LAHTI REGION

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LAHTI REGIONLahti

• The Lahti region is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area

LAHTI REGION – EASY TO REACH

Excellent road and rail connections

To Helsinki:–1 hour by car or bus–45 minutes by train–60 minutes to international airport by car or bus–1 hour to Vuosaari harbour

To St.Petersburg:–2,5 hours by train (by the end of the year 2010)

Distance by road (km)

* Helsinki 104 * Helsinki-Vantaa Airport 99 * Tampere 126 * Turku 213 * Jyväskylä 167 * Lappeenranta 148 * Kouvola 62 * Hämeenlinna 73 * Oulu 505 * Saint Petersburg 356

Lahti-St.Petersburg 314 kmConnection viaTrans-Siperia rail road to Vladivostok.

LAHTI REGION

Map of the region of Päijät-Häme:

The City of Lahti is the “capital” of the region of Päijät-Häme. Nowadays, you often hear the term "Lahti region". The term previously referred only to Lahti, Hollola, Orimattila and Nastola. However, with the increasing cooperation between the towns and municipalities of the region, the term has come to refer to different areas depending on the context.

HEINOLApop. 20 374

HÄMEEN-KOSKIpop.

2 125

NASTOLApop.

15 065

ARTJÄRVIpop. 1 456

SYSMÄpop. 4 391

PADASJOKI pop. 3 449

HARTOLApop. 3 388

ASIKKALApop. 8 551

LAHTIpop.

100 854

KÄRKÖLÄpop. 4 878

HOLLOLApop. 21 845

ORIMATTILApop. 14 894

• The city of Lahti has more than 100 000 inhabitants

• The region of Päijät-Häme 200 000 inhabitants

LAHTI REGION - POPULATION

LAHTI REGION - POPULATION

FACTS ABOUT LAHTI

Region: Päijänne Tavastia

Subregion: Lahti subregion

Charter: 1905-11-01

Area (2010-01-01): - Total 154.6 km2 (59.7 sq mi)

- Land 135.06 km2 (52.1 sq mi) - Water 19.54 km2 (7.5 sq mi)

Area rank: 323rd largest in Finland

Municipal tax rate: 19%

Companies: 6 500

Population (2010-01-31) - Total 100,944 (10-03-31: 100,963) - Density 747.4/km2 (1,935.8/sq mi)Population rank: 8th largest in Finland

Population by native language: - Finnish 95.7% (official) - Swedish 0.3% - Others 4%

Population by age: - 0 to 14 14.7% - 15 to 64 67.2% - 65 or older 18.1%

LAHTI REGION Population density

AREA/CITY

area km² Inhabitants Density

Päijät-Häme 5126,11 201270 39,26

Artjärvi 177,01 1455 8,22

Asikkala 563,49 8551 15,18

Hartola 543,45 3388 6,23

Heinola 676,45 20374 30,12

Hollola 463,28 21845 47,15Hämeen-

koski 187,79 2126 11,32

Kärkölä 256,5 4875 19,01

Lahti 135,06 100854 746,73

Nastola 324,22 15065 46,47

Orimattila 608,47 14898 24,48

Padasjoki 523,23 3448 6,59

Sysmä 667,16 4391 6,58

LAHTI REGIONPopulation density (ten largest cities in Finland)

LAHTI REGION –Age structure AGE MEN WOMEN

0 - 4 -5 184 4 935

5 - 9 -5 216 5 057

10 - 14 -5 520 5 527

15 - 19 -6 452 6 261

20 - 24 -5 449 5 246

25 - 29 -5 755 5 379

30 - 34 -5 710 5 446

35 - 39 -5 647 5 454

40 - 44 -6 808 6 516

45 - 49 -7 083 6 870

50 - 54 -7 098 7 240

55 - 59 -7 715 8 272

60 - 64 -8 410 8 718

65 - 69 -5 293 6 025

70 - 74 -4 256 5 422

75 - 79 -2 907 4 444

80 - 84 -1 905 3 710

85 - 89 -766 2 275

90 - 94 -218 823

95 - 99 -33 203

100 - -1 21

CITY MEN % WOMEN %

Päijät-Häme 48,4 51,6

Heinola 48,6 51,4

Hollola 49,2 50,8

Lahti 47,4 52,6

Nastola 50,2 49,8

Orimattila 49,3 50,7

Year 2009

LAHTI REGION Income average (ten largest cities in Finland)

