town Fredrikshamn (or Hamina in Finnish), and a peace treaty was signed on August 30. Economy The biggest employer in Kalix is the municipality, with 1600 employees. The hospital in Kalix comes second with 503 employees. In the private sector the biggest employers are: Billerud Karlsborg AB 420 employees Part AB 164 employees Borö pannan AB 110 employees Samhall AB 110 employees Silja Line/Tallink AB 83 employees The income and employment for many people in Kalix still revolves around the forest industry (Billerud Karlsborg AB and partially Part AB). Billerud is a paper packaging industry. Karlsborg is today one of Europe's biggest makers of white, porous paper for packaging of building materials, but they also have production of other strong packaging paper, and some white, long fiber sulphate mass. Part AB makes prefabricated bathrooms that they sell all over Europe. Borö Pannan AB makes accumulator tanks for water heating. Silja Line/Tallink AB are a phone service based office, taking advantage of the perception that the northern accent is pleasant to listen to over the phone, not to mention that the salaries up north are lower than in the south of Sweden. The financial situation for the municipality of Kalix looks dark. The economy of the municipality has deteriorated over the past few years. In 2005 the tax incomes from local inhabitants was 562.5 million SEK in 2005 compared to 616.2 million SEK in 2008, but even so, the debt has increased by 8,8% (from 459,278,410 SEK to 499,997,708 SEK). During the same time period, meaning 2005 to 2008, the tax subsidies from the state taxes has increased from 197.1 million SEK to 210.1 million SEK. The municipality population has been steadily decreasing since 1955, and 321 people have left the municipality just between 2005 and 2008. Kalix has, in other words, a smaller population with a higher tax pressure, but also a much bigger debt than ever before. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Kalix: IFK Kalix The town's bandy club, Kalix Bandy, has played in the men's highest division. Villages Långfors References Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Kalix Municipality Norrbotten Municipal seats of Norrbotten County Coastal cities and towns in Sweden Cities in Norrbotten County