NUTS-3 FI1D5 · Finland
Keski-Pohjanmaa
Export region data (CSV)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).
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).
All indicators · 67 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
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
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
EPO patent applications
1
2012 · EU pctl 11
EPO patent applications per million inhabitants
16 /M pop
2012 · EU pctl 25
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
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
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 44
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
Social
At risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE)
17.9%
2025 · EU pctl 37 · NUTS-2 src
Life expectancy at birth
81.7 yrs
2024 · EU pctl 48 · NUTS-2 src
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
337 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 31 · 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
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
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