2.
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3. Why Arctic Smart Rural Community?
Migration from rural areas to cities is increasing
People are following the money, in rural areas are no working places
entrepreneurship or find workplace the nearest towns
Case Kierinki: 116 inhabitants. ProAgria/Luke
Rich nature offers a great potential to wide-range smart resource-intensive business
Surplus of raw-materials (forest, field, water,…)
Fair earnings for resource owners
Create more jobs and added value to Lapland rural areas

4. What we are doing ?
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5. National and regional funding
How to
Private capital
EU-level funding
National and regional funding
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6. Developing group of companies
Research
Development
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7. With whom?
Funders
International partners
Companies
Brokers
R&D

8. What is the goal Food & healthy 600 M€ Materials & chemicals 1.000 M€
Regional market size M€
Materials & chemicals M€
Fuel & Energy M€
Regional market size M€
Total M€
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