JOBS BY SECTOR OF INDUSTRY (%) THE REGIONAL PROFILE OF POHJOIS-SAVO POHJOIS-SAVO FACTS (percentage of Finland)
Human health and social work activities 20.6 Berry production 25.5
Business services 15.5 Milk production 14.2 Manufacturing 11.8 Beef production 13.4 Trade 10.7 Waters 10.4 Finland´s most desirable region to live Construction 7.6 Farms 7.1 Education 7.5
6.6 Summer cottages 6.3 POHJOIS-SAVO Primary production
Other service activities 6.5 Land 5.5
Transportation and storage 5.3 POPULATION 4.5
4.5 Public administration Overnight stays 4.1 Accommodation and food service activities 3.5 People with a higher 4.1 education degree 0 5 10 15 20 25 GDP 3.7 IMPORTANT ENTERPRISES 0 10 20 30
TRAVEL TIMES BY TRAIN Helsinki – Kuopio 4 h Helsinki – St. Petersburg 3.5 h
TRAVEL TIMES BY PLANE Helsinki – Kuopio 1 h Helsinki – St. Petersburg 1 h
Sepänkatu 1 A, P.O. BOX 247, 70101 KUOPIO www.pohjois-savo.fi E63 TOTAL AREA 20 366 km2 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES IN POHJOIS-SAVO ►► waters 18 % ►► University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus Vieremä ►► forests 66 % ►► Savonia University of Applied Sciences ►► Emergency Services College Sonkajärvi ►► Savo Vocational College Vieremä Kiuruvesi ►► Ylä-Savo Vocational College Rautavaara IISALMISonkajärvi
TOTAL 246 700 INHABITANTS Kiuruvesi Age structure Lapinlahti Iisalmi Rautavaara ►► 0-14 years 15 % Pielavesi ► 15-64 years 61 % ► RESEARCH INSTITUTES Siilinjärvi ►► 65 years and over 24 % Lapinlahti ►► Atmospheric Research Centre of Eastern Finland Keitele Pielavesi ►► Finnish Food Safety Authority (Evira) Tervo Kaavi ►► Finnish Medical Agency (Fimea) 55 % of the population resides in urban areas ►► Geological Survey of Finland (GSF) Keitele Tuusniemi 44% in rural areas Vesanto KUOPIO ►► National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) Siilinjärvi Tervo KaVT9avi ►► Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) Rautalampi ►► Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) Vesanto Tuusniemi ►► KUH Neuro Center SuonenjokiKuopio ► CMC Finland, Crisis Management Centre Finland SMART SPECIALISATION IN POHJOIS-SAVO REGION ► Leppävirta ►► Kuopio Center for Gene and Cell Therapy Oy (KCT) Rautalampi Development priorities VT9 ►► Machine & energy technology Suonenjoki VARKAUS ►► Wood processing Leppävirta 50 km E63 ►► Foodstuffs ►► Welfare technology SPORT AND FREETIME ATTRACTIONS ► Tahko The Holiday Resort, Kuopio ►► Tourism ► Varkaus ►► Water ►► Puijo Tower and Ski Centre, Kuopio ► Kasurila Ski Centre, Siilinjärvi LARGEST TOWNS ►► Bio processing ► ►► Lohimaa The Fishing and Holiday Centre, Tervo ►► Kuopio 118 200 inhabitants ►► Vesileppis Centre for sports and health, Leppävirta ►► Siilinjärvi 21 700 inhabitants ► Iisalmi 21 600 inhabitants Enterprises 13 600 ►► Metsäkartano Youth and Wilderness Centre, Rautavaara ► ► Spa Hotel Kuntoranta, Varkaus ►► Varkaus 21 200 inhabitants Turnover 12.3 Bn € ► ► Spa Hotel Runni, Iisalmi Export 2 Bn € ► ►► Holiday Centre Rauhalahti, Kuopio