The year 2024 was a time of active development in the NIHAK area. The demand for consulting services increased in all municipalities. A record number of 2,807 service contacts took place in NIHAK’s business services. Business Services supported entrepreneurs in particular with business start-ups, business development, and financing arrangements. Companies in the region are investing […]
The cooperation between the city of Nivala and the Ukrainian municipality of Shyroke took a concrete step forward on Wednesday, May 28, when a Ukrainian-language bookshelf was inaugurated at the city library. Shyroke, located in the Zaporizhzhia region near the war front, has sent a selection of Ukrainian-language books to the Nivala city library. The
The regional development organization NIHAK, operating in the southern part of Northern Ostrobothnia, has taken a significant step toward the concrete realization of the hydrogen economy in Finland. The country’s first regional hydrogen network plan, developed in cooperation with Fingrid and Gasgrid, has now been completed. The technical implementation of the study was carried out
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Although the war in Ukraine continues, reconstruction is already a pressing issue. International relationships between public and private sectors are laying the groundwork for reconstruction projects, creating business opportunities for Finnish companies as well. Business opportunities related to Ukraine’s reconstruction were the focus of an information and discussion event organized by NIHAK on Tuesday, January
NIHAK is the first in Finland to survey suitable hydrogen production sites. The survey shows that municipalities in the NIHAK region have excellent conditions for large-scale hydrogen production. The survey enables marketing the region to potential hydrogen production operators, as well as the related refining activities. There are already hydrogen production projects in the region seeking
NIHAK and the City of Haapajärvi have been working together for several years to build a suitable operating environment for the bio-industry. The City of Haapajärvi is seeking companies that produce materials like bio-oil, bio-coal, or wood preservatives refined through their production process. Felling and harvesting residues or sawmill by-products can be used as raw
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Entrepreneurship is one way for Ukrainians who have come to Finland to find employment and make use of their own professional skills. NIHAK helps them to get started, and language is not always an obstacle. Kateryna Ankudinov is from Kirovagrad in central Ukraine. She came to Finland with her child last September. Ankudinov’s mother had
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NIHAK Business Services and our VAU!HAUTOMO incubator help startups build new business. Startup companies are young, growth-oriented companies that often emerge around an innovation. From the perspective of business services, refining a new and different business idea is different from traditional business sectors. –“There are considerably more issues to resolve. Determining the earning logic alone
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When foreign residents and employees are received properly, the benefit is shared by all. NIHAK’s role is to bring the different actors in the region together. Today, there are hundreds non-native Finnish speakers living in the Nivala-Haapajärvi region. Some of them have settled in the area for study, work or family reasons. Some have been
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We have a long tradition of interregional cooperation. In its various forms, it’s an activity that’s been done for decades, and the direction has always been the same: to support the vitality of the whole region and the growth of its businesses. One of NIHAK’s long-term partners is Raahen seudun kehitys, which works to develop
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As part of the development of municipalities’ services, NIHAK is clarifying its organization.In the future, the region’s Invest In activities will be coordinated through NIHAK’s regional development services. On July 1, Kimmo Niskanen will start as the leader of the operations. The task of regional development services is to support municipalities’ vitality and companies’ development
NIHAK has compiled the most significant events of the past year, general information about the organization’s activities, and an overview of the situation in the region’s business life in one document. The year 2022 was a time of change and development in the NIHAK area, as evidenced by the growing need for international expansion services
The Nivala-Haapajärvi sub-region in Northern Ostrobothnia has claimed to be the greenest sub-region in Finland. It is verdant and well known for its agriculture, and it is also a region with a bright future for the green transition. The Nivala-Haapajärvi sub-region is a region of green industry that is profitable for companies to enter. A
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Innovation contests are an opportunity for companies to test ideas and gain important contacts. NIHAK’s VAU!HAUTOMO incubator helps businesses in the region get the most out of their participation.
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