TAMPERE

Centre of the Tampere Central RegionA unique lakeside city

The largest inland city in the Nordic Countries with the most rapid development in FinlandThe Northern gate to the Helsinki-Tampere growth corridor

Tampere Finland as a partner and platformTampere Region Economic Development Agency TREDEA

Top incentive destination for business travel

AVERAGE FLIGHT TIME TO HELSINKI + HELSINKI-TAMPERE 30MIN. ALTERNATIVELY STOCKHOLM-TAMPERE 55MIN.

80 million consumers within easy reach

Copenhagen 1.5

Helsinki 1.0

Moscow 18.0

Riga 1.0

St. Petersburg 7.5

Stockholm 1.5

Tallinn 0.5

Tampere 0.5

Vilnius 0.5

Facts about Finland

Great Place to do business

*Human Capital Report 2015** The World Economic Forum, GlobalCompetitiveness Report 2014–2015*** IMD, World Talent Report 2014**** Transparency International 2014***** OECD’s PISA study 2012

Facts about TampereThe second biggest growth region in Finland

TOTAL POPULATION

505.000

CITY REGION

POPULATION

370.000

THE ANNUAL

POPULATION

GROWTH

+1%

PLACES OF

BUSINESS

33.000

REVENUE ALL

SECTORS (2014)

30.000 M€

PROPORTION OF

REVENUE FROM

INDUSTRY

35%

GDP PER CAPITA

OVER

35.000 €

REGIONAL R&D

EXPENDITURE OF

GDP

7%

UNIVERSITY

STUDENTS

36.000

150 years of industry and innovation1882 First electric light bulb in the Nordics 1998 Digital X-ray image 1974 NMT Phone Call 2001 Mobile camera phone (Nokia 7650)1991 First commercial GSM call 2004 Automated container terminal1995 Walking forest machine 2012 41-megapixel camera phone (Nokia 808)1996 First Communicator (Nokia 9000) 2015 Nokia OZO 360⁰ virtual reality camera

City that invests in the futureProject Timeline Value M€ Man years Rantaväylä + region 2013- 1075 11 000 Ratina shopping center 2014- 240 3 400 Deck and Central Arena 2016- 400 6 000 Station district 2018- 900 15 000 Eteläpuisto district 2017- 600 4 250 Santalahti district 2017- 240 4 100 Ratapihankatu area 2015- 120 2 050 Underground parking (Kunkku) 2018- 70 1 050 Tramway 2017- 250 740Hiedanranta district 2017- 2500 44700

Over 6 billion euros worth investments in the coming years

TAMPERE

Five-Star City CentreCity Animation

TAMPERE

Five-Star City CentreCity Animation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htK7cQnV_2c

City as an innovation platform Platform provider + co-creator + innovative customer

Life Science

City of diverse industries and innovation

ICT

ICT and DIGITALIZATION

Intelligent Machines & Manufacturing

IndustryNano Technology Cleantech

Images: Opa Latvala

ICT – From mobile devices to Internet of Things

Tampere region has almost 50 years of history and cumulated

competence in information and communication technology.

The ICT sector alone employs over 15000 people and half of these

are working in the mobile cluster where companies like Nokia, Intel

and Microsoft play a significant role in the region.

Every 5th Nokia USPTO patent* has an inventor from Tampere

Source: Data is based on USPTO public data on Nokia (and Networks/NSN) patents between 1993 and 2012. Nokia/NSN had files 10121 patents which were public at the time of analysis.

ICT industryturnover overEUR 1000 M

The smartphone was born in

Tampere in 1996

Tampere region ICT – From mobile devices to Internet of Things

50 years of history and cumulated

competence in ICT

Tampere region ICT – From mobile devices to Internet of Things

50 years of history and cumulated

competence in ICT

“We have invested here because the pool of talent is excellent. Not only the universities but Nokia’s footprint has been very important. Half of our engineers have come from Nokia.”

