1. POHJOIS-SAVO 3.2.2016

2. Total area 20 366 km 2 - of that water18 % Pohjois-Savo % of Finland Population 248 400 4.5 % Jobs Pohjois-Savo Finland - agriculture 7 % 4 % - industry 20 % 21 % - services 73 % 75 % Unemployment rate 14 % 13.4 % Gross value added (GVA) Pohjois-Savo % of Finland - total (EUR millions) 20137 562 3.7 % - per capita (Finland = 100) 201381.7 - per capita (EU 28 = 100) 201393,1 Pohjois-Savo % of Finland Greatest branches of industry EUR millions - metal and metal products 1 565 3.0 % - wood and paper 861 4.6 % - food and beverages670 5.7 % The targeted population for the year 2030 250 000 inhabitants Development strategy is to strengthen - business - knowledge - infrastructure - image of region - good environment POHJOIS-SAVO IN A NUTSHELL

3. Biggest cities - Kuopio, Iisalmi, Varkaus Regions’ competencies - Forest industries - Metal industries - Medical and wellbeing technology, e-health - Environmental health, research of environmental change - Molecular medicine, pharmaceutical research, biotechnology - Energy Technology - Information technology - Farming and agrobiotechnology - Tourism

4. The regional profile of Pohjois-Savo (percentage of Finland)

5. Population of Pohjois-Savo by age and sex in 2014 Population changes in Pohjois-Savo 1990-2014

6. Level of education in 2014 Educational institutes in Pohjois-Savo

7. Research institutes in Pohjois-Savo Some important employers in Pohjois-Savo

8. Population, jobs and income tax percentages in Pohjois-Savo

9. Jobs by sector of industry in Pohjois-Savo 2013

10. Agriculture and horticulture in Pohjois-Savo Number of agricultural and horticultural enterprises 3 850 (7% of the whole country) Cultivated agricultural and horticultural area: 146 400 hectares (6.5% of the whole country) Average size of arable area: 38 ha (41.5 ha in the whole country) Berry production in Pohjois-Savo; 30% of the whole country´s production Milk production in Pohjois-Savo; 14.2% of the whole country´s production The direct sales revenue of milk was about 140 million € (2012)

11. Forestry in Pohjois-Savo

12. Treasures of Living Pearls of Business New housing in Saaristokaupunki - New district in Kuopio. - 6 000 new houses for 14 000 inhabitants will be built in the next 10 years. - New kind of housing worldwide: Houses are situated within 500 meters from the lake Kallavesi. Living

13. Dwellings and holiday homes by year of construction in Pohjois-Savo 1990-2013 Dwellings by type of building in Pohjois-Savo 2014

14. Tourism in Pohjois-Savo Time by train from Helsinki

15. Structural funds of the European Union During 2014-2020 Pohjois-Savo implements European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and European Social Fund (ESF) with an EU budget of EUR 149 million. In addition, the state, municipalities, companies, educational and research institutes and societies canalize co-financing to the projects. Financial support from these funds is aligned with provincial development programs. Most of the funding is directed to the development of entrepreneurship. ERDF development funding is especially directed towards developing businesses in the following themes: energy technology, mechanical engineering, health care industry. The funding of the ESF program is especially directed towards reducing structural unemployment, promoting entrepreneurship, developing innovation and new learning methods similar to the working life.

16. Apatite, Regional Stone Moose, Regional Animal Kalakukko, Regional food (oven baked, Rye bread stuffed Fish and Pork fat) Diver, Regional Bird Rowan, Regional Plant Regional Flag Regional symbols Regional Council of Pohjois-Savo P.O.Box 247, FI-70101 Kuopio, Finland Tel. +358 17 550 1400, Fax. +358 17 550 1428 Email: forename.surname@pohjois-savo.fi Internet: http://www.pohjois-savo.fiforename.surname@pohjois-savo.fi Vendace, Regional Fish