City of OuluAri Heikkinen, Administration Director17.6.2014

Video: Oulu – People and the City

Northernness – providing possibilities for us all

Kuvakoko 910 x 405 pikseliä

The history of OuluFounded in 1605 by King Charles IX of Sweden opposite the castle built on the island of Linnansaari, Oulu is situated by the Gulf of Bothnia, at the mouth of Oulu River, an ancient trading site.

The name Oulu comes from a word in the Sami language meaning floodwater (Owla).

1.1.2013 The first merger of large urban municipalities in Finland took place in the Oulu region, as five municipalities (Haukipudas, Kiiminki, Oulu, Oulunsalo and Yli-Ii) in the region merged as of the beginning of 2013. The new city is called Oulu.

Oulu in the 1950’s. (Photo: Uuno Laukka archive, Museum of Northern Ostrobothnia)

The VisionOulu, Capital of Northern Scandinavia

Courage Fairness Responsibility

The Values

Oulu, Capital of Northern Scandinavia

Oulu region has 250 000 residentsThe largest center of the Northern Scandinavia

Educational and Cultural center | Trade and Finance center Experience center | Logistics center

The average age of the residents is 36.6Oulu has one of the youngest populations in EuropeNew creating atmosphere High level of educationOulu university and Oulu university of applied sciences: about30 000 students

A good basis of building the future!

Surface Area

All main roads meet in Oulu.

The distance between Oulu and Helsinki is about 600 kilometres, the same as between Oulu and Nuorgam, the northernmost spot in Finland.

Oulu airport has the second-largest passenger numbers in Finland.

The flight to Helsinki takes about one hour.

Oulu 1.1.2014 3 866,2 km2

Land 3 016,3 km2

Water 849,9 km2

International trends, lively cultureLarge- and small-scale concerts, a versatile dance scene, theatre aimed at children and youth, film industry, games events and entertainment media companies , art ….

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Connections

OuluTwin citiesBoden, SwedenAlta, NorwayOdessa, UkraineLeverkusen, GermanyHalle, GermanySiófok, HungaryBursa, TurkeyArkangel, RussiaHangzhou, ChinaKrostadt, Russia Szigetszentmiklós, HungaryMatera, ItalyAstana, Kazakstan

Partner citiesLuleå, SwedenTromssa, NorwayAstana, KazakstanSendai, JapanMurmansk, Russia

International Oulu

PAPER CHEMISTRY STAINLESS STEEL FORESTRY STEEL

Strong basic industry

More than 600 High Tech companies– more than 10 000 technology positions

More than 200 global companies

APIs & Red Biotech MedTech & Diagnostics

Other Biotech Services

LifeScience field of Business

New Business Opportunities Several city center development projects, 300-400 ME

Current total investment in the Northern areas exceed 100 billion EUR by 2020

Significant health and life science investments

New nuclear power plant planned near Oulu

Arctic Smart City Hiukkavaara, energy efficient urban center

Innovation Center of Finland World’s most agile ICT ecosystem

Number 1 in Finland in R&D investments per capita

Leads radiotechnology, mobile device and 3D internet development

Over 300 new startups in the area

New Early Stage VC Fund (Northern Startup Fund)

2nd largest university in Finland, 15 000 students

Six Faculties:humanitieseducationsciencemedicineeconomics andtechnology 33% of people within Oulu

region have university degree

Oulu university

Oulu Innovation Alliance

City of Ouluand BusinessOulu

Technopolis

VTT technical researchcentre of Finland

Oulu University of Applied Sciences

Oulu University Companies

A common goal and confidence in developing the area.

Strong PartnershipsNORTHERN SEA ROUTE

HELSINKI

ARKANGELSK

MURMANSK

SWEDENNORWAY

FINLAND

RUSSIAN

STOCKHOLMOSLO

OULU

SAINT PETERSBURG

GERMANY

FRANCE

POLANDUNITED KINGDOM

European largest investments in the Barents region. Worth of more than 227 billion investment targets identified in the end of 2020.

1. Northern policy Business policy that supports sustainable growth and development

2. Programme for Northern Finland - transport system that supports business

3. Regional structure and contract-based urban policy (land use, housing & transportation) National development centre – resources for regionalisation

4. Barents region, Norway, Russia, Sweden

5. Mining industry

6. Nuclear power

7. Risk financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

8. Tourism

Arctic Cooperation in the North

Nallikari beach

Tourism

Shopping andcity life

Tourism

Area: Oulu, Finland | Coordinates: 65°01’ N, 25°28’ EElevation: 0 meters (0 ft)Time zone: East European Daylight Time (GMT + 2:00)

Thank you!

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