{"id":2197,"date":"2023-10-03T23:07:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T21:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/?p=2197"},"modified":"2025-11-29T23:05:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T22:05:29","slug":"exploring-vasterbottens-green-industrial-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/?p=2197","title":{"rendered":"Exploring V\u00e4sterbotten&#8217;s Green Industrial Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"font-family: inherit;\">As part of its yearly delegation trip, the ADS arranged a visit to V\u00e4sterbotten County with the support of the V\u00e4sterbotten region and the V\u00e4sterbotten Chamber of Commerce. This year's theme centered around the county's pioneering role in Sweden's green transition.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The green transition has been a major topic of discussion and in 2015, Sweden set the ambitious goal of becoming the world's first fossil-free welfare nation by 2045. This goal has been widely supported by the Swedish public and government and it has led to a surge of investment in green technology and infrastructure. V\u00e4sterbotten is home to a number of these investments and key industries that are transitioning to more sustainable practices. This became apparent during the presentation of Mr. Anders Hjalmarsson, the CEO of V\u00e4sterbotten Chamber of Commerce.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_gallery et_pb_gallery_0  et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_gallery_grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_gallery_items et_pb_grid_items et_post_gallery clearfix\" data-per_page=\"1\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_112825-scaled.jpg\" title=\"V\u00e4sterbotten investments\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_112825-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"V\u00e4sterbotten investments\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_112825-scaled.jpg 479w, https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_112825-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One of the most exciting developments in V\u00e4sterbotten is the emergence of the Nordic battery belt. The region is becoming a global hub for the production of lithium-ion batteries, which are essential for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. In connection to this, Northvolt, one of the world's leading battery manufacturers, is building its largest battery factory in Skellefte\u00e5, V\u00e4sterbotten. The factory is expected to produce 40 GWh of batteries per year, enough to power 800,000 electric vehicles. Ms. Kristina Sundin Jonsson, Director of the Municipality of Skellefte\u00e5 explained the transformation the city will undergo when increasing the number of inhabitants and as well the challenges such as of attracting talent.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_gallery et_pb_gallery_1  et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_gallery_grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_gallery_items et_pb_grid_items et_post_gallery clearfix\" data-per_page=\"4\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_1_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_105158-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Skellefte\u00e5 presentation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_105158-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"Skellefte\u00e5 presentation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_105158-scaled.jpg 479w, https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_105158-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2209\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Another exciting project in the region is the development of a test route for electrically powered and vertical-starting aircraft (eVTOL) between Skellefte\u00e5 Airport and Northvolt One. The test route will be used to test the feasibility of using eVTOLs to transport batteries from the factory to airports. The investments in aircraft drones are part of its broader commitment to achieving fossil-free aviation in Sweden by 2045.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During the visit to VAKIN, a public utility company providing water and waste handling, the group was introduced to some of its projects under the green transition. For instance the company has implemented a number of water conservation measures, such as installing rainwater harvesting systems and fixing leaky pipes. To help with this, the company Flow Below, has provided solutions for tracking water. Two additional local companies presented their solutions that supports the green transition; Seaflex that provides mooring solutions for any floating application (such as wave energy converters) and W3 Energy that provides asset management for cold climate windfarms<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_gallery et_pb_gallery_2  et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_slider et_pb_gallery_fullwidth\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_gallery_items et_pb_grid_items et_post_gallery clearfix\" data-per_page=\"4\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_2_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_133530-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Visit to VAKIN\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1183\" src=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_133530-scaled.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-2212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_133530-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_133530-1280x592.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_133530-980x453.jpg 980w, https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_133530-480x222.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_2_1\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_144046-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Company presentations\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1183\" src=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_144046-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Company presentations\" class=\"wp-image-2213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_144046-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_144046-1280x592.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_144046-980x453.jpg 980w, https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_144046-480x222.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The County Governor Ms. Helene Hellmark Knutsson, hosted a dinner for the visiting delegation and also inviting local businesses and public officials. The guest of honour, former Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations Mr. Jan Eliasson shared his thoughts on current developments and experiences as Swedish diplomat.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_gallery et_pb_gallery_3  et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_gallery_grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_gallery_items et_pb_grid_items et_post_gallery clearfix\" data-per_page=\"4\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_3_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_210156-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Jan Eliasson\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_210156-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"Jan Eliasson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_210156-scaled.jpg 479w, https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230921_210156-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2217\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Throughout the visit, various presenters highlighted the region's struggle in attracting talent. This topic received academic scrutiny from Mr. Dieter M\u00fcller, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Ume\u00e5 University. According to the 2020 European Social Progress Index, the region ranks at the forefront among all European Union regions in providing its citizens with basic human needs, establishing the foundations of well-being, and creating opportunities.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, attracting talent remains a challenge, partly due to the region's remote location, cold climate, and relatively small population. To address these issues, policy changes are necessary to enhance the region's attractiveness to potential residents. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_gallery et_pb_gallery_4  et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_gallery_grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_gallery_items et_pb_grid_items et_post_gallery clearfix\" data-per_page=\"1\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_4_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230922_095046-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Demographics\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230922_095046-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230922_095046-scaled.jpg 479w, https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230922_095046-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2220\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The region is also home to Kvarken Ports, which has been expanding its ports in northern Sweden. The expansion includes a new container terminal at the port of Ume\u00e5, which will be able to handle larger vessels and increase capacity. One of the most significant developments in Kvarken Ports' green transition is the implementation of the ferry Aurora Botnia. This state-of-the-art ferry is powered by both liquefied natural gas (LNG) and batteries, making it one of the most environmentally friendly ferries in the world.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_gallery et_pb_gallery_5  et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_gallery_grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_gallery_items et_pb_grid_items et_post_gallery clearfix\" data-per_page=\"4\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_5_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230922_105607-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Ferry\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230922_105607-400x284.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230922_105607-scaled.jpg 479w, https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/20230922_105607-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2221\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_14  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Group photo of the delegation, outside the new Komatsu forest production facility which has a focus on sustainable production and IoT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_15  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_gallery et_pb_gallery_6  et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_gallery_grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_gallery_items et_pb_grid_items et_post_gallery clearfix\" data-per_page=\"4\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_grid_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_6_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC03552-scaled.jpg\" title=\"Group photo - Komatsu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC03552-400x284.jpg\" alt=\"Group photo - Komatsu\" srcset=\"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC03552-scaled.jpg 479w, https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DSC03552-400x284.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-2223\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_overlay\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_16  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>We at ADS are happy to see that our visit has encouraged several bilateral follow-up visits.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2199,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2197"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2429,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2197\/revisions\/2429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatstockholm.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}