Dear partners and visitors of the Vologda oblast!

The Vologda Oblast takes one of the leading positions among all regions of the Russian Federation according to its economical potential and prospects for development. Combination of advantageous geographical position, system character of industrial sphere, highly developed scientific, technical and technological potential , developed market infrastructure, skills and qualification of personnel let the Vologda Oblast be a place for launching any type of manufacturing. Oleg Kuvshinnikov, We have long-term trade and economic relations Governor of Vologda Oblast with more than 100 countries. In the context of current situation we move forward confidently in creation of favourable conditions for investors. We see the goal and continue the policy aimed at development of the investment attractiveness of the region and support of small and medium-sized business. The Vologda Oblast has a unique, rich and various historical and cultural inheritance, which includes architectural and archaeological monuments, museum and library funds, artistic and folk crafts. GDA OBL One of the serious indices of tourism development in LO AS O T

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R S O O of our citizens the region has become especially N U L N O A attractive for tourists. F SI THE RUS The Investor’s Booklet which you are holding now will be the first step on a way to cooperation with VOLOGDA OBLAST – the Vologda Oblast. is an exemplary region of the Russian Federation that has worked out its unified integrated territorial brand

1 2 7 FORESTRY NATURAL SECTOR RESOURCES

of the region’s area is covered with forests, Region’s total area 144.5 81% which is the main natural thousand sq resource Region’s total water 660 11.5 region’s forest reserves basin area thousand ha million ha area There are: of wood is processed 70% internally in the region Rivers and springs 20 thousand estimated wood cutting 29.7 Lakes 4.2 million cu m area thousand

1.6 total wood reserves Artificial lakes billion cu m 5

Each tenth cubic meter of timber Vologda oblast possesses in Russia is harvested in Vologda oblast. an abundant nature potential: Each eleventh cubic meter of plywood in Russia is produced in Vologda oblast. wood, peat, sands and gravels, Each fifteenth cubic meter of sawn wood lime, resources for hunting and fishing, mushrooms and berries in Russia is produced in Vologda oblast. at expenses whereof productions Each fifteenth cubic meter of chip-board are developed which are new for the region. in Russia is produced in Vologda oblast.

Directions of ENERGY SECTOR development

volume of own GAS 70,9% energy generation BIOFUEL inside Vologda (wood processing by-products: Oblast wood chips, pellets, sawdust) PEAT ENERGY SERVICES

4 5 6 7 8 13 MAJOR VOLOGDA BRANCHES OF MADE AGRICULTURE PRODUCT

Dairy and meat husbandry Horticulture and greenhousing Fish breeding

509.7 Milk production thousand tonnes per year The “Vologda Made Product” trade- WHOLE MILK mark is a regional quality system for PRODUCTION 146.8 the entire range of products manu- (15 companies) thousand factured in the region. This trademark is used to mark eco-friendly and high- Cream 3.0 quality goods. (15 companies) thousand tonnes Fermented milk products 41.7 (15 companies) thousand tonnes Today it is over 3,500 product descriptions: Sour cream 13.3 (15 companies) thousand Dairy products. Cottage cheese 10.3 Meat products. (15 companies) thousand tonnes Vologda butter. BUTTER 8.2 (15 companies) thousand tonnes Fish and black caviar. Confectionary products. Milk powder 3.3 (3 companies) thousand tonnes Drinking water. Vologda berries. Condensed milk 7.2 (1 company) million units certified organizations Cheese 3.2 64 (8 companies) tonnes Nowadays, Vologda products are exported Potato 156.6 to Germany, France, the United States, thousand tonnes per year Israel, Austria and other countries.

10 11 8 13 over 700 Deposits of fluxing limestone, carbonate rocks THE CITY OF VOLOGDA deposits, for lime kilning and liming soils, sand and gravel more than 17 materials, sands for glass making and construction, types of mineral clays for bricks and tiles, peat, sapropel, as well as MECHANICAL ENGINEERING resources are groundwater for drinking, services and spa purposes (bearings, buses, trolleybuses, optical explored and partially are exploited and partially developed. equipment) developed FOOD INDUSTRY VOLOGDA BUTTER PRODUCTION PEAT 6 out of 923 deposits are exploited 2.7 MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS billion tonnes SAND AND GRAVEL 130 out of 316 deposits MEAT PRODUCTS MATERIALS are exploited 312 million cu m VOLOGDA LACE CLAYS 5 out of 51 clay pits LINEN FABRICS are exploited 187 million cu m WOOD PROCESSING CONSTRUCTION SAND 117 out of 371 deposits

