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1 Welcome to Tampere Chamber of Commerce & Industry!

2 Tampere Region km 500 km Population (30th Nov 2009) ~ 10 % of the population in Finland Area km 2 ~ 4 % of Finland 2 Universities, 3 Polytechnics 24 Towns / Municipalities Oslo Stockholm Helsinki Tampere St Petersburg Moscow Copenhagen London Berlin Paris

3 Turnover, total, annual change (%) Turnover by Key Sectors - Total 2008: 29,489 Million % from 2007 Source: Statistics Finland, Tailored Trend Indicator Service

4 Turnover by Business Sectors 2008 Turnover, total 29,489 Million (estimate) Source: Statistics Finland, Tailored Trend Indicator Service

5 Industry Export Total export 2008: 7,204 Million % from % of the total industry turnover 5

6 Change of Turnover Q Q Source: Statistics Finland, Tailored Trend Indicator Service

7 Employment in the Tampere Region 2005 Total: (+0,7 % from 2004) Source: Council of Tampere Region/StatFin Public services 31 % Unknown 1 % Agriculture, forestry 3 % Industry 25 % Construction 6 % Banking, insurance, business services 14 % Transportation, communication 6 % Trade, hotels & restaurants 14 %

8 Nokian Renkaat Oyj Sandvik ISS Palvelut Restel-konserni Lassila & Tikanoja Pilkington Automotive Finland Oy AGCO Sisu Power Tieto Oyj Stockmann Insta Group -konserni Patria Oyj / Patria Aviation Oy YIT-konserni Alma Media 1442 Saarioinen Oy 1605 UPM-Kymmene Oyj 1809 Itella-konserni 2386 Pirkanmaan Osuuskauppa 2977 Kesko Oyj, K-kaupat 3105 Metso Oyj 3700 Nokia Oyj Biggest companies in the Tampere region as by personnel

9 Global Market Leaders in the Tampere Region (Tampere CCI, April 2008) The list is allusive, it doesn t include all global leaders within the region. Desec 80% Turnout (switch) laying machine for railroads Fastems 70% Multilevel FMS Glaston 50% Flat tempering machinery Oseir 50% SprayWatch thermal spray diagnostics equipment Ata Gears 50% Bevel Gears for marine industry John Deere Forestry 45% Forest machinery Avant Tecno 40% Mini loaders Nokia 40% Mobile Devices Sandvik 35% Machinery and related services for mining and construction industries Gardner Denver 30% Marine compressors Kalmar Industries (Cargotec) 20% Container handling machinery Metso Minerals 17% Mobile stone crushers Atlas Copco Rotex 15% Casing advancing

10 Global Market Leader Examples from the Tampere Region Desec assembling machine for railroad elements Elecster packaging system for UHT milk MOLOK deep collection system for waste materials Avant Tecno Avant 520 mini loader Metso Minerals Lokotrack crushing plant

11 2 500 Research and Development Expenditures / Inhabitant in Pirkanmaa and Finland Pirkanmaa Finland *Tekes Pirkanmaa Euros/Inhabitant Sources: Statistics Finland and Pirkanmaa Employment and Development Center * Tekes is Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation

12 Direct Flight Connections from Tampere-Pirkkala Airport Kittilä Rovaniemi Oulu Kuopio Edinburgh London Stansted Turku Stockholm Helsinki Tallinn Riga Kaunas Bremen Gdansk TMP Airport Tampere-Pirkkalan lentokenttä Matkustajamäärän kehitys Passengers Ulkomaat Kotimaa Lähde: Finavia +8,8 % +3,1 % -11,5 % Domestic International Frankfurt Hahn Milano Bergamo Malaga

13 Unemployment (inc. laid-offs) in the Tampere Region monthly Source: ELY Centre Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

14 Finlands Export Structure Source: Board of Customs

15 Finnish Exports 2008 Source: Board of Customs 2009

16 Finnish Imports 2008 Source: Board of Customs

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19 Share of value added in Finland (# on the map) (Regions at NUTS 3 level) Uusimaa Pirkanmaa Varsinais-Suomi Pohjois-Pohjanmaa Keski-Suomi Satakunta Pohjois-Savo Kymenlaakso Lappi Päijät-Häme Pohjanmaa Kanta-Häme Etelä-Pohjanmaa Etelä-Karjala Pohjois-Karjala Etelä-Savo Itä-Uusimaa Kainuu Keski-Pohjanmaa Ahvenanmaa 8,6 8,4 6,2 4,2 3,9 3,7 3,5 3,1 3,0 3,0 2,5 2,7 2,3 2,4 2,2 1,9 1,1 1,2 0,7 35,4 0,0 10,0 20,0 30,0 40,0 Source: Statistics Finland, Ministry of the Interior %

20 Employment by Business Sectors Häme Province and the Tampere Region Häme Province Tampere Region 100 % 100 % Unknown 80 % 80 % Unknown Miscellaneous work Services Finance and insurance Trade, hotels and restaurants Construction 60 % 40 % 60 % 40 % Public services, services for individuals Finance, insurance, business services Logistics Trade, hotels and restaurants Construction Industry 20 % 20 % Industry Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing 0 % % Agriculture, forestry, hunting, fishing Source: Council of Tampere Region

21 World GDP Growth Forecast , % International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook 4/2009 Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland / Maarit Lindström,

