Blekinge, Sweden is where industry, innovation, and international ambition meet. With a strong industrial base, export-driven companies, deep-water ports, and strategic access to Northern Europe, the region offers real opportunities for companies ready to grow beyond their home market. Business Blekinge supports local companies in going global through export, trade, and new markets, while guiding international companies and investors through every step of establishing and investing in the region. Come closer to business opportunities, innovation, and international growth in Blekinge, Sweden.
Ready to grow your business global? We provide expert guidance and tailored support to help companies in Blekinge expand their business internationally. From market analysis to partner matching – we help you find the right opportunities and accelerate your global business goals.
Welcome to a place where innovation meets quality of life! Blekinge offers a strategic position in Sweden with closeness to Copenhagen, Malmö and Lund and also with easy access to Poland and the Baltic States. We offer world-class research through BTH (Blekinge Institute of Technology), and a culture of innovation anchored in marine technology, digital technologies, and advanced manufacturing industries.
What if we said there's a place that's just as right for life as for business? A place in the country that gave the world Bluetooth, Spotify and Tetra Pak – where innovation isn't a buzzword, it's a tradition.
Living in Blekinge is easy to love. Here, everything is at arm's length: decision-makers, dynamic business networks, and a highly skilled workforce shaped by BTH and leading industry clusters. You can take the boat to work in ten minutes, drop your kids at preschool along the way – and still make the morning meeting. Blekinge, on Sweden's southern coast with a unique archipelago in the Baltic Sea, is that kind of place.
Blekinge is Sweden’s most export-intensive region for goods per capita.
Source: Kommerskollegium, 2025
Blekinge has the fifth-highest share of employees in the business sector working at foreign-owned workplaces.
Source: Tillväxtanalys, 2023
Blekinge is the fourth most R&D-intensive region in Sweden per capita.
Source: SCB, 2023
Swedavia Ronneby Airport provides direct connections to Stockholm in less than one hour.
Direct connection to Copenhagen Airport by train within 2.5 hours.
Three international harbours; Karlshamn, Karlskrona, which are both deep-water ports with regular scheduled ferry services, and Sölvesborg with international cargo handling.
Ferry destinations to:
Karlshamn - Lituania (Klaipeda), Germany (Travemünde), Poland (Gdańsk, starting in 2026)
Karlskrona - Poland (Gdynia)
Government agencies:
The Swedish Coast Guard
The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning
The Swedish Social Insurance Agency
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration
The County Administrative Board of Blekinge
Investment Promotion Manager
Marketing Manager
Senior Investment Manager
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