WILL POWER FROM FINLAND MAKE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS IN SEINÄJOKI REGION!

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1 WILL POWER FROM FINLAND MAKE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS IN SEINÄJOKI REGION!

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3 THE BEST IN FINLAND! They say that a vision is good only if it lifts your eyebrows more than one inche. Our vision is of that sort: Seinäjoki region aims to be the BEST IN FINLAND! Seinäjoki region is one of the fastest-growing urban areas in Finland. Seinäjoki region is recently titled as the most attractive city in Finland. The region has entered a growth path through cooperation between its municipalities and cities, as well as between different interest groups. Seinäjoki forms the sixth largest market area in the country and our aim is to become a nationally significant hub for commercial business, trade, retail and logistics. We are the most entrepreneurial county and famous for our strong willpower. Our excellent location makes Seinäjoki region easy to reach. Welcome to Seinäjoki region! Juha Luukko Mayor, Jalasjärvi municipality

4 WHY FINLAND? Neutral country in Northern part of West-Europe Stable democracy (multiparty government) Economically stable (AAA credit class.) One of the least corrupted countries in the world Developed infrastructure Skilled workforce Competitive operating costs Good connections to East and West Long-established connections with Russia English widely spoken

5 GREAT PLACE TO BE THE BEST ACTUALLY FINLAND Honorable mention: best small country, best high-income, best education Despite the long winter, Finland is a pretty great place to be the best, actually. It ranked the highest overall and also comes in as the best small country, the best high-income country, and the best country for education.

6 SEINÄJOKI REGION - DYNAMIC GROWTH HUB Important commercial centre 6th largest market area in Finland people within two hours drive The most entrepreneurial friendly county Attracts highly educated people We have the will to succeed and want you to succeed with us!

7 EXCELLENT CONNECTIONS SEINÄJOKI REGION IS ONE OF THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AREAS IN FINLAND Fast traffic connections by rail and road Seinäjoki has the only railway station with connections to five different directions Traffic from Seinäjoki is directed to every cardinal point By train from Helsinki 2 h 45 min., Tampere 1 h 6 min. Oulu 3 h 15 min., Vaasa 1 h Vaasa airport 1 h Vaasa harbour 1 h

8 LOGISTICAL HUB Seinäjoki has strengthened its position as a national traffic and logistic centre The increase in the amount of traffic in the area is one of the greatest in the country The competitive location offers many advantages to businesses and organisations One of the most easy-to-reach areas in Finland New logistic centre coming up in the next few years NLC-Seinäjoki will demonstrate guidelines for green transport and set an example to all other centres built in Finland

9 EASTERN BYPASS ROAD Important traffic-related future reform Will increase the number of industrial as well as other business opportunities in the area Possible businesses include large-scale specialty shops, grocery shops and traffic services A new logistic park along the bypass road to be built in the coming five years

10 IN MANY WAYS SIMPLY THE BEST! ENTREPRENEUR FRIENDLY POPULATION GROWTH HOUSING PRODUCTION

11 THE BEST IN FINLAND ON THE TOP IN THE POPULATION GROWTH (+1,5%/year) MOST ENTREPRENEUR FRIENDLY AREA (Confederation of Finnish Industries: Entrepneurial climate in municipalities in 2012) NUMBER IN DOMESTIC MIGRATION The city of Seinäjoki had the most posiave domesac net migraaon in relaaon to populaaon in HIGHEST HOUSING PRODUCTION RATE Seinäjoki in a second place aoer Oulu in finished appartments/ inhabitants

12 MOST ENTREPRENEUR FRIENDLY AREA Confedera)on of Finnish Industries: Entrepneurial EK: KunAen climate yritysilmasto in municipaliaes 2012 in 2012 Region Total points Ranking in 2011

13 ON THE TOP IN A LONG RUN Popula)on growth per year (%) in City PopulaAon growth % per year - Ideal populaaon growth is about % per year - PopulaAon growth of over 1.5% per year causes constant turbulence in service structure and investments - PopulaAon growth in Espoo was 2.5% per year at its highest - PopulaAon growth in the following four ciaes is at least 1% per year: Espoo, Vantaa, Oulu and Seinäjoki

