The politicians' fees in the Västerbotten Region are among the highest in the country, according to a compilation by Uppdrag granskning.

The list is topped by politicians from the Stockholm region and then Peter Olofsson, (S), chairman of Västerbotten's regional board with an annual fee of SEK 1,132,469.

Regional councilor Nicklas Sandström (M) also earns more than SEK 1 million with SEK 1,055,838 and Anna-Lena Danielsson (S), chairman of the health and medical care committee with a fee of SEK 1,047,324.

- It is reasonable based on the large assignment that exists, says Opposition Councilor Nicklas Sandström, (M).

Protrudes to the north

In several regions in the country, the fees of regional politicians have been linked to the fees of the Riksdag, but not in Västerbotten.

There, the fee is decided by the politicians themselves and recently the annual fee for the coming term of office was set at SEK 867,554, which is slightly higher than the parliamentary fee.

The region states on its website that they have six full-time paid politicians.

But there are more people in the county who receive over half a million in fees from the Västerbotten region every year - a total of 22 people in 2019.

- When we compare ourselves, we are approximately where the others are, says regional councilor Peter Olofsson (S).

But in Västernorrland, there are only nine regional politicians who earn over 500,000, the same in Jämtland Härjedalen, in Norrbotten only six.

Here you can see how much all regional politicians in Sweden have in fees.

Receives compensation for other things as well

The regional councils that are paid full-time must devote their entire working time to assignments for the Västerbotten Region.

At the same time, regional councils can receive compensation for other work they do for, for example, SKR, company boards and municipal associations.

- Of course you should get it, it is an extra job, says Nicklas Sandström, (M).

- Yes, it is the case in the labor market that if you do more assignments, you also get more compensation, says Peter Olofsson (S).