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Helsinki-Uusimaa Region – Competitiveness and Well-being at the Baltic Sea
Helsinki-Uusimaa Region is at the heart of Northern Europe and at the Baltic Sea. Including the capital city of Helsinki, it has 1.7 million inhabitants, which is about a third of the entire population of Finland.
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Science Meets Regions in Helsinki-Uusimaa
The Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council has started a programme Science Meets Regions in Helsinki-Uusimaa, which can be regarded ambitious – also according to international standards.
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News
7.4.2022
Helsinki-Uusimaa in co-creation with European Innovation Council
The European Innovation Council (EIC) GreenHouse Gas programme and Helsinki-Uusimaa Region have launched a joint co-creation initiative.
News
1.3.2022
Helsinki-Uusimaa continuously attractive to foreign direct investment
Helsinki-Uusimaa came second in the ranking of the fDi Intelligence's Top 10 mid-sized European regions of the future 2022/23 when comparing the attraction of foreign investments. We have particularly high results in the category of economic potential, as well as in human capital and lifestyle.
News
28.2.2022
Chairpersons of Regional Management Committees: We refrain from pursuing cooperation with Russia
The chairpersons of the Finnish Regional Management Committees announce that regional cooperation projects with Russia have been suspended for now, the cause being the country's war of aggression against Ukraine.
News
15.2.2022
Regions on the way to recovery: Mapping the gaps
What support is available for entrepreneurs struggling amidst the Covid crisis in your region? Within the iEER project, partner regions are keen to understand how to build and develop their entrepreneurial ecosystems to prepare for the post-pandemic world.
Helsinki-Uusimaa Region in Figures
26
municipalities
1.7
million inhabitants
58%
of those speaking another language in Finland live in Helsinki-Uusimaa
39%
of the Finnish GDP
50%
of R&D expenses in Finland
62%
of the land are is forest