A world-class space innovation system where you and your business can reach for the stars
North Sweden gives you a unique opportunity of People,
Places & Possibilities to do Space business
Northern Sweden offers a rare opportunity for you to find customers, partners, capital, competence and an attractive work environment, test and launch capabilities as well as world class sustainable energy infrastructure.
North Sweden with Esrange Space Port and Luleå Technical University has for over 50 years been the heart of Space industry and academia in Sweden and now includes venture capital, startups and ESA Business Incubation Centre of Sweden.
This is where many of the world’s most important and challenging problems are being solved using space, energy, minerals, and IT and the investments in the coming 10-20 years will be large.
What is Space 4 Growth - this is collection of networks, contacts and information to the Space Innovation system in Northern Sweden and is maintained by LTU Business and Arctic Business.
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Possibilities
This is a great place for you to find customers and partners and attract the capital you need for your business. There are also several test environments and industrial clusters that can support you to develop and create your products and services.
Places
We have Esrange Space Center with its unique launch capability in Europe as well as test and validation infrastructure and satellite communications. This is complemented with several world class science parks in multiple locations: Space Campus in Kiruna, Skellefteå Science City, Piteå and Luleå Science Park. Office space, test and labs are is readily available and transport in the region is fast and convenient.
People
Luleå University of Technology and the intellectual ecosystem around it in form of institutions, companies, startups, talent, and incubators creates a great source for collaborations and recruitment.
Prosperity
In northern Sweden you will find an international environment and a strong support from the community as well as specialized functions for you or your company to grow and prosper. Everything together making this a great place to grow your business and your team from.
Esrange Space Center
Esrange is located in the very north of Sweden, above the Arctic Circle (68°N, 21°E) and has access to a vast, unpopulated impact and recovery area.
The facility has been operational since 1966 and is presently used by the y for launching sounding rockets for microgravity and atmospheric research as well as high altitude balloons but will within short (2022) also launch sattelites. Esrange also accommodates one of the world’s largest civilian satellite ground stations and acts as a hub in our satellite station network.
ESA BIC Sweden supports
space startups
ESA BIC Sweden is managed by Arctic Business Incubator @ Luleå Science Park every year supporting more than 8 space startups all over Sweden with access to competence, customers and funding.
World class Science Parks
You will find not 1, 2 or 3 but 4 Science Parks offering you access to competence, customers and partners - all from a dynamic and international environment; Rymdcamps (Kiruna), Luleå Science Park, Piteå Science Park, Skellefteå Science City. All of these Science Parks are close to Luleå University of Technology.