Population and demography in Finland Population density in the EU is approximately 114 inhabitants/km 2. Finland s population density is 17,6 inhabitants/km 2. Population density in Uusimaa region is 166,8 inhabitants/km 2, which is almost equal to Luxemburg and Switzerland. population/km² 31.12.2008 500-100 - 499 50-99 25-49 10-24 1-9 uninhabited Population density in Helsinki is 2730,3 inhabitants/km 2. There are only 0,2 inhabitants/km 2 in the most sparsely populated municipalities in Finland. Source: Statistics Finland, Ruututietokanta 2009 KL/JAH 14.10.2010
Population comparisons in Finland Rovaniemi Population approximately equal to population in the Metropolitan Area Oulu Kajaani Population approximately equal to population in Helsinki Kokkola Vaasa Seinäjoki Kuopio Joensuu Maarianhamina Jyväskylä Mikkeli Pori Tampere Lappeenranta Hämeenlinna Lahti Turku Kotka Helsinki Total polulation in the Metropolitan Area is about 1,0 million. Total population in Helsinki is about 0,57 million. 21.3.2013
1942 1945 1948 1951 1954 1957 1960 1963 1966 1969 1972 1975 1978 1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 336 local authorities (municipalities) in Finland but the number is decreasing Number of local authorities in Finland 1940-2011 2005 432 2006 431 2007 416 2008 415 2009 348 2010 342 2011 336 2013 331 0 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 21-Mar-13 4
Municipalities with more than 1000 immigrants Helsinki Espoo Vantaa Turku Tampere Lahti Oulu Jyväskylä Vaasa Kotka Lappeenranta Salo Kouvola Kuopio Porvoo Joensuu Hämeenlinna Rovaniemi Maarianhamina Kerava Hyvinkää Kirkkonummi Pori 41 735 15 304 11 919 8 237 7 390 3 291 3 101 3 063 2 947 2 390 2 309 2 099 1 757 1 507 1 444 1 418 1 225 1 212 1 194 1 141 1 121 1 114 1 051 Vaasa Kokkola Seinäjoki Rovaniemi Oulu Jyväskylä Kajaani Kuopio Joensuu Pori Tampere Mikkeli Hämeenlinna Lahti Lappeenranta Maarianhamina Turku Porvoo Helsinki Kotka Kuntarajat: Tilastokeskus Lähde: Tilastokeskus KL/JAH 6.9.2010
Regional councils and mayors 1 Uusimaa Ossi Savolainen 2 South-West Finland Juho Savo 4 Satakunta Pertti Rajala 5 Häme Juhani Honka 6 Tampere Region Esa Halme 19 7 Päijät-Häme Jari Parkkonen 8 Kymenlaakso Tapio Välinoro 9 South Karelia Timo Puttonen 10 Southern Savo Matti Viialainen 11 Northern Savo Jussi Huttunen 17 12 North Carelia Pentti Hyttinen 18 13 Central Finland Anita Mikkonen 14 South Ostrobothnia Asko Peltola 15 Ostrobothnia Olav Jern 16 Central Ostrobothnia Altti Seikkula 17 Oulu Region Pauli Harju 18 Kainuu Alpo Jokelainen 15 14 16 13 11 12 19 Lapland Esko Lotvonen 21 Åland October 2009 21 04 02 06 05 01 07 08 10 09
Ministry of Environment Regional land use Regional Development Ministry of employment and the economy Parliament Central Administration and Ministries Regional Councils (19) Democratic/Political Steering Municipalities KS/rk/8.12.2005
Government Political Program Parliament s alignments for Regional Development and Land Use Policies of Government Offices/ Ministries Central administration line Development Plans of the Regions Planning of Regional Development Actions in Finland Local administration Line 9/15 Regional Dev. Plans Reg. Dev. Programs 19 Regions (Strategic) goals of Industrial and Regional development rising from local level
Tasks of the Regional Council The Regional Council is an expert development organisation acting as an active and cooperation-oriented initiative taker for the region in important development projects. Task fields of the Regional Council: regional development regional planning regional cooperation and lobbying international cooperation cultural development own projects etc.
