Smart Touch in Oulu A customer at the Pannu Restaurant orders his lunch from the menu with his NFC phone. The order goes directly to the cook and the customer gets lunch faster than ever before. Local Leskinen's pub offers its customers new information and entertainment. All they have to do is touch the tags with their mobiles. And there´s more...
Water Expertise Has Solid Foundations for New Business Development in Oulu
Water and its purity and shortage are hot topics around the world. In more developed countries, wastewater and its treatment are a pressing concern. In less developed countries, a shortage of clean drinking water is often the problem. Oulu has strong expertise in water technology and large water treatment projects; it is being developed further at the Centre of Expertise in the Water Industry Cluster, Cewic.
Oulu is known as the city of technology and the City of Oulu actively promotes the use of technology applications in its services. The new health center in Oulu's Kaakkuri offers product testing services to businesses and organizations developing wellness and health care technology and services.
New technologies, pervasive in Finland, are just taking off in the centre of the technology universe. In the Internet world, where the New Thing may have little time to get established before competition sets in, there is a tremendous advantage in working where people live years in the technological future.
The metals sector in Finland includes both metals manufacture, the further refining of steel and copper products, zinc and nickel for use in the machine, vehicle, construction, electronics and electrotechnical industries, and mechanical engineering. More than half the world's copper and a third of all nickel is manufactured using flame melting technology developed by Finns.
The Finnish forest cluster includes a wide range of industries: forest economy, packaging industry, chemical industry, printing industry, industrial engineering, consulting and risk management services, research and education, energy, logistics, machinery and equipment, automation and information technology as well as wood construction.
Trade and services sectors have grown strongly in Finland in the last few years. They are also attracting a growing number of foreign companies into the country. Finland offers an effective and cost-effective business centre from which to serve both the domestic and surrounding markets, including the vast potential in Russia and the Baltic countries.
The chemical industry is Finland's third-largest industrial sector. The range of products manufactured is huge, with most of them being used in other industries, especially forestry and agriculture. Products produced include plastics, paints, oil products, pharmaceuticals, environmental products and petrochemicals.
Locate your business in Oulu! Oulu region offers an excellent environment to build on growth and success. Businesses need not function in solitude; support is always available.
With experienced managers, skilled experts in research and product development, and a proficient workforce for production activities, Oulu can provide businesses with committed, highly educated, and capable people. This backbone comes from a world-class education system which includes a top class university, polytechnic and technical college as well as several high-level research institutions.
Technopolis is one of the biggest technology centres in Europe and offers many versatile services. There are numerous other suppliers of modern office and production facilities, both in the city centre and outlying areas.
Financing. R&D support. Business management consultants. Lawyers. Financial sector experts. Communications and advertising professionals. Network operators. Experts in the pitfalls of business start-up. Experienced professionals from other important business sectors.
6th August, 2008
