BUSINESS IN LAPLAND – ABOVE ORDINARY OPPORTUNITIES
Get on the fast track to northern business: discover Arctic opportunities and partner with local experts. Lapland attracts increasing economic interest and significant investments.
The biggest sectors include forest industry, metal industry, mining, and tourism. Local expertise steps in when it comes to thriving in cold temperatures and protecting the natural ecosystem.
Check out eight reasons to do business and invest in Lapland and delve in deeper below.
Tourism
Tourism in Lapland is growing steadily and significantly faster than the average international growth pace of the industry.
Bio- & Circular Economy
Forestry is Lapland’s second-biggest industry sector, and the bioeconomy has significant growth potential in the province.
Logistics & testing
Lapland, with it's top-class facilities and quarenteed cold weather, is a natural environment for Arctic testing.
Industrial sector
The know-how rising from unique conditions as well as significant natural resources are the growth base for Lapland’s industrial sectors.
Mining & Metal Industry
Lapland is the center of Finland’s mining and metal industry. The mining carried out in Lapland accounts for over half of the industry’s overall volume.
Wellbeing
Natural product sector and future solutions for living have potential in Lapland.
Travel businesses in Lapland make sustainable choices a priority
Staying true to environmentally conscious business management is essential for Naali Lodge's founders in Posio.
Lapland’s gold reels in lucky visitors and travel investments
Lapland’s gold and potential in travel business persuaded Marko Touru to move to Sodankylä, Tankavaara, and become an entrepreneur.
Pentik surrounds people with a breath of northern beauty
Pentik’s success has required a suitable combination of creative madness, boldness and know-how.
Lapland's business is based on nature and natural resources
Northern nature creates an excellent framework for the growth of a wide range of bioeconomy business in Lapland.
Mining and tourism support each other in Kittilä
Active cooperation and transparent communications are keys to sustainable coexistence
Lapland is the world’s best winter testing environment for automated driving and vehicles
Automated driving, hybrid technology, tires and components are tested in Arctic condition and top facilities in Lapland.
FACTS & FIGURES
Infographics and briefing papers about Arctic Business
Economic trend report: moderate growth in turnover of Lapland’s businesses
Tourism businesses have shown growth, a slight decrease in turnover in mining and industrial sector
Infographic 10 facts about winter tourism in Lapland 2019-2020
After record growth numbers in early winter, corona crisis hit the brakes on the tourism development
Infographic: Industrial sector in Lapland 2018
Turnover of the industrial sector is total 9.7 billion euros