are exploited 263 TERIALS (lumber products) million cu m CARBONATES 1 out of 3 deposits for metallurgy are exploited 1379 THE CITY OF CHEREPOVETS million tonnes CARBONATE ROCKS 2 out of 23 deposits for liming are exploited 550 million tonnes FERROUS METALLURGY W M A (steel, rolled steel products, metal structures SAPROPEL 2 out of 12 deposits are exploited 13.5 and construction materials) million tonnes CHEMICAL MANUFACTURY SANDS (mineral fertilizers) for glassmaking/moulding 9.8/ 2.9 Vologda Oblast million tonnes MECHANICAL ENGINEERING leading industries CARBONATE (machinery) CONSTRUCTION 51.0 MATERIALS million tonnes WOOD PROCESSING (lumber products, plywood, FRESH GROUND WATERS 150 out of 161wells chipboards) are exploited 169.8 thousand cu m per day OLOGDA O BLAST LEADING INDUSTRIES MINERAL GROUND WATERS 11 out of 18 wells V are exploited 0.53 MINERAL R A thousand cu m per day

14 15 16 VOLOGDA OBLAST – industrially developed region

Veliky Ustyug with strong economy

St. Petersburg Kirillov

Vologda Cherepovets

Moscow Vologda Oblast share in Russian Federation, %

population 0,8 rolled steel production 15,5 bearings production 42,1 in the Russian Federation mineral fertilizers productionпроизводство 13,5

lumber products production in terms of shipped 6,5 th plywood production 9,3 19 industrial products wood harvesting 10,1 place per capita wood chipboard 6,4

4081,56 million USD Vologda Oblast foreign trade turnover in 2017

Vologda Oblast Gross Regional Product structure, %

transport and 6,5 construction 15,0 communication

12,1 retail

agriculture, forestry, 5,0 hunting

17 41,1 industrial 20,3 other with a long history of beneficial cooperation Vologda Oblast has trade relations with many countries of the world. with more than 100 countries of the world. Main export articles of the region: Metallurgy products, Chemical industry products, Wood processing products Furthermore, foreign trade, economic and financial links with foreign partners are being constantly expanded. Export structure, 2017

11,6% – Wood and wood 1,1% – Mechanical processing products engineering products Foreign trade turnover, Export Import million Euro 27,5% – Chemical products

58,2% – Ferrous 1,6% – Other

2535 2326 3362 1816 2970 3540 3084 3088 2665,8 2828,0 2749,2 2849,3 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 305 359 328 284 273 565 414 507 319,9 508,2 576,0 552,0 Export contributes 90% to the foreign trade turnover of the region. 18 19 Mechanical engineering is the main regional import. Investments Creation of conditions for investment Import structure in 2017 activity in order to diversify the regional economy is one of priorities 13,0 % – Ferrous and in the investment policy of the Vologda Oblast Government . 16,6% – 13,6 % – Food products Chemical products 11,2% – Other Investments into fixed assets, billion RUR

45,6% – Mechanical engineering products Vologda Oblast has much to be proud of!

66,1 79,2 78,4 55,8 68,6 115,0 151,0 75,4 64,9 87,1 114,6 130,8 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

20 21 INDUSTRIAL PARK “SHEKSNA” 110 kV powerline 500 kV powerline INDUSTRIAL PARK “SHEKSNA” INDUSTRIAL PARK “SOKOL” Water intake Type GREENFIELD Electric substation 110/10 One of the largest parks in Russia High-pressure gas pipeline Hydropower plant All landing plots in the industrial Park Sheksna INDUSTRIAL PARK “CHEREPOVETS” (operational) Administration Nifantovo are owned by the state. building electric Sheksna industrial Gas distribution The total area is 2000 ha, including 1422 ha of park area substation Switchgear Motorway Water treatment industrial land

Type GREENFIELD SevernSOKOLaya railway line betw eenINDUSTRIAL Vologda and Cherepovets The total area is 160,2 ha PARK Type GREENFIELD INDUSTRIAL PARK The total area is 54,4 ha CHEREPOVETS The project is implemented in the framework ARKS of the programme aimed at supporting

