NUTS-3 FI1D5 · Finland
Keski-Pohjanmaa
Keski-Pohjanmaa generates €3.0bn of GDP across 67.7k residents. Its Opportunity Index of 22.7/100 sits in the lower tier of EU regions, led by livability and economic growth. Its economy has grown +3.0%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 1.7pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for digital connectivity (79th EU percentile) and weakest for jobs (18th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Long-run riser50 → 72 EU percentile since 1995 (+22 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Energy cost99
Governance98
Freight intensity90
Digital readiness79
Industrial base71
Cost advantage64
Economic base63
Talent & skills63
Resilience56
Quality of life50
Labour market25
Demographic outlook23
Growth momentum23
Connectivity5
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)
22.7
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth22.6
Livability50.3
Market access4
Economic scale14
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)
56
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability39
Labour stability66
Diversification82
Demographic stability37
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)
5
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 2/3 facets
Transit density—
Airport access6
Market access4
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)
63
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary30
Lifelong learning94
Knowledge workers72
Scientists & engineers56
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)
50.3
/ 100 · EU-relative · 6/7 pillars
Economy49.5
Jobs18
Education74.5
Health54.5
Safety26
Connectivity79
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
22.6
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+3.0%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+2.3%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.7 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
-0.0 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
-0.1%
CAGR
Employment rate
+1.7 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
+0.2 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: Industry · 25.7%Diversified · HHI 2058
Agriculture 5.7%Industry 25.7%Construction 6.1%Trade · transport · ICT 18.2%Finance · real estate · prof. 19.5%Public · health · education 24.9%
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)
€2,974M2024
4.0% 1y 3.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 14
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€2,592M2025
0.2% 1y 0.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 15
Population
67,7232025
0.0% 1y 0.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 6
Unemployment rate
8.9%2025
17.1% 1y 0.0% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 89
Employment
31,1502024
0.7% 1y 0.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 5
Productivity / employee
€97,4852025
2.1% 1y 2.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 78
Gross value added
€2,601M2024
4.1% 1y 3.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 13
Dwelling price
€1,705/m²2025
3.1% 1y 0.3% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 71
All indicators · 85 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€2,601M
2024 · EU pctl 13
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€147M
2024 · EU pctl 50
GVA — industry (B–E)
€668M
2024 · EU pctl 20
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€590M
2024 · EU pctl 25
GVA — construction (F)
€159M
2024 · EU pctl 14
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€473M
2024 · EU pctl 14
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€21,800
2023 · EU pctl 36 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
36,500 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 63
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€43,900
2024 · EU pctl 73
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€13,860M
2023 · EU pctl 48 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€3,205M
2023 · EU pctl 68 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€24,815M
2023 · EU pctl 38 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€331M
2024 · EU pctl 22
GVA — information & communication (J)
€85M
2024 · EU pctl 39
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€507M
2024 · EU pctl 15
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€647M
2024 · EU pctl 16
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€2,592M
2025 · EU pctl 15
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€97,485
2025 · EU pctl 78
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€732M
2025 · EU pctl 16
Labour market
Employment, total persons
31,150
2024 · EU pctl 5
Self-employed persons
3,530
2024 · EU pctl 6
Employment in manufacturing (C)
5,270
2024 · EU pctl 12
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
77.6%
2025 · EU pctl 49 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
20.9%
2025 · EU pctl 74 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
8.9%
2025 · EU pctl 89
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
31,500
2025 · EU pctl 6
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
4,851
2023 · EU pctl 17
Enterprise births
337
2023 · EU pctl 15
Enterprise deaths
342
2023 · EU pctl 16
3-year enterprise survival rate
4.8%
2023 · EU pctl 60
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
2.8%
2023 · EU pctl 80 · 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
39.2%
2025 · EU pctl 69 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
34.5%
2025 · EU pctl 30 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
26.4%
2025 · EU pctl 94 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
26.7%
2025 · EU pctl 72 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
8.9%
2025 · EU pctl 56 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
97.4%
2025 · EU pctl 79 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
144,548
2025 · EU pctl 7
Mobility
Passenger cars per 1,000 inhabitants
727 /1k pop
2024 · EU pctl 95 · NUTS-2 src
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
3,678 kt
2025 · EU pctl 25
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
1 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
134
CURRENT · EU pctl 94
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)
38,981
2025 · EU pctl 5
Population aged 65+
16,921
2025 · EU pctl 7
Population aged under 15
11,821
2025 · EU pctl 11
Median age of population
43.5 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 23
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
43.4%
2025 · EU pctl 81
Crude rate of total population change
-0.2 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 43
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
1.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 23
Crude birth rate
8.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 79
Crude death rate
10.7 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 33
Live births
598
2024 · EU pctl 10
Deaths
726
2024 · EU pctl 5
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
73.7%
2025 · EU pctl 95
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.72
2024 · EU pctl 95
Population density (persons per km²)
14 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 2
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
48,374
2100 · EU pctl 6
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
283 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 15 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
976 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 39 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
197 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 7 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
3.0 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 97
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
16.2 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 41
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
70.9 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 10
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
2,051 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 92
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
38 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 33 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.90
2022 · EU pctl 94
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.91
2022 · EU pctl 98
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.99
2022 · EU pctl 98
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
2.19
2022 · EU pctl 98
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
1.09
2022 · EU pctl 99
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)
€1,705/m²
2025 · EU pctl 71
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
132 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 36
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
0 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 5
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
175 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
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
23.0 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 42
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
4.8%
2021 · EU pctl 66
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