The statistics show, for example, the number of jobs by industry and size class. The relation between the number of new companies and closures of companies in the Vaasa region is positive. In the region, there is a continuous trend of more companies being established than closed, which has helped to keep the number of jobs high.
R&D spending by companies, measured per capita, is higher in Ostrobothnia than the national average, which indicates that we invest heavily in product development.
The Vaasa region and Ostrobothnia are known as one of Finland’s leading areas in export industry.