Plans and programmes of the Regional Council The plans and programmes serving as the guidelines for the development of the Region: the Regional Plan the Regional Land Use Plan the Regional Strategic Programme and its Implementation Plan the Reform of the municipal and the service structure the Cultural Strategy the Broad-band Strategy
The organization in regional councils Regional Council (General Assembly) about 30-90 members Board of Administration about 10-15 members Region Mayor Office: The Staff: about 20-70 people Administration Spatial Planning Implementation of EU s Structural Policy
PARLAMENTARY ELECTIONS CHARGES, TAXES LEVELS OF ADMINISTRATION IN FINLAND S T A T E NATIONAL LEVEL State Regional Administration Offices 6 State Regional Administration Offices for Employment, Business Development and Traffic and Environment 15 Regional Councils (Regional planning, regional development) 18 Åland STATE GRANTS REGIONAL LEVEL Police and justice, taxation, local employment offices AVI 80 % ELY Municipalities and joint municipal authorities 20% (education and culture, social welfare and health, technical infrastrucucture, water and waste, environment, local economy and employment, recreation, ) MUNICIPAL ELECTION LOCAL LEVEL Citizens, enterprises, local communities
State Regional Administration Offices (6 AVI offices in Finland)
State Regional Administration Offices for Employment, Business Development and Traffic and Environment (=15 ELY - offices in Finland)
Structural Funds 2007-2013
EU Council 17.12.2005: Eligible areas in the map Whole of Finland to competitiveness and employment objective For Eastern Finland special treatment (phasing in -area with phasing out treatment) For Eastern and Northern Finland extra 35 euros/inh. Total structural fund financing reduced by 26 %
EU-structural fund (ERDF ja ESF) funding in Finland 2007-2013: Objektive 2 ERDF Southern Finland 138 063 113 Westrrn Finland 159 375 850 Eastern Finland 365 564 309 Northern Finland 311 300 000 Ahvenamaaa 3 125 552 Objective 2 ESF 615 438 512 National part 21 7825 699 Eastern Finland 179 787 114 Northern Finland 69 106 125 Southern Finland 69 031 559 Western Finland 78 687 925 Ahvenmaa 3 125 5552 Together ERDF and ESF 1 595 966 044 - ERDF 977 401 980 - ESF 618 564 064 - Objective 3 120 248 582 -All together 1 716 214 631
Administrative levels of programmes: 1. EU/Regio, Employment DGs + others 2. National level MFi and other ministries MEE as management and certifying authorities Auditing authority Structural fund committee
Administrative levels of programmes: Regional administration 3a) NUTS 2-regions - established models of cooperation (alliances) 3b) NUTS 3 -Regions, regional authorities RCGs (MYR), secretariat, possible working groups Worth to notice, too: - Actors of national programmes - Local action groups (Leader) - Subregions and municipalities
Objective programmes: Regional competitiveness and employment objective ERDF action programmes ESF-action programmes Ahvenanmaa Regional cooperation
Four NUTS II -areas: Northern Finland Keski- ja Pohjois-Pohjanmaa sekä Lappi Eastern Finland Etelä- ja Pohjois-Savo, Pohjois-Karjala ja Kainuu Western Finland Satakunta, Pirkanmaa, Keski-Suomi, Etelä-Pohjanmaa ja Pohjanmaa Southern Finland Uusimaa, Itä-Uusimaa, Kymenlaakso, Etelä-Karjala, Päijät-Häme, Kanta- Häme ja Varsinais-Suomi
ERDF-operational programmes, priorities: 1. Business development 2. Enhancement of innovation activities and networking, strenghtening of competence structures 3. Improvement of regional accessibility and operative environment 4. Development of big cityareas (only in SF and WF programmes) 5. NUTS II -areas thematical concentration of actions( only in SF and WF-programmes) Technical support (4 % out of public funding)
ESF-programmes, priorities: Pr 1: Development of working organisations, labour force on work and enhancement of enterpreunership (31 %) Pr 2: Enhancement of employment and staying in work, prevention of social exlusion (32 %) Pr 3: Development of competence, innovation and service models to enhance functioning of Labour Force (27 %) Pr 4: Cooperation between member states and regions in ESF-activities (6 %) Pr 5: Technical support (4 %)
Regional cooperation Objective EU-funding 120 milj. The Finnish Structural Fund Strategy forms a bases for these programmes in some suitable issues