ...

Umeå Municipality Umeå Municipality (, ) is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is Umeå, which is also the county seat of Västerbotten County. Administration The municipality is a ...

Vilhelmina Municipality Vilhelmina Municipality (; ) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Vilhelmina. History In 1804 the parish of Volgsjö was renamed Vilhelmina in honour of Queen Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Swed ...

Vindeln Municipality Vindeln Municipality () is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Vindeln. History In 1971 a local government reform was implemented in Sweden. This municipality was, however, not amalgamated with any o ...

Vännäs Municipality Vännäs Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is located in Vännäs. History In 1928 the urban areas in Sweden, locality Vännäs was detached fro ...

Åsele Municipality Åsele Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is located in the town of Åsele. It is located in the southernmost fringe of Lapland (Sweden), Lapland. ...

References

External Links

Region Västerbotten official website
{{coord missing, Sweden Västerbotten County

Västerbotten Västerbotten (), sometimes called West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (''landskap'') in northern Sweden, located by the Gulf of Bothnia. It borders the provinces of Ångermanland, Lapland and Norrbotten. The region is famous for Väs ...

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