Barents Centre Finland starts in Rovaniemi

Barents Centre Finland operates as coordinator for Finnish Barents talent and knowhow. The Centre’s idea is to serve new and the existing information about the Barents region - everything about the Barents for Finnish actors under the same roof. The Centre is active also in the international Barents networks and for example provides services for businesses going abroad into the Barents region.

The Barents Centre Finland is owned by Northern Finland’s counties, cities, municipalities and universities. The biggest stakeholders of the Centre are Oulu and Rovaniemi cities and councils of Lapland and Oulu region. The Centre is located in Rovaniemi. The first chair of the Barents Centre Finland is the Mayor of Rovaniemi, Mauri Gardin and the vice chair is the Mayor of Oulu, Matti Pennanen. The Centre’s operations are guided by Barents Advisory Board Finland.