The Minister has recently visited Kalix to explain the government's line - mines, tourist companies and Sami villages must be able to agree on the space in Norrbotten during the global change that has begun with, among other things, Hybrit and the processing concession for the Kallak mine.
"Consensus the way forward"
- This with consensus is important and the way forward.
We can not have all these conflicts in Norrbotten, because a lot will happen in the coming years and both industries, Sami villages and tourist companies are needed to build an attractive county, he says. '
The global transition is considered to require more iron ore and a doubled production of electricity, including through wind power.
Representatives of many tourism companies have expressed concern about the future development.
"Unnecessarily worried"
But Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson believes that tourism companies are unnecessarily worried.
-Yes, a little, I think it is.
The industry is now growing strongly in Norrbotten and the county is so large that there is room for industries, Sami villages and the hospitality industry.
So it is both investments in industry and in the hospitality industry that can attract people to move to Norrbotten.
You do not just want to move to the jobs, but to a holistic experience, he says.