EAST FINLAND IN EUROPE

Content of the presentation- Some facts about east Finland- EU funding & cohesion policy instruments- EU Programme development & 2013+

EAST FINLAND IN EUROPEEAST FINLAND IN EUROPE

TEMPERATURE CONTRAST INDEX IN EUROPE, ISOLINES

Population and demography in FinlandPopulation density in the EU is approximately 114 inhabitants/km2.

Finland’s population density is17,6 inhabitants/km2.

Population density in East Finland is7,6 inhabitants/km2.

There are only 0,2 inhabitants/km2

in the most sparsely populated municipalities in Finland.

Source: Statistics Finland, Ruututietokanta 2009KL/JAH 14.10.2010

population/km² 31.12.2008

500 -100 - 49950 - 9925 - 4910 - 241 - 9

uninhabited

EAST FINLAND – analysis

651 000 inhabitants (2010) in an area of 85 200 km2 with population density of 7,6 / km2.  

Main challenges in East Finland Declining and ageing population Level of unemployment higher than average in FinlandGrowth rate of economy slower than average in Finland Growing differences inside the area Limited number of enterprises and low rate of new start-upsThin entrepreneurship traditionNeed to increase know-how capital

Critical issues Regional competitiveness and attractiveness Innovation promotion Internationalisation of actors 

OpportunityLocation on the Russian border

Development strategy of East Finland

Jobs

Enterprises

Empl. rate

Unempl. rate

Gross value added

R&D-activities

Export

Level of education

Jobs

Enterprises

Empl. rate

Unempl. rate

Gross value added

R&D-activities

Export

Level of education

Competitive and renewable companies

Competitive and renewable companies

Entrepreneuship Entrepreneuship

Innovation activities

Innovation activities

Working life & education

(ESF)

Working life & education

(ESF)

Sustainable

development

Equal opportunities and inclusiveness

Partnership

Well functioning innovation system and

attractive environment

Well functioning innovation system and

attractive environment

Functional labour market, competent

and motivatedlabour force

Functional labour market, competent

and motivatedlabour force

East Finland is an open environment of competence, entrepreneuship and living. For East Finland Neigbourhood of Russia is a strenght.

East Finland is an open environment of competence, entrepreneuship and living. For East Finland Neigbourhood of Russia is a strenght.

Operational environmentOperational environment

VisionInfluence-/macro object. Core of development

strategy Action lines/Priorities

ProgrammeObjectives

New jobs

New companies

Amount of R&D

R&D jobs

New jobs

New companies

Amount of R&D

R&D jobs

ERDF Priority 2: Strengthening of innovation activity and networking, reinforcing knowlegde structures

- Developing regional knowledge structures and innovation environments

- Strengthening preconditions and the role of university and research units, universities of applied sciences, vocational institutes, centres of excellence and technology in transfer of technology and knowledge

- Developing knowledge-intensive services to the enterprises

- Networking, internationalisation

- Cross sectoral co operation

- Cluster building on regional priorities

- Utilising instruments of information society

ERDF PR 2 Thematic focusing on common fields of expertise in East Finland

• Generating joint pilot projects in the fields of

Forest and metalMaterials technologyICTLeisure time activities and tourismWelfareEnvironment and energyMiningFood stuffs

ERDF Financing plan 2007 - 2013

65,394 61,328 57,074 52,625 47,975 43,119 38,048

44,750 48,03050,705

52,77654,571

56,41758,315

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

ME

UR

National

ERDF

ESF 2007-2013 Ensuring the supply of labour:Ensuring the supply of labour:• encouraging mobility in occupational and regional levels encouraging mobility in occupational and regional levels (Priority2)(Priority2)• new methods in training and educationnew methods in training and education (P3)(P3)

• work-based models (P3)(P3)• new ways to qualify vocational degrees (P3)(P3)• taking notice of learning difficulties (P2, P3)(P2, P3)

• developing employment services developing employment services (P3)(P3)• promoting labour immigrationpromoting labour immigration (P4) (P4)

Encouraging the development of work organisations:Encouraging the development of work organisations:• development of competence capital, especially in small firms development of competence capital, especially in small firms

(P1, P3)(P1, P3)• development of the working methods development of the working methods (P1)(P1)• promoting well-being, equality and flexibility in workplacespromoting well-being, equality and flexibility in workplaces (P1, (P1,

P2)P2)• multicultural work organizations, gender issues, disabled persons in working

life

ESF 2007-2013

Reducing structural unemployment and raising the level of Reducing structural unemployment and raising the level of employment:employment:

• development of the intermediate labour market (P2)• finding job opportunities for those threatened by social exclusion:finding job opportunities for those threatened by social exclusion:

especially long-term unemployed men, disabled, immigrants especially long-term unemployed men, disabled, immigrants • co-operation with municipalities, third sector etc. co-operation with municipalities, third sector etc.

• measures developing the employability of the young people (P2)• flexible pathways from vocational education to working lifeflexible pathways from vocational education to working life• educational guidanceeducational guidance• individual support systemindividual support system

• supporting the employability of ageing workforce (P2) (P2)• new models to combine education and worknew models to combine education and work• identification of learning difficultiesidentification of learning difficulties

• promoting entrepreneurship (P1) promoting entrepreneurship (P1)

What it takes to get a Structural Funds project

started• Understand the regional needs and align

your action to them – this is not about science nor data

• Develop a bold vision – this is a about changing existing structures

• Discuss with the regional authorities (state, provincial, city, universities, …)

• Find partners and 20-30% self-financing

Europe 2020 -strategy

Partnership agreement(EARDF, ESF, agriculture and fisheries programme incl.)

Community strategy(including the category or list of possible priorities to be chosen

by each member state)

Regional Operational Programmes

Conditionalities

EU-level

Member state / regions,

Commission

Member State

Regions

Programme outcomes / targets

Measures and actions / projects

Framework of Cohesion Policy 2013+

TEM/AKY/RAPO 18.5.2011

National Europe 2020 –strategy /

framework

Priority axes /

priorities chosen by

Finland

Europe 2020: 7 Flagship ProjectsPriorities proposed by Eastern Finland circulated below, cross-cutting theme drawn with a hexagon

Smart growthSustainable growth

Inclusive growth

Innovation

Innovation Union

Climate, energy and mobility

Resource rich Europe

An agenda for new skills and jobs

Programme for new skills and jobs

Education

Youth on the move

Competitiveness

An industrial policy for the globalization era

Poverty reduction

European platform against poverty

Information Society

Digital agenda for Europe

Get ready for Horizon2020

• Horizon2020 priorities:– e-infrastructures– SMEs– climate action– Support to EU environmental objectives

• Decadal vision on biodiversity informatics by Alex Hardisty and Dave Roberts