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City of Oulu Ari Heikkinen , Administration Director 17.6.2014

City of Oulu Ari Heikkinen , Administration Director 17.6.2014. Video: Oulu – People and the City. Northernness – providing possibilities for us all. Kuvakoko 910 x 405 pikseliä. The history of Oulu.

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City of Oulu Ari Heikkinen , Administration Director 17.6.2014

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  1. City of OuluAri Heikkinen, AdministrationDirector17.6.2014 Video: Oulu – People and the City

  2. Northernness – providingpossibilities for us all Kuvakoko 910 x 405 pikseliä

  3. The historyof 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 NorthernOstrobothnia) 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.

  4. The Vision Oulu, Capital of NorthernScandinavia The Values CourageFairnessResponsibility

  5. Oulu, Capital of NorthernScandinavia Oulu regionhas250 000 residents The largest center of the NorthernScandinavia Educational and Cultural center | Trade and Finance center Experiencecenter |Logistics center

  6. The averageage of the residents is 36.6 Oulu has one of the youngest populations in Europe New creating atmosphere Highlevel of education Oulu university and Oulu university of appliedsciences: about30 000 students A goodbasis of building the future!

  7. Surface Area All main roadsmeet in Oulu. The distancebetween Oulu and Helsinki is about600 kilometres, the same as between Oulu and Nuorgam, the northernmostspot in Finland. Oulu airporthas the second-largestpassengernumbers in Finland. The flight to Helsinki takesaboutonehour.

  8. ilmakitarakuvaa 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 ….

  9. Connections

  10. Oulu Partnercities Luleå, Sweden Tromssa, Norway Astana, Kazakstan Sendai, Japan Murmansk, Russia Twincities 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 International Oulu

  11. Strongbasicindustry

  12. More than 600 High Tech companies – more than 10 000 technology positions More than 200 global companies

  13. LifeScience field of Business

  14. 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

  15. Innovation Center of Finland • World’smostagile ICT ecosystem • Number 1 in Finland in R&D investments per capita • Leadsradiotechnology, mobile device and 3D internet development • Over 300 new startups in the area • New Early Stage VC Fund (Northern Startup Fund)

  16. Oulu university • 2nd largestuniversity in Finland, 15 000 students • SixFaculties: • humanities • education • science • medicine • economics and • technology 33% of peoplewithin Oulu regionhaveuniversitydegree

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

  18. StrongPartnerships 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 RUSSIAN SWEDEN SAINT PETERSBURG OSLO STOCKHOLM UNITED KINGDOM POLAND GERMANY FRANCE

  19. Arctic Cooperation in the North • Northern policy • Business policy that supports sustainable growth and development • Programme for Northern Finland - transport system that supports business • Regional structure and contract-based urban policy (land use, housing & transportation) • National development centre – resources for regionalisation • Barents region, Norway, Russia, Sweden • Mining industry • Nuclear power • Risk financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) • Tourism

  20. Tourism Nallikari beach

  21. Tourism Shopping and city life

  22. Thankyou! 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 www.twitter.com/oulunkaupunki | www.youtube.com/cityofoulu Instagram: Cityofoulu

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