BRIDGE (Business Resilience Initiative for Development & Growth Ecosystems) is an Interreg Aurora-funded project that brings together companies and business support actors in Finland and Sweden. From 1 September 2026
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Registration for the Jakobstad region’s largest recruitment event is now open. OptiCareer Day 2027 will take place on Wednesday, 20 January 2027, and companies can now secure their place at
SSAB, LKAB and Stegra are just a few of the major investments transforming northern Sweden. Along the “Malmbanan”, large-scale industrial projects are driving rapid growth in both Luleå and Boden,
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
Over the past months, much of our work behind the scenes has focused on deepening our understanding of the region’s strong business sector and the opportunities for new establishments and
How do we ensure that the regional climate strategy creates a ripple effect and drives development forward? Identifying which actors are currently working with the Jakobstad region joint climate strategy