Mission and Vision of the Regional Council

Uusimaa Regional Council is a regional developer, creating conditions for wellbeing, economic development and a safe, as well as an attractive physical environment for its citizens.

The Regional Council is also a strategic planner, a land use planner and a coordinator, as well as a consensus builder for the Uusimaa Region.

The vision of regional development is to make Uusimaa the most competitive, safe and attractive metropolitan region in northern Europe.

To achieve these goals, the Council is engaged in coordination and consensus building, i.e. in mobilizing actors and resources at governmental, regional and local levels to set common priorities for regional development and to optimize the use of regional strengths and assets.

The Council promotes the Baltic Sea Region as a leading knowledge region in Europe and as a neighbour to Russia.