Uppsala Municipality

Economy

Largest operating companies in Uppsala:

• Erasteel, metallurgy
• Cytiva, biotechnology
• Upplands Motor, car dealership
• Beijer Alma, technology
• Fresenius Kabi, healthcare
• Thermo Scientific, pharmaceutical company
• Uppsala Kommun, county admin
• Stora Enso, renewables
• Biotage, healthcare
• Galderma, healthcare

Government and politics

Historically, Uppsala Municipality has been a centre both of conservatism and liberalism, both receiving their ideological nourishment from the university. Today, however, the city is divided between left and right and has since 1994 been governed by a coalition of the Social Democrats, the Left Party and the Green Party until the 2006 elections where the centre-right coalition Alliance for Sweden won not only the national elections but also the regional.

Distribution of the 81 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:

• Moderate Party 23
• Social Democratic Party 21
• Green Party 11
• Liberal People's Party 8
• Centre Party 6
• Left Party 6
• Christian Democrats 4
• Sweden Democrats 2

Results of the 2010 Swedish general election in Uppsala:

• Moderate Party 29.5%
• Social Democratic Party 24.0%
• Green Party 11.2%
• Liberal People's Party 9.1%
• Centre Party 7.6%
• Christian Democrats 6.4%
• Left Party 6.4%
• Sweden Democrats 3.8%

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

The municipality has the following twinnings

• Bærum
• Frederiksberg
• Hafnarfjörður
• Hämeenlinna
• Tartu
• Minneapolis
• Daejeon