Северная of the Russian mono-cities

ВытегрVytegraа Type GREENFIELD and BROWNFIELD Northern Veliky INDUSTRIAL PARK railway Ustyug The total area is more than 800 ha Ус Volgo-Baltic “VOLOGDA-VOSTOK” There are 45 active enterprises waterway on the territory of the industrial park Belozersk Kirillov Totma Eu rope-Asia air corridor Type GREENFIELD Sokol INDUSTRIAL PARK The total area is more than 150 ha Sheksna “VOLOGDA-ZAPAD” There are 10 active enterprises Oktyabrskaya Cherepovets Vologda on the territory of the industrial park railway

Type GREENFIELD and BROWNFIELD INDUSTRIAL P INDUSTRIAL PARK The total area is more than 550 ha “VOLOGDA-SEVER” There are 30 active enterprises on the territory of the industrial park

22 23 24 PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE 684.5 Over kilometers million tonnes- Cargo turnover, 16.8

9.5 million pass.-km 2111 thousand km thousand km 765 Strong

sides has advanced transportation advanced has

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infrastructure Vologda Oblast Oblast Vologda

thousandkmofdomesticpassengerairways km ofpassengercapacity thousand kmofmotorways of inlandnavigablewaterways length ofgeneral-purposerailwaysinuse 1928 17411785144414991868 IN V 2012 20132014 CARGO TURNO OLOGDA OBLAST Advanced customsinfrastructure. pipelines. automobile, airways,railways, available intheregion:waterways, Multiple transportationtypes intersection. Located ontraderoutes

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of PhysicalCulture oftheRussianFederationwas awarded. Awarded in2017:athleticranks:19, massathletictitles:4,725,1rank ofHonouredFunctionary education, cultureandtourism,physicalsports 55 privateeducationorganizationsrealizingsupplementary 119 supplementaryeducationorganizationsinspheresof 257 generaleducationorganizations(2016:248 In 2017,766organizationsoperatedintheeducationsystemofregionwhich realizesupplementary 4 centresofpsychological,medicalandsocial support; (2016: 118supplementaryeducationorganizations); SCIENTIF SPORT A EDUCATION RESPONSIBLE REGION V “V Implementation ofstateprogram“Accessibleenvironment”,informationportal of familieswithchildren. “W 8076 Educational institutionsofV 2011 201220132014 ologda Oblast.Environmentwithoutbarriers”. OLOGDA OBLASTISASOCIALL ay home”isasocialprogramtargetedatsolvingpressingproblems Other (Centresofpsychological,medicalandsocialassistance), 8929 education organizations); Number oflargefamilies education programs; 10125 IC AND 11202 CHIEVEMENTS 7 organizationsandassociationsofother profiles. Higher professionaleducation/affiliates ologda Oblast

12120 201520162017 education programs,ofthem: Secondar Additional educationofchildren 13820 LABOU y professionaleducation 15294 General education 281 pre-schooleducationorganizations(2016:245pre- the sphereofeducation(2016:23vocational 29 vocationaleducationorganizations,including26in organizations inthesphereofeducation); TOT school educationorganizations); expectancy birthratein2017 71.3 11.4 13 socialserviceorganizations; R E AL 1 cultureinstitution; years–estimatedlife per1000population– SOU 868 4 53 5/5 36 398 367

RCE Y S 25 26 WORK WITH INVESTORS of Vologda oblast”: Agency “Investment Organization Non-profit Independent of functions Main rendering ofadministrativeassistanceintheirrealizing). projects with a various amount of investments (from information support to investment of support provides Agency Investment The projects. of tiators investors/ini- for corridor” “green the of creation on focused region the of that is a point of entry for realization of investment projects on the territory investors, for “one-stop-shop” a is oblast” Vologda of Agency “Investment ment AgencyofVologda oblast”foundedinApril2018. “Invest- organization non-profit independent – management investors and the support infrastructure is a special organization for investment attraction priority lines of the Vologda oblast government’s activity. One of key links of Address: 15, MarshalaKonevaStreet, Vologda, proach atsupportingofinvestment projectsofvariousscale. ap- complex the of basis on built is Agency Investment of operation Thus, rvdn o “n-tpso” eie o ivsos n hi interaction their in investors for regime “one-stop-shop” of providing activity investment of development for conditions beneficial of providing in- investment other and parks industrial of development in assistance forinvestors, formationofinvestmentoffers attractionofinvestmentsandtargetsearchinvestors, with authorities. and abroad; and promoting of investment abilities and projects of the region in Russia frastructure, tel.: (8172)74-21-04,e-mail: [email protected] utn o ivsmn atvt i oe of one is activity investment of ducting con- for conditions beneficial of creation attractiveness, investment of Improving

