NUTS-3 FI199 · Finland
Etelä-Pohjanmaa
Etelä-Pohjanmaa generates €7.7bn of GDP across 189.9k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 31.6/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by livability and economic scale. Its economy has grown +3.3%/yr over five years and accelerating, 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
Digital readiness75
Freight intensity72
Talent & skills72
Resilience70
Cost advantage60
Industrial base55
Quality of life54
Economic base53
Labour market36
Connectivity19
Growth momentum14
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)
31.6
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth14.2
Livability54.3
Market access9
Economic scale49
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)
69.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability93
Labour stability71
Diversification87
Demographic stability27
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)
18.5
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 2/3 facets
Transit density—
Airport access28
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.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
54.3
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy46.5
Jobs22.5
Education80
Health68.5
Safety33.3
Connectivity75
Environment—
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
14.2
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+3.3%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+2.5%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.7 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.3 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-0.3%
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 · 26%Diversified · HHI 2008
Agriculture 7.9%Industry 21.3%Construction 6.4%Trade · transport · ICT 14.9%Finance · real estate · prof. 23.5%Public · health · education 26%
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)
€7,709M2024
1.9% 1y 3.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 49
Population
189,9292025
0.3% 1y 0.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 39
Employment
87,7002024
2.0% 1y 0.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 39
Gross value added
€6,742M2024
1.8% 1y 3.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 47
Dwelling price
€1,644/m²2025
0.2% 1y 0.7% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 53
All indicators · 71 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€6,742M
2024 · EU pctl 47
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€531M
2024 · EU pctl 89
GVA — industry (B–E)
€1,435M
2024 · EU pctl 45
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€1,215M
2024 · EU pctl 49
GVA — construction (F)
€432M
2024 · EU pctl 48
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€1,002M
2024 · EU pctl 36
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)
33,700 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 53
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€40,500
2024 · EU pctl 66
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)
€1,000M
2024 · EU pctl 52
GVA — information & communication (J)
€91M
2024 · EU pctl 40
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€1,588M
2024 · EU pctl 52
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€1,753M
2024 · EU pctl 56
Labour market
Employment, total persons
87,700
2024 · EU pctl 39
Self-employed persons
12,810
2024 · EU pctl 43
Employment in manufacturing (C)
15,730
2024 · EU pctl 46
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)
15,494
2023 · EU pctl 52
Enterprise births
1,044
2023 · EU pctl 45
Enterprise deaths
1,104
2023 · EU pctl 52
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.5%
2023 · EU pctl 53
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)
713,300
2025 · EU pctl 42
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
729 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 96 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
7,451 kt
2025 · EU pctl 52
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
2 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 10 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
77
CURRENT · EU pctl 72
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
CURRENT · EU pctl 15
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
108,974
2025 · EU pctl 36
Population aged 65+
52,058
2025 · EU pctl 43
Population aged under 15
28,897
2025 · EU pctl 43
Median age of population
46.5 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 53
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
47.8%
2025 · EU pctl 90
Crude rate of total population change
-3.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 23
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
2.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 28
Crude birth rate
7.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 38
Crude death rate
12.6 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 65
Live births
1,369
2024 · EU pctl 38
Deaths
2,405
2024 · EU pctl 40
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
74.3%
2025 · EU pctl 96
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.44
2024 · EU pctl 59
Population density (persons per km²)
14 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 2
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
2.1 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 92
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
18.9 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 45
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
73.5 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 12
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
1,062 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 65
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)
€1,644/m²
2025 · EU pctl 53
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
101 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 28
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
0 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 6
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 7
Environment
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
9.5%
2021 · EU pctl 86
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