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 1.4 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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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 awarded 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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InnoELLI Senior - new models for taking care of the elderly

InnoELLI Senior Programme is carried out in 2006-2007 in an area covering 7 Regional Councils of Southern Finland, South Finland Regional Alliance, including the region Uusimaa. It is a part of the Innovative Actions under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The central idea is to promote and develop care of the elderly in South Finland through funded projects. Implementation of the programme and its projects will come to an end on 31 March 2008.

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Greater Helsinki Vision 2050 International Ideas Competition

Greater Helsinki municipalities and the State of Finland (Ministry of the Environment) organize an open ideas competition for the future land use and spatial vision of Greater Helsinki.

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Uusimaa Regional Council

Uusimaa Regional Council is a regional authority for 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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