Cursor Oy Regional Development Company gives advise to entrepreneurs and those considering to be an entrepreneur on establishing a company, developing, financing, marketing and locating.
We offer up-to-date local information about the business environment in the region. We also carry out development projects and promote the business activities in general.
Kotka-Hamina region
The Kotka-Hamina region is situated in South-Eastern Finland, on the south coast. The region is composed of five municipalities (Kotka, Hamina, Pyhtää, Virolahti and Miehikkälä) with a total of approx. 88,000 inhabitants. The well-functioning infrastructure of the region and its excellent location at the interface of the EU and Russia, the largest pair of export ports in Finland (Kotka and Hamina), and excellent communications create a good foundation for both domestic and international business. The region has solid roots in industrial expertise; the cornerstones are made up of the wood-processing, engineering and chemical industries as well as the fast developing ICT, environmental and energy technologies.
Recently such companies as global Internet corporation Google and international wind turbine supplier WinWinD have located to the region. The focal role of the Kotka-Hamina region in the fast developing Finnish wind power cluster creates new opportunities for companies engaged in several business areas
The logistics expertise in the Kotka-Hamina region has created good conditions especially for companies aiming at the eastern markets. The international sea ports of Kotka and Hamina offer excellent water routes to destinations all over the world. The E18 road from Turku to St. Petersburg offers good transportation connections both to east and west. Vaalimaa in Virolahti is the most active frontier crossing between the European Union and Russia. From St. Petersburg the Kotka-Hamina region is reached within 3 hours along the E18 highway. The distance between Vaalimaa and St Petersburg is only 210 kilometres.
It takes approximately 1.5 hours to drive from the Kotka-Hamina region to Helsinki. This area is free from traffic problems, has moderately priced housing and office space and no shortage of labour, but is close to the capital with its airport, services and 1 000 000 consumers. A safe environment, plentiful nature of the Baltic Sea and Finnish forests as well as lively culture and interesting history provide an exceptional setting whether for spending a holiday or settling permanently. The region offers excellent opportunities and comfortable preconditions for entrepreneurship and living.
For companies the region offers excellent places to establish business operations. Industrial construction sites are available together with good transportation connections near the ports and along the E18 highway. Vacant premises are available -from office space to industrial space - at fair rates. The Kotka-Hamina region is a place of opportunities!
The Kotka-Hamina region possesses top-ranking expertise in Russian business – Cursor Oy has more than 10 years of experience in export projects and consulting services. Cursor’s Russia specialists master the language, corporate culture, legislation and market trends. Currently Cursor is planning Russian Business Centre to be located in Kotka as a national as well as international expertise cluster and a gateway to Russia for Finnish and international companies.
The Kotka-Hamina region is a continuously developing area in which each of the five municipalities play their own important role.
Kotka is the leader of the region, especially in the field of technological development and education.
Hamina is focused on services and on logistics know-how
Pyhtää offers excellent premises for housing and is also a suitable location for e.g. industrial subcontractors.
Miehikkälä is a service product innovator keen on developing rural entrepreneurship and is
specialised in wood and stone processing.
Virolahti is home to the Vaalimaa border crossing where frontier services and logistics services are of top quality.
