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Remigijus Šimašius, Wow! So what’s life Mayor of Vilnius in Vilnius like?

Right. I read that Never boring! A somewhere. Isn’t it UNESCO-listed pretty small, though? full of Hi, Mr. Mayor. Just restaurants, pubs, got your invite. boutiques, and Big enough to have galleries; plenty of lots to do. Small , concerts, Hi! Glad to hear. Call enough to give you and sports… parks me Remigijus. :) time to do it! and lakes all nearby… even a ski-slope Vilnius is where? But Eastern ? right in the city... Is it business-friendly? It’s the capital of Snowboarding after , an EU work? Cool! What’s #1 in Europe for and NATO member the weather like? ease of starting a with a fast and open business, according market economy. to World Bank. Let’s just say… it’s not a dry place. :D Internet here is LIGHTNING fast. But that means a comfortable climate, Crossing the city farm-fresh food, tons takes minutes, not of green space, and hours. We are FAST good, clean water. and OPEN to all kinds of business. Hmmm. Fast and open, I hope you do! Talk to E.g., Uber’s startup green and clean... me and the Go Vilnius here took less than a sounds pretty good! team if you have any month. Will check it out. questions. :) Vilnius means: Be with us in Vilnius

Up-and-Coming Green and Clean

Business is booming One of the greenest and jobs are plentiful. and cleanest major European cities: air, water, and green space. 80+ % Safe and Peaceful Rest easy in one of the world’s safest and most peaceful countries – Lithuania. Multilingual Affordable Quality More than 80% of All the benefits of young professionals 1 Time for the Things a European capital speak English. That Matter at a fraction of the cost. Short commutes + everything’s close = more time to spend with family Fast and Open and friends. Whether it’s launching a business, getting Liveable and Loveable online, meeting of residents up, or getting 98% are happy with life to the airport. in Vilnius2, making

1 Source: Invest Lithuania us the happiest 2 Source: European Commission capital in the EU! Where east meets west…and all invest! Be with us in Vilnius

18 airlines offer direct flights to more than 50 European destinations from Vilnius destinations International Airport.3 Vilnius is the 50 60+ perfect spot for a creative outfit like % ours. Our team is a mix of talent from different countries, Conveniently connect Foreign direct investment and Vilnius has from Vilnius to the ‘Baltic has grown by more than a long-standing Region’, , 60% over the past 5 years.4 and the Commonwealth tradition of being of Independent States. a melting pot of east and west, north and south, tolerant of any and More than 10 million every faith, culture people live within 300 km and language. of Vilnius; nearby cities include , Klaipėda, , and . 8,000 new jobs

International companies created more than 8,000 new jobs in Vilnius over a five-year period.5

3 Source: Lithuanian Airports 4 Source: Statistics Lithuania – Sergei Klimov, Founder 5 Source: Invest Lithuania and Managing Director 6 Source: Invest Lithuania at Charlie Oscar6 Speed of Vilnius Be with us in Vilnius

Vilnius International The internet From City Centre Airport is so close Old Town is a 10 to airport in to , you might minute walk from is never slow! 10 minutes. the business district. forget to change out We don’t mean to of your pyjamas. brag...well, we It isn’t everywhere do: we have the you can slip away from fastest public WiFi 7 your desk for lunch in the world. in a UNESCO World Heritage Site. We 7 Source: Rotten WiFi do it all the time.

...and you are always connected A café in Vilnius without WiFi? Unheard of! Affordable quality Be with us in Vilnius

For the price of a monthly gym Lunch: membership in Tel Aviv, you can have that, plus go out for lunch three times, plus go to the cinema twice, and have three A cinema ticket in © Kęstutis Žilionis Kęstutis © cappuccinos in Vilnius.8 Vilnius equals . €5,30 2 in Vilnius

All prices in EUR

€8,10

Median Rent Movie 5 km One cappuccino Lunch in City Centre Ticket Taxi Ride in + costs the same as 2 here. Vilnius 414 5,30 6 3,90

€9,00 1 893 14 15 9

Paris 1082 13,50 10 7,80

Rome 992 12,60 7 7,90

€12,00 Madrid 712 12 8 8,70 Have lunch Tallinn 450 9 7 5 twice in Vilnius for the price of Berlin 658 8,10 10 11 one in . London

8 Source: Teleport.org €14,00 Fast and open for business Be with us in Vilnius

Our corporate tax rate is the 4th lowest in the EU and our personal income tax is the 2nd lowest.11

Take your business from idea to reality in just 3 days – that’s all it takes to launch a company!9 Lithuania is among the “fastest growing innovators in Europe”.10 3 9  Source: Centre of Registers days 10 Source: European Commission Report on Innovation in the EU 11  Source: Taxation Trends in the International companies are here and hiring Be with us in Vilnius

Some of our top international TM Vilnius is the “most employers: dynamically developing city for shared services and outsourcing”.12

12 Source: Central and Shared Services and Out- sourcing Awards, 2017 Vilnius startups storm the stage Be with us in Vilnius

