Business Opportunities
Otaniemi is a beautiful seaside locale in the heart of the Greater Helsinki area, just 8 kilometers from downtown Helsinki and only 25 kilometers from the Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport. Excellent public transportation takes you downtown in 15 minutes. In 2012 a new metro will connect Otaniemi and downtown Helsinki.
Otaniemi is home to over 600 companies employing 16,000 people, with 40 to 50 new hi-tech businesses founded and over 500 new business ideas invented every year. Otaniemi receives over 200 patents each year. For companies focusing on research and product development, Otaniemi offers office space with a wide range of basic business services and extensive support for business development and matchmaking activities. Otaniemi is actively increasing the number of its international experts and 100 international companies have already set up operations in the area.