LAHTI REGION

Income Level and Purchasing Power:

1) Average income (over 15-year-olds): 23 562 € / year

2) Average size of a household: 2,0 Persons

3) Single households: 43,2 %

4) Average living area: 39,4 m2 / person

5) Apartments: 90,7 % of residences

6) Rented apartments: 31,1 % of residences

LAHTI REGION

BIGGEST EMPLOYERS IN LAHTI REGION

COMPANY: AREA: TOTAL:

Osuuskauppa Hämeenmaa Lahti region 2627

Isku Yhtymä Oy Lahti 1140

Koskisen Oy Kärkölä, Heinola 1132

Starkki Oy Ab Lahti 980

L-Fashion Group Lahti, Nastola 890

Versowood Oy Heinola 616

Fazer Leipomot Lahti 569

Oy Hartwall Ab Lahti 508

Eurokangas Oy Orimattila 500

Kemppi Oy Lahti, Asikkala 465

Wipak Oy Nastola 453

Raute-konserni Nastola, Lahti 400

Vaahto Group Oy Lahti 400

LAHTI REGION Unemployment rate7/2010 Lahti region 13.7%

LAHTI REGION Education

Tertiary Education:

Lahti University ConsortiumInternational Institute of Applied Aesthetics

University of Helsinki, Department of Ecological and Environmental Sciences

University of Helsinki, Palmenia Center for Research and Continuing Education, Lahti Unit

University of Helsinki, Open University, Lahti Unit

Helsinki University of Technology, Lahti Unit

Tampere University of Technology, Lahti Unit

Lappeenranta University of Technology, Lahti Unit

Lahti Region Educational ConsortiumLahti University of Applied Sciences

Lahti Community CollegeWellamo

LAHTI REGION Education

VISIONLahti region in 2015:

Finland’s most ecologically efficient and business-friendly region

KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE• Areas of expertise recognised as

our particular strengths, which are given special attention and which form a part of our regional profile in terms of business, research, education, and public sector investments.

1. Clean technology

2. Design expertise

3. Practice-driven innovation

STRATEGIC FOCUS AND OBJECTIVES FOR 2015

1. The most innovative European region in developing and applying cleantech solutions

2. Finland’s number one hub for industrial design3. Best Finnish region in terms of profitability of R&D investments4. Top availability of competent workforce5. Finland’s most business-friendly decision-making culture and

service offering6. A northern population growth centre in the Helsinki

metropolitan area

SUMMARY

WHY LAHTI REGION ?1. Excellent location in the metropolitan area2. Excellent connections:- 1 hour to Helsinki by car or bus- 45 minutes to Helsinki by train- 1 hour to Vuosaari harbour- 2,5 hours to St. Petersburg by train3. Half of the population of Finland lives within 2 hours from Lahti4. Capital of industrial design5. Leader of the Finnish Cleantech Cluster- Energy and material savings- Eco-efficient solutions- Recycling and the conversion of waste into energy6. Strong consortium of universities and universities of applied

sciences7. Possibility to get support for investments and education from the

government

Municipal economic development companies and their responsibilities

Lahti Regional Development Company Ltd - LAKES• Coordinates industrial policy • Provides business services regionally • Represents the interests of the region both nationally and internationally• Promotes and markets the region

Lahti Science and Business Park LtdGrowth and innovation services and the related national and international relations Development and operation of innovation environments

Lahti Travel LtdSales and marketing of tourism services

Lahti Region Enterprise Agency Consulting for start-up companies