{"id":18257,"date":"2023-08-31T11:26:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T08:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/?p=18257"},"modified":"2023-12-22T01:21:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T22:21:02","slug":"infrastructure-marketing-and-cooperation-is-needed-when-attracting-people-to-the-kvarken-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/en\/infrastructure-marketing-and-cooperation-is-needed-when-attracting-people-to-the-kvarken-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Infrastructure, marketing, and cooperation is needed when attracting people to the Kvarken region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Kvarken Council EGTC participated in Wasa Future Festival by arranging two events during the festival week on August 7<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201312<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, 2023. On Thursday August 11<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> the theme for the event organized by the Kvarken Council was the Kvarken region\u2019s strategic role in a new world order.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moderator <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sarah V\u00e4re<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> opened the event, and the first speaker was <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sture Udd<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Managing Director of UPC Center. Udd talked about the huge booming economy in Asia and that our export industry needs connections to, for example Vietnam and Bangladesh.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 The world is changing regarding export. It means that to be successful, we need to create a new concept of export industry in the Kvarken region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Udd stated that the people in the Kvarken region have the potential to do a lot of things on their own.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 The Kvarken region has a unique potential and must be leaded by people who can make sense of this potential.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">After Udd was finished with his presentation, both <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Paula Erkkil\u00e4<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, CEO of Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce, and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Anders Hjalmarsson<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, CEO of V\u00e4sterbotten Chamber of Commerce held a short presentation each. Both Erkkil\u00e4 and Hjalmarsson talked about the industrial investments in the Northern Nordics.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 There are big investments going on from the G\u00e4vle region up north, and that brings of course a lot of challenges, for example the energy demand, lack of people and workforce, and the building of infrastructure. But we can use our common forces to make things happen, Hjalmarsson said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The property market plays an important part in the region\u2019s attractiveness <\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Next up <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lars Westin<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Professor in Regional Economics at Ume\u00e5 University held a presentation on the topic of the green transformation \u2013 opportunities and obstacles for growth in the Northern Nordics.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Westin argued that cities in the Kvarken region need to grow organically to attract investments and skilled labour. Westin stated that right now both Vaasa and Ume\u00e5 are too small to compete with larger cities.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 The investments will change the region and the way we currently have seen the development in the region. There will be a need for change. And I\u2019m not sure if the region is ready for that.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Westin stated that to be able to be competitive, the Vaasa region should have 200\u202f000 inhabitants and the Ume\u00e5 region should have 300\u202f000 inhabitants. He said that if you don\u2019t have cities that are big enough, you will not get any profits that goes to the property market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 There\u2019s a difference between an investment and to own the investment. If you don\u2019t own the investment, then the profit of the investment will not stay in your region.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Future investments in the Kvarken region requires people to move to the region<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Next up it was time for the first panel discussion. The subject for the panel discussion was the future investments in the Kvarken region. The panel consisted of Lars Westin, Paula Erkkil\u00e4, Anders Hjalmarsson, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Triinu Varblane<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Senior Advisor at Viexpo, and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Anna M\u00e5tts-Frans\u00e9n<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Project Manager and Logistics Expert\u202fat VASEK.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The new Finnish Government Programme contains several points that are gratifying for the cross-border cooperation in the Kvarken region. For example, the fixed link connection is mentioned in the Government Programme.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 I think that the new government sees that infrastructure is not only a cost, but it also enables these big investments, Erkkil\u00e4 said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">M\u00e5tts-Frans\u00e9n argued that the region already has the base infrastructure in place but that there\u2019s still a lot that needs to be done.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 What we need to be able to do is to scale up. Scalability when we talk about infrastructure means money, politics, and a lot of time. We need to prepare now in order to have our infrastructure in place when these investments come, M\u00e5tts-Frans\u00e9n said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The participants agreed on the matter that the region needs a marketing strategy to attract people to move to the region. Westin argued that this matter is connected to the property market.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Yes, the region needs a marketing strategy, but it also needs a product to sell. If you\u2019re successful and people want to move here, you must offer them somewhere to live, Westin said.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">M\u00e5tts-Frans\u00e9n pointed out that that the community is important when moving to a new place.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Do we offer community for the people moving here, do they feel welcomed, and do our political situation give a welcoming message? Not for the moment. Hopefully this will change. Both the companies and the municipalities can make the transition smoother when people move to this region, M\u00e5tts\u2013Frans\u00e9n said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 Quality of life is something that we have here in our region. We can also offer meaningfulness in our jobs \u2013 changing the world is important, especially for many young people, and that\u2019s something that\u2019s possible here, Erkkil\u00e4 said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">The fixed link will create a lot of benefits in the region<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">After the first panel discussion it was time for the second part of the agenda. The expert speaker on the topic of Russia was <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Niklas Eklund<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Professor at the Department of Political Science at Ume\u00e5 University. Read more about Eklund\u2019s presentation <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/en\/finland-and-sweden-need-more-long-term-perspective-thinking\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">After Eklund\u2019s presentation, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mathias Lindstr\u00f6m<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the Kvarken Council\u2019s Director, held a presentation on the topic of new opportunities for intensified cross-border development in the Kvarken Region. He pointed out that there has been a lot of public discussions lately on both sides of the strait about the fixed link connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 In order to develop the region, we must make a lot of things happen \u2013 not only a fixed link or improved infrastructure. The fixed link is one of many things we must do. It\u2019s of course a very important one, that takes a lot of money and effort, but it will create a lot of benefits for all the actors in the region. We must bear that in mind. We must dare to look forward in the future, Lindstr\u00f6m pointed out.