The regional and the local self government

The state – the region – the municipality

EU

Regional

County administrativ board

County council

Association of local municipal authorities

Local

Municipalities

Rule system – Levels

National

The state

Sweden• 21 counties within Sweden

• One county administrative board in every county

• Act as the Swedish supervisory authority

The Swedish parlament, Stockholm

The county of Norrbotten

• County administrative board

• County council

• 14 municipalities

• Association of local municipal authorities

County administrative board

Act as the regional state supervisory authority.

Responsible for the government subsidy, to regional development and also a administer for EU;s structure- and interregional funds.

The county council

Responsible for the provision of medical services.

They have a regional responsible for culture, some education, trafic, regional bussines sector etc.

One of three taxation levels.

Municipalities

Autonomy responsible for education, health care, plan questions, operation and maintenance work.

One of three taxation levels.

The county of Norrbotten

• Number of inhabitants: 253 000

• Area: 98 249 km2

• Average income: 205 000 crowns

• Local government income tax: approx 32 crowns per each 100 crown

• Approximatly 50 procent of the inhabitants are living in the municipalities of Luleå, Piteå and Boden.

Kiruna

Haparanda

Pajala

Överkalix

Piteå

Kalix

Luleå

Gällivare

Jokkmokk

Arjeplog

ArvidsjaurÄlvsbyn

Boden

Övertorneå

Sweden

• 1908 The State Employees´Union

• 1919 The State Rural Municipalities Authority

• 1968 Swedish Association of local Authorities

The county of Norrbotten

• 1946 The county of Norrbotten Rural Municipalities Authority

• 1948 The state county department of the Rural Municipalities authority

• 1968 Swedish Association county department of local Authorities

Today

• Free-standing special interest organization

• Regional, national, international

• Protect the municipality autonomy

Purpose

• Look out for the municipalities interests

• Promote cooperation

• Support the municipality autonomy

Prioritized areas• Growth and development questions

• Questions about the region

• Internationalize

• Questions about education

• Questions about social service

• Environment and community planning questions

Cooperation• Regional/local with County administrative board, County council, university, government authorities and agencies, bussines sector organizations.

•National with Swedish Association of local Authorities and other county associations/regions.

• Internationell with EU, Barentsregion, Scandinavia etc.

Organization

1. Political committe

2. Political submiters

3. The organization for public

officials

Activity • Growth- and development

• Questions about the region

• Education

• Social service

• Environment and community planning

• Remaining

• The regional growth program/Growth committee

• The surrounding coverage

• Cooperation/coordinate

• Information/communication

• Network

• Committee/statement

• Courses/conferences

• Support to teaching activity