- Miika Mäkitalo, CEO of M-Files

“The high level of know-how in mobile communications and the availability of skilled workforce led to our establishing operations in the Tampere region.”

- Veli-Pekka Vatula, Site Manager, MCG Finland, Intel

Tampere region ICT – From mobile devices to Internet of Things

50 years of history and cumulated

competence in ICT

INTELLIGENT MACHINES &MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

Intelligent machines is one of the industries in the Tampere region

which benefits from the strong ICT cluster. Tampere region is a home

for 10 globally operating world market leaders in their own market

segment.

Companies like Cargotec/Kalmar, Metso, Valmet, John Deere and

Sandvik have seen the opportunities in the region.

Over 100 years of

manufacturing heritage

Machine buildingindustryturnover

EUR 10 billion

Tampere has the world’s biggest

automatic harbor *

Cargotec Kalmar has the biggest inland port automation technology and competence center located in Tampere with a massive harbor infrastructure in place

Intelligent Machines – The bedrock of business in Tampere region

Biggestconcentration

of mobile machinery in Europe

Intelligent Machines – The bedrock of business in Tampere region

“Tampere region has a long history in machine manufacturing. There is a lot of cumulated engineering competence in the area and the regional top level education ensures also our future recruitment needs.”

-Risto Käkelä, CEO of Avant Tecno

“The city has a great industrial tradition, which nowadays is becoming more technology-oriented. Software is of growing importance in diesel engine technology and the Tampere region is knowledge-rich in that field.”

- Eero Tomi, CEO of AGCO Power

”Tampere has a long tradition and high level of competence in mobile machines and mobile hydraulics which are essential to our business.”

-Esa Peltola, CEO of Bronto Skylift

Biggestconcentration

of mobile machinery in Europe

Intelligent Machines – The bedrockof business in Tampere region

Biggestconcentration

of mobile machinery in Europe

NANOTECHNOLOGY

Nanotechnology cluster in the region is formed by three micro clusters:

Advanced materials platform, aerosol technology and photonics

clusters, all emerging from innovative research in Tampere University of

Technology (TUT) and its active cooperation with the companies.

Having played a seminal role in the formation of several high-profile

spin-off companies, ORC has close ties with the industry and provides

services for business such as processing and characterization of

nanophotonic components.

Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at TUT is

the leading nanophotonicsresearch centre

in Finland

The home of Modulight –Leading OEM

laser solutions providers globally

TUT carries a leading edge

research in nanocellulose for bioeconomy

CLEANTECH

The cleantech sector has emerged

from a broad network of companies,

and local companies work in close

cooperation with universities.

For green technology companies, the region and especially the

Kolmenkulma Eco-Industrial park provide unique opportunities to

test and develop new business models, technologies and services in

a vibrant operating environment. www.kolmenkulma.fi

Already over 70% of the produced

district heat in Tampere is from

renewable resources

Kolmenkulma –The first Eco-

Industrial parkin Finland

The biggest woodchip plant

is located in Hervanta, Tampere

Research andeducation

Regionplatforms

Cleantech – competences cross

various industries

Image: Opa Latvala

LIFE SCIENCE

Tampere is globally important location for R&D&I combining medicine,

biology and technology. Kauppi Campus consists of Institute of

Biomedical Technology, School of Medicine, School of Health

Sciences, the biotechnology hub Finn-Medi and Tampere University

Hospital. In coming years, Kauppi Campus will have 10000 health

professionals, 5000-10000 customers and 10000 students.

Human Spare Parts is a research program hosted by BioMediTech

Research Institute, which in turn is run by the University of Tampere,

Finland, and the Tampere University of Technology, Finland.

Over 500 life science

researchers in Tampere

Human Spare Parts is the

forerunner in stem cell research

A unique combination of

research, business and

health services

Image: Opa Latvala

Active, open, versatile and positive atmosphere

Easy networking enables great possibilities for R&D collaboration with

no real distractions to business.

