The social cooperative Laxen is located in the municipality of Gullspång in South-Central Sweden. The town of Gullspång borders on lake Vänern and has a population of about 1200.
Laxen takes its name from the salmon that travel upriver past Gullspång each spring. A salmon stair allows the fish to reach its spawning area.
The cooperative has 29 members but employs more people than just the cooperators. The areas of activity of the cooperative are in tourist information, gardening and forestry as well as handicrafts. The cooperative also offers light transport services and operates a second hand store.
They present themselves in the attached slides.
