Transcript ODOTTAMATTOMIA KOHTAAMISIA

UNEXPECTED
ENCOUNTERS
Kuopio
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of
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tällä
hetkellä
yksi most
maan magnetic
the
vetovoimaisimpia
cities
in the
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country
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THE BEST GROWTH
ENVIRONMENT
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Taloustutkimus 2012.
for children.
THE REVENUE FOR
INDUSTRY IS
GROWING
AT A GREATER RATE
THAN THE COUNTRY’S
AVERAGE.
UNIQUE, MAGNETIC, GROWING
KUOPIO REGION
TOP WORLD-CLASS
EVENTS:
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Kuopio Dance Festival
Wife Carrying World
Championships
ANTI – Contemporary Art
Festival
Vekara-Varkaus Children’s
Summer Festival
A UNIQUE SECURITY CLUSTER
The region boasts a unique, continuously
growing cluster of security know-how in
the education, industry and research
sectors alike.
THE MOST FASCINATING STORIES IN FINLAND ARISE FROM
UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTERS IN THE KUOPIO REGION
Small and large, Orthodox and Lutheran, east and west, fun and full of
top know-how, dynamic and comfortable, urban cityscapes and pristine
nature all at once.
These surprising and unusual encounters are the salt of the Kuopio
region and spark off the most interesting stories in Finland.
KUOPIO REGION ON THE MAP
KUOPIO
REGION
THE KUOPIO REGION uniquely combines happy people,
a laid-back attitude and top-class expertise in science,
technology, art, industry and the security sector. This ego-free
zone, made up of Kuopio, Tahko and neighbouring areas, is
already home to almost 250,000 people. Welcome aboard –
here you’ll enjoy work and leisure alike.
THE KUOPIO
REGION IS:
International Cluster of Expertise
• High technology export companies
• Cluster of Finnish expertise in the
wellness, pharmaceutical and
security sectors
• Trendsetter in the energy and
biotechnology fields
• At the cutting edge of food
production, research and
processing
• Most wide-ranging university
courses in Finland
• The Kuopio–Tahko tourist resort
Northern Savonia = the Kuopio region
This is a great place to live and raise a family.
The time you save in commuting you can spend
with your family and doing the things you love. In
this ego-free zone, nobody has to pretend to be
something they’re not.
Antti Haapakorva, CEO of Talentree,
Ambassador for the Kuopio region.
TOP-CLASS
EXPERTISE IN AN
EGO-FREE ZONE
EXPORT COMPANIES, FORESTRY KNOW-HOW
AND PRODUCTION FROM CHEESES TO
LOUDSPEAKERS
Metal industry 35.9%
Forest industry 22.5%
Food industry 15.2%
Chemical industry 11.4%
Electricity, heating, water resources, sewage
systems and waste management 6.5%
Mining and quarrying 4.2%
Other manufacturing 2.6%
Textile, fashion and leather industry 1.8%
EXPORT COMPANIES, FORESTRY KNOWHOW AND PRODUCTION FROM CHEESES
TO LOUDSPEAKERS
Iisalmi is the site for
the manufacture of
award-winning
loudspeakers that
are used in studios
all over the world.
The Valio plant in
Lapinlahti is the
largest cheese dairy
and their plant in
Suonenjoki the
largest jam factory
in Finland.
• 8% of jobs are in primary production,
21% in processing and 71% in services.
• The total turnover of the region’s companies in
2012 amounted to nearly 10 billion euros, with
industry generating almost a third of it.
• Fields of specialisation include mechanical
engineering and energy technology, advanced
wood-processing, food production and security
know-how.
• The region’s new fields of growth include health
technology, medication and water and air
technology.
• The Kuopio Science Park has a growing
community of 10,000 experts and a
business cluster of high technology.
As a player in the chemicals industry and
mining, Yara Suomi Oy is continually looking for
skilled employees and special know-how. The
attractiveness of the Kuopio region is one
significant factor when workers seek jobs in our
company and commit themselves to it.