14 ON THE TOP IN THE POPULATION GROWTH Change in populaaon by municipaliaes in 2011 MunicipaliAes with over inhabitants StaAsAcs Finlands/PopulaAon, SeutuNet Change (%)

15 HIGHEST HOUSING PRODUCTION RATE Housing producaon by municipaliaes in 2011 MunicipaliAes with over inhabitants StaAsAcs Finland/ConstrucAon, SeutuNet Finished appartments/ inhabitants

16 ON THE TOP IN MIGRATION BALANCE MigraAon balance by municipaliaes in 2011 MunicipaliAes with over inhabitants StaAsAcs Finland/PopulaAon, SeutuNet Per mille/populaaon

17 NUMBER ONE IN DOMESTIC MIGRATION CiAes a`racang the most people in domesac migraaon in City Domes)c migra)on in Per mille/average popula)on figure - The ciaes of Seinäjoki and Hämeenlinna have by far the most posiave domesac net migraaon in relaaon to populaaon; QuanAtaAvely, their net migraaon was close to that of Tampere in PosiAve net migraaon has conanued to increase in LahA since PosiAve net migraaon has decreased in Jyväskylä and Oulu from previous years, while Turku has significantly negaave net migraaon - The populaaon of Pori has increased, similarly to LahA; in relaave terms, posiave domesac net migraaon is larger than, for example, in Vantaa, Espoo, Helsinki or Turku - Net migraaon is negaave in eight ciaes. The situaaon in Kouvola is weak both quanataavely and relaavely.

18 DEVELOPMENT OF PURCHASING POWER IN SEINÄJOKI IN (Entrecon 2010) Purchasing power for specialty goods will grow by EUR million (40 101%) by The mean average will be EUR 437 million (71%). Purchasing power for groceries will grow by EUR million (26 47%) by Consumption would grow by EUR 198 million (37%) according to average growth prospect. milj. euroa Development of purchasing power for specialty goods in Erikoistavarakaupan ostovoiman kehitys Seinäjoen the market area of Seinäjoki markkina- alueella milj. euroa Development of purchasing power for groceries in the PäiviQäistavarakaupan ostovoiman kehitys Seinäjoen market area of Seinäjoki markkina- alueella Hidas Slow Nopea Fast Hidas Slow Nopea Fast

19 WORK AND SKILLED WORKERS

20 MOST IMPORTANT EMPLOYERS PUBLIC SECTOR: Health care district of South Ostrobothia The City of Seinäjoki Seinäjoki joint municipal authority for education VR Group Ltd Health care centre of Seinäjoki Itella PRIVATE SECTOR: Atria Group Plc Rautaruukki Plc Etelä-Pohjanmaan Osuuskauppa Valio Ltd Seinäjoen Käyttöauto Ltd Luoman Ltd Janita Ltd Metso Power Ltd Nammo Lapua Ltd

21 COMMITED WORKFORCE South Ostrobothnia is famous for commited employees Here everybody works with a entrepreneurial attitude Every fourth has a academic degree

22 HIGHER EDUCATION Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences 4800 full-time students 20 Bachelor and 7 Master degree programmes (3 in english) University Consortium of Seinäjoki. The universities involved are the University of Tampere, The University of Helsinki, The University of Vaasa, Tampere University of Technology and Sibelius Academy The South Ostrobothnian University Network (Epanet)

23 EVENTS INCREASE SALES VOLUMES Annual major events attract over 300,000 people to Seinäjoki region every year Provinssirock, Seinäjoki Tango Festival and the racing event bring thousands of cars and campervans into the city Ilmajoen musiikkijuhlat outdoor opera festival since 1978 Tourists will also visit the city centre to do some shopping The Alvar Aalto administrative and cultural centre invites tourists to admire the work of the famous Finnish architect

24 JALASJÄRVI WELCOME TO SUCCEED!

25 WHY JALASJÄRVI? Good location in terms of logistics at the junction of Highways 3 and 19. Many internationally known companies operate in Jalasjärvi; for example, Juustoportti, Jokipiin Pellava, Pramia Lennol, Ejendals Finland (Jalas), Koja etc. We provide commercial plots in a lively location by the highway, along with affordable industrial plots.

