City of Kuopio Finland KUOPIO Kuopios services for

City of Kuopio, Finland KUOPIO Kuopio’s services for SME’s The Russian-Nordic Exchange Programme for Local Civil Servants November 8, 2010 Saint-Petersburg, Smolny 8. 11. 2010 Johanna Liukkonen, City of Kuopio / Business Development Department P. O. BOX 1097, 70111 KUOPIO, FINLAND johanna. liukkonen@kuopio, . fi www. kuopio. fi

Kuopio - the economic driver of the Eastern Finland City of Kuopio § Founded 1775 § Inhabitants about 92. 000, region 120. 000 § Finland’s 9 th largest town � § § § § Kuopio Science Park: Fields: health, environment and wellbeing Over 19 000 people work / study in the area 150 fast-growing, innovative SME's Local partners: University of East. Finland Kuopio University Hospital Technopolis, Kuopio Innovation Ltd Savonia–University of App. Sciences etc.

City of Kuopio supports SME’s business development by improving of business environments and using local experts and know how • Finpro for export • Private consulting companies etc. • Start-up consulting by government’s Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment offices St Petersburg: ISBE Oy, Technopolis Pulkova, Fin. Rus chamber of comm. etc. Shanghai: Tek. Inno Shanghai etc. (Export) business consulting CITY OF KUOPIO, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES • Premises, facilities, co-funding, attracting investments, • business register • Helping sme’s in international process Funding City of Kuopio Business Development Department International market connections • Educational institutions: • Universities • Kuopio Chamber of Commerce, Business with Russian partners • Local organizations of The Federation of Finnish Enterprises • Ministry of Employment and the Economy • EU -projects Training • Government and EU funding by Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment etc • Tekes – the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation • Finnvera organization • Banks etc, venture capital firms • City of Kuopio’s co-funding R&D Universities, Technopolis Oyj, Kuopio Innovation Ltd,

References � � � Honeywell has a sensor technology R&D unit in Kuopio employing 400 international experts Ark Therapeutics is a gene-therapy company with its gene-based medical plant - the first one in the western world. Junttan is one of the world's leading piling machine manufactureres Karelia is a part of Karelia-Upofloor Ltd, one of the leading manufacturers of flooring in Europe Bella Boats is the leading manufacturer in Scandinavia of fibreglass motorboats IKEA / IKANO FASTIGHETS /SHOPPING CENTRE 2012 4

Job structure year 2009 ( 45 877 jobs) (4400 companies, year 2010) Other service activities 1 738 Human health and social work activities 9 818 Afgriculture and forestry 935 Industry, energy managements, water supply and sewerage 4 915 2% 4% Construction 3 128 11 % 21 % 7% 16 % 9% Education 4 327 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 1 995 4% 1% 4% Trade, restaurants and hotels 7 150 2% 6% 7% 6% Financial and insurance activities 752 Information and communication 1 919 Professional, scientific and Transportation and storage Administrative and support technical activities 2 928 2 647 service activities 3 140 Real estate activities 485

Спасибо! � � � For more information: City of Kuopio / Business Development Department P. O. BOX 1097, 70111 KUOPIO, FINLAND johanna. liukkonen@kuopio, . fi www. kuopio. fi