03 April 2023, Stockholm – H.E. Ambassador Maria Lumen B. Isleta carried out a two-day economic diplomacy mission on 27-28 March 2023 in Västerbotten County, Sweden. 

The Embassy’s economic diplomacy mission provides an opportunity to meet with municipality officials, representatives from the business sector, and the academia and determine possible areas of cooperation with the Philippines. 

Ambassador Isleta met with the deputy mayors and marketing managers of Skellefteå and the Umeå Municipalities, representatives of Luleå University of Technology and Umeå University; representatives of the Wood Hotel, and various Swedish companies based in the area.

The visit proved to be a successful one with discussions being carried out for possible cooperation in the fields of smart, green, and digital technologies; renewable energy; waste management; game development; research and development; teacher and student exchanges; and skills supply.

The visit was done through the efforts of the Västerbotten Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Mr. Anders Hjalmarsson, and Regional Coordinators Ms. Sofia Lindström and Ms. Siv Forssén (Umeå); as well as Municipality Business Developers Ms. Linda Fransson (Skellefteå) and Ms. Nina Rismalm (Umeå). END.