Location
• proximity Tahoma to Western Europe • proximity to Scandinavia • access to the Baltic Sea and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean • situated along the shortest route linking Scandinavia with Central and Southern Europe • situated along the shortest route linking Western Europe with Baltic States and Russia Key data & facts
population 1,7 million area 23 thousand km² (the fifth biggest region in Poland) territorial division 21 counties and 114 communes
accessed with EU since 2004
main distances Copenhagen 281 km Berlin 140 km Prague 371 km Warsaw 450 km Brussels 850 km London 1016 km
distances are line of sight Priority sectors renewable energy logistics tourism BPO chemical electronics timber and wooden products automotive (car parts) 213 124 companies
incl. 4 253 with foreign capital Be close! Convenient location
The strength of West Pomerania is a very convenient layout of roads for transit transport
Crossing international roads E 65 connecting Scandinavia with Prague and Southern Europe E 28 connecting Berlin with Gdańsk
Railway main lines E 59 re loading terminals Świnoujscie sea port to Berlin, Vienna and Sophia E 28 connecting Berlin/Hamburg – through West Pomerania to Gdańsk – Kaliningrad – Sankt Petersburg Convenient location
The strength of West Pomerania is a very convenient layout of roads for transit transport
Szczecin is the only one city in Poland directly linked by highway with Western Europe (A6)
In a few years the S3 expressway will link Świnoujście with Czech border (CETC)
In 2013 West Pomerania will have a highway connection with Poznan and Warsaw (S3/A2) Access by air
• international airport in Szczecin Goleniów – passenger flights to: Warsaw, London, Dublin, Oslo, Liverpool, Copenhagen? • cargo handling starting in near future • cargo and passenger airports in Berlin 2 hours drive Seaport of Szczecin and Swinoujscie
• situated along the shortest route linking Scandinavia with Central and Southern Europe and along the Baltic maritime route linking Russia and Finland with Western Europe • excellent connection with Berlin via the inland waterway network and further with the European river waterway system • offer comprehensive operating of bulk and general cargo, as well as passengers and means of transport • regular services cover traffic from Szczecin and Swinoujscie to Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Lithuania, Great Britain, Germany, West Africa and China • additionally, there are 11 local Baltic ports and 13 fishing harbours in the Region Human capital
• unemployment rate in the Region is 18,6% (to compare 13,2% in Poland) • 97% of students in Szczecin speak English (30% very well) • access to qualified staff – 18 000 graduates annually, 80 000 students at 22 high schools • Szczecin: 1 900 graduates in economics and administration, 550 IT engineers, 3 000 other engineers • hard working: 1 969 hours annually (UK – 1 653, Spain – 1 627, France – 1 542, Germany – 1 432) • significantly lower average labour costs in Poland 8 340 DKK monthly (Denmark – 36 024 DKK, UK – 35 233 DKK, France – 30 640 DKK, Germany – 29 745 DKK, Spain – 17 852 DKK, Czech Rep. – 9 664 DKK) University level education
• there are 18 university level schools in the Szczecin Metropolitan Area (SMA), the main are: – University of Szczecin – over 30 000 students – Westpomeranian Technological University – 17 000 students – Westpomeranian Business School – 4 900 students – Szczecin Maritime University – 3 600 students – Pomeranian Medical University – 2 500 students
• overall number of students in the SMA – 61 000
• main degrees include: processing, engineering, construction, economy and management, IT, biotechnology, law, electronics, mathematics, chemistry Examples of investment areas
Invest in a friendly Region! ca. 400 ha available in SEZ in 10 locations Places to invest in West Pomerania
Goleniów Industrial Park
location: 35 km North East from Szczecin
• excellent location: by the S3 expressway (E28/E65) linking Baltic Sea with South of Poland and Berlin • 5 km from international airport • full infrastructure • certain parcels with Special Economic Zone status (exemption from CIT) • community offers local tax exemptions • almost 40 investors already present at GIP: Places to invest in West Pomerania Places to invest in West Pomerania
Stargard Industrial Park & High Technologies Park location: 30 km East from Szczecin
• third biggest city in the Region (aprox. 70 000 inhabitants) • 150 ha + 350 ha of well developed land • exemptions from local taxes • favourable road connections to both industrial parks • well qualified staff • possible use of structural funds designated for industrial parks development • further development of technical and transportation infrastructure • plots with Special Economic Zone status • already present investors: Places to invest in West Pomerania
Koszalin Business Activity Zone location: 160 km North East from Szczecin
• second biggest city in the Region (108 000 inhabitants) • strong academic center in West Pomerania • well developed land with production halls for sale/lease • Special Economic Zone in Koszalin • exemption from local taxes • favourable road connections to the industrial park • well qualified staff • further development of technical and transportation infrastructure • numerous investors already present: Places to invest in West Pomerania
Karlino location: 140 km North East from Szczecin
• convenient location: by the E28 international road (National Road no. 6) • full infrastructure • attractive lands for business different sizes and appropriations (from 1ha to 179 ha) • over 30 ha with Special Economic Zone status available (exemption from CIT) • community offers local tax exemptions (up to 7 years) • several investors already there: What others think about West Pomerania?
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• 185 km of unique coastline with beautiful beaches • exceptionally picturesque character of the Szczecin Lagoon • over 3 000 lakes • 35% of Region covered by forests • 2 National and 7 Landscape Parks • 3 golf courses • numerous horse stables and marinas Investors’ Assistance Center
Official, certified, regional Partner of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency (one stop shop)
TASKS
We provide comprehensive services to foreign companies interested in making direct investments in West Pomerania (step by step support):
• providing investors with information about legal and economic conditions of the investment process • organizing visits to West Pomerania for investors who consider starting business in Poland • arranging contacts with partners involved in the investment process Investors’ Assistance Center Investors’ Assistance Center
Staff
In our work we follow the standards defined by Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency
We have been trained and given certificates of an internship in the Agency
We are offered continuous technical support from the personnel of the Agency Marshal’s Office of the Westpomeranian Region 34 Korsarzy Street 70 540 Szczecin
Investors’ Assistance Center Piłsudskiego 40 42 Street 70 421 Szczecin tel.: +48 91/44 67 105 fax: +48 91/44 67 102 mob.: +48 512 006 662 e mail: [email protected] www.iac.wzp.pl (English, Deutsch, español, italiano, русский) Thank you for your attention Pawel Bartoszewski director of the Westpomeranian Investors’ Assistance Center