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Vuosaari, with its 5,000 jobs and almost 40,000 residents, is one of the Helsinki neighbourhoods with the most pulling power - a continuously developing urban district at the hub of traffic links. City planning serving business interests, diverse training facilities and international setting for operations come together in Vuosaari.

Business in Vuosaari
With its major seaport, Vuosaari attracts many businesses, particularly those in the logistics, technology, leisure, tourism, and hospitality sectors. The area also provides a great location for training institutions that specialise in these sectors. The excellent location and transport links create good opportunities for developing businesses. There is a good amount of available workforce in Vuosaari and in the surrounding area.

Diverse training and recruitment facilities
The Adult Education Centre Edupoli acts as an enterprise development partner and supports local entrepreneurship. Multiculturalism of the area is an opportunity for future. There are plans to start a wide-scale, multicultural training and coaching scheme in Vuosaari with the intention of activating the unemployed workforce. The active recruitment training can contribute to finding suitable workers.

International success
Many successful multinationals operate in Vuosaari. The Paulig Group which now employs nearly 2,000 people moved to the area in 1967. The company's new headquarters and coffee roastery will be completed near the harbour during 2009. The reasons for Paulig's reinvestment in Vuosaari included good logistical links and the availability of professional personnel. Paulig employes nearly 300 people in Vuosaari.

Business Premises and Employment