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FROM STATINGPOSSIBILITIESTO TAKING ACTIONArctic Growth in Finland and Nordic Cooperationin the North Eero Hokkanen
Northern Lights Corridor SeminarOlos Polar Center, Muonio, Finland26.11.2014
WHO?� 9/2014 – Coordinator, Verbatum Oy / Esko Aho
� 5/2014 – Advisor to the CEO, Finland Chamber of Commerce
• Growth from the North expert group / FI, NO, SE
� 5/2014 – 8/2014 Trainee, Ministry of Transport and Communications
� 4/2012 – 12/2013 Political Officer, Embassy of Finland in Oslo
� Master of Social Sciences, University of Turku
• Major: Political Science, International Relations track
• Thesis: ”Arktisia aikeita vai todellisia toimia? Vertaileva tutkimus
Suomen ja Norjan arktisista politiikoista 2010–2013”
FINLAND
�Element: earth sea
�Motivation: growth growth/vitality
�Main driver: mining/tourism energy
�Policy base: trade region/industry
�Policy status: speciality priority
�Execution: diverse coherent
Need for active Arctic policy?
Domestic or foreign?
NORWAYARCTIC POLICY IN
Norways budget support to Arctic policy/projects in 2015:
� over 350 m€
Finlands budget support to Arctic policy/projects in 2015:
� ? (not budgeted separately)
Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes) Arctic Seas programme 2014 – 2017
� 100 m€ (of which 55 m€ fromthe private sector)
MAGIC WORDS & LACK OF LEADERSHIP
�”cleantech”, ”green mininig”, ”snowhow”…
�”Finland is…”, ”Finland has…”, ”Finland offers…”
�ACTION!• Wariness in the business sector
• Stagnation in bureaucracy
�LEADERSHIP!• No new national initiatives since PM Paavo Lipponen outlined
ambitious goals for the EU’s Northern Dimension in 1997
�PRIORITIZING! • 53 objectives and 124 action points is not a strategy
• Three concrete objectives to the next Government’s programme
ARCTIC GROWTHIN FINLAND
�From asking WHAT to asking HOW
�From sluggishness to being seen & heard
• Talking costs nothing
�Courage to do thingsdifferently
• Suomi-talo, Tromsø
• Team Arctic Finland
IN SEARCH OF ARCTIC CHAMPIONS
�å hoppe etter Wirkola syndrome?
�Helsinki has understood that Arctic growth is a nationalcause, but doesn’t have own champions for it
� irritation, indifference or even arrogance when ’hearing sporadic regional voices
�More coherent regional voices, less regional rivalries
�The bureaucracy is not a monolith, spread yourmessage far and wide
�Political priority, political champion(s)
NORDIC THREESOME
Suomesta Ruotsiin Norjaan Portugaliin
2010 571 121 159
2011 552 119 135
2012 589 122 137
2013 570 132 152
�Border obstacles• construction industry
�”Visit Arctic Scandinavia”
�Strenghtening ties in education & research
�Prioritized transport routes
�One voice
�IT, weather & ice services
VAIHTO-OPISKELIJAT 2010-2013(LÄHDE: CIMO)
Suomeen Ruotsista Norjasta Portugalista
2010 73 27 130
2011 73 52 115
2012 66 34 132
2013 61 25 151
BIGGEST WINNER - FINLAND
�Investors, partners, job opportunities, big projects, newfrontiers, well-funded research programmes etc. in two of our closest neighbors
• Changing the investment guidelines of Government Pension Fund Global?
• Lobbying together in the EU (e.g. TEN-T revision in 2023)
• We should be in Svalbard already!
�Arctic oil spill preparedness and response
�Arctic data connections, cloud services, safer NSR
�Building roads & energy efficient housing across thecircumpolar region
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Arctic Frontiers 2015
Policy section 19.-20.1. in Tromsø
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