NUTS-3 FI198 · Finland
Keski-Suomi
Keski-Suomi generates €11bn of GDP across 274.1k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 36.7/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by economic scale and livability. Its economy has grown +2.3%/yr over five years and cooling, with the employment rate up 0.3pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for education (80th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (22.5th).
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Energy cost99
Freight intensity77
Air quality76
Digital readiness75
Talent & skills72
Resilience66
Cost advantage60
Quality of life57
Economic base51
Industrial base48
Labour market36
Connectivity33
Growth momentum18
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
36.7
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth17.8
Livability57.1
Market access9
Economic scale63
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
65.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability67
Labour stability71
Diversification74
Demographic stability50
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
33.3
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density84
Airport access7
Market access9
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
71.5
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary36
Lifelong learning96
Knowledge workers82
Scientists & engineers72
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
76.3
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.55.2 µg/m³
PM1011.4 µg/m³
NO212.3 µg/m³
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
57.1
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy45.5
Jobs22.5
Education80
Health68.5
Safety26.7
Connectivity79.5
Environment77.3
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
17.8
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+2.3%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+2.8%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
-0.5 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.7 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.1%
CAGR
Employment rate
+0.3 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+1.5 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Public · health · education · 28.4%Diversified · HHI 2114
Agriculture 4.8%Industry 19.5%Construction 6%Trade · transport · ICT 17.8%Finance · real estate · prof. 23.5%Public · health · education 28.4%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2024
GDP (current prices)
€10,933M2024
0.3% 1y 2.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 63
Population
274,1122025
0.3% 1y 0.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 54
Employment
116,3502024
2.3% 1y 0.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 50
Gross value added
€9,562M2024
0.4% 1y 2.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 62
Dwelling price
€1,701/m²2025
0.5% 1y 0.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 65
All indicators · 75 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€9,562M
2024 · EU pctl 62
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€462M
2024 · EU pctl 86
GVA — industry (B–E)
€1,862M
2024 · EU pctl 55
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€1,603M
2024 · EU pctl 59
GVA — construction (F)
€575M
2024 · EU pctl 60
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€1,701M
2024 · EU pctl 57
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€22,800
2023 · EU pctl 40 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
33,200 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 51
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€39,900
2024 · EU pctl 64
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€13,845M
2023 · EU pctl 48 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€2,726M
2023 · EU pctl 61 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€29,084M
2023 · EU pctl 43 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€1,470M
2024 · EU pctl 66
GVA — information & communication (J)
€571M
2024 · EU pctl 77
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€2,245M
2024 · EU pctl 65
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€2,718M
2024 · EU pctl 71
Labour market
Employment, total persons
116,350
2024 · EU pctl 50
Self-employed persons
12,320
2024 · EU pctl 42
Employment in manufacturing (C)
16,520
2024 · EU pctl 48
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
80.0%
2025 · EU pctl 64 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
22.0%
2025 · EU pctl 78 · NUTS-2 src
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
19,092
2023 · EU pctl 59
Enterprise births
1,857
2023 · EU pctl 60
Enterprise deaths
1,702
2023 · EU pctl 65
3-year enterprise survival rate
5.7%
2023 · EU pctl 82
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
3.0%
2023 · EU pctl 83 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
4.8%
2025 · EU pctl 64 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
1.9%
2023 · EU pctl 79 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
41.5%
2025 · EU pctl 77 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
36.0%
2025 · EU pctl 36 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
27.0%
2025 · EU pctl 96 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
28.6%
2025 · EU pctl 82 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
10.3%
2025 · EU pctl 72 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
96.9%
2025 · EU pctl 75 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
976,120
2025 · EU pctl 53
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
729 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 96 · NUTS-2 src
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
2,169
CURRENT · EU pctl 82
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
11,631 kt
2025 · EU pctl 69
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
2 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 10 · NUTS-2 src
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
791
CURRENT · EU pctl 84
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
122
CURRENT · EU pctl 92
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
0
CURRENT · EU pctl 0
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
166,497
2025 · EU pctl 52
Population aged 65+
68,579
2025 · EU pctl 57
Population aged under 15
39,036
2025 · EU pctl 54
Median age of population
44.0 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 26
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
41.2%
2025 · EU pctl 74
Crude rate of total population change
3.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 64
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
6.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 63
Crude birth rate
7.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 39
Crude death rate
10.5 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 30
Live births
1,998
2024 · EU pctl 53
Deaths
2,874
2024 · EU pctl 48
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
64.6%
2025 · EU pctl 79
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.24
2024 · EU pctl 25
Population density (persons per km²)
18 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 3
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
269 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
903 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 25 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
217 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 33 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.8 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 89
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
44.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 79
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
85.3 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 15
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
1,826 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 88
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
41 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 43 · NUTS-2 src
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.067/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 1
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.065/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 97
Housing market
Dwelling price per m² — old housing-company dwellings (Statistics Finland)
€1,701/m²
2025 · EU pctl 65
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
108 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 30
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
1 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 8
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
162 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 97
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
2 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 11
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
11
2024 · EU pctl 14
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
12
2024 · EU pctl 49
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
3.1%
2021 · EU pctl 51
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