Sustainable competitiveness, renewable investments and innovation
Development measures, indicators and development annually from the baseline to the time of monitoring
 Positive developments |  Neutral development |  Negative developments |
| Meter | Baseline | Monitoring | Target 2029 |
| Innovation system to renew the Northern Ostrobothnia economy | |||
| Turnover of enterprises | €29.2 billion (2023) |
Growing every year | |
| R&D expenditure | €951 million € (2023) |
€1 billion € | |
| Accelerating high added value and locally significant investments | |||
| Wind power capacity | 3 210 MW (2024) |
Sustainably growing | |
| Developing the education and skills ecosystem and access to talent | |||
| By level of education | 403 (2024) |
415 | |
| Labour market segregation | The military and technical sectors are highly differentiated | Achieving at least 30/70 levels between men and women. | |
| Strengthening infrastructure and accessibility as a basis for competitiveness | |||
| Progress on the key measures of the Northern Ostrobothnia Transport System Plan | State of play of key measures in the year of update of the provincial transport system plan. | The key actions have progressed. | |
| Promoting entrepreneurship and improving the framework conditions for SMEs | |||
| The Hunger of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises | 25 034 (2023) |
A growing trend. | |
Prosperity and regional resilience in a changing world
Development measures, indicators and development annually from the baseline to the time of monitoring
| Positive developments | Neutral development | Negative developments |
| Meter | Baseline | Monitoring | Target 2029 |
| Strengthening community and trust as a basis for resilience and aggregate security | |||
| Inclusion programmes in force in municipalities in Northern Ostrobothnia | 26 municipalities (2025) |
Found in all municipalities | |
| Proportion of people who cook very or very safely in their daily lives |
Total 67.5 |
Increased sense of security. | |
| Developing working life and promoting work ability in Northern Ostrobothnia | |||
| Persons receiving an invalidity pension due to mental and behavioural disorders: % From 15 to 64 years of age | 3,7 % (9 179 persons) | A downward trend. | |
| Employment rate, percentage of employed persons aged 15-64 in the population of the same age | 69,7 % (2024) |
It improves every year. | |
| Strengthening equality and the cultural receptivity of the community | |||
| Net migration | 1 769 (2024) |
Adequate level of net immigration to secure the availability of skilled labour and demographic development. | |
| Net migration between regions of persons with foreign background | -437 (2023) |
Turning net migration into positive. | |
| Well-being and vitality from culture and physical activity | |||
| Culture (TEAviisari) | 84 points (2025) |
A positive change. | |
| Percentage of under-mobility | 56,5 % (2024) |
Contribution to decreasing trend. | |
| Strengthening self-sufficiency and food security | |||
| Milk production (1000 litres per farm) | 518 (2024) |
A growing trend. | |
| Agricultural income in the tax accounts of agricultural enterprises, € on average | 24 242 (2023) |
A growing trend. | |
High-quality and dynamic environment
Development measures, indicators and development annually from the baseline to the time of monitoring
| Positive developments | Neutral development | Negative developments |
| Meter | Baseline | Monitoring | Target 2029 |
| Securing biodiversity | |||
| Hunger/area of protected/rehabilitated areas | 92 state-owned protected areas/161 911 ha and 1599 private protected areas/54 532 ha (including demarcated areas of specially protected species, habitat areas and temporary sanctuaries). (2025) |
Increased number and area of protected areas | |
| Ecological status of surface waters | the Oulujoki - Iijoki river basin management area 64 % is at least in good condition, out of a lake area of 94 % is at least in good condition and of coastal waters 18 % is in good condition | The ecological status of surface waters is improving. |
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| New attractive housing solutions for rural agglomerations | |||
| Number and occupancy rate of rental dwellings | The number and utilization rate of rental dwellings of municipal real estate companies will be determined. (2025) |
The quality of rental apartments owned by municipal real estate companies has improved and the utilisation rate has increased. | |
| Communal age-friendly rental housing | Determine the number of these types of solutions in municipalities (2025) |
Communal rental housing has been implemented in several municipalities | |
| Attractiveness of areas serving leisure and tourism | |||
| Registered overnight stays | 1.8 million overnight stays (2024) |
Target of 2.3 million overnight stays by 2027, after which positive growth will continue. |
Combining themes
Development measures, indicators and development annually from the baseline to the time of monitoring
| Positive developments | Neutral development | Negative developments |
| Meter | Baseline | Monitoring | Objective2029 |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 2,381.6 kB CO₂e (2023) |
Continuous decline towards a carbon-neutral county 2035 | |
| Adaptation in decision-making | Climate change adaptation is taken into account in municipal decision-making |
