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The letters OULU in pink in front of Tuira, each decorated in honour of the summer and the year of the Capital of Culture.

Own projects

The Regional Assembly of Oulu Region implements its own projects. The projects support the achievement of the objectives of regional development and planning. The table shows ongoing and completed projects in the Regional Assembly of Oulu Region.

Project nameExecution periodContact person
regional-level preparation for Eastern and Northern Finland 2028+1.9.2025 –
31.12.2027
Manager of International Affairs
Hanna Honkamäkilä
Rural COOP – Rethinking sUstainable and integRAted deveLopment in non-urban areas: COOPerative foresight and anticipation1.5.2025 –
31.7.2029
Project manager
Anna-Maija Toivonen
CHARLES - New openings for air transport in Northern Ostrobothnia1.3.2025 –
28.2.2027
Project manager
Ari Näpänkangas
Promoting the employment of artists and cultural workers through the Culture Bank online service.1.8.2024 –
30.6.2025
Cultural Affairs Specialist
Auli Suorsa
Lohi Iijoki 2 project 9.1.2024-
31.10.2027
Project manager
Mirko Laakkonen
The InnOKE Project27.5.2024 –
31.12.2025
PREPARE project1.1.2024-
31.12.2024
Head of Development
Mikko Väisänen
SMART ERA – Smart community-led transition for Europe’s Rural Areas1.1.2024-
31.12.2027
Project manager
Saija Tikkanen
New North – Transport, Logistics and Security of Supply1.9.2023-
31.8.2026
Chief of Civil Engineering
Lauri Romppainen
TE2024 project in Northern Ostrobothnia13.5.2022-
31.12.2024
Project manager
Jouni Korhonen
The future of air transport in Northern Finland1.11.2022-
31.12.2023
Lohi Iijoki -project1.9.2022-
31.10.2024
Project manager
Mirko Laakkonen
EUSBSR PAC Tourism1.4.2022 –
31.12.2026
Project manager
Anna-Maija Toivonen
EMMI - Energy transition and climate impact assessment of land use in Northern Ostrobothnia1.3.2022-
29.2.2024
Specialist
Ritva Isomäki
Northern Ostrobothnia Culture Cell: Collaboration and impact on cultural services 1.1.2022-
31.12.2023
Cultural Affairs Specialist
Auli Suorsa
POPNUVA – involving and influencing young people 1.9.2020-
31.5.2022
Director of Planning
Ilpo Tapaninen
Kanves - International and networked Northern Ostrobothnia1.1.2021-
31.12.2023
Project manager
Saija Tikkanen
Interreg Battery Region1 October 2020–
30.9.2022
Head of Regional Development and Funding
Tiina Rajala
Iijoki migratory fish project 2020-202215 June 2020–
31.10.2022
Project manager
Mirko Laakkonen
TUULI project - Sustainable wind power construction in Northern Ostrobothnia1 June 2020–
30.4.2023

Project Coordinator
Sari Pulkka
Food Trace - Developing the traceability and food safety of food chains in Northern Ostrobothnia1 April 2020–
30.4.2022
Project manager
Hanna Honkamäkilä
Northern Ostrobothnia Digital Support Project
1 November 2020–
31.10.2021
Project manager
Maria Puotiniemi
Developing digital well-being and participation in Northern Ostrobothnia1.1.2022–
31.7.2022
The Transformation of Eastern and Northern Finland's Industries - From Strategy to Practice8 May 2019–
31.12.2021
Project manager
Paula Heikkilä (Regional Assembly of Lapland)
Project manager
Saija Tikkanen
POPclimate1 May 2019–
30.4.2021
Specialist
Ritva Isomäki
Developing the international dimension of smart specialisation in Northern Ostrobothnia1 April 2019 –
30.4.2021
Project manager
Hanna Honkamäkilä
Cultural heritage of hydropower 1.1.2019-
30.6.2022
Project manager
Kirsti Reskalenko
AGRO SE-VI – Development of a Blueprint for the creation of a Virtual Incubator supporting Social Entrepreneurship in the agri-food sector 1.2.2021-
31.1.2022
Project manager
Hanna Honkamäkilä
Life in Transition Pilot1 May 2018-
30.4.2019
inDemand1 September 2017–
30.11.2020
Head of Development
Mikko Väisänen
Iijoki migratory fish tip project27 April 2017–
31.8.2020
Project manager
Mirko Laakkonen
Regional resource flows1 February 2017–
30.6.2018
PPBIO - Towards a sustainable economy1 May 2016–
30.8.2018
Specialist
Ritva Isomäki
Iijoki Otva project15.10.2015–
14.10.2018
Project manager
Mirko Laakkonen
Northern Ostrobothnia Energy and Climate Strategy2009-2010Director of Planning
Jussi Rämet
Valuable landscape areas in Northern Ostrobothnia2013-2015regional architect
Kirsti Reskalenko
Conditions for combined transport in Northern Ostrobothnia1.12.2019-
30.4.2020
Specialist
Ari Näpänkangas