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Welcome to TornioHaparanda Historical background

• has been a historical marketplace from the middle ages • Name Tornio is based on the old Finnish word ”spear” • The town was founded in 1621 by the Swedish King Gustav II Adolf • First church 1647 • Northernmost town in the world; () took the title in 1789

• War of in the beginning of the 1800s (including Finland) against Russia Current borderline was created in 1809 (Hamina peace) Finland remained a Grand Duchy in the • After the war sister town (or rival) Swedish was founded in 1821 • In 1917 Finland declared independence TornioHaparanda today

• TornioHaparanda is known as a unique Twin • Total area 3 216 sq km • Around 32 400 inhabitants • Three languages: Finnish, Swedish, ”Meän kieli” • Two currencies: EUR, SEK • Two time zones

• Tornio and Haparanda has a long tradition of crossborder co-operation from the mid 1960s • Provincia Bothniensis co-operation organisation since 1987 • EU membership opened new channels of co-operation in TornioHaparanda area 1995- • Around 20 major agreements between Tornio and Haparanda (public services, investments, arrangements…) Town of Tornio - Administration

Mayor Mr. Timo Nousiainen (2015-)

Town Council 2013-2016 - 43 members - Chairman Ms. Katri Kulmuni

Town Board 2013-2016 - 11 members - Chairman Mr. Markku Ponkala

Municipal Committees and sections - Ten Committees, four sections Town of Tornio – Municipal organisation Chart Tornio / Vision 2021

Vision

• Town of Tornio is the most attractive centre for versatile living, housing, services and business life in the neighbouring area and region. • TornioHaparanda is an international Twin City with boundless services located in the middle of Bothnian Arc and Barents regions.

Strategic development fields • City development and international co-operation • Sustainable city finance • Renewable and efficient public service processes • Wellbeing and expertise at work Geographical location in the middle of

Population 5,206 million (2012) Good traffic connections

• Tornio is the busiest international land border checkpoint in Finland

• The only railway line and border crossing point between Finland and Sweden

• Railway connection to north, south and west

• All main roads meet in TornioHaparanda

• The Port of Röyttä is open all year round

• -Tornio Airport (18 km)

• TornioHaparanda Travel Centre TornioHaparanda – Travel Center

• Travel Center opened 2013, opening ceremony 15.1.2014 • Services: Matkahuolto, Bussgods, Grännsresor, Tourist Information • Future transport award 2013 in Sweden, top 3 finalist • Rödfärgspriset 2014 in Sweden, top 9 finalist The Bothnian Corridor -project - Part of EU 27 TEN-T core network Business and industry in TornioHaparanda

Most important employers Personnel

• Outokumpu Tornio Works 2200 (metal and steel industry) • Town of Tornio 1300 (public administration) • Town of Haparanda 1225 (public administration) • Lappia Tornio 300 (educational institution) • Nanso Group Tornio 125 (textile industry) • IKEA Haparanda 125 (shopping) • Norrbottens Läns Lansting Hpr 125 (public administration) • Customs Tornio 100 (government administration)

Main business fields: Steel & metal industry, shopping and tourism

Potentials in the future: Transportation and logistics, shopping and turism Steel & metal industry, energy sector (wind power) Workplaces by sector in Tornio 2012

Total 9 000 Outokumpu's site in Tornio is the most integrated stainless steel mill in the world Manga LNG –project (Tornio)

• Project development company Manga LNG Ltd. • Partners Outokumpu, Ruukki Metals, EPV Energy, Gasum Ltd. • Goal to utilize liquefied natural gas (LNG) on industrial processes, energy production and shipping

• A New LNG terminal to Tornio Reception, unloading and bunkering facilities, LNG vaporising facility and one 50 000 m3 storage tank For gas deliveries, a pipeline will be built to Röyttä industrial site Truck loading facility for LNG trucks

• LNG will be delivered with trucks or by railroad to customer terminals and comsumption destinations in Northern Finland and Sweden

• The final investment decision -> ready to use in 2018 • The costs of investments are app. 100 -130 million euros Windmill farm –projects in Tornio

RAJAKIIRI LTD. TUULIWATTI LTD.

