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The Turku Region is the leading production cluster for the Finnish maritime industry and a centre for maritime know-how and innovation. Blue Growth brings together a broad group of maritime industry stakeholders, offering a significant platform for future commercial activity and technological innovation.
Turku’s well-established shipbuilding industry will increasingly be complemented by new o. -shore and Arctic maritime industry activities. New innovations for the industry will also be sought within the maritime environ-mental and energy technologies, known as Blue Cleantech.
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Turku has always had a special role among Finnish cities. European art, science, religious and political movements have found their way to Finland through Turku since the 13th century. This history has given the city a distinctively civilised and cultural atmosphere. Turku is also multicultural, as evidenced by the myriad nationalities, languages and customs. The city is home to people of over 130 nationalities, who speak over one hundred different languages.
The webinar is co-organized by city of Turku and the Solar Impulse Foundation.
This political position was developed under the guidance of Tiina Perho, Regional Advisor for the SouthWest Finland Region.
The growth of the region's marine and manufacturing industries has increased international interest in the expertise found in the Turku region.
Germany has already been a strong influence on and an important partner for the City of Turku and Finland as a whole for centuries.