Creative working spaces for startups include, to World’s first A Pixelmator, an name a few: fishfinder app exchange website image editing app (more than with over 12 that was the first half a million million users to earn $1 million Vilnius Tech Park downloads). worldwide. in 20 days on the (one of the largest in Mac App Store. the region at 8,000+ m2)

Sunrise Valley Tech Park ( Campus)

A collaborative One of the The most accurate Startup Highway X website-building internet’s most open data public system whose widely-read transportation creator was art, design, and app in the world. spotlighted by Forbes.com as publications. ISM Innobase one of the “Top 10 Promising Founders to Watch in the Baltics”. Rise Vilnius Vilnius works Be with us in Vilnius

Vilnius County Over 90% of the has over 400,000 workforce has working residents.13 completed at least 90+ secondary or higher .14 You can find % employees the easiest in Lithuania out of all the – the ratio of wages to productivity is the best here.

The population of Greater Vilnius is more than 800,000 and growing; more 800,000 – Lukas Danilevičius, than 10 million people Manager of Business live within 300 km. in Lithuania15

13 Source: Vilnius Municipality 14 Source: Invest Lithuania 15 Source: Invest Lithuania Liveable and loveable Be with us in Vilnius

Business Insider rates Vilnius #9 The New York in the world for work-life balance Times puts Vilnius #9 (ahead of and ). Vilnius alongside The capital in the world for , Berlin, attracts young work-life balance. According to a European Commission Copenhagen, and professionals, survey, we are the happiest EU capital. Montreal as one and not just from of the hippest and Eastern Europe, best-governed who see in Vilnius places to live. a rising star in business and appreciate all that the extensive cultural scene in the little capital has to offer.

According to a European Commission survey, an astonishing 98% of residents are – The New York Times happy with life 16 Source: Quality of Life 16 in European Cities 2015 in Vilnius. Green and clean Be with us in Vilnius

Nearly half of Vilnius is made up of green space – about 3 times more Vilnius is among the than , Berlin, and .19 leaders in terms of air quality among major European cities.17

Drinking water is among the cleanest in Europe.18 An increasing number of residents are now 3xcycling to work.

17 Source: Siemens Green City Index 18 Source: Vilniaus Vandenys 19 Source: World Cities Culture Forum Safe and peaceful Be with us in Vilnius

According to the Global Peace Index, 20 Source: Lithuania is safer Institute for than the United Economics States, the United and Peace 21 Source: Kingdom, and United Nations , and is also (World Risk safer than its Baltic Report) neighbours, and .20

Lithuania is one of the safest countries in the world.

Lithuania is among the 25 countries least likely to experience a natural disaster; you have less than a 3% risk of being harmed by an earthquake, storm, flood, or drought here.21 Vilnius in your language Be with us in Vilnius

nd 80+ 2 %

Lithuanians are second Over 80% of in the EU when it comes Vilnians speak at to language skills.23 least one foreign language.22 It takes less than Municipal one month to enrol services your child in a private kindergarten and information or a school. are provided in:

Our local politicians respond pretty quickly...

22 Source: ... if you send Our kindergartens Statistics them a message and schools teach Lithuania 23 Source: on social media. in English, French, Eurostat Education German, Italian, and Lithuanian, Polish, training in the EU – or Russian. facts and figures Activities for all seasons Be with us in Vilnius

Playgrounds, after- school clubs...

...a year-round ice-skating rink, indoor and outdoor carting, shooting ranges, paintball, airsoft...

...fishing, indoor and outdoor tennis, beach volleyball and basketball courts, casinos, shopping centers, museums, ...restaurants and art galleries, a brewpubs that offer world-class sports some of the tastiest arena... beers in the world, historical heritage sites, an emerging and bright music scene...

…all just minutes from your doorstep! Activities just steps away Be with us in Vilnius

0 minutes 0-30 minutes from the City Centre from the City Centre

Kayak down the River Hit our extensive or paddleboard on network of hiking I’ve gained four the River … right past trails and cycle tracks hours of free time the Grand Duke’s Castle! that take you through per day since the pristine parks and moving to Vilnius of Vilnius. – there are no traffic jams at all here and, if I want, I can pop home in 0-10 minutes the middle of the from the City Centre 30 minutes workday for lunch from the City Centre Fancy having a look at the or to have a swim. city from a hot air balloon? Head to one of the Vilnius is one of the few many nearby lakes for capitals in Europe where a summertime swim you can. Or zipline across or some wakeboarding the river, if you’re brave! after work.

10 minutes 30-50 minutes from the City Centre from the City Centre Ski and snowboard at Three golf courses are Liepkalnis winter snowpark. within driving distance.

– Igor Matsanyuk, CEO of Game Insight, Former First Vice- President of Mail.Ru Talk to us at Go Vilnius.

Drop us a line. We’d be happy to talk and help get you settled in Vilnius. Go Vilnius www.govilnius.lt [email protected]