21.06.2022
Northern Ostrobothnia the Board of the Regional Assembly Meeting Newsletter
The Regional Board held a meeting at the Haapavesi power plant on Tuesday, 21 June. Regional Director Pauli Harju raised the issue of advocacy at the Barents meeting held in Kuusamo at the end of May, which dealt in cooperation with cooperation in cooperation without Russia and the maintenance of cooperation structures, the reallocation of EU funds under the Interreg programme and the measures required for it, the establishment of a working group of state secretaries due to the changed position of Eastern (Northern) Finland, and the measures of the Terva working group of Northern Ostrobothnia in assessing the impact of the suspension of the Hanhikivi nuclear power plant project.
The Regional Assembly of Oulu Region's financial and operational planning for 2023-2025 has started
The the Board of the Regional Assembly discussed the planning frameworks for the economic and operational plan. The the Board of the Regional Assembly approved a 4% increase in municipal funding in accordance in cooperation with the regional president's proposal. In its meeting in August, the the Board of the Regional Assembly will discuss the objectives of the Union's activities for 2023. The proposal for an economic and operational plan for 2023-2025 will be discussed by the the Board of the Regional Assembly on 26 September 2022 and the plan will then be sent to the member municipalities for a statement. The budget and plan of the Regional Assembly of Oulu Region for 2023-2025 will be discussed and approved at the meeting of the Regional Assembly on 12 December 2021.
Draft regional plan for the energy and climate phase to be seen in August-September
The regional plan for the energy and climate phase creates the regional structure and preconditions for the significant growth of wind power construction. The the Board of the Regional Assembly approved the preparatory material for the phase-regional land use plan. The draft regional plan documents and the key evidence of the preparatory phase will be made available for inspection from 8 August to 23 September 2022. Announcement of the consultation on the preparation phase of the regional plan will be published separately. At the same time, the presentations of the plan during the consultation and the ways to provide feedback for the further preparation of the plan will be announced.
Statements on the draft are requested from municipalities and authorities. All participants can provide feedback on the material. The alert and the preparatory material to be displayed will be: the Regional Assembly of Oulu Region, which contains the main background explanations of the plan. TUULI project website In addition to the evidence, there is a link the Story Map, which illustrates the situational picture of wind power construction in the region and the contents of the work packages of the TUULI project.
For more information on the regional plan for the energy and climate phase, please contact Markus Erkkilä, Director of Planning, tel. +358 40 685 4045.
Siikaverkko Osuuskunta to implement the Haapavesi broadband project area
Siikaverkko Osuuskunta was chosen to implement the broadband project area of the city of Haapavesi. In May, the Regional Assembly of Oulu Region announced that it would apply for support for broadband construction in the Haapavesi project area. The objective of the aid is the design and construction of a communications network suitable for the provision of high-speed broadband services up to the end-users in the project area and the provision of advanced communications services to end-users connected to the communications network. The deadline was reached by one application, the applicant Siikaverkko Osuuskunta, which is committed to providing services for 20 years.
Changes in membership
- Reeta Topi was appointed to the Northern Ostrobothnia Regional Youth Regional Assembly as Hailuoto's representative and Tuomas Lepistö was appointed as his deputy.
- What Heikkilä was granted a resignation from the Northern Ostrobothnia region's cooperation group and was replaced by Jarmo Vuolteenaho from Nivala. Joel Taskila from Oulu was appointed as the new alternate member of Päivi Ollila.
- The Kärsämäki municipal Regional Assembly has granted Ilkka Saare a resignation from the Regional Assembly of the Regional Assembly of Oulu Region and elected Antti Tiikkainen as the new deputy member of the Regional Assembly.
In brief
- The expert study on the development of wind power expertise in Northern Ostrobothnia was carried out by Käännepiste Research and Development Ltd.
- The updated Occupational Safety and Health Programme 2022-2025 of the Regional Assembly of Oulu Region was adopted. The action plan was updated by adding hate speech as one of the load fstakeholders. Potential hate speech situations and responses to them are taken into account in the recommendations for measures and guidelines promoting occupational safety.
Agendas and minutes
Link to the the Board of the Regional Assembly the Agenda
the Regional Assembly of Oulu Region agendas and minutes
Additional information
Jussi Ylitalo, President of the the Board of the Regional Assembly, tel. +358 45 160 6466
Pauli Harju, Regional Director, tel. +358 400 389 152