Investments in innovation platforms and campuses provide a

competitive platform for companies to operate and innovate for the

global markets.

• Novel innovationplatforms are open environments thatproduce ideas, tacklewicked problems and form growth companies.

• These innovation environments are joint undertakings of the universities, of the corporate world, of the public sector and of the individual

TAMPERE INNOVATION CAMPUSES

Talents for today

34.000 strong technology industry workforce

Finland ranks 1st overall in labouravailability and quality

WEF 2014-2015: FINLAND #1 AVAILABILITY OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS

Labour Availability and Quality chart

Labour Availability and Quality is broken down by weight into the following 6 Tier 2 sub categories.

Tier 2 sub category Weight Finland

Experienced industry-specific staff 40% 1st

Non-experienced staff 30% 3rd

Skills, attitudes and productivity 10% 4th

Tightness and competition for labour 10% 1st

Overall size of labour market 5% 6th

Flexibility of labour regulations 5% 3rd

Source: fDi Benchmark from the Financial Times Ltd 2015

0 10 20 30 40 50

Norway

Sweden

Denmark

Germany

UK

Finland

Experienced industry-s... Non-experienced staff Skills, attitudes and ...

Tightness and competit... Overall size of labour... Flexibility of labour ...

Availability of competent workforce

of foreign owned companies in Tampere region indicate that the most important reason to stay in the region is the availability of competent workforce and low attrition.

66%

”The key considerations why we operate in Tampere region are good availability of employees, central location and the Tampere University of Technology.”

- Timo Kyttälä, CEO, John Deere Forestry Oy

”Tampere Region offers competent workforce at reasonable cost and the attitude of the city is positive towards companies.”

- Ville Rönkkö, CEO, CROCS Nordic

“The high level of know-how in mobile communications and the availability of skilled workforce led to our establishing operations in the Tampere region.”

- Veli-Pekka Vatula, Site Manager, MCG Finland, Intel

Sustainable ICT talent pool

The right ICT skills you need for your business today and tomorrowAdditional latent resource of 17,000 technically skilled persons

33,000 technical ICT professionals- 16,000 currently working in technical ICT role- 17,000 not presently using their technical ICT skills

76% have advanced expertise in programming

No 2 Finnish sub-region: 10% of national skills base

Experience AND youth- 37% aged 18-34- Avg. 7 years experience in technical ICT role

20%

22%

22%

42%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Less than 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10 years or more

Western Finland- Experience Working in a Technical IT Role

4%

58%20%

15%3%

82% Technical IT Professionals in Western Finland Educated to Degree

Level or Higher

Doctorate/Licentiate

Masters Degree

Bachelors Degree

Vocational education

High school

* Oxford Intelligence/Ecorys Finland Location Skills Audit, July 2014

Sustainable ICT talent pool

The right ICT skills you need for your business today and tomorrowAdditional latent resource of 17,000 technically skilled persons

33,000 technical ICT professionals- 16,000 currently working in technical ICT role- 17,000 not presently using their technical ICT skills

76% have advanced expertise in programming

No 2 Finnish sub-region: 10% of national skills base

Experience AND youth- 37% aged 18-34- Avg. 7 years experience in technical ICT role

20%

22%

22%

42%

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40%

Less than 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10 years or more

Western Finland- Experience Working in a Technical IT Role

4%

58%20%

15%3%

82% Technical IT Professionals in Western Finland Educated to Degree

Level or Higher

Doctorate/Licentiate

Masters Degree

Bachelors Degree

Vocational education

High school

* Oxford Intelligence/Ecorys Finland Location Skills Audit, July 2014

“Tampere’s universities carry out research directly related to our work in machine efficiency and automation. They are at the vanguard of innovation and it means that we always have high-quality interns who know our business well.”

