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Business Opportunities in Manufacturing and ICT

Rovaniemi is home to manufacturing companies with global activities: both Finnish (e.g. playground manufacturer Lappset) and foreign (e.g. BRP). It has internationally competitive competence clusters in engineering and ICT make Rovaniemi a preferred location.

Thanks to a booming regional market, companies located in Rovaniemi are well placed to benefit from the investment boom in neighbouring areas. Substantial investments and development schemes in Finnish Lapland and the northern regions of Sweden, Norway and Russia provide outstanding opportunities. Lapland’s investment pipeline for 2007-2015 is approximately € 3.75 billion and for the whole Barents Sea Region it is many times this figure.

The city offers excellent logistic connections to the Barents region and Central Europe and a central location in the middle of Lapland. The city has an international airport that has a number of daily scheduled flights travelling via Helsinki around the world. A large airspace capacity and a location along international flight paths make Rovaniemi airport a popular hub for freight transportation. An electrified railway and the European E 75 Highway running from North to South offer alternative forms of travel.

A growing population Rovaniemi ensures a steady stream of highly-qualified employees graduating from the several educational establishments, including two universities.

For more information, please consult the attachments and links or contact us directly at Rovaniemi Regional Development Agency.

Attachments

MANUFACTURING AND ICT Business Fact Sheet for Rovaniemi.pdf