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">It\u2019s also important to investigate how it affects safety and military questions.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 We must build infrastructure that serves the development of the region and the industry, but that also has an importance in times of crisis. And I would say that the fixed link between Finland and Sweden fits this perfectly. The right time to do this is right now because this will take many years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The last part of the program on Thursday was a second panel discussion. The panel consisted of the members of the Kvarken Council\u2019s working committee for traffic and infrastructure: <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Joakim Strand<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Member of the Finnish Parliament, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hans Lindberg<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, Municipal Commissioner of Ume\u00e5 Municipality, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00c5sa \u00c5gren Wikstr\u00f6m<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u202fMember of V\u00e4sterbotten County Council, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Anna-Kaisa Pusa<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u202fMayor of the city of Kurikka, and <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rickard Carstedt<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">,\u202fChairman of the Regional Development Board in V\u00e4sterbotten.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The panel discussion addressed for example the fixed link, the big investments in the region, and the competence supply.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 As we said on the maiden voyage of the ferry, what is next? Well, it\u2019s obviously the fixed link. But it isn\u2019t about the fixed link per se, it\u2019s about what it can attract. Infrastructure is what lays the foundation to every development in our region. The fixed link is a way of connecting people and bringing us even closer together, \u00c5gren Wikstr\u00f6m said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2013 You can achieve something if you have a goal, but if you don\u2019t have a goal, you cannot achieve anything, Pusa pointed out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Download Paula Erkkil\u00e4&#8217;s presentation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/WFF-10.8.2023-Paula-Erkkila.pdf\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nDownload Anders Hjalmarsson&#8217;s presentation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Anders-Hjalmarsson-Wasa-Future-Festival-Chamber-of-Commerce-in-Vasterbotten-230810.pptx\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nDownload Lars Westin&#8217;s presentation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Lars-Westin-2023-II-PIC-Wasa-Future-Festival.pptx\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nDownload Mathias Lindstr\u00f6m&#8217;s presentation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Mathias-Wasa-Future-Festival-2023.pptx\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Watch the streaming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tk3Wtixgeys\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Read the other texts about Wasa Future Festival <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/en\/finland-and-sweden-need-more-long-term-perspective-thinking\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/en\/energy-cooperation-and-sustainable-transport-are-more-important-than-ever-before\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/en\/cooperation-and-competition-are-needed-when-facing-the-green-transition\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Read more about the Kvarken Council&#8217;s working committee for traffic and infrastructure<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/styrelsen-for-kvarkenradet-egts-driver-viktiga-trafik-och-infrastrukturfragor\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-16000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-AURORA-RGB-Color-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"136\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_18235\" style=\"width: 2777px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18235\" class=\"wp-image-18235 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0180.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2767\" height=\"4151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0180.jpg 2767w, https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0180-1280x1920.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0180-980x1470.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0180-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2767px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah V\u00e4re was the moderator during the Kvarken Council&#8217;s events.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18250\" style=\"width: 4346px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18250\" class=\"wp-image-18250 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0119.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4336\" height=\"2891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0119.jpg 4336w, https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0119-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0119-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0119-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 4336px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paula Erkkil\u00e4 said that it&#8217;s possible to change the world in the Kvarken region.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18244\" style=\"width: 2913px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18244\" class=\"wp-image-18244 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0143.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2903\" height=\"4355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0143.jpg 2903w, https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0143-1280x1920.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0143-980x1470.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0143-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2903px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anna M\u00e5tts-Frans\u00e9n argued that the region already has the base infrastructure in place but that we should be able to scale up regarding the infrastructure before the investments come.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_18247\" style=\"width: 3082px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18247\" class=\"wp-image-18247 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0129.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3072\" height=\"4608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0129.jpg 3072w, https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0129-1280x1920.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0129-980x1470.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.kvarken.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0129-480x720.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 3072px, 100vw\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lars Westin argued that cities in the Kvarken region need to grow organically to attract investments and skilled labour.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kvarken Council EGTC was one of the co-organizers during Wasa Future Festival 2023. 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