- Jorma Tirkkonen, SVP, Cargotec

Sustainable engineering talent pool

Large and diverse engineering skills base for your business today and for tomorrow

Additional latent resource of 21,000 technically skilled persons to recruit from

54,000 engineering professionals- 33,000 currently working in engineering role- 21,000 not presently using their engineering skills

15% of engineers have strong technical ICT skills

No 2 Finnish sub-region: 13% of national skills base

Experience AND youth- 30% aged 18-34- Avg. 8 years experience in technical ICT role

* Oxford Intelligence/Ecorys Finland Location Skills Audit, July 2014

Sustainable engineering talent pool

Large and diverse engineering skills base for your business today and for tomorrow

Additional latent resource of 21,000 technically skilled persons to recruit from

54,000 engineering professionals- 33,000 currently working in engineering role- 21,000 not presently using their engineering skills

15% of engineers have strong technical ICT skills

No 2 Finnish sub-region: 13% of national skills base

Experience AND youth- 30% aged 18-34- Avg. 8 years experience in technical ICT role

* Oxford Intelligence/Ecorys Finland Location Skills Audit, July 2014

“Tampere has a concentration of intelligent machines know-how. We have a strong subcontractor network and cooperation with other cluster companies.”

-Marko Paakkunainen, R&D Manager, John Deere Forestry

Talents for tomorrow

36.000 university students in 3 esteemed universities

Vivid university city – Talents for tomorrow

OVER 36.000 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

WEF 2014-2015: FINLAND #1 UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION IN R&D

EVERY 5TH PERSON IN TAMPERE IS A STUDENT

Vivid university city – Talents for tomorrow

OVER 38.000 UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

WEF 2014-2015: FINLAND #1 UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION IN R&D

EVERY 5TH PERSON IN TAMPERE IS A STUDENT

”The local top research provides highly valuable support to our R&D activities.“

- Veli-Pekka Vatula, Site Manager, Intel

“After a thorough consideration of many options globally, we chose Tamperebecause of the cumulated competence and knowledge in the region onintelligent machines. Locating our R&D near the top research of TampereUniversity of Technology was also an important aspect.”

- Matti Sommarberg, CTO, Cargotec

Demola Tampere carries out annually some 100 projects with 450 students. In Demola, university students develop product and service demos together with companies. 40 % of the students are international.

The partner companies have licensed 80 % of the project outputs and recruited 15% of Demola’s students. Companies like Metso, Sandvik, Intel and ABB have alreadypartnered with Demola.

Facts and Figures

9,904 students | 1860 staff | 1898 scientific publications (in 2013)

Leading-edge fields of researchSignal processing

Optics and photonics

Intelligent machines

BiomodellingBuilt environment

Centers 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

www.tut.fi/en

1,423 international students

Facts and Figures

15,552 students | 2163 staff | 1972 scientific publications (in 2013)

Leading-edge fields of research

Human-technology interaction

Information retrieval

Game research

Centers of Excellence in Research appointed by the Academy of Finland

The Finnish Centre of Excellence in Historical Research (FiCEHiR)

Finnish Research Unit for Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Disease (FINMIT)

www.uta.fi/english

1,421 international students

Facts and Figures

10,477 students | 761 staff | 223 publications (in 2013)

Research focus areasEfficiency of mobile machinery

Development of energy efficiency in buildings and facilities

Reduction of environmental impacts

Assessment of human activity in genuine operational environments

Development of new business opportunities

Development of services for seniors, including promotion of wellbeing entrepreneurship and development of wellbeing technology

Promotion of wellbeing at work

Promotion of children’s and adolescents’ health

www.tamk.fi/en

489 international students

Facts and Figures

300 staff (2,375 nationally) / 1465 academic publications (in 2014)

Research focus areasCommunication platforms

Context-aware services

ICT for health and well-being

Information and network security

Knowledge-intensive services

Embedded systems

Media technologies

Network technologies

Software development

www.vtt.fi/en

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

36% of Finnish innovations include VTT expertise

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