by Przemysław Myszka

Already in the 16th and 17th centuries, Norrköping was used for exporting grain, hides, iron, nails, and timber to other Baltic destinations, while imports included beer, wine, fish, cloth, linen, and hemp.

By the mid-1800s, Norrköping housed a thriving textile industry; because raw wool was shipped in from the British Isles and that over 70% of Sweden's textile production was centred in and around the town, Norrköping became known as the "Manchester of Sweden."

Today, the Port of Norrköping is a universal, full-service seaport with ambitious development plans in the pipeline.

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