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WE HAVE THE ENERGY!

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• 8 municipalities and 110 000 inhabitants• Bilingual international area Finnish/ Swedish• 7 universities with 13 000 students• 7 500 companies• 2nd most exports in Finland after Helsinki (most per capita)• Great logistic prerequisites: air, rail, road, sea• 100 nationalities live and work here• lowest unemployment in Finland after Helsinki• we have Finlands first UNESCO natural heritage site Kvarken archipelago

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VAASANSEUDUN KEHITYS Oy VASEK VASA REGIONENS UTVECKLING Ab

VAASA REGION DEVELOPMENT COMPANYVAASA REGION ARENDUSKESKUSE VASEK

Alatori 1 A65100 Vaasa

Puh. +358 6 317 7600Fax +358 6 317 7611

info@vasek.fiwww.vasek.fi

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