Mindaugas Šeštokas, Managing Director, Kitron UAB
With the biggest technological university in the Baltic States, Kaunas can rightly be called the industrial capital of Lithuania. What impresses us most is the quality of our employees here in Lithuania. Their drive and dedication to their work greatly enhances productivity in our operations here.
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The city’s technical university is the largest provider of qualified engineers in the country. With its strong ties to business, and long experience of servicing the region’s largest players, KTU is an essential resource for companies operating in the area.
Kaunas offers perfect logistics access by road, rail and air. Kaunas Aiport is also the largest cargo airport in the country. Kaunas SEZ, a hub of logistics and advanced maufacturing, is conveniently connected to the airport.
As a centre for the production of top talent in the fields of the humanities, the social sciences and IT, Kaunas is the ideal destination for SSC development. Internationally acknowledged as CEE’s “Emerging city of the year”, Kaunas holds great untapped potential for growth.
Advanced electrical and mechanical engineering
Food and beverages
Shared services IT
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Industrial competences
Key facts
Germany, United Kingdom, France, Sweden, Poland, Latvia.
Healthcare, automotive, marine, oil and gas, military, agriculture (livestock and arable), finance and automation.
39,1%
Automotive components, electric vehicles, charging points and parts, computer vision systems, electronic components and industry automation solutions.
Cloud-powered solutions, mobile development, UI and UX design, e-commerce solutions, web development platform, software solutions for engineering, F&A software and IT security solutions.
Lyophilised fruit, berries and vegetables, food supplements, crop production, flour, premixes, pet food, alcoholic beverages, meat and fish processing, sugar and confectionary.
IT, F&A, HR, customer services and other support functions.
2nd largest (19,7%) share of Lithuania’s GDP.
18 Vocational schools 8 Colleges 8 Universities
56 030 Number of students
Labour pool / 2014
298 800
19,14%
8,9%
€655
NEED JOB
Employees in manufacturing
Seeking employment
Region average salary
Labour poolNumber of residents584 763
TOP 5 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES (BY NUMBER OF STUDENTS)
Engineering,manufacturing and
construction
Health and welfare
Social sciences, business and law
Services8%
16%
29%
23%
Other17%
Humanities and Arts7%
AUTOMATE
Top export countries Industries served Value of locally produced exports in relation to regional GDP
Vilnius international airport100 km
Kruonis Technology Park
Kaunas airportImmediate access
Other Infrastructure
Klaipėda State Seaport 228 km
Kaunas aerohub
Kaunas Free Economic Zonewww.ftz.lt | 0% tax on profits and dividends*
Kėdainiai Free Economic Zonewww.kedainiulez.lt | 0% on tax profits and dividends*
SEZ Special Economic Zones
*Conditions apply
Santaka ValleyR&D centre for sustainable chemistry and biopharmacy, future energy, mechatronics, information and communication technologies.
Nemunas ValleyR&D centre for agrobiotechnology, Bioenergy and Forestry;Food technology, safety and health.
Kaunas Science and Technology Park
KTU Start up space
Science valleys & Technology Parks
*Sources: Lithuanian National Statistics, 2014
FDI STOCK GROWTH (2010-2014) TOP 5 INVESTORS BY COUNTRY
FDI BY SECTOR (2014)
Gro
wth
: 27%
€1,176.23M
2010
2014
1,488.52M
€1,488.52M
39%
19%
15%
Manufacturing
Wholesale & Retail
Real estate operations
5%Construction
10%R&D
12%Other
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KLAIPĖDA
PALANGA
PANEVĖŽYS
BELARUSPOLAND
LATVIA
BALTICSEA
RUSSIA
KAUNAS
VILNIUS
ŠIAULIAI
Infrastructure
FDI in the region / 2014
Other leading companies in the region
ITAdvanced electrical and mechanical engineering
Food andbeverages
Shared services
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