OF DEVELOPMENT V observing quickagreementprocedures,supportinprojectimplementationatanystages at alllevels.Itsmaintasksare:determinationofrisksforinvestors,findinglandingplots, Corporation isa“one-stop-shop”organizationwhichinterrelatesbusinessandstateauthorities business ideas Analysis of INIT resources information passports at of investment • Placement sites investment projects and passports for investment • Making business ideas. analyzing of choosing and • Searching, OLOGDA OBLASTCORPORA I A T Corporation atallstagesoftheprojectimplementation.. territory oftheV If youareinterestedinthedevelopmentofyourbusinesson CEO AO“CorporationofDevelopmentfor theV Oksana Y ING akovleva, for implementing Preparing ofproject P scheme • W resources • Definingfinancial investment sites • Choosingof research • Marketing • Businessplanning Project Charter • W investors working with • Searchingand L A NNING orking outlegal riting the ologda Oblastyoumaycountonsupportfrom – maininvestmentportaloftheV www.invest35.ru authorities - incooperationwiththe project to assignastatusforthe - inpreparingdocuments licenses andpermissions - incollectinginitial for landorbuilding registration ofrights - inproceduresof Support: project implementation • Makingtheschedulefor construction, launching) (project design, Project implementation E X ECUT ologda Oblast” ION ologda Oblast C M rebranding • Brandingand enlargement and business distribution marketing strategy, • Adjusting project liabilities ofthe job placesandtax quarterly dataon • Collecting data risks, terms,control Management for ONTRO ONIT O TION R L ING A N D

services) of goodsor / producing payback period / reaching in operation Charter (putting of theProject check point to reachingthe completion up • Project completion of project Record C PRO O M J P ECT L E T ION 27 28 29 VOLOGDA PRESERVING OBLAST TRADITIONS, CULTURE SPIRITUALITY, PROMINENT NAMES

Over 1200 Cultural facilities objects 2153 of cultural heritage Annually over 200 thousand events objects of cultural heritage 762 under the state protection 14 million visitors objects of cultural heritage Every citizen of the region attends cultural 214 of federal importance facilities more than 7 times. objects of cultural heritage 551 of regional importance Image projects of the region: settlements in Vologda GDA OBL 3 Oblast belong to the LO AS O T

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R S O O U N L N O A F SI THE RUS Ferapontov monastery and Dionysius’s frescos are included to the List of UNESCO World Heritage objects. Belozersk, Veliky Ustyug, Vologda, Ustyuzhna, Totma have a historic status and are open-air museums.

Cultural heritage objects information portal http://qr35.ru

30 31 32 33 34 35 PRIORITY TOURIST DIRECTIONS

Vologda Oblast is the soul of the Russian North

VYTEGRA VELIKIY USTYUG

BELOZERSK KIRILLOV

NUKSENITSA

TOTMA VOLOGDA CHEREPOVETS

VOLOGDA the capital of Russian North Tourist flow to Vologda Oblast (number of incoming visitors, thousand persons KIRILLOV the holy land VELIKY USTYUG where Ded Moroz 2012 1940 comes from BELOZERSK the city of legends 2013 2100 TOTMA the salt of Russian 2014 2428 land 2015 2705 CHEREPOVETS the ardent heart of Russian North 2016 2812 VYTEGRA Onego father abode 2017 2901 NUKSENITSA the treasury of folklore traditions

place according to 8th all-Russian rating of Vologda Oblast is a participant the Russian regions of the project “Silver necklace of Russia” in tourism development

36 37 34 39 Welcome to the Russian North — to the Vologda Oblast!

Vologda Oblast Government

2, Gertsen str., 160000, Vologda, Russian Federation Tel.: (8172) 23-00-16 Fax: (8172) 23-00-13, teletype 146933 Roza e-mail: [email protected] www.vologda-oblast.ru

Vologda Oblast Economic Development Department

27, Gertsen str., 160000, Vologda, Russian Federation Tel.: (8172) 23-01-95 add. 0710 Fax: (8172) 23-01-95 add. 0765 e-mail: [email protected] www.economy.gov35.ru

Corporation of Development of Vologda Oblast

27, Gertsen str., 160000, Vologda, Russian Federation Tel./fax: (8172) 56-12-52, 56-21-03, 56-21-04 e-mail: [email protected] www.invest35.ru Independent Non-profit Organization “Investment Agency of Vologda oblast”

www.investregion35.ru I’m looking forward to hearing from you, my dear friend! See you soon!

The Booklet uses photos of Andrey Shilov, cultinfo.ru, AUK VO “Dom Deda Moroza”

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