Strong economy
The central and pivot location for the West and North has ensured that the economic performance of Zwolle has been one of the highest in the Netherlands. We have an active working population: 750 of every 1,000 people are employed. The city is well above the national average.
Zwolle is the 20th municipality of the Netherlands (Amsterdam with a population of 755,000 is number one; the Zwolle region has a population of 800,000). A relatively young working population, low level of unemployment and a high work ethics make Zwolle a healthy working city.
Vital location to establish
Zwolle is fertile ground for new companies. Figuratively fertile, due to the wide range of services offered by the municipality and the welcoming attitude towards businesspeople. Literally fertile, providing custom-made space for sustainable entrepreneurial ambition: At the A28 industrial sites, Hessenpoort and Voorsterpoort, Hanzeland station site and the Oosterenk-Watersteeg business park. Zwolle being a pleasant city to live in makes it even more attractive as the place to establish new companies and institutes.
Building the future
In Zwolle we work to improve quality of life. Quality is taken into consideration when we work to make the city a pleasant place to visit, to grow up in, to live a good life and to grow old in. Zwolle actively invests in music, theatre, education, healthcare and sports. For our own residents but also for the region.
The Isala klinieken hospital that is to open their ultramodern building to the public in 2013 and other institutions make Zwolle an important healthcare centre.
