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 [email protected] www.josek.fi Joensuu Regional Development Company JOSEK Ltd
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