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Information for New Residents 1 Captivating Kalajoki Choose the five-star town of Kalajoki as your home. Moving to Kalajoki is a little like taking a life-long, five-star trip. You will be living close to the sea, surrounded by services and tranquil nature. You will work close by, and after a day at work you can reach your home and hobbies quickly. You can easily go and relax at a spa or a concert, or fish for salmon from the River Kalajoki, right in the town centre! When winter arrives, you can curl up on your home sofa or head out to the ski tracks and snowy fields. People of all ages will love it here. We take good care of everyone – another advantage of a small town. Therefore, you should choose Kalajoki to live the best life you possibly can! Contents 3 Choose the five-star town of Kalajoki as your home 4 Attractions in Kalajoki Facts and best picks 6 Dreaming of living close to the sea? In Kalajoki that dream will come true! 8 Real estate agencies 10 Jobs and great business opportunities 12 Happy days at day care and preschool 14 Skills for life from comprehensive and upper secondary school 16 Vocational studies 18 Why not have a spa holiday every day? 20 Kalajoki offers a wide range of hobbies to choose from! The City of Kalajoki © 2018 22 Sights and activities for people of all ages Photos: Vesa Rönty, Harri Tarvainen, Henri Luoma, 24 Taking care of your health and well-being Grandezza, Ari-Pekka Hihnala, Kalajoki Golf, Pisa Design, Marja Pirkola, Arto Halttunen, 26 Enjoy the best offers from local businesses! Paula Haapaniemi Text: The City of Kalajoki and Helmiteksti 2 Layout / Graphic Design: NTRNZ media ltd 3 Good connections to the entire country By car From Kalajoki • Pyhäjoki 30 km / 25 min to the centre of Helsinki • Ylivieska 40 km / 30 min in four and a half hours! • Kokkola 70 km / 50 min • Raahe 60 km / 45 min • Oulu 130 km / 1 h 30 min • Helsinki 550 km / 6 h 30 min Captivating Kalajoki By bus Oulu Raahe • Kokkola 12 times a day Attractions in Kalajoki Facts and best picks. Pyhäjoki • Ylivieska 7–9 times a day KALAJOKI • Pyhäjoki 9 times a day Kokkola Ylivieska • Oulu 9 times a day Kalajoki Other attractions in Kalajoki matkahuolto.fi • An atmospheric little town on the shores of the • Beautiful real estate and living close to the sea onnibus.fi Bothnian Bay, by highway No 8 • A diverse selection of housing options • Population approximately 12,500 • Nature, the sea, the archipelago and history • The neighbouring municipalities are Pyhäjoki, Alavieska, • A wide range of events By train Kokkola, Kannus, Merijärvi, Sievi and Ylivieska • High-quality schools and day care • Kokkola–Helsinki 3 h 42 min, 10 times a day • A low municipal tax rate of 20%, which equals thousands • Diverse recreation opportunities • Ylivieska–Helsinki 4 h 28 min, 9 times a day Helsinki of euros saved per year! • Plenty of restaurants and cafés vr.fi • Residents from 30 countries: many families from • An abundance of well-being services Hungary, Bulgaria, Estonia, Sweden, Thailand and Russia have chosen Kalajoki as their home. By plane New developments! • Kokkola–Helsinki 1 h, 4 times a day • New plots of land included in the town plan, • Oulu–Helsinki 1h, 16 times a day Kalajoki’s TOP 5 as well as houses and apartments close to the sea • Direct holiday departures to Europe • Kalajoki Sand Dunes • The marina – a guest harbour and are also available from Kokkola and Oulu! • Water park JukuPark hotel village with services finnair.com • Spa SaniFani • The new shopping centre Merta will open in norwegian.com • Adventure Park Pakka downtown Kalajoki in May 2018 nextjet.se/en • Kalajoki Golf • Raitti Shopping Village will open in the Sand Dunes in summer 2018 • New library and cultural facilities in autumn 2018 • A new comprehensive school in Merenoja 4 5 Real estate Dreaming of living close to the sea? In Kalajoki that dream will come true! Kalajoki offers fine real estate in the tranquil countryside, downtown Kalajoki, the idyllic old town, and close to the sea in the Sand Dunes and Himanka. You can build your own home or commission one from a contractor of your choice. If you value local sourcing, skilled builders can be found in Kalajoki. Find a new home easily If building is not your thing, Kalajoki also has a number of existing houses and apartments for you to choose from. You can rent an apartment from a block of flats or a terraced house, or renovate an old wooden house to become your dream home, if you prefer. Kalajoki has the perfect answer for every desire! If you buy property, you can later choose to rent it, perhaps to be used by the customers of the popular Sand Dunes tourist centre. Owning an apartment in a growing Kalajoki is a good investment! More information on More information moving to Kalajoki: on plots: Anne Tullila Ari Matkaselkä Integration Services Manager Land Surveying Technician +358 44 469 1203 +358 44 