”Puuska” ”Kitkiäisvaara” Investment over EUR 40 million Investment EUR 30-40 million Finished in 2010-2011 Under construction 8 windmills (28,8 MW) to be finished in 2014 ”Puuska 2” 8 windmills (31,5 MW) Investment EUR 20-25 million Under construction 2014-2015 5 windmills (18MW) Planned: ”Kiiri” Investment EUR 150 million Ready to use in 2017? First offshore windmill farm in Tornio 14 windmills (70-80 MW) Old brewery area – Redevelopment project

• Housing • Tourism • Indoor Sports • Activity Park….

www.arcticproperty.fi TornioHaparanda Tourism

UNESCO World Heritage site Church 1797 () National Parks in Finland and Sweden , Haparanda Archipelago Tornionjoki River Salmon and whitefish fishing, Kukkolankoski rapids Shopping Centre on the Border 2-3 million visitors per year all around Barents region Tornio Church 1686 Dedicated to the Swedish Queen Hedvig Eleonora GreenZone Golf Club (18 holes) In the middle of Finnish-Swedish border area Museums Aine Art Museum, The Provincial Museum Growing shopping area on the border

Haparanda SWE

Tornio FIN Barents Center –project (Haparanda, Sweden)

• 100 000 sqr m ”town in the town” • Location on the border • Hotel, Multiarena, School, Shopping… • 1,5 billion SEK investments • 1. phase ready 2016

www.barentscenter.it Educational institutions in Tornio

Lapland University of Applied Science Ltd. (LUA)

• Established 1.1.2014, homeplace in • Turnover 43 million euros • Volume of research, development and innovation activity about 5-8 million euros / year • Employers 560, students 5 618 • LUA has four fields of Expertise Wellness, Business and Culture, Tourism services, Industry and Natural Services • Business and Culture is located at the campus of Tornio (administrative headquarter) and at the campus of Rovaniemi Other important educational institutions and networks

LAPPIA – Vocational college • Kemi-Tornionlaakso Municipal Education and Training Consortium • The schools of the consortium provide vocational upper secondary education in western .

Peräpohjolan Opisto – Folk high school • Established on November 4th 1901

The Community College of Tornio

Upper secondary school

Universities near Tornio: , Rovaniemi, Luleå International relations and municipal co-operation

• Provincia Bothniensis (1987) - TornioHaparanda FIN, SWE

• Council of Tornio Valley (1987) - FIN, SWE, NOR

• Barents Road (1997) - FIN, SWE, NOR, RUS

• Bothnian Arc Association (1998) - FIN, SWE

• Town Twinning - , Hammerfest, , Kirovsk, Szekszard, Vetlanda

• The North Callotte Border Information Service (2011) - FIN, SWE, NOR

• The Regional Council of Lapland - FIN

• Sea Lapland regional co-operation association (1991) - FIN Council of Tornio valley The Bothnian Arc TornioHaparanda co-operation

WHY?

. Question of survival + . Better services for residents at lower cost

. Development and growth =

HOW?

. Very strong local political support

. TRUE partnership culture TornioHaparanda Vision 2020 Forms of TornioHaparanda co-operation

• Common city council meetings once/year • Common city board meetings twice/year • Cooperation working groups • Daily contacts between officials and politicians • Provincia Bothniensis board • Borderless community planning • Borderless education • Borderless use of facilities • Common investments (sports, technical sector, rescue service etc.) • Common arrangements, festivals, • Common culture and sports events • Borderless sports clubs and teams • Common marketing Provincia Bothniensis organisation päivitä…

Tornio Haparanda Town council Town council Common meeting once a year

Tornio Haparanda Town board Town board Common meeting twice a year

Cooperation board 5 + 5 members

Cooperation Developer

Social Business / Sports service City Technical On the Culture and Education Tourism and health planning services Border and youth leisure care Agreements between Tornio and Haparanda 1960-2000

• joint use of Haparanda swimming pool, mid-1960s • agreement on joint sewage treatment plant, 1971 • shared landfill, 1976-85 • cross-border open school attendance at comprehensive school level, 1978 • Provincia Bothniensis co-operation organisation founded, 1987 • joint language school, 1989 • agreement on treatment of sludge from the sewage plan 1990 • fire and rescue service co-operation agreement, 1993 • co-operation in ambulance services 1993 • agreement on the connection of district heating networks and deliveries of heat over the national frontier, 1993 • agreement on joint use of ladder truck, 1994 • Privatisation of the sewage treatment plant, 1996 • merging of tourist offices, 1998 • joint Euro senior secondary school, 1998 • Gränsvallen Arena 2000 • Agreement of TornioHaparanda crossborber co-operation 2000 Agreements between Tornio and Haparanda 2002-

• nursery agreement 2002 • refuse disposal 2002 • The Provincial Museum of Valley 2013 • TornioHaparanda Travel Center 2014 • Agreement of TornioHaparanda crossborder co-operation 2015 More information

Town of Tornio www.tornio.fi

Town of Haparanda www.haparanda.se

Business development services www.bothnianbusiness.fi

TornioHaparanda Tourist Info www.haparandatornio.com

Visit Sea Lapland www.visitsealapland.com