Welcome to Vnersborg

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Welcome to Vänersborg
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A meetingspot for everyone

• 37 000 inhabitants - and were growing every year
• Capital of the region Västra Götaland
• From kindergarten to college
• Variety in the business world
• Newcomers appreciate the small-scale-feeling, the
  safety and to have the wilderness around the
  corner

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Largest companies

• Holmen Paper
• Vargön Alloys
• VBG Produkter
• Brink
• Tranter
• Topp Livsmedelsprodukter
• On the border with a neighbouring city
• Saab Automobile
• Volvo Aero

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The nearness

• One flying hour to Stockholm
• One car/trainhour to Göteborg
• 20 minutes by bike to the beach
• Between Oslo and Köpenhamn
• 10 000 commuters - most of them to and from
  Trollhättan

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A part of Fyrstad

• 150 000 inhabitants
• Common vision of the business of tomorrow
• Technical centre
• Movies and music - the industri of the 21st
  century
• A million tourists a year

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A house with a view

• Reasonable prices
• Free plots of land
• New flats with mooring included
• Live in the old prison
• Close to golf, the woods or swimming
• Never more thar 20 minutes by bike to the town
  centre

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A colourful school

• Around 50 schools and kindergartens
• Village schools still remain
• Decontaminated classroom for allergy sufferers
• Footballclasses 7-9
• Private schools
• Montessori school
• Vänerschool for the deaf

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Upper secondary school

• Bandy or golf
• Sign language
• Natural science with music
• Technical program including practical experience
• An oppurtunity to get a driving licence
• Local board with students in the majority

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We set the tone

• Best in Sweden 2000
• 4 000 pupils play an instrument every week
• Own rock- and symphony orchestra
• Skilful choires

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Any activity

• Sailing, fishing, bandy, golf, riding, working
  out, rugby, fottball, swimming...
• Sports centre
• The mountains
• The music

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Silence - camera

• Moviestars in every street corner
• Nicole Kidman lived at Ronnum in Vargön
• Jalla! Jalla!, Livvakterna, Tillsammans, Tsatsiki
  were filmed in Vänersborg
• Become an extra info_at_filmivast.se

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Free parking

• 650 free parking lots in the town centre
• Just put the piece of board in the windscreen
• Smoothly
• Cost reducing
• Handy

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Santas beats a record

• Brålanda celebrated with a world record
• 2 693 Santas took part
• 15 000 spectators
• 3 500 inhabitants
• 2 km parade

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Working with us

• 3 200 employees
• Great need of recruiting nurses, teachers and
  social welfare secretaris
• Staff welfare in a home for elderly people under
  the sun of Mauritius
• Club for the staff with activities, benefits and
  offers

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Municipal council

• Socialdemokraterna 20 seats
• Moderaterna 6
• Folkviljan 5
• Vänsterpartiet 5
• Folkpartiet 5
• Centerpartiet 4
• Kristdemokraterna 4
• Miljöpartiet 2
• Total 51 seats S, c and v are ruling the
  municipality council

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Kommunfullmäktige
Kommunstyrelse
Kommunstyrelse- förvaltning
Kommun- kansli
Ekonomi- kontor
Personal- kontor
Utveck- lings- kontor
Byggnads- nämnd
Samhälls- byggnadsnämnd
Miljö- hälso- skyddsnämnd
Socialnämnd
Barn- och ung- domsnämnd
Gymnasienämnd
Kultur- nämd
Barn- och ungdoms- förvaltning
Social- förvaltning
Miljö- hälso skyddsförvaltning
Samhällsbyggnads- förvaltning
Stadsingenjörs- kontor
Gymnasie- förvaltning
Individ och familje omsorg
Omsorg om funktions- hindrade
Vård och omsorg
Gym- nasie- skola
Skola Barn- omsorg
Vuxen- utbild- ning
Gatu- enhet
VA- verk
Fastig- hets- enhet
Tjänste- enhet
Förrätt- nings- avd
MBK- avd
Stöd- verk- samhet
Musik- skola
Fritid
Kultur
Bibliotek
Plane- rings- enhet
Teknik Trafik- enhet
Bygg- lovs- enhet