469 1219 kalajoki.fi kodiksikalajoki.fi 6 7 Real estate Real estate agencies The City of Kalajoki Kiinteistömaailma Other channels for finding a new home: Anne Tullila Anne Anttiroiko-Takala Facebook / Puskaradio Kalajoki +358 44 469 1203 +358 44 300 8002 etuovi.com [email protected] kiinteistomaailma.fi oikotie.fi kalajoki.fi tori.fi kodiksikalajoki.fi Kalajoen Vuokra-asunnot vuokraovi.com Anne Prittinen Asunto Björndahl Oy +358 44 469 1325 +358 10 440 2600 kvas.fi Rakennusliikkeitä ja rakennusinfoa: asuntobjorndahl.fi • Himangan Tupatimpurit Kotilinkki • Jukka Isopahkala Oy JOPTE-Kiinteistöt Oy Markku Jauhiainen • Kalajoen Rakennus Oy +358 45 216 8288 +358 44 010 2880 • Lakeuden Perustus Oy jopte.fi kotilinkki.fi • Rakennushollari Oy • Rakennusliike Keskisipilät Oy Read our new amazing Kalajoki Booking Centre Laaksojen OP-kiinteistökeskus Oy LKV • Rakennusliike Paavolat Ky real estate brochure! +358 8 469 4449 Eija Isopahkala • Rakennusliike Somero kalajokikeskusvaraamo.fi +358 44 046 3300 iesite.fi/ • Rakennustoimisto Kuusinen op-koti.fi kalajoenkaupunki_tontit Kiinteistökeidas • Riveron Oy Jarkko Saarnio Rannikon LKV Kiinteistövälitys Oy • Rose Rakennus Oy +358 40 833 7962 Juhani Saari • Taipuset Oy kiinteistokeidas.fi +358 50 310 4212 • Timpuri S. Uunila rannikonlkv.fi • Wesain Oy 8 9 Jobs and business opportunities Kalajoki and its immediate surroundings offer interesting job opportunities. Finding a pleasant place to work is important when planning to More jobs than in the rest of Finland move to a new town. Kalajoki and its immediate surroundings The unemployment rate in Kalajoki is only 8.0%, whereas the offer several hundred interesting job opportunities. What whole country’s average is 10.5% and Northern Ostrobothnia’s could be better than a fascinating job and Finland’s most 11.8% (2/2018) Several sectors are constantly looking for new beautiful living environment with its great recreational talents! possibilities. Business is going great in Kalajoki, and entrepreneurs account Work and business opportunities in Kalajoki are mainly focused for 20.9% of the employed workforce, whilst the national on the areas of industry, tourism and services. Kalajoki has a average is only 10.5%. diverse economic structure and active business operations, with over 1,100 companies currently operating here! The City of Kalajoki’s services for entrepreneurs and job seekers: kalajoki.fi/en > Work and entrepreneurship The biggest employers in Kalajoki TE Services, a national job search channel: te-palvelut.fi • Andament Group More information: • Fortaco Oy Miia Himanka • Oy Finn-Marin Ltd Director of Economic Development • HSK-Sähkö Oy +358 44 469 1246 • Junnikkala Oy [email protected] • The City of Kalajoki • Oy Kati Ab • Kensapuu Oy • Rahjan Huolinta Oy • Solar Kaihdin Ky • Topi-Keittiöt Oy 10 11 Day care, early childhood education and preschool Happy days at day care and preschool For children, Kalajoki offers high-quality early childhood The city’s family day care centres education, both at public and private day care centres. The family day care centres have room for 8–12 children The day care centres also provide preschool education for aged 1–6 years. 6-year-old children. In addition to the day care centres, • Koivula (Kalajoki) preschool education is available at schools. • Mustikka (Kalajoki) Apply for a place in day care via Daisynet: • Koivutupa (Merijärvi) kalajoki.daisynet.fi/eDaisy • Pikkutupa (Merijärvi) • Seilari (Himanka) Private family day care centres The city’s day care centres • Vaahteramäki (Rautio) Private family day care centres have room • Day Care Centre Mäntylä (Kalajoki) for approximately 8–12 children. Early childhood education and preschool • Family Day Care Centre Onnenapila (Kalajoki) education for 3–6-year-olds Private day care centres • Day Care Centre Arkki (Kalajoki) • Family Day Care Centre Pilvilinna (Kalajoki) • Family Day Care Centre Sateenkaarenpää (Kalajoki) • Day Care Centre Puolukka (Kalajoki) • Day Care Centre Jes (Kalajoki), Early childhood education and preschool begins operating 1 August 2018 • Family Day Care Centre Halinalle (Tynkä) education for 3–6-year-olds. English-language early • Day Care Centre Touhula (Kalajoki), childhood education available. begins operating 1 August 2018 More information: Family day care Tuula Haapala • Day Care Centre Satumajakka (Himanka) Family day care is home-like care in a small group Director of Early Childhood Education Early childhood education and preschool education for (1–4 children) in the childminder’s or child’s home. There are +358 44 469 1263 0–6-year-olds plenty of family day care places available around the city. [email protected] 12 13 Education Skills for life from comprehensive and upper secondary school Comprehensive school provides normal, or do a double degree by completing both vocational a solid stepping stone for the future education and the matriculation examination simultaneously.