Abbreviations and acronyms

CAB

County Administrative Board

CAMM

Centre for Advanced Mining and Metallurgy

CRMs

Critical Raw Materials

EA

Environmental Assessment

EARDF

European Agricultural Fund for Regional Development

EC

European Commission

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

EIP

European Innovation Partnership

ERDF

European Regional Development Fund

ESF

European Social Fund

ESIF

European Structural and Investment Funds

FNDR

National Fund for Regional Development

FUA

Functional Urban Area

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GTK

Geological Survey of Finland

GVA

Gross Value Added

GVC

Global Value Chain

HSEC

Health, Safety, Environment and Community

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

LLM

Local Labour Market

MIREU

Mining and Metallurgy Regions of EU

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

NM-S

Non-Metropolitan Region with access or near a small city

NRM-M

Non-Metropolitan Region near a city

NSPA

Northern Sparsely Populated Areas

PPI

Policy Perception Index

PPP

Purchasing Power Parity

RBP

Renbruksplaner [Reindeer Husbandry Plans]

REE

Rare Earth Elements

REMIX

Smart and Green Mining Regions

RIA

Regional Impact Analysis

RTP

Regional Technology Plan

SEK

Swedish Krona

SGR

General System of Royalties

SGU

Geological Survey of Sweden

SIA

Social Impact Assessments

SIP

Strategic Innovation Program

SNA

System of National Accounts

STI

Science and Technology-based Innovation

STRIM

Swedish Mining and Metal-producing Industry Porgramme

SUM

Sustainable Underground Mining

TiVA

Trade in Value Added

TL2

Territorial Level 2

TL3

Territorial Level 3

VET

Vocational Education and Training