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.

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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 the new Trav­el Cen­tre and a new Events and Sports 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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Find out more about the com­mer­cial oppor­tu­ni­ties in the Oulu region.

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