Working life and business

The town develops business environment for creating new jobs and business opportunities and promotes cooperation between local and new companies. Principal activities in business support:

- Consulting for persons planning and starting their own businesses

- Consulting companies on different issues of financing and applications for social forms of support

- Project activity

Services:

• Business idea assessment
• Clarifying issues related to different licenses and permissions
• Financing options analysis
• Actions related to establishment of a company

All the necessary information, consulting and services relating to entrepreneurship can be obtained from the head of economic development and business industry department Mrs. Marjaana Haapakoski tel.+358 (0)44 7591 306

Distances and transportation

Oulu 111 km (airport, railway station, port, bus station)

Ylivieska 54 km (railway station)

Oulainen 43km (railway station)

Kokkola 134km (airport, railway station, port, bus station)

Kajani 122 km (airport, railway station, port, bus station)

Nivala 47 km (golf course)