Every design for Luleå

At the innermost bay of the Gulf of Bothnia lies Luleå, the town people sometimes call the Steel Town. It is no accident - metal has shaped both daily life and landscape here, with one of the country's largest freight harbours and a steel industry that put Norrbotten on the map. As the county's residence town and home to Sweden's northernmost technical university, Luleå carries both heavy industry and forward-looking research.

The history is felt in the streets and in the names. At the Norrbotten Railway Museum the old railway age lives on, the ironworks bears witness to the town's metallurgical inheritance, and the story of the newspaper Norrskensflamman is a reminder of a time of strong voices in the north. If you want to trade industry for expression there is the town's art hall, and for anyone seeking a view Mjölkuddsberget rises above the surroundings.

You who wear this map probably know why Luleå means something - perhaps it is the light over the bay, the ring of the steel or simply the feeling of coming home northwards. Wherever you are headed, you get to take a piece of the town with you.