Welcome to Helsinki-Uusimaa Region


Helsinki-Uusimaa Region is at the heart of northern Europe. Located on the south coast of Finland it is home to around 1.5 million people or more than a quarter of the country's total population. The Region includes the only metropolitan area of the nation. In other parts of the region, however, there are still small towns, villages, sparsely settled rural areas and islands.
 
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A partnership agreement with China Development Bank opens the way to the Chinese market for companies in Uusimaa

The Uusimaa Regional Council and the City of Vantaa have today concluded a partnership agreement with China Development Bank. The agreement allows growth companies in Uusimaa access to considerable loans and varied assistance in utilising the Chinese market. The government-owned China Development Bank is the fourth largest bank in the country, and it is ready to grant even hundreds of millions of euros in loans to Finland.

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The BASAAR project was presented in China

The V EU-China High level Seminar on Regional Policy, organised by DG Regio was held in Shanghai on October 19, 2010. In the one-day seminar, the BASAAR project (Baltic Sea - Asia Agenda for Regions in a Globalising World) was presented to Chinese government officials as an example of good cross-border cooperation in Europe.

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Finland is the best country in the world

Newsweek magazine has ranked living conditions in 100 countries around the world. In the magazine’s analysis, Finland was judged to be the best.

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Helsinki-Uusimaa Region the European Entrepreneurial Region 2012

The EU Committee of the Regions has labelled Helsinki-Uusimaa as the European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) 2012. The decision was published today, Feb 11, 2010 at the Committee meeting in Brussels. Granted for the first time, the award attracted 36 regional nominees. The title was apportioned to three regions for the year 2011 and three for 2012. The award serves as recognition to those areas with the most credible plan of action promoting entrepreneurship with realistic foresight and outstanding political vision.

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Project BASAAR: Benchmarking Regions in a Globalising World

BASAAR is a joint project of eleven regional authorities in the Central Baltic Sea Region, evaluating the effects of globalisation. Uusimaa Regional Council is the Lead Partner of the project which has received funding from the Central Baltic Sea Interreg IV A Programme 2007-2013.

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Uusimaa Regional Council

Uusimaa Regional Council is a regional authority for Helsinki-Uusimaa Region. We operate according to the principles of local self-government., being a coordinator and concensus builder for the region. Our main tasks are regional and land-use planning, as well as the promotion of local and regional interests in general.

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