26 POHJANMAAN PORTTI Commercial plots of different sizes!

27 PLOT/LOCATION INFORMATION Name of plot/locaaon Town Address Owner Further informaaon Pohjanmaan Porj Jalasjärvi HankkavanAe 2, JALASJÄRVI Municipality of Jalasjärvi Surveyor Harri Maunumaa,

28 PLOT/LOCATION INFORMATION Total area of plot 9,037 sqm Size of available area 9,037 sqm Dimensions (length & depth) Plot shape Height limits Encumbrances Topography (max. differences in degrees) Development opportuniaes Zoning complete. Zone labelled KL (Commercial buildings). ConstrucAon can be started immediately. Public ualiaes are ready. Price 5.30/sqm

29 PLOT/LOCATION INFORMATION Name of plot/locaaon Town Address Owner Further informaaon Pohjanmaan Porj Jalasjärvi Pohjanmaanporj 6, Jalasjärvi Municipality of Jalasjärvi Surveyor Harri Maunumaa,

30 PLOT/LOCATION INFORMATION Total area of plot 10,803 sqm Size of available area 10,803 sqm Dimensions (length & depth) Plot shape Height limits Encumbrances Topography (max. differences in degrees) Development opportuniaes Zoning complete. Zone labelled KL (Commercial buildings). ConstrucAon can be started immediately. Public ualiaes are ready. Price 5.30/sqm

31 PLOT/LOCATION INFORMATION Name of plot/locaaon Town Address Owner Further informaaon Pohjanmaan Porj Jalasjärvi Pohjanmaanporj 8, Jalasjärvi Municipality of Jalasjärvi Surveyor Harri Maunumaa,

32 PLOT/LOCATION INFORMATION Total area of plot 14,013 sqm Size of available area 14,013 sqm Dimensions (length & depth) Plot shape Height limits Encumbrances Topography (max. differences in degrees) Development opportuniaes Zoning complete. Zone labelled KL (Commercial buildings). ConstrucAon can be started immediately. Public ualiaes are ready. Price 5.30/sqm

33 DESCRIPTION OF LOCATION Commercial plots are located along the busy highway 3 (Helsinki-Vaasa) In the central municipality of Jalasjärvi. The area has recently attracted retail stores, an agricultural store, a service station, and specialist boutiques. Pohjanmaan portti has its own multi-level junction. The commercial plots are 9,037 14,037 sqm in size. Price 5.30/sqm. 10,803 sqm 9,037 sqm 14,013 sqm

34 SEEKING INVESTORS The area is suitable for the placement of stores or similar commercial buildings.

35 FUTURE VISION The retail businesses opening at Pohjanmaan Portti will make use of the excellent location, supplement the service portfolio in the area, and provide jobs.

36 ZONING AND LICENCING SCHEDULE The area has existing zoning and public utilities are ready. The plots can be reserved immediately and construction can be started. The location is zoned KL (Commercial buildings). KL = Area is intended for retail stores and similar buildings for commercial services. Unless otherwise stipulated, office spaces may only be built for the needs of the retail location.

37 LOGISTICS CONNECTIONS Seinäjoki Airport 20 min Vaasa Airport 1 h Tampere 2 h Helsinki 3.5 h Oulu 5 h Vaasa 1 h Jyväskylä 2.5 h Kokkola 2 h Vaasa 1 h Kaskinen 1 h Pori 2 h Pohjanmaan Portti Jalasjärvi Tampere 1 h 6 min. Helsinki 2 h 45 min. Oulu 3 h 15 min. Vaasa 1 h Kaskinen 1 h

38 JOIN THE SEINÄJOKI REGION INVESTMENT SAFARI We offer your company an easy and hassle-free relocation to the Seinäjoki Region. We provide settlement services guaranteeing that you and your company will feel right at home in the area. Get acquainted with our area on the Seinäjoki Region Safari! We will show you the most interesting investment opportunities and settlement services on the spot.

39 CONTACT US: INVESTMENT SERVICES Juha Luukko Mayor