northern Sweden (Norrland). The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences or Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet is a university in Sweden. Although its head office is located in Uppsala (Ultuna), the university has several campuses in different parts of Sweden, including Umeå. Unlike other government-run universities in Sweden, it is funded through the budget for the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation. The university hospital serves the entire region of northern Sweden. Economy Key research fields of the University are life sciences (especially medical and cell and the molecular biology of plants), human-technology interaction, social welfare, ecology and gender perspectives. The Umeå University works collaboratively with companies such as ABB, Volvo, Skanska, Ericsson, and Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Umeå, with Umeå Plant Science Centre, is another major site of research and education. Notable companies based in Umeå include: GE Healthcare, which produces chromatography systems such as FPLC, HPLC and DNA sequencer equipment. Handelsbanken, HQ in the northern region of Sweden. Komatsu Forest, European HQ. Siemens Financial Services, Scandinavian HQ. Volvo Trucks. Nasdaq Technology AB , production facilities for tractor front-end loaders. Notable people Athletes Sebastian Aho Björn Berg Jesper Blomqvist Jörgen Brink Åsa Elfving Per Elofsson Fredrik Ericsson Hanna Ljungberg Mikael Lustig Gunnar Nordahl Maria Pietilä Holmner Anja Pärson Assar Rönnlund Patrik Sundström Daniel Tjärnqvist Tor Troéng Marcus Wallmark Musicians Karl Backman Katarina Barruk Eva Dahlgren Mats Gustafsson Frida Hyvönen Inge Johansson Daniel Lindström Dennis Lyxzén Lisa Miskovsky Nicklas Nygren David Sandström Kristofer Steen Tove Styrke Morgan Ågren Fricky Infernus Fredrik Thordendal/Meshuggah Politicians Ibrahim Baylan Kjell-Olof Feldt Jonas Sjöstedt Ola Ullsten Other Stieg Larsson, novelist Stig Lindberg, artist David Sandberg, film director and actor Amanda Kernell, film director and screenwriter Forsen, video game streamer Vargskelethor Joel, video game streamer See also Blue Highway, an international tourist route from Norway to Russia via Sweden and Finland Umea Region Notes References External links Website of Umeå municipality Umeå Capital of Culture 2014 Umeå Region Umeå Tourist Office County seats in Sweden Municipal seats of Västerbotten County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Umeå Municipality Populated places established in 1622 Cities in Västerbotten County