TURKU REGIONFor future success

May 20th 2011

Kalle Euro

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85 MILLION PEOPLE WITHIN 1000 KM RADIUS

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INTERNATIONALITY

• Turku has always been an international city and a gateway to European cultural influences towards the whole Finland

• Turku has the second largest immigrant population of all the Finnish cities, and the amount of its foreign residents is increasing constantly

• Except for Helsinki, Turku is the Finnish town attracting most foreign tourists per year

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TURKU REGION

11 municipalities

300.000 inhabitants

15.000 companies

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TURKU IS AN EDUCATIONAL CENTRE

• 3 universities• The biggest polytechnics in Finland• Over 35 000 students incl. about 2500 foreign

students• 400 professors, 200 new doctors annually• About 10% of comprehensive school students are

non-Finnish speakers• International school in Turku, education in English

→Qualified labour is available

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LOW COST AND HIGH QUALITY OF LIVING

• The cost of rents and housing is reasonable

compared to other growth centers• Good standard of housing, short distances,

pure and safe environment, good level of

services, variety of leisure activities,

archipelago etc.

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VERSATILE BUSINESS STRUCTURE

primary production

2 % industry19 %

construction6 %

wholesale & retail15 %

transportation8 %

services for business

15 %

other services34 %

other 1 %

Traditional industries -foods -metal-construction-diagnostics

New expertise -bio-industries-ICT -maritime technology -logistics-tourism-creative industry

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BUSINESS CLUSTERS 1/3

Bio technology clusterBioTurku is the leading biotechnology centre in Finland and is widely recognised as a national leader. The BioTurku cluster has about 2,400 jobs and more than 100 related companies. Its combined turnover is about EUR 430 million.

Applied ICT clusterThe ICT cluster in the Turku region has more than 7,000 jobs and about 1,200 related companies. Its combined turnover is about EUR 800 million.

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BUSINESS CLUSTERS 2/3

Maritime clusterThe marine industry in the Turku region has nearly 8,000 jobs and about 500 related companies. The combined turnover for the whole cluster is about EUR 1.9 billion. The marine industry is the industrial backbone of Turku and all of Southwest Finland.

Logistics clusterThe logistics cluster in the Turku region has about 9,500 jobs linked to logistics service provision and 2,150 related companies. The combined turnover for the whole cluster is about EUR 1.3 billion.

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LIBERTY OF THE SEAS

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BUSINESS CLUSTERS 3/3

Tourism clusterThe tourism cluster in Turku has nearly 8,000 jobs and 800 related companies. The combined turnover for the whole cluster is about EUR 290 billion.

Creative knowledge-intensive clusterThe creative knowledge-intensive services cluster has around 9,500 jobs and 2,000 related companies. The combined turnover for the entire cluster is about EUR 900 million. Turku will be the European Capital of Culture in 2011.

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TURKU ARCHIPELAGO - 20.000 ISLANDS

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BIGGEST EMPLOYERS (COMPANIES)

COMPANY LINE OF BUSINESSEMPLOYEES

1. STX FINLAND CRUISE OY Shipbuilding 2 0172. SUOMEN POSTI OYJ Mailing services 1 1923. TOK LIIKETOIMINTA OY Supermarkets etc. 9854. IF VAHINKOVAKUUTUSYHTIÖ OY Insurance 7805. TALLINK SILJA Passenger shipping 6836. TS-YHTYMÄ OY Newspaper and media 6537. BAYER SCHERING PHARMA OY Pharmaceutical 6348. ORION OYJ Pharmaceutical 6089. ISS PALVELUT OY Facility services 60310. HANSAPRINT OY Printing 59811. WALLAC OY (PERKIN ELMER INC.) Life sciences 57612. YIT KIINTEISTÖTEKNIIKKA OY Construction etc. 52213. KUNTOUTUSYHTYMÄ - REHAB GROUP OY Hotel and leisure 44514. TELESTE OYJ Broadband networks 39715. STOCKMANN OYJ ABP Department store 379

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TURKU REGION DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

• A regional business development agency owned by

the municipalities• Services for both municipalities and companies• Marketing of the region• Developing the business sectors• Location services• Promoting entrepreneurship• Forum for regional co-operation and development• Employs 25 people

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CONTACT TURKU REGION DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

Yliopistonkatu 27 aP.O. Box 35520101 TurkuFinland

Tel: +358-2-33 0000fax. +358-2-2627 458

e-mail: kalle.euro@turku.fi

Internet: http://www.turkuregion.fi