Robertsfors Municipality is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Robertsfors.

History

In 1759 the small village Edfastmark became Robertsfors Bruk. It was the Irishman John Jennings and his brother-in-law, the Scotsman Robert Finlay, who founded the new ironworks which also got its name, Robertsfors, from Robert Finlay.

Localities

There are three localities (or urban areas) in Robertsfors Municipality: The municipal seat in bold

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Robertsfors Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 6,781 residents, including 5,172 Swedish citizens of voting age. 63.1% voted for the left coalition and 35.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Notable natives