Welcome to Vännäs

Vännäs is a part of Västerbotten county, which is the second largest county in Sweden and covers more than one eighth of the total area of our country.

Vännäs is a comparatively small municipality with a population of about 8,500 citizens.  70 % of which live in Vännäs proper. The other 30 % live in outlaying subdivisions and villages that belong to the municipality.

People in Vännäs live close to "everything".  The big town of Umeå, with all its shopping, services, education, and entertainment, is easy to reach. There are about 30 bus lines available back and forth every day between Vännäs and Umeå.

More than 3,000 people both live and work within the municipality of Vännäs, whereas 1,800 of its citizens are employed in Umeå. About 600 who live in other municipalities are employed in Vännäs.

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