The town

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• The town
• where people dare
• to make their dreams
• and life projects come true

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The Baltic area
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The area of Högsby
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Vision

• We will become the green municipality which
  consumes without spending and which invests in
  environmental technology and renewable kinds of
  energy

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Vision

• We are working in order to get a community
  where free enterprise grows and where people dare
  to make their dreams and projects come true

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Vision

• We will work
• over the boarders and cooperate in
• suitable areas

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Strategy

• Focus on seeing possibilities instead of
  identifying problems and obstacles

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Working areas of the policy

• Enterprise
• Education and development of competence
• Living with chances to live in all of the
  municipality
• Youngsters will get a positive impression of
  Högsby

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Working areas of the policy sequel

• Public transport for a flexible working
• Social welfare
• Public health
• Marketing
• Local service
• Club activities

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Facts about Högsby

• Högsby has 5.930 inhabitants
• 57 children were born during 2008
• 8 bigger communities in the municipality
• 5 primary schools
• 1 upper secondary school

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Infrastructures

• Högsby is situated in the middle of the county of
  Kalmar
• Good road network
• Good train service
• Close to airports
• Close to harbours
• Fully developed Internet communication

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Internet solutions cover more than 98 of local
area
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HÖGSBY NET GIVES YOU EVEN MOORE
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Living in Högsby

• Living in Högsby is cheap
• Houses and flats are available in the town as
  well as in the country
• All forms of housing in a scenic environment

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Education

• Preschool and primary school
• - classes 0-6 in five villages
• Primary and secondary school
• - classes 0-9 in Högsby itself
• One upper secondary school in Högsby
• Adult education with studio for distance studies
• SFI (Swedish for immigrants)
• Different kinds of courses for competence
  improvement

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High technology in the rural area
Borg Display AB works and lives in
Högsby, Sweden
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Modern wood products factory
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High standard products

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Traditional restorations
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Spare time

• Many club activities - about 200 clubs and
  societies
• Youth centres
• Swimming schools
• Camping / Camp schools
• Ski slope
• Swimming places
• Sports centres
• Riding
• Adventure establishment
• Walking trails
• (Community radio station)

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Culture

• Main library
• Three branch libraries
• Music school
• Local culture centers
• Events
• Museums
• Variety and theatre
• Ancient monuments and remains
• Cinemas
• Exhibitions

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Wanted

• Entrepreneurs
• Craftsmen
• Carpenters
• Doctors
• Nurses
• Tourism entrepreneurs
• Company owners
• Pets shop
• Service companies
• Experience industry

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Wanted

• Taxi, busdrivers
• Engineers
• Bricklayers
• Constructors
• (building industry, CAD/CAM,
• high-technology)
• Plumbers
• Draughtsmen
• Concrete workers

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Wanted

• Welders
• (with license and who can work independently
  after drawings)
• CNC operators
• Shoemakers shop
• Saddler

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Advantage Högsby
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Ewa Engdahl, Chairman of the municipality executi
ve board in Högsby 579 80 HÖGSBY,
Sweden Telephone [phone] Mobile 004670
658 73 23 ewa.engdahl_at_hogsby.se

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