1. Welcome to Rana!
Population 1946: 9 000
1965: 23 000
2011: 25 650
Area The fourth largest
municipality in Norway
4 463 km²

2. Norway
Rana municipality is
situated approximately
1 500 km from Kirkenes
in the north and
1 430 km from
Lindesnes in the south.

3. Nordland
Nordland County is situated
between the Atlantic Ocean
and Sweden – the distance to
the border is 40 km.
Equally convenient for trips to
the boat enthusiasts eldorado
on the Norwegian coastline
as for shopping sprees and
cloudberry picking in
neighbouring Sweden

4. Mo i Rana – 2009 awards
Norwegian public
environmental certification
National ”City
of flowers”
National daycare price
Second best Website

5. Rana municipality
Rana municipality:
2 300 employees –
1 650 fulltime
Annual budget:
1 600 mill. NOK (2012)
– 215 mill. Euro
City Hall in Mo i Rana

6. Rana municipality
- Primary schools
- Childrens daycare centres
- Cultural services
- Library
- Museums
- Parks
- Varoius sports facilities

7. Rana municipality
- Medical services - Port facilities
- Homes for sick and - Technical facilities
old people who can
not live at home

8. Rana municipality
300 clubs and organisations,
including 43 sports clubs
with 19 000 members

9. Sports facilities
Arctic Circle Raceway
Skillevollen Moheia Bad - Ranahallen
- Alpine skiing arena
- Skijumping

10. Politics
- Høyre 10 (3)
- AP: 13 (11) - FrP 4 (7)
- SV: 2 (7) - KrF 1 (1)
- Rødt 1 (1) - SP 3 (2)
16 - Venstre 1 (1)
- Miljølista 2 ( 4)
Majority 21

11. Town of industry
AS Norsk Jernverk established by The Norwegian
Government in 1946. Founded on the iron ores in
Dunderlandsdalen and the hydro power plants in the
district. The industry was privatised in 1988 and after
1988 new companies were etablished.

12. Public sector
•Rana Department of the National Library
•The Norwegian Broadcasting Association’s
license office
•The State Debt Collection Agency
•The National Employment Service’s
Jobline freephone number
•The Post Office ticket sales service

13. Business friendly
•The leading
business town
in Northern
Norway
•(Kapital)
•Nr. 12 in the
Norwegian
”Trading-
championship”
(NHO)

14. Cultural
diversity

15. Recreation and leisure

16. Mountains

17. The Arctic Circle

18. Sea and skerries

19. Flourishing city-centre

20. Thank you for Your attention!