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Business Development Areas Cargo Development Area 40 Oulu economic region AirportCity Oulu Oulu Airport is the second busiest airport in Finland, and therefore, AirportCity acts as a gateway for national and international air traffic to Oulu and northern Finland in general. The companies in the area are mainly offices and technological companies. AirportCity houses companies that support and serve airport operations, but also companies that find it useful to be located near to the airport. AirportCity provides versatile premises for companies up to head office-level premises. There are also free plots available for new business premises. Additional information www.airportcityoulu.com/en/airportoulu Housing The Oulu economic region is growing and developing rapidly. Over half of all households in 2011 lived in apartments that they owned, nearly 40 percent of these were detached houses. There are over 51,000 apartments in blocks (Statistic Finland 2012). The Oulu region has a versatile range of options for living. There are around 17,700 state-supported rental apartments and 1,700 right of residence apartments. There is a total of 7,369 rental apartments owned by the municipalities or cities. The City of Oulu’s rental apartments are managed by Sivakka, which owns and manages 7,956 rental units. The largest operator in student housing is PSOAS, with nearly 5,300 apartments available. City of Oulu rentals, Sivakka www.oulunsivakka.fi/en Student housing, PSOAS www.psoas.fi/en Publicly-funded rental apartments in the Oulu region Oulu region rental companies www.ouka.fi/oulu/english/housing-and-construction There are plenty of apartments available from private lessors. Local and national real estate companies and agents have apartments for sale. A BusinessOulu contact person can provide you with additional information. See contact details by economic region on pages 56–57. Oulu has the greatest amount of hotel accommodation available in the economic region, with 12 quality hotels and other options. In total, the region has over 500 accommodation companies and nearly 600 cafes and restaurants. Region’s supply and contact information www.visitoulu.fi www.businessoulu.com/en/meeting-organizers AirportCity Oulu AVIATOR - Vacant site 13 000 sqm PILOT Business Park - Existing 5 000 sqm - Vacant site 28 500 sqm VIHILUOTO - Vacant site 22 500 sqm PROVENTIA - Vacant site 15 000 sqm AEROPORTTI - Existing 5 000 sqm - Vacant site 17 500 sqm OULU AIRPORT


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