Invest In Oulu - Opening your business in Oulu, Finland

The first step when considering investing or opening a new business in Finland and in the Oulu Region in particular is to contact Invest in Oulu team. Free of charge and in full confidentiality, we offer direct assistance to individuals, corporations and other organizations interested in access the business markets. We help you in your business decisions by providing valuable information on existing business opportunities and getting you in contact with business partners, skilled workforce, grants and regional funding, different business service providers and local authorities, as well operating facility providers.

We organize and supervise:

- Access to Networks: We will provide you with a general introduction to the Oulu region and facts and figures about the business environment, competences, infrastructure, labor force and educational institutions etc. We will set up and arrange meetings with targeted prospect companies and find the best professionals to help you with market entry.

- Access to Funding: Several sources of support including EU funding are available to inward investors and businesses of Oulu including cash grants, business development, training and investment aid. As an example Tekes, the Finnish funding Agency for technology and innovation finances R&D projects. This funding is intended for challenging and innovative projects potentially leading to global success stories.

- Access to HR: We regularly work with recruiters and head hunters to assist our clients. Oulu is known for highly educated workforce and qualified engineers.

- Identification of M&A targets: Long-listing potential Finnish acquisition targets is our everyday work and we can help you to identify the ideal opportunities. Our services provide extensive guidance on market entry strategy and we can answer your questions on the requirements for different types of business entities, registration and how the Finnish taxation system works.

- Identification of research, development and innovation resources: We will get you in contact with the most appropriate leading R&D organizations in the region. 

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INVEST IN OULU

PAULIINA PIKKUJÄMSÄ
+358 40 743 4362
firstname.lastname@businessoulu.com

HEINI MALM
+358 40 773 8414
firstname.lastname@businessoulu.com

JANNE YLITALO
+358 40 099 9523
firstname.lastname@businessoulu.com