Gävle has never been as low as this year's ranking.

- We have a job left to do, we will begin to deepen our dialogues with companies and become more a service oriented than before to the companies, says Helene Åkerlind (L) Municipal Council.

"Listen to the companies"

The companies have called for increased understanding and the dialogue between the municipalities and the companies should be better.

- This year's ranking result of the business climate is nothing to beat in one of the county's ten municipalities. When should the leading politicians and officials really listen to the companies? If you fall in this year's ranking, you have to quickly up the track and roll up your sleeves, go through the spring survey results and out on company visits, ”says Lotta Petterson, regional manager of Swedish Enterprise in Gävleborg.

Several municipalities are falling

According to the Swedish business community, Ljusdal, Sandviken and Nordanstig land also lose in the rankings. The best business climate in the county is in Hofors, however, the municipality falls 50th position compared to last year's results.

- The important thing for the municipalities is to understand that it is the companies that are our welfare creators that create jobs, growth and develop a place, says Lotta Petterson.

Since 2001, Swedish Enterprise has compiled an annual ranking of the business climate in Sweden's 290 municipalities.