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City of Oulu
Ari Heikkinen, Administration Director
17.6.2014
Video: Oulu – People and the City
Kuvakoko 910 x 405 pikseliä
Northernness – providing
possibilities for us all
The history
of Oulu
Founded 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).
Oulu in the 1950’s. (Photo: Uuno Laukka archive, Museum of Northern
Ostrobothnia)
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.
The Vision
Oulu,
Capital of Northern Scandinavia
The Values
Courage
Fairness
Responsibility
Oulu, Capital of Northern
Scandinavia
Oulu region has 250 000 residents
The 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 36.6
Oulu has one of the youngest populations in Europe
New creating atmosphere
High level of education
Oulu university and Oulu university of applied sciences: about
30 000 students
A good basis of building the future!
Surface Area
Oulu 1.1.2014
3 866,2 km2
Land
3 016,3 km2
Water
849,9 km2
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.
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International trends, lively culture
Large- and small-scale concerts, a versatile dance scene, theatre aimed
at children and youth, film industry, games events and entertainment
media companies , art ….
Connections
Oulu
International
Oulu
Partner cities
Luleå, Sweden
Tromssa, Norway
Astana, Kazakstan
Sendai, Japan
Murmansk, Russia
Twin cities
Boden, Sweden
Alta, Norway
Odessa, Ukraine
Leverkusen, Germany
Halle, Germany
Siófok, Hungary
Bursa, Turkey
Arkangel, Russia
Hangzhou, China
Krostadt, Russia
Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary
Matera, Italy
Astana, Kazakstan
Strong basic industry
PAPER
CHEMISTRY
STAINLESS STEEL
FORESTRY
STEEL
More than 600 High Tech companies
– more than 10 000 technology positions
More than 200 global companies
LifeScience field of Business
APIs & Red Biotech
MedTech & Diagnostics
Other Biotech
Services
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)
Oulu university
2nd largest university in Finland,
15 000 students
Six Faculties:
humanities
education
science
medicine
economics and
technology
33% of people within Oulu region
have university degree
Oulu Innovation Alliance
Oulu University
Oulu University of
Applied Sciences
VTT technical research
centre of Finland
A common goal and confidence in developing the area.
Companies
Technopolis
City of Oulu
and BusinessOulu
Strong Partnerships
NORTHERN SEA ROUTE
European largest investments in the
Barents region. Worth of more than
227 billion investment targets identified
in the end of 2020.
MURMANSK
FINLAND
ARKANGELSK
OULU
NORWAY
HELSINKI
SWEDEN
OSLO
UNITED
KINGDOM
FRANCE
STOCKHOLM
GERMANY
POLAND
SAINT
PETERSBURG
RUSSIAN
Arctic Cooperation in the North
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
Tourism
Nallikari beach
Tourism
Shopping and
city life
Thank you!
Area: Oulu, Finland | Coordinates: 65°01’ N, 25°28’ E
Elevation: 0 meters (0 ft)
Time zone: East European Daylight Time (GMT + 2:00)
Oulu online:
www.ouka.fi | www.oulu.com | www.facebook.com/Oulu.Finland
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