Staying Competitive in a Global Business Helsinki your gateway to EU & beyond

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Kimmo Koponen Senior Business Advisor, Greater Helsinki Promotion

Kimmo Koponen

Finland rises in competitive study

Finland jumped from seventh to fourth place in the World Economic Forum’s annual study of global competitiveness: -  Finland is one of the innovation powerhouses in Europe, the report

said. -  It also occupies the top position in the higher education and training

pillar, the result of a strong focus on education over recent decades. This has provided the workforce with the skills needed to adapt rapidly to a changing environment and has laid the groundwork for high levels of technological adoption and innovation.

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Bangkok 9 h 45 min Beijing 7 h 40 min Berlin 2 h Brussels 2 h 40 min Chicago 9 h 30 min Copenhagen 1 h 40 min Frankfurt 2 h 40 min Hong Kong 9 h 50 min London 3 h 10 min Moscow 1 h 45 min Mumbai 7 h 25 min New York 8 h 40 min Paris 3 h 05 min Seoul 8 h 30 min Se. Petersburg 1 h 05 min Stockholm 55 min Tokyo 9 h 25 min

Prime Location Helsinki

Greater Helsinki - a busy capital region with excellent access to the world

• Your first strategic business location in the EU and beyond

• One of the leading innovation hubs in the world: ~ 50 % of R&D&I in Finland is located in the Greater Helsinki area

• Excellent international growth business ecosystem in action

• Easy access for Russian companies & individuals (biggest foreign minority, language skills etc.)

Easy, transparent and safe business environment

Value to Russian companies

•  Technology and product validation for EU and global markets •  EU regulation product certification partners •  Evaluation of company’s readiness for international markets •  Fast track to strategic partners •  Access to public and/or Venture Capital financing •  Safe and transparent business environment •  Easy set up EU companies •  You get what you pay for

Support services for companies

•  Business setup services •  Market entry services •  Acquisition services •  Investment targeting •  Office space (+benefits) •  Advise in international business development •  Networking & matchmaking •  Access to relocation services and expat networks to ease the

personal side of establishing business in Helsinki

Entrepreneurs value Greater Helsinki

The companies that established business in Greater Helsinki during 2004-2005 are happier with their city than their counterparts in other European cities.

Source: ECER 2009 Banque Populaire Ranking study. 2,400 European entrepreneurs from 37 European cities answered the study.

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Helsinki Business Hub is a vibrant business ecosystem and a strategic investment location

•  Helsinki is a unique business ecosystem powered by a deregulated business environment, an efficient logistics infrastructure, and has one of the highest R&D&I investment per capita ratios on the globe.

•  The region is highly suitable for knowledge intensive businesses and especially when research & development & innovation is key.

•  The business ecosystem is varied and holds strengths in the areas of Cleantech, ICT, Life Sciences, Design & Creativity, KIBS (Knowledge Intensive Business Services) and Logistics.

•  Helsinki is not simply a great location for business. It is a great place to work and live, stable and secure, with a very high standard of living and welfare.

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The world’s fastest growing consumer brand ever Angry Birds hatched out in Helsinki

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Real quality of life

Newsweek ranked Finland as the best country to live in when

comparing the standard of living in 100 nations. The countries were compared in categories of education, health, quality of life, economic competitiveness, and political environment. Especially Finland’s educational system was praised in the study.

Newsweek 2010 Best Countries special issue

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HELSINKI is a Great place to go

Global Thank you.

kimmo.koponen@helsinkibusinesshub.fi Tel. +358 44 757 2244