11.05.2026
Meeting press release of the the Board of the Regional Assembly
The Regional Board of Northern Ostrobothnia met on Monday 11 May in Oulu.
Personnel and training plan approved
The the Board of the Regional Assembly approved the personnel and training plan for 2026. The need to develop age management has been identified in the personnel plan. The average age of the personnel is 53.8 years, which is higher than the average age of the municipal sector (46.2 years). In the coming years, there may be a need for adjustments to work tasks or flexible working hours. Fulfillment of vacant posts will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. In the future, the number of staff will have stabilised at 35-40. The contents of the training plan are partly based on the strategy of the Regional Assembly of Oulu Region, but it also includes several training needs identified by the personnel.
Participation in joint procurement of financial and human resources management
Monetra Oy is launching conditional joint procurement for its financial and human resources management customers, if Parliament approves the planned amendment to the Act on Public Contracts. The change would create a ten per cent ownership requirement for owners of in-house companies, which would mean that a large number of Monetra's customers would no longer be able to acquire Monetra's financial and HR services. The Regional Assembly of Oulu Region owns less than 10 per cent of Monetra Oulu Oy. If the union were to lose its ownership position in Monetra Oulu Oy, the alternatives to producing financial and human resources management would be its own production and procurement from a third party. Overall, it is justified for the Regional Assembly of Oulu Region to join the joint acquisition of Monetra Oulu Oy if the minimum ownership requirement for in-house companies enters into force. The the Board of the Regional Assembly decided to make a conditional commitment to the joint procurement of financial and human resources management services carried out by Monetra Oulu Oy.
Arrangement in cooperation in cooperation with the Regional Assembly of Lapland concerning the exercise of official duties
In accordance in cooperation in cooperation with the Local Government Act, the Regional Assembly of Oulu Region has prepared an arrangement whereby the Regional Assembly of Lapland takes over from the Regional Assembly of Lapland the authority's task of following up on the national counterpart funding of the Interreg Aurora, Interreg Europe and Interreg NPA programmes and the related powers to a limited extent. For scheduling reasons, the matter will be dealt in cooperation in cooperation with at the same time by the decision-making bodies of both The Regional Assemblys. The the Board of the Regional Assembly decided to propose to the Regional Assembly that the Regional Assembly decide to accept from the Regional Assembly of Lapland, to a limited extent, the exercise of the authority's task of following up on the national counterpart funding of the Interreg Aurora, Interreg Europe and Interreg NPA programmes and the related powers.
Action plan for the extractive sector in Eastern and Northern Finland to be updated
The the Board of the Regional Assembly decided to approve the process and timetable for updating the action plan for the extractive sector in Eastern and Northern Finland so that the action plan will be submitted to the approval process of the Regional Assemblys in autumn 2026. The updated action plan will be adopted by a uniform procedure in all the Regional Boards of the IP regional Regional Assemblys. The update takes into account the strengthening of responsible extractive activities, cooperation structures between regions and the concreteisation of measures for the upcoming programming period.
In brief
- The first interim report for 2026 was recorded.
- took note of the state of play of the preparation of the National and Regional Partnership Plan for the new EU programming period 2028-2034; it is proposed to the Regional Assembly that it take note of the matter.
- An update on the state of play of the Renewable and Skilled Finland 2021-2027 programme and the Sustainable Growth and Jobs 2014-2021 programme, as well as the state of play of national funding, was noted.
- Notice was given of the decisions taken by the office-holders for the period from 8 to 30 April 2026. The the Board of the Regional Assembly did not exercise the right of in cooperation in cooperation withdrawal under Section 92 of the Local Government Act.
- The statements made by the Office for the period 8 to 30 April 2026 were recorded.
- reports: the Government's framework debate, the request for an opinion on the final report of the parliamentary election area working group, the state of play of the state-of-the-art service and facility network reform project, the implementation of information management services and personnel matters.
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