This publication was produced by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), led by Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, as part of the programme of work of the Regional Development Policy Committee (RDPC).
The report has been conducted in close collaboration with the regional governments of Norrbotten and Västerbotten. Special thanks are due to Åsa Johansson, Strategist, and Carl Rova, Senior Advisor, from Region Norrbotten, as well as to Jonas Lundström, Head of Business and Community Building, and Marta Batha Teclemariam, Co‑ordinator, from the Region Västerbotten, for their support throughout the process.
The OECD/CFE team elaborating the report included Chris McDonald, project co-ordinator, with Andres Sanabria and Lisanne Raderschall, Policy Analysts, under the supervision of Jose Enrique Garcilazo, Head of the Regional and Rural Policy Unit in the Regional Development and Tourism Division, led by Alain Dupeyras. Fernando Riaza and Andres Sanabria drafted Chapter 2; Andres Sanabria drafted Chapter 3 and Lisanne Raderschall Chapter 4. The review benefitted from comments by other OECD colleagues, including Laura Springare (GOV), Ana Moreno Monroy, Rafael Trapasso, Isabelle Chatry and Antti Moisio (CFE), Economists and Policy Analysts. Jeanette Duboys and Saliha Beaumont managed the editing process and Pilar Phillip (CFE) led the publication process.
Special thanks are due to the external peer reviewers of this report: Ian Wood (City of Greater Sudbury, Canada), Kristiina Jokelainen (Regional Council of Lapland, Finland) and Juuso Hieta (Outokumpu Industrial Park, Finland) for their valuable input and comments, as well as for accompanying the team in the development of the review. The OECD is also grateful for comments and support received by Maria Ahlsved (Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Sweden), Eva Jonsson (Region of Norrbotten), Anna Lidbom (LKAB), Bo Krovig (LKAB), Pierre Heeroma (LKAB), Christina Allard (Luleå University of Technology), Karin Beland Lindahl (Luleå University of Technology), Runar Brännlund (Umeå University), Åsa Bergqvist (Ministry of Employment), Mattias Berglund (Avki, Gällivare), Robert Bernhardsson (Jokkmokk Municipality), Brita Iren Thomasson (Sami Parliament), Lars‑Ove Sjain (Swedish Sami organisation in Jokkmokk), Roger Hansson (CEO, Gällivare Municipality Business Corporation), Kurt Budge (Beowulf Mining), Erik Länta (Jåkkåkaska Sami Village), Ulf Hägglund (CEO Jokkmokk Municipality Business Corporation), the Geological Survey of Sweden, Skellefteå Municipality and the Swedish Lapland Visitors Board.