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This year’s national foresight event focusing on the future of regions and cities was held in Tampere in close cooperation with Innokaupungit, bringing together around 130 participants at Technopolis. The
This autumn, new reports and arguments will be presented to highlight the Jakobstad region’s opportunities, strengths and challenges. Even now, however, the material already offers a number of noteworthy insights.
From 9–11 June 2026, representatives from the Jakobstad Region participated in the third international study visit of the iCEAR project in Opole, Poland. The delegation consisted of ICEAR-Project manager Pia
The Jakobstad region took part on 12 May in the digital EURES recruitment fair “Go North.” The region was represented with its trilingual “Work Here!” webpages, including links to employment
