JOBS BY SECTOR OF INDUSTRY (%) THE REGIONAL PROFILE OF POHJOIS-SAVO POHJOIS-SAVO FACTS (percentage of )

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 – 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 ►► Ylä-Savo Vocational College IISALMISonkajärvi

TOTAL 246 700 INHABITANTS Kiuruvesi Age structure Rautavaara ►► 0-14 years 15 % ► 15-64 years 61 % ► RESEARCH INSTITUTES Siilinjärvi ►► 65 years and over 24 % Lapinlahti ►► Atmospheric Research Centre of Eastern Finland Pielavesi ►► Finnish Food Safety Authority (Evira) ►► Finnish Medical Agency (Fimea) 55 % of the population resides in urban areas ►► Geological Survey of Finland (GSF) Keitele 44% in rural areas KUOPIO ►► National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) Siilinjärvi Tervo KaVT9avi ►► Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH) ►► 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 ►► 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