Helsinki Days

St. Petersburg

Oct 14, 2011

Dr. Kari Kankaala

Director

City of Tampere

Finland

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

R&D results are well protected: Finland ranked 1st in quality of protection of

IPR (WEF’11-’12)

Population: 5.3M

GDP per capita 44,489USD

Rank #14 (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

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“Great Place To Be – The Best Actually”

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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

*Source: Newsweek

Finland

Tampere: Attraction Factors

• 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

• Ample space for trade, industry and logistics

Pirkanmaa

Helsinki • 176 km • <2h by car/train

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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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Universities and Research

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

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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

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.

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.

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.

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

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Happy to help! Tampere Region Economic Development Agency – Tredea Ltd

• 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!

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