City of Oulu Ari Heikkinen, Administration Director Video: Oulu – People and the City

Northernness – providing possibilities for us all Kuvakoko 910 x 405 pikseliä

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) 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 The new city is called Oulu. Oulu in the 1950’s. (Photo: Uuno Laukka archive, Museum of Northern Ostrobothnia)

The Vision Oulu, Capital of Northern Scandinavia CourageFairnessResponsibility The Values

Oulu, Capital of Northern Scandinavia Oulu region has 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 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 ,2 km2 Land3 016,3 km2 Water849,9 km2

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 …. ilmakitarakuvaa

Connections

Oulu 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 Partner cities Luleå, Sweden Tromssa, Norway Astana, Kazakstan Sendai, Japan Murmansk, Russia International Oulu

PAPERCHEMISTRYSTAINLESS STEELFORESTRYSTEEL Strong basic industry

More than 600 High Tech companies – more than technology positions More than 200 global companies

APIs & Red BiotechMedTech & Diagnostics Other BiotechServices LifeScience field of Business

New Business Opportunities  Several city center development projects, 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, students Six Faculties: humanities education science medicine economics and technology 33% of people within Oulu region have university degree Oulu university

Oulu Innovation Alliance City of Oulu and BusinessOulu Technopolis VTT technical research centre of Finland Oulu University of Applied Sciences Oulu University Companies A common goal and confidence in developing the area.

Strong Partnerships NORTHERN SEA ROUTE HELSINKI ARKANGELSK MURMANSK SWEDEN NORWAY FINLAND RUSSIAN STOCKHOLM OSLO OULU SAINT PETERSBURG GERMANY FRANCE POLAND UNITED 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 and city life Tourism

Area: Oulu, Finland | Coordinates: 65°01’ N, 25°28’ E Elevation: 0 meters (0 ft) Time zone: East European Daylight Time (GMT + 2:00) Thank you! Oulu online: | | | Instagram: Cityofoulu