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Opportunity
to locate your business in
Tampere region
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Finland - Facts and Figures
R&D and High Tech industry:
One of the highest R&D spending per capita.
Total: 6.8B EUR in 2009
Share of high-tech in foreign trade is 14%
High-tech exports exceeded imports for over a decade
Science and education:
3rd highest percentage (48.5%) of tertiary education graduates (university
degree or comparable) among population in OECD
4th most scientific publications per capita in the OECD
What others say about Finland:
Harvard Business Review:
Finland ranked 2nd in global innovation hotspots Population: 5.3M
R&D results are well protected: Finland ranked 1st in quality of protection of GDP per capita 44,489USD
Rank #14 (WEF’11-’12)
IPR (WEF’11-’12)
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Finland ranked #4 in the Global
Competitiveness Report (up three places from previous year)
Peaceful and stable society to operate in
Well-functioning and highly transparent public institutions, e.g.,
• #1 in Property Rights
• #1 in Intellectual Property Protection
• #1 in Security (category)
• #5 Finland is one of the least-corrupt countries in the world.
Finland’s macroeconomic environment remains fairly healthy, despite a
small increase in the government’s budget deficit.
Workforce capable of adapting to rapidly changing environment
Due to strong educational system (3rd in Quality of the education system)
• #1 in Quality of Primary Education
• #1 in the Higher Education and Training (category)
• #3 in Quality of math and science education
• #1 in Availability of Scientists and Engineers
Finland ranked #3 in Innovation globally
Finland is one of the innovation powerhouses in Europe, ranking 3rd,
behind only Switzerland and Singapore
5. “Great Place To Be – The Best Actually”
Finland
Finland ranked #1 overall and
also comes in as the best
small country, the best high-
income country, and the best
country for education.
Despite the long winter,
Finland is a great place to be
— the best, actually.
See Newsweek issue from
August 23 & 30 2010 for
complete story
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*Source: Newsweek
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Tampere: Attraction Factors
Pirkanmaa
• In 2010, 20 percent of new, foreign-owned
companies locating in Finland chose to establish
operations in Tampere region
• Centre point: Two thirds of Finns and two thirds of
Finland’s economic activity are within a 200 kilometre
radius of Tampere
• Tampere is the most attractive city in Finland to
move into, and it has the strongest image among
Finns.
• Easy access from all directions and rapid access to
the European, Scandinavian, Baltic and Russian
markets
• High-level research institutions and universities
• Competent employees and business partnerships,
global market leader companies Helsinki
• 176 km
• Ample space for trade, industry and logistics • <2h by car/train
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Universities and Research
Tampere University of Technology 11,600 students
Leading-edge fields of research
Signal processing, Nanophotonics, Intelligent machines
Centres of Excellence in Research appointed by the Academy of Finland
Signal Processing Algorithm Research Group (SPAG)
Generic Intelligent Machines (GIM) together with Helsinki University of
Technology
University of Tampere 16,000 students
Leading-edge fields of research
Human-technology interaction, Information retrieval, Game research
Centres of Excellence in Research appointed by the Academy of Finland
Research on Mitochondrial Disease and Ageing
Tampere University of Applied Sciences 10,000 students
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Globally networked multi-technological contract research organization.
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Tampere has been fostering innovation for a long
time
1974 NMT phone call
1978 automatic teller machine
1984 bioabsorbable implant
1985 electromechanical film
1988 micro-chrystallized chitosan
1991 GSM phone call
1993 analogue cellular data card
1994 GSM data card
1995 Walking forest machine
1996 First Communicator (Nokia 9000)
1997 First GSM Card Phone
1998 digital x-ray image
1999 WAP phone (Nokia 7110) & server
1999 WLAN card (Nokia C110/111)
2001 mobile camera phone (Nokia 7650)
2001 automated mine loading
2003 fog screen walk-through display
2004 automated container terminal
2008 preservative-free prostaglandine
eye-drop for glaucoma treatment
2008 new jaw bone from patient’s fat
cells was grown using stem cell tech.
2009 antibiotic-releasing
biodegradable implant
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Tampere has been fostering innovation for a long
time … in multiple clusters
1974 NMT phone call
1978 automatic teller machine
1984 bioabsorbable implant
1985 electromechanical film
1988 micro-chrystallized chitosan
1991 GSM phone call
1993 analogue cellular data card
1994 GSM data card
1995 Walking forest machine
1996 First Communicator (Nokia 9000)
1997 First GSM Card Phone
1998 digital x-ray image
1999 WAP phone (Nokia 7110) & server
1999 WLAN card (Nokia C110/111)
2001 mobile camera phone (Nokia 7650)
2001 automated mine loading
2003 fog screen walk-through display
2004 automated container terminal
2008 preservative-free prostaglandine
eye-drop for glaucoma treatment
2008 new jaw bone from patient’s fat
cells was grown using stem cell tech.
2009 antibiotic-releasing
biodegradable implant
10. Bright INVESTments
The world’s first smart phone was born in Tampere in
1996. Nokia’s investments in R&D in Tampere have
proved profitable as indicated by many bright
innovations, such as the Nokia Communicator and the
Nokia camera and gaming phones.
The ability to apply automation and ICT in the
development of machinery and equipment has advanced
the Tampere-based mechanical engineering to be one of
the world’s leading players in the field. The Tampere
region is a world-class mobile machinery competence
cluster, with well-known names such as Kalmar,
Sandvik, John Deere Forestry and Metso.
11. Bright INVESTments
European Laser Valley has attracted several
companies. Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at
the Tampere University of Technology is the largest
university-based research centre in Europe in the
molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) crystal growth technique.
The maintenance system for the ITER fusion reactor
to be built in France will be delivered from Tampere. The
counterparts are investing millions of euros in the
ROViR, the research environment for remote handling
and virtual technology.
12. Bright INVESTments
BioMediTech, a joint institute of Tampere University of
Technology and University of Tampere, brings together a
powerful mix of over 250 scientists and multidisciplinary
expertise in life sciences and medical technology.
BioMediTech conducts world-class basic and
translational research in biomedicine and medical
technology. Its research activities cover diverse fields,
including biomaterials, stem cells, cancer, immunology,
biosensors, imaging, and computational methods.
The institute also houses FinMIT, the Academy of
Finland Centre of Excellence in research on
mitochondrial disease and ageing.
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Tampere Innovates and Delivers
• Tampere Central Region has strong industrial background, and it has
cultivated multiple industry clusters with world-class competencies.
• Local universities provide high-level education and they are active co-
operation partners for industry. University-industry collaboration in R&D ranked #4 globally (WEF
2011-2012)
• Tampere fosters co-operation opportunities for industry within both the
region and the country
• ”Location, location, location” – same-day business trips within Europe.
• Tampere is the most attractive city in Finland to move into. (Taloustutkimus 2010)
• In Finland, conveniently close to Helsinki
14. Happy to help!
Tampere Region Economic Development Agency – Tredea Ltd
Investment Director: Mr. Raimo Vähämaa
Raimo.Vahamaa@tredea.fi, tel +358 50 505 2228
Russian Affairs: Mrs. Päivi Nahkola
Paivi.Nahkola@tredea.fi, tel. +358 40 800 7956
• Free lunch does exist!
• Tredea provides free services, information and assistance to companies
and individuals looking to invest or start a business venture in the region
• Tredea helps identify sales opportunities, clarify prospects, and analyze
competitive advantage and potential competitors
• Tredea provides in-depth market studies and feasibility assessments
• Tredea offers direct contacts with the local networks, leading companies,
research institutes, business community consortiums and the public sector
• And, yes, you’ll also get the free the lunch!