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Regional brand and the region

The debate about how to secure more international attention as well as a stronger regional brand for the Öresund Region started in Denmark. This led to the creation of the Öresund Committee, a political organisation which was merged with Greater Copenhagen in 2015. In the beginning, the name was Greater Copenhagen and Skåne Committee, but after Swedish Halland joined the organisation the second half of the name was dropped.

Today, Greater Copenhagen is “a political and business partnership between Region Skåne and Region Halland in Sweden, Region Zealand and The Capital Region of Denmark and the associated municipalities. Together we work towards creating a metropolitan region built on economic growth, a growing labour market and a good quality of life for our 4.3 million citizens”.

The Öresund Region remains as a geographic area, defined by Skåne and the Danish islands of Zealand, Falster, Lolland, Mön and Bornholm. And in the middle of this region triumphs the Öresund Bridge, stretching its tall pillars skywards over Öresund.