07.06.2024
Port issues presented at the meeting of the Baltic Sea Maritime Working Group in Oulu
The Maritime Working Group of the Baltic Sea Commission of CPMR, the cooperation organization for the European peripheral maritime regions, met on June 3-4 in Oulu. The topic of the meeting was the role of ports in the Baltic Sea. At the event, a review of the security situation in the Baltic Sea was heard by the former intelligence chief of the Defense Forces, MP Pekka Toveri, as well as presentations from the ports of Oulu and Stockholm and the Raahe Region Development. In the new TEN-T regulation, the port of Oulu has been promoted from the comprehensive network to…
24.05.2024
The Council of Oulu Region developing Hydrogen Valley
The Council of Oulu Region is involved in a large project submitted to the EU's Horizon Europe program, the purpose of which is to develop the hydrogen economy on the west coast of Finland and create a functioning ecosystem for it. Energy production and consumption are in a transition phase when moving from combustion-based energy to emission-free energy. The need for clean electricity is growing all over Europe. A significant part of renewable energy investments has been realized and is planned in the BotH2nia hydrogen valley area. In this way, energy-using industry can also be created and attracted to the…
15.09.2021
Climate Roadmap 2021-2030
Towards a carbon neutral Northern Ostrobothnia Northern Ostrobothnia is contributing to reaching Finland’s 2035 carbon neutrality target inline with the EU targets. Northern Ostrobothnia Climate Roadmap lines seven themes and 130 measures from different sectors.
22.04.2021
Share your opinion and contribute to the future Interreg Aurora programme
Public hearing concerning the Interreg Aurora programme draft, and the draft of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is open now. You will have the possibility to share your opinions in an online survey and in information events. The public hearing process takes 30 days and its open due to May 20, 2021. Feedback will be passed on to the Joint Programming Committee and the programme will be finalized based on this. Interreg Aurora-programme invites you also to Information events (online) in each programme country.
03.11.2020
Digitalisation and automation of the agri-food sector in the Oulu Region
The RDI actors of the Oulu Region are continuously preparing regional, national and international RDI project applications and looking for opportunities to join project consortiums with the aim of advancing digitalisation and automation of the agri-food value chains. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to traceability and food safety in food value chains, collection and utilisation of data throughout food value chains, and digitalisation and automation of food production processes. Our region is currently a member of the following Partnerships of the EU's Smart Specialisation Platform for Agri-Food: Traceability and Big Data High Tech Farming Our project…
