| 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 |
Mining Regions and Cities Case of Västerbotten and Norrbotten, Sweden
