At the request of the region of Jämtland, which is a distinct part of  Sweden,  Norman Longworth visited Sweden last week. He was speaking to a Regional Development conference of the Europaforum Norra Sverige. Some 200 politicians from the four Northernmost regions of Sweden, chaired by the Swedish minister of regions and enterprise, Annie Loof.  All these regions are large but sparsely populated with great untapped resources.