Taisto Koivumäki, Plant Manager of Yara Suomi Siilinjärvi
site, a Kuopio region partner
14%
OF FINNISH MILK IS
PRODUCED IN THE KUOPIO
REGION
31%
OF FINNISH BERRIES ARE
PRODUCED IN THE KUOPIO
REGION
There are
200
export
companies in the
Kuopio region
The revenue for
industry is
growing at a
greater rate than
the country’s
average.
100%
OF FIREFIGHTERS WITH
A FINNISH RESCUER
DIPLOMA ARE TRAINED
IN KUOPIO
STUDYING
”THE GREATEST TIME OF MY LIFE!”
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The Kuopio region offers an English kindergarten and opportunities to study in
ENGLISH from primary school all the way to a university degree.
There are over 30 000 students in the region.
THE TOP FIELDS include energy, the environment and security, wellness expertise,
primary production and food.
Some 19,000 people study and work in the KUOPIO CAMPUS, i.e. the Kuopio Science
Park.
Finland’s experts in CIVILIAN CRISIS MANAGEMENT are trained in Kuopio.
DANCE, SECURITY AND
TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY
University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio campus
Sibelius Academy
The Kuopio
region has more
than
30,000
students!
More doctors
are trained in
Kuopio than
anywhere else
in Finland.
UNIVERSITIES OF APPLIED SCIENCES
Savonia University of Applied Sciences
Emergency Services College
Humak University of Applied Sciences
VOCATIONAL INSTITUTES
Savo Vocational and Adult Education College
Ylä-Savo Vocational College
Kuopio Conservatoire
Ingman College of Crafts and Design
Kuopio School of Household Management
Northern Savo College
Portaanpää Christian College
The Kuopio region offers a truly diverse
range of options, such as the upper secondary
schools of music and performing arts and the IB
Diploma Programme. For example, the upper
secondary school of music is known nationwide, thanks to the pop singer Jenni Vartiainen.
We host a lot of parties, theme days and other
events organised by the students. Anyone who
wants to can join in or take part in the
planning. We’re easy-going and laid-back, but
efficient.
Sakari Pääkkö, student, Kuopio
Restaurant Kuappi – the
world’s smallest restaurant,
Iisalmi
TOURISM
AND
EVENTS
DOWNHILL SKIING, DANCING AND WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS
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KUOPIO-TAHKO is the largest and most diverse tourist attraction in southern Finland,
with a spa, skiing & shopping!
THE KUOPIO DANCE FESTIVAL is the oldest festival of its kind in the Nordic
countries, with Jorma Uotinen as the artistic director.
THE KUOPIO WINE FESTIVAL attracts some 50,000 people every year.
Finland’s largest and oldest beer festival OLUSET takes place in Iisalmi.
Sonkajärvi hosts the WIFE CARRYING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.
THE VEKARA-VARKAUS Children’s Summer Festival has been given the Lasten Päivä
Award by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
HOUSING
HAPPY PEOPLE, URBAN CULTURE
AND BEAUTIFUL LAKE SCENES
The communal
cooperation model
“Who Cares”
prevents the social
exclusion of young
people in the
Kuopio region.
Studies show that
Kuopio offers the
best growth
environment for
children in Finland.
• More than a thousand new
homes a year, half of them
detached and terrace houses
• Good availability of rental
apartments
• The prices of apartments
in Kuopio are almost 50 %
lower than in the Helsinki
area
• Some 30,000 holiday homes
The regional marketing programme and the
bank have a shared interest and we want to do
our part in enriching the lives of the people living
in the Kuopio region and making Northern
Savonia an attractive and dynamic place to live
both for its current residents and people moving
to the area.
Arja Soramäki, Manager of the Northern Savonian
Osuuspankki bank, a Kuopio region partner.
THE KUOPIO REGION HAS…
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Would you like
to travel to
work by boat?
RESIDENTS PER
KM2
METRES
OF SHORELINE PER
RESIDENT
OVER
In the Kuopio
region, you CAN
live in the city
centre by a lake.
2,000
KM OF HIKING
TRAILS
WE’RE A LAID-BACK,
EGO-FREE BUNCH –
JOIN US!
www.kuopioregion.fi