Welcome to Vänersborg

A meetingspot for everyone• 37 000 inhabitants - and we´re

growing every year• Capital of the region

Västra Götaland• From kindergarten to college• Variety in the business world• Newcomers appreciate the small-

scale-feeling, the safety and to have the wilderness around the corner

Largest companies• Holmen Paper• Vargön Alloys• VBG Produkter • Brink• Tranter • Topp Livsmedelsprodukter On the border with a neighbouring city

• Saab Automobile• Volvo Aero

The nearness• One flying hour to Stockholm• One car/trainhour to Göteborg• 20 minutes by bike to the beach• Between Oslo and Köpenhamn• 10 000 commuters - most of

them to and from Trollhättan

A part of Fyrstad• 150 000 inhabitants• Common vision of the business of

tomorrow• Technical centre• Movies and music - the industri of

the 21st century• A million tourists a year

A house with a view • Reasonable prices• Free plots of land• New flats with mooring included• Live in the old prison• Close to golf, the woods or swimming• Never more thar 20 minutes by bike to

the town centre

A colourful school• Around 50 schools and kindergartens• Village schools still remain• Decontaminated classroom for

allergy sufferers• Footballclasses 7-9• Private schools• Montessori school• Vänerschool for the deaf

Upper secondary school• Bandy or golf• Sign language• Natural science with music• Technical program including

practical experience• An oppurtunity to get a

driving licence• Local board with students

in the majority

We set the tone• Best in Sweden 2000• 4 000 pupils play an instrument

every week• Own rock- and symphony orchestra• Skilful choires

Any activity• Sailing, fishing, bandy, golf,

riding, working out, rugby, fottball, swimming...

• Sports centre• The mountains• The music

Silence - camera• Moviestars in every

street corner• Nicole Kidman lived at

Ronnum in Vargön• Jalla! Jalla!, Livvakterna,

Tillsammans, Tsatsiki were filmed in Vänersborg

• Become an extra: info@filmivast.se

Free parking• 650 free parking lots in

the town centre• Just put the piece of

board in the windscreen• Smoothly• Cost reducing• Handy

Santas beats a record• Brålanda

celebrated with a world record

• 2 693 Santas took part

• 15 000 spectators

• 3 500 inhabitants

• 2 km parade

Working with us• 3 200 employees • Great need of recruiting nurses,

teachers and social welfare secretaris

• Staff welfare in a home for elderly people under the sun of Mauritius

• Club for the staff with activities, benefits and offers

Municipal council• Socialdemokraterna20 seats• Moderaterna 6• Folkviljan 5• Vänsterpartiet 5• Folkpartiet 5• Centerpartiet 4• Kristdemokraterna 4• Miljöpartiet 2• Total 51 seats

S, c and v are ruling the municipality council

Kommunfullmäktige

Kommunstyrelse

Barn- och ungdoms-förvaltning

Social-förvaltning

Miljö- & hälsoskyddsförvaltning

Byggnads-nämnd

Samhälls-byggnadsnämnd

Miljö- & hälso-skyddsnämnd

SocialnämndBarn- och ung-

domsnämnd

Samhällsbyggnads-förvaltning

Individoch

familjeomsorg

Omsorgom

funktions-hindrade

Vårdoch

omsorg

Musik-skola

Fritid Kultur

Gym-nasie-skola

Bibliotek Plane-rings-enhet

TeknikTrafik-enhet

Bygg-lovs-enhet

Stadsingenjörs-kontor

Skola &Barn-

omsorg

Gymnasienämnd

Gymnasie-förvaltning

Vuxen-utbild-ning

Gatu-enhet

VA-verk

Fastig-hets-enhet

Tjänste-enhet

Förrätt-nings-

avd

MBK-avd

Stöd-verk-

samhet

Kultur-nämd

Kommunstyrelse-förvaltning

Kommun-kansli

Ekonomi-kontor

Personal-kontor

Utveck-lings-kontor