30 Raahe–Kalajo ki eco nom ic region AIRPORT The airports closest to Hanhikivi are located in Oulu and Kokkola. The drive from Pyhäjoki to Oulu Airport takes about 75 minutes, and to Kokkola- Pietarsaari Airport about 100 minutes. Oulu Airport www.finavia.fi/en/oulu Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport www.finavia.fi/en/kokkola-pietarsaari Road transport and other logistics services Buses travel along Highway 8 from Oulu to Turku. If needed, the bus stations of larger towns have connections to cross traffic to the eastern and southern parts of Finland. In addition to passenger traffic, buses can transport smaller cargo quickly. Bus timetables and connections are shown on the Matkahuolto web pages. The number of transport and logistics companies in the Raahe-Kalajoki economic area is about 220. Local business service centres provide information on logistics companies in the area. Matkahuolto, passenger travel timetables www.matkahuolto.fi/en Matkahuolto, goods traffic www.matkahuolto.fi/en/ parcel_services_for_businesses Raahe District Business Services www.rsyp.fi/frontpage Business service centre of the town of Kalajoki www.kalajoki.fi/yrityspalvelut Company contact information www.lisaakauppaa.fi/en, www.partnerbook.fi Economic structure The economic structure of the Raahe–Kalajoki region is characterized by large-scale industry on one hand and agriculture on the other. There is a total of approximately 3,000 companies of varying size in the region. In 2011, these companies employed 9,200 people. There are around 300 industrial companies and 5,800 industrial jobs. Large-scale industry includes Rautaruukki’s steel factory, which is one of the leading special steel and steel structure manufacturers in Europe. The factory was established in Raahe over 50 years ago. Rautaruukki imports some of its raw materials by rail from Russia. The economic region has many engineering workshops and subcontractors and related services, and companies in the design and automation sector. There are around 50 architecture, engineering and design offices in the region. Around 300 companies are involved in construction. The majority of these are small companies employing 1-20 people. Northern Finland has over 260 mining and excavation companies. (Statistics Finland 2011). Company contact information Raahe, Pyhäjoki, Siikajoki http://rsyp.owla.fi Kalajoki, Merijärvi http://yrityshaku.kalajoki.fi/haku Company directories www.lisaakauppaa.fi/en, www.partnerbook.fi
Hanhikivi Guide 2015
To see the actual publication please follow the link above