Invest in Oulu

Oulu seen in the evening dusk underneath the wing of an airplane, from high the air. Streetlights are glowing in the colour of yellow.

Oulu offers the per­fect oppor­tu­ni­ties for durable invest­ments at the heart of rapid­ly devel­op­ing North­ern Europe.

The pop­u­la­tion of Oulu is pre­dict­ed to grow by 20 per cent in the fol­low­ing few decades. At the same time, con­sump­tion will increase but ever more sus­tain­ably: Oulu invests heav­i­ly in cir­cu­lar econ­o­my, and the city plans to be car­bon neu­tral by the year 2035. As a fur­ther exam­ple, 35 per cent of all the wind pow­er projects in Fin­land are tar­get­ed to North­ern Ostro­both­nia.

Oulu — the best place to estab­lish and invest in

Oulu is one of the most rapid­ly grow­ing cities in Fin­land. In Oulu, future is being built through world-class exper­tise and inno­va­tions. The long his­to­ry and wide field of excel­lence in ICT has cre­at­ed a one-of-a-kind foun­da­tion for inno­va­tion and enter­prise in Oulu. The area is also the most sig­nif­i­cant cen­tre of busi­ness, cul­ture, and edu­ca­tion in the north­ern Nordics. The Oulu region is sim­ply the best place to estab­lish and invest in when look­ing for growth oppor­tu­ni­ties for your com­pa­ny.

Urban invest­ments

By 2030, diverse and sig­nif­i­cant Spear­head Projects will trans­form Oulu into a more mem­o­rable and hap­pi­er city for every­one. The devel­op­ment of Oulu is cen­tered on two areas — Urban and Coastal Oulu. These include, among oth­ers, a new Expe­ri­ence Are­na and Trav­el Cen­tre, Oulu Water Exer­cise Cen­tre and a Muse­um and Sci­ence Cen­tre. In addi­tion, Vir­pinie­mi Sport Cen­tre, Mar­ket Square and Coastal Nal­likari will be renewed.

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Tourism invest­ments

Oulu region is an inter­na­tion­al­ly grow­ing and rapid­ly devel­op­ing year-round tourist area, and its loca­tion close to the sea attracts vis­i­tors from near and far. The attrac­tion of our region lies in the won­der­ful nature and sus­tain­ably grow­ing munic­i­pal­i­ties, where rapid­ly pro­gress­ing devel­op­ment projects are unri­valled in Fin­land and the entire world. Hailu­o­to, Ii, Kem­pele, Limin­ka, Lumi­jo­ki, Muhos, Oulu and Tyrnävä – eight win­ning rea­sons to join our growth sto­ry.

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Invest­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties on a map

A notable num­ber of new devel­op­ment projects are ongo­ing or being planned in Oulu. Sig­nif­i­cant invest­ment projects in the city cen­tre are being devel­oped – the biggest of which include a new Trav­el Cen­tre and a new Expe­ri­ence Are­na, with a com­bined val­ue of as much as 450 mil­lion euros, plus many avail­able oppor­tu­ni­ties in projects con­cern­ing busi­ness premis­es and accom­mo­da­tion facil­i­ties. These are only the tip of the ice­berg, though, and there are many devel­op­ment projects on offer for investors in var­i­ous fields, from data cen­tres to sus­tain­able indus­try.

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Oulu Invest­ment Guide 2025

Find out more about the com­mer­cial oppor­tu­ni­ties in the Oulu region.

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