1. Sectoral or general policies for creative knowledge cities? Mari Vaattovaara Professor of Urban Geography Helsingin yliopisto

3. A small Nordic Periphery between two major powers has become a notable hub of knowledge industries by any standard

4. Levels of education

5. Global innovation ranking 2009 © Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2009

7. ”… whereas cities such as Stockholm, Helsinki and Stuttgart have growing populations, and are known for high skills and good access…”

8. Indeed the role of knowledge economies (ICT) is important in Helsinki metropolitan area

9. Employment: The role of creative and knowledge industries is very central ( 18 per cent in the knowledge industries). ACRE industries Sako Musterd 2008 27 Sofia 29 Riga 29 Budapest 18 Poznan 25 Leipzig 22 Toulouse 29 Munich 31 Milan 30 Helsinki 21 Dublin 25 Birmingham 22 Barcelona 26 Amsterdam Employment in creative and knowledge intensive industries (%)

11. So what happend?

16. Firms collaborating in innovation with higher education institutions, by size, 2002-2004 Source: OECD Science, Technology and Industry: Scoreboard 2007

20. Problems lie more on the local level…which is also reflected in the ACRE survey: (Kepsu & Vaattovaara 2008)

21. To conclude: Origins for high education, networking and knowledge industries (telecommunications) were established already way before the current ideas of the new economy or competitive advantages were born – but they do form a solid base for current action