Official sources indicate that regions and municipalities in northern Sweden continue to struggle with severely strained economies. In several small municipalities, the situation is so pressured that it has become difficult to maintain the most basic services, though the specific services at risk have not been detailed. The number of state jobs in the inland areas is decreasing, but the exact count of jobs lost remains unclear.
Postnord's decision to close offices in Åsele, Sorsele, and Dorotea is the latest in a series of cutbacks, with the exact reasons behind the closures not publicly specified. According to SVT Västerbotten, a municipal councilor in Dorotea described a lack of parliamentary party focus on local everyday issues. Alternative solutions to address the economic struggles in northern Sweden have not been outlined, and the extent and sources of strong reactions to Postnord's decision are unknown.