36 reasons to invest in the Helsinki region a4

36 REASONS
TO INVEST IN
THE HELSINKI
REGION

WELCOME TO THE GREATER HELSINKI REGION.
INTERNATIONAL
ACCESSIBILITY.
206 M€ IN
VENTURE CAPITAL
TO FINNISH HIGH-
TECH COMPANIES
(2014)
LEADING TECH
STARTUP HUB.
HOME TO
STARTUP EVENTS
SUCH AS
SLUSH &
ARCTIC15
3RD
IN WORLD
CITIES’ INITIATIVES
TO SUPPORT
INNOVATION AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
1ST
IN WORLD
ECONOMIC
FORUM’S HUMAN
CAPITAL INDEX
(2015)
SKILLED
WORKFORCE.
50% OF 25-64
YEAR-OLDS HAVE
TERTIARY
EDUCATION
(EUROSTAT 2014)
78 000
EMPLOYED IN HIGH-
TECH SERVICES &
MANUFACTURING
(2ND
IN EUROPE)
71% OF FINNS
SPEAK ENGLISH,
48% SPEAK
THREE DIFFERENT
LANGUAGES
EASY BUSINESS
ENVIRONMENT.
FINLAND RANKS
5TH
IN WORLD
ECONOMIC
FORUM’S ENABLING
TRADE INDEX (2014)
HELSINKI RANKS
8TH
IN THE
MONOCLE
QUALITY OF LIFE
SURVEY (2015)
QUALITY
OF LIFE.
1ST
IN EQUAL
TREATMENT OF
WOMEN AT WORK
(ECONOMIST’S GLASS
CEILING INDEX 2015)
FINNS ARE THE
6TH
HAPPIEST
NATION IN THE
WORLD (2015)
THE
QUICKEST
ROUTE BETWEEN
EUROPE & ASIA
HELSINKI AIRPORT
VOTED THE 2ND
BEST AIRPORT IN
EUROPE
RIGHT IN
THE MIDDLE
OF THE BALTIC SEA
REGION
2ND
LEAST CORRUPT
COUNTRY IN THE
WORLD

ICT & DIGITALIZATION IN HELSINKI REGION
A world class ICT location, made famous because of its Nokia heritage, with a new generation of dynamic
tech startups like Supercell. Helsinki has a lot to offer across the ICT field with key strengths in CYBER
SECURITY, GAMING, INDUSTRIAL INTERNET and NETWORKS.
TALENT POOL OF
116 000 SKILLED
ENGLISH-SPEAKING
TECHNICAL
IT PROFESSIONALS
HELSINKI HAS 2ND
HIGHEST
CONCENTRATION OF
COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL
APP DEVELOPERS IN
THE WORLD (SILICON VALLEY 1ST
)
87 000 ICT
PROFESSIONALS HAVE
ADVANCED
PROGRAMMING
SKILLS
FINLAND HAS
THE MOST
ADVANCED
5G TEST NETWORK
IN THE WORLD
3RD
IN COMBINED RANKING LIST OF GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS, EASE OF DOING
BUSIENSS, GLOBAL INNOVATION, CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS, HUMAN
DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY (THE ECONOMIST 2013)
MOST CITED RESEARCH
DOCUMENTS IN COMPUTER
NETWORKS & COMMUNICATIONS,
2ND
MOST CITED IN
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
3RD
IN EUROPEAN
COMMISSION’S
DIGITAL ECONOMY
AND SOCIETY INDEX
IN 2015

SMART & CLEANTECH IN HELSINKI REGION
Helsinki is indeed both smart and clean. It hosts 300 core smart & cleantech companies and 20 relevant R&D centres
while its entire smart & cleantech ecosystem comprises of 1,660 firms, 12,500 professionals and revenues of €5.3 billion.
Helsinki has five world-class strongholds: MOBILITY, ENERGY, BUILT ENVIRONMENT, WASTE & WATER and CONSUMER
CLEANTECH.
HELSINKI HAS A TALENT POOL
OF 25 000 CLEANTECH
PROFESSIONALS,
76% HAVE AT LEAST
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
ANNUAL REVENUES OF
€5.3 BILLION IN
SMART & CLEANTECH IN
HELSINKI: 38% OF
FINLAND’S TOTAL
FINLAND 2ND
IN GLOBAL
CLEANTECH
INNOVATION
INDEX 2014
40% OF FINNISH
PUBLIC R&D
FUNDING TO ENERGY
AND ENVIRONMENT SECTOR
HELSINKI IS THE 8TH
SMARTEST CITY IN EUROPE AND 1ST
IN ENVIRONMENT DIVISION OF
THE EUROPEAN UNION IN IESE’S CITIES IN MOTION INDEX 2015
MORE THAN 1/3 OF
PUBLIC R&D
INVESTMENTS IN
FINLAND ARE MADE
IN CLEANTECH
1660 FIRMS IN
HELSINKI REGION ACTIVE
IN SMART & CLEANTECH
(ACCOUNTING FOR
23% OF FINLAND)

HEALTH TECH & LIFE SCIENCES IN HELSINKI REGION
Helsinki has an excellent environment for new product development and testing. There are 29,000 technical
life-sciences professionals in Helsinki; 75% work in public research institutes, academia or healthcare. The
corporate sector includes 330 companies and revenues of €2.1 billion. Strongholds include PERSONALIZED
MEDICINE, CONNECTED HEALTH, NEUROTECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL IMAGING and DIAGNOSTICS.
HELSINKI HAS A
LIFE SCIENCES
TALENT POOL
OF AROUND 29 000
PEOPLE
EXPORTS OF FINNISH
HEALTH TECHNOLOGY
GREW 8.3% TO A NEW
RECORD OF
€1.8 BILLION IN 2014
36% OF FINNISH LIFE
SCIENCES INDUSTRY’S
TURNOVER IS MADE IN
HELSINKI METROPOLITAN
AREA & UUSIMAA
TOP 10 RESEARCH
LOCATION
IN THE WORLD IN
34 OUT OF 39
FIELDS OF MEDICINE
THE LEADING AREAS OF FINNISH EXPERTISE IN HEALTH TECH & LIFE SCIENCES INCLUDE E.G. CLINICAL
NEUROLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, EMBRYOLOGY AND
NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
FINLAND HAS
OVER 300
COMPANIES
OPERATING IN
HEALTH TECH
TWO WORLD-CLASS
UNIVERSITIES:
UNIVERSITY OF
HELSINKI AND
AALTO UNIVERSITY

YOU KNOW YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS,
WE KNOW THE OPPORTUNITIES
IN HELSINKI REGION.
LET’S HOOK UP!
Mechelininkatu 1a
00180 Helsinki
www.hbh.fi
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