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LAHTI REGION

LAHTI REGION. LAHTI REGION – EASY TO REACH. The Lahti region is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. LAHTI REGION. Lahti. St. Petersburg. Helsinki. Brussels. Distance by road (km) * Helsinki 104 * Helsinki-Vantaa Airport 99 * Tampere 126 * Turku 213

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LAHTI REGION

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  1. LAHTI REGION

  2. LAHTI REGION – EASY TO REACH • The Lahti region is part of the Helsinki metropolitanarea LAHTI REGION Lahti St. Petersburg Helsinki Brussels

  3. Distance by road (km) * Helsinki 104 * Helsinki-Vantaa Airport 99 * Tampere 126 * Turku 213 * Jyväskylä 167 * Lappeenranta 148 * Kouvola 62 * Hämeenlinna 73 * Oulu 505 * Saint Petersburg 356 Lahti-St.Petersburg 314 km Connection viaTrans-Siperia rail road to Vladivostok. Excellent road and rail connections To Helsinki: 1 hourbycarorbus 45 minutesbytrain 60 minutes to international airportbycarorbus 1 hour to Vuosaari harbour To St.Petersburg: 2,5 hoursbytrain(by the end of the year 2010)

  4. LAHTI REGION Map of the region of Päijät-Häme: The City of Lahti is the “capital” of the region of Päijät-Häme. Nowadays, you often hear the term "Lahti region". The term previously referred only to Lahti, Hollola, Orimattila and Nastola. However, with the increasing cooperation between the towns and municipalities of the region, the term has come to refer to different areas depending on the context.

  5. HARTOLA pop. 3 388 SYSMÄ pop. 4 391 PADASJOKI pop. 3 449 HEINOLA pop. 20 374 ASIKKALA pop. 8 551 HÄMEEN- HOLLOLA pop. 21 845 KOSKI pop. 2 125 NASTOLA pop. 15 065 LAHTI pop. 100 854 KÄRKÖLÄ pop. 4 878 ORIMATTILA pop. 14 894 ARTJÄRVI pop. 1 456 LAHTI REGION - POPULATION • The city of Lahti hasmorethan 100 000 inhabitants • The region of Päijät-Häme 200 000 inhabitants

  6. LAHTI REGION - POPULATION

  7. FACTS ABOUT LAHTI Region: Päijänne Tavastia Subregion: Lahti subregion Charter: 1905-11-01 Area (2010-01-01): - Total 154.6 km2 (59.7 sq mi) - Land 135.06 km2 (52.1 sq mi) - Water 19.54 km2 (7.5 sq mi) Area rank: 323rd largest in Finland Municipaltaxrate: 19% Companies: 6 500 Population (2010-01-31) - Total 100,944 (10-03-31: 100,963) - Density 747.4/km2 (1,935.8/sq mi) Populationrank: 8th largest in Finland Populationbynativelanguage: - Finnish 95.7% (official) - Swedish 0.3% - Others 4% Populationbyage: - 0 to 14 14.7% - 15 to 64 67.2% - 65 orolder 18.1%

  8. LAHTI REGION Populationdensity

  9. LAHTI REGION Populationdensity (tenlargestcities in Finland)

  10. LAHTI REGION – Agestructure

  11. LAHTI REGION Income average (ten largest cities in Finland)

  12. LAHTI REGION IncomeLevel and Purchasing Power: 1) Averageincome (over 15-year-olds): 23 562 € / year 2) Averagesize of a household: 2,0 Persons 3) Single households: 43,2 % 4) Averagelivingarea: 39,4 m2 / person 5) Apartments: 90,7 % of residences 6) Rentedapartments: 31,1 % of residences

  13. LAHTI REGION

  14. BIGGEST EMPLOYERS IN LAHTI REGION • COMPANY: AREA: TOTAL: • Osuuskauppa Hämeenmaa Lahti region 2627 • Isku Yhtymä Oy Lahti 1140 • Koskisen Oy Kärkölä, Heinola 1132 • Starkki Oy Ab Lahti 980 • L-Fashion Group Lahti, Nastola 890 • Versowood Oy Heinola 616 • Fazer Leipomot Lahti 569 • Oy Hartwall Ab Lahti 508 • Eurokangas Oy Orimattila 500 • Kemppi Oy Lahti, Asikkala 465 • Wipak Oy Nastola 453 • Raute-konserni Nastola, Lahti 400 • Vaahto Group Oy Lahti 400

  15. LAHTI REGION Unemploymentrate 7/2010 Lahti region 13.7%

  16. LAHTI REGION Education

  17. LAHTI REGION Education Tertiary Education: Lahti University Consortium International Institute of Applied Aesthetics University of Helsinki, Department of Ecological and Environmental Sciences University of Helsinki, Palmenia Center for Research and Continuing Education, Lahti Unit University of Helsinki, Open University, Lahti Unit Helsinki University of Technology, Lahti Unit Tampere University of Technology, Lahti Unit Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lahti Unit Lahti Region Educational Consortium Lahti University of Applied Sciences Lahti Community College Wellamo

  18. VISION Lahti region in 2015: Finland’s most ecologically efficient and business-friendly region

  19. KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE Areas of expertiserecognised as ourparticularstrengths, whicharegivenspecialattention and whichform a part of ourregionalprofile in terms of business, research, education, and publicsectorinvestments. Cleantechnology Design expertise Practice-driveninnovation

  20. STRATEGIC FOCUS AND OBJECTIVES FOR 2015 The mostinnovativeEuropeanregion in developing and applyingcleantechsolutions Finland’snumberonehub for industrial design Best Finnishregion in terms of profitability of R&D investments Top availability of competentworkforce Finland’smostbusiness-friendlydecision-making culture and serviceoffering A northernpopulationgrowthcentre in the Helsinki metropolitanarea

  21. SUMMARY

  22. WHY LAHTI REGION ? Excellentlocation in the metropolitanarea Excellentconnections: 1 hour to Helsinki bycarorbus 45 minutes to Helsinki bytrain 1 hour to Vuosaari harbour 2,5 hours to St. Petersburg bytrain 3. Half of the population of Finland liveswithin 2 hoursfrom Lahti 4. Capital of industrial design 5. Leader of the FinnishCleantechCluster Energy and materialsavings Eco-efficientsolutions Recycling and the conversion of waste into energy 6. Strongconsortium of universities and universities of appliedsciences 7. Possibility to getsupport for investments and educationfrom the government

  23. Municipaleconomicdevelopmentcompanies and theirresponsibilities • Lahti RegionalDevelopment Company Ltd - LAKES • Coordinatesindustrialpolicy • Provides business servicesregionally • Represents the interests of the regionbothnationally and internationally • Promotes and markets the region • Lahti Science and Business Park Ltd • Growth and innovationservices and the related national and international relationsDevelopment and operation of innovationenvironments • Lahti Travel Ltd • Sales and marketing of tourismservices • Lahti Region Enterprise Agency • Consulting for start-upcompanies

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