22 Key Figures 2008* EUR Bn * 2009** 2010** 2011** change in volume, % GDP at market prices 185 4,2 1,0-7,6 0,7 2,4 Import of products and services 79 6,5 7,0-22,5 3,7 4,4 Total supply 264 4,9 2,8-12,1 1,4 2,9 Export of products and services 87 8,1 7,3-25,7 5,0 5,6 Consumption 137 2,5 1,9-1,1 0,9 1,9 private public ,3 0,8 1,9 2,0-2,2 1,2 1,2 0,2 2,5 0,5 Investments 38 8,7 0,3-12,0-4,6 1,8 private 33 9,0 0,4-13,9-4,8 2,2 public 5 6,8-0,3 1,6-3,4-0,2 Total demand 264 4,9 2,8-12,1 1,4 2,9 domestic demand 178 3,3 0,6-5,4 0,1 1,9 Source: Statistics Finland, Bank of Finland, OECD, EU, Ministry of Finance 18 th December 2009

23 Qatar Luxembourg Norway Malta Singapore Brunei Darussalam Cy prus United States Ireland Hong Kong SAR Switzerland Kuwait Netherlands Austria Iceland Canada Denmark United Arab Emirates Sweden Australia Finland United Kingdom Belgium Germany Japan France Bahrain Taiwan Prov ince of China Italy Spain Greece Slov enia New Zealand Israel Korea Source: IMF 4/2008 GDP per capita 2008 PPP Thousand International Dollar

24 Foreign languages in Tampere 2004 top 10 (exc. Finnish and Swedish) different languages are spoken in Tampere Number of Swedish speaking people Russian venäjä arabia Arabic English englanti Estonian eesti, Chinese kiina Persian persia kurdi Kurdi vietnam Vietnamese turkki Turkish saksa German viro Lähde: Tilastokeskus

25 Tampere the most popular city to live in

26 Tampere Chamber of Commerce & Industry One of the biggest regional CCI s in Finland established in 1918 Operating in the Tampere Region A private law chamber ~ member companies 40 % of the private sector employees

27 Vision of Tampere CCI The most active and influential business organization in the Tampere Region Comprehensive coverage of regional businesses through membership High-level expert services based on the needs of members Public functions according to the chamber law being fulfilled effectively Committed and active membership

28 Tampere CCI Members by Personnel 2009 Jäsenyritykset henkilöstömäärän mukaan % henkilöä 12 % Yhteensä 1336 Total >5 % yli 250 henkilöä 5 % % 1-4 henkilöä 35 % 5-49 henkilöä 48 % %

29 Industry Teollisuus 23 %, josta 23 % Construction Rakentaminen 66 % - Koneet ja laitteet 20% - Metallituotteet 19% - Metsäteollisuus 12% - Kumi- ja muovituotteet 8% - Tevanake 8% - Elektroniikkateollisuus 6% Private persons Henkilöjäsenet 1 % 1 % Jäsenet toimialoittain 2009 Kauppa 12 %, josta Trade 12 % Tampere CCI Members by Yhteensä Tukkukauppa 57 % - Vähittäiskauppa 33 % - Moottoriajoneuvojen kauppa ja korjaustoiminta 10% Muut 7 %, josta Business Sectors 2009 Others (education, - Koulutus 28% - Yhdistykset associations, 27% - Taiteet, viihde ja virkistys 16% - Kunnat 12% towns) 7 % Total Palvelut 51 %, josta - Laskentatoimen palvelut 17% - Ohjelmistopalvelut Services10% - Konsultointipalvelut 10% - Tekninen 51 palvelu % 8% - Kuljetus- ja varastointipalvelut 8% - Lakiasiain palvelut 5%

30 CCI Services for Members Promotion of business interest in Tampere Region Competitive region for the business Co-operation between business and authorities Member services Training ABM concept (Approved Board Member) Finalist in the 2007 World Chambers Competition (Best Skills Development Programme) Tampere CCI Magazine CCI Year Book including member catalogue

31 CCIs' Feed-back Survey 2008 Chamber Image All CCIs (N=2886) Tampere CCI (N=297) Experienced Trustworthy Responsible Dynamic Effective Innovative Pioneer Old-fashioned Inactive, still and stale 16 % 11 % 13 % 14 % 12 % 14 % 29 % 22 % 27 % 24 % 26 % 23 % 41 % 49 % 65 % 67 % 75 % 76 % 0 % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 % 60 % 70 % 80 %

32 Contacts supporting business Major Reasons for Membership in Tampere CCI All CCIs Tampere CCI Regional lobbying Training Advisory services National lobbying CCI's newsletter Foreign trade documents %

33 ANNUAL MEETINGS COUNCIL BOARD CHAMBER OFFICE Tampere CCI Organization 10 COMMITTEES Auditing Finance ICT Industry Legislation & taxation New & growth business Regional planning & transportation Services Training Tourism & congresses STRONG REGIONAL LOBBYING

34 Municipalities - Development of city centers Effective lobbying in co-operation Tampere Chamber of Commerce Council of Tampere Region logistics premises Federation of Entrepreneurs Governmental regional organisations Confederation of Finnish Industries Universities polytechnics, vocational schools - business co-operation

35 Chamber of Commerce organisation in Finland Central Chamber of Commerce and 19 regional Chambers of Commerce The biggest Chambers of Commerce are Helsinki area, Tampere and Turku Nearly member companies altogether Promotes the general interests of business and industry Promotes effective market economy Works for the interests of business and industry Operations are based on chamber law Voluntary membership

36 About Chamber of Commerce History 1599 the world s first Chamber of Commerce was founded in Marseilles to assist the authorities in customs and port affairs Finlands Chambers of Commerce are based on the tradition of merchant meetings from the 19th century Chamber of Commerce statutory order was issued in 1917 and Helsinki CCI was established

37 About Chamber of Commerce History Central Chamber of Commerce was established in Finland in 1918 Tampere CCI was also established in 1918 Medal of Merit that Central Chamber of Commerce grants was founded in 1929 by the initiative of Tampere CCI

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