City of Oulu Ari Heikkinen , Administration Director 17.6.2014
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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 ScandinaviaOulu 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 business3. Regional structure and contract-based urban policy (land use, housing &
transportation) National development centre – resources for regionalisation
4. Barents region, Norway, Russia, Sweden5. Mining industry6. Nuclear power7. 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!
Oulu online:www.ouka.fi | www.oulu.com | www.facebook.com/Oulu.Finlandwww.twitter.com/oulunkaupunki | www.youtube.com/cityofouluInstagram: Cityofoulu
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