Joensuu Regional Development Company JOSEK Ltd

Time for Growth.

The Joensuu RegionThe Joensuu Region

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Quality of life

In the Joensuu region, the closeness of the natural world

is combined with a wide range of services. Excellent

connections and service networks make North Karelia

a convenient place to live, work, and pursue various

interests. With its beautiful and clean environment and

comprehensive services, the region is a natural choice

for people who want to get more out of their lives.

In the Joensuu region, enthusiasts of both participant

and spectator sport will fi nd it easy to fi ll their calendars

with activities and events. The options are many,

regardless of whether you prefer indoor or outdoor,

summer or winter sports. With opportunities to pursue

all their interests within easy reach, the region is a real

paradise for people who enjoy an active life.

A diverse cultural life enhances quality of life. In the

Joensuu region, rock and classical music, traditions

and the modern age co-exist. Music, literature, movies,

theatre – they are all among the areas of strengths of

the region.

The wide range of events organized in the Joensuu

region caters for all tastes. The Joensuu City Orchestra

and City Theatre provide entertainment around the

year, Ilosaarirock Festival is Finland’s most laid-back

rock festival, and Joensuu Areena serves as an excellent

setting for fairs and large-scale concerts.

The Joensuu region provides excellent opportunities to fulfi l the dreams of the modern age. Here, the idyll of living in a detached house by a lake, while still in the middle of town, has become reality.

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Joensuu Regional Development Company, JOSEK Ltd, provides a variety of services to companies regardless of their company type or fi eld of operation. JOSEK’s own services and extensive cooperation network ensure that it is an effi cient partner in all of the developmental needs of a company. Under one roof, companies are offered professional advice on the founding and development of their business, internationalization, fi nding the best location in the region, and investments. The experience and expertise of our business consultants are at your disposal from the very fi rst contact.

Our business consultants have extensive experience in entrepreneurship and business development. They are experts, able to assist you in all issues concerning business operations including fi nance, contacts with expert organizations, consultancy and developmental projects, development of technology, and fi nding suitable premises. We always treat our customers with impartiality and confi dentiality.

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Plenty of skilled labour is available for companies in the

Joensuu region. The University of Joensuu, University

of Applied Sciences, and vocational adult education

provide diverse and multi-disciplinary education

and training. The diversity of education ensures the

expertise of the employees and provides a solution

to the challenges faced by companies in the region.

Expertise and cutting-edge technology have enabled

the leading companies of the region to achieve

international success.

Technology and innovations create preconditions for

future success, while research and training ensure

continuity. These principles are followed in the Joensuu

region. International cooperation with universities

and research institutions creates material benefi ts for

companies through networking and providing access to

the latest developments in their fi elds.

The plastic and metal sectors are the most signifi cant

industrial employers. They account for nearly half of

the jobs in the industrial sector. The high-fl ying forest

industry of the region, on the other hand, has brought

Joensuu the reputation of being the forest capital of

Europe.

The region offers excellent preconditions for investments in extending retailing and service operations.

In the Joensuu region, entrepreneurship is encouraged and signifi cant investments are made to support

its development and internationalization. The region offers excellent preconditions for investments in

extending retailing and service operations. A signifi cant proportion of large chains have opened stores in

Joensuu. Good connections and its location close to the Finno-Russian border bring logistical benefi ts,

especially to industrial companies aiming to enter the vast Russian market. Nearly 20% of foreign

investments made by Finnish companies are directed to Russia.

It pays back to invest in a centre of growth

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Expertise and learning

The diverse educational opportunities of the region are of the highest

quality on a national scale. The intellectual capital resources that they

provide attract students, teachers, and researchers alike. In the Joensuu

region, anyone can receive education from kindergarten to doctoral studies.

Teaching is also available in English from day care onwards.

Technology and innovations result from top-level research and training.

Together, Joensuu University, various centres of expertise, research

institutions, and companies investing in product development constitute a

municipal expertise cluster.

Companies benefi t from the diverse education, training, and research

operations. Often companies rapidly adopt the results of applied research

in their operations. Educational institutions have traditionally worked in

close cooperation with local companies. This ensures that companies will

receive labour trained to meet their specifi c needs.

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Operations and objectives

The operating principle

of the Joensuu Regional

Development Company,

JOSEK Ltd, is to consolidate

and diversify the economic

structure, promote

the competitiveness, and

improve the operating

conditions of local business

life in an increasingly

international environment.

The primary means of

reaching these objectives is

through enhanced cooperation.

Services

DEVELOPMENT Developing business, product, and service ideas

STARTINGFounding a company

ADVISINGGrowth and development of a company, and business mentors

COMPANY ACQUISITIONChange of generation and selling and purchasing of businesses

INVESTMENTSAssistance for companies establishing their operations in the region

FACILITIESBusiness premise services

Länsikatu 15FI-80110 Joensuu

Tel.+358 (0)20 721 8770info@josek.fi www.josek.fi Joensuu Regional Development Company JOSEK Ltd

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