Focus Areas
The strategic priorities of West Finland European Office are cohesion policy and research and innovation policy. In West Finland, EU cohesion policy is a key regional tool for promoting innovation policy. The EU's regional development priorities provide long-term support for the competitiveness, innovation capacity and balanced development of our regions. The aim of West Finland is to promote and strenghten the growth and diversity of innovation ecosystems based on the smart specialisation strategies of the regions.
The key sectors in West Finland are bioeconomy and circular economy, climate and energy, and comprehensive security. These themes are based on the smart specialisation strategies of our regions.
Learn more about our regions:
Regional Council of South Ostrobothnia
Regional Council of Ostrobothnia
Regional Council of Central Finland
