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Office Space Rental in Finland – Offices to Let in Finland:

General:

The Republic of Finland is located in the Fennoscandian area of Northern Europe and homes 5.4 million people most of which are based in the southern part of the country. In terms of area, Finland is the 8th largest country in Europe and it shares its borders with Norway, Sweden and Russia whilst Estonia is easily reached across the Gulf of Finland. Finland is known by the Finns as ‘Suomi’ and the capital city of Finland, Helsinki, sits on the southern coast and is the country’s most populous area and homes roughly one million Finnish residents – other noteworthy Finnish cities inc. Lahti which is the Päijänne Tavastia region’s capital, Jyväskylä in central Finland which homes the Ylistö Bridge and Mattilanniemi campus and Tampere in south Finland which is situated near Lake Pyhäjärvi and Lake Näsijärvi. Three other major Finnish cities are Oulu in the Northern Ostrobothnia region, Turku which sits at the mouth of Aura River on the southwest coast and Kuopio in the Northern Savonia region. Prior to the Finland’s declaration of independence in 1917 it was an autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian Empire in 1917, and prior to 1809 Finland was actually part of Sweden. In 1955 the country became a member of the United Nations and in 1969 Finland also became part of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In 1995 Finland became a member of the European Union and was one of the original member states of the Eurozone.

Commerce and Finnish Office Space:

After coming quite late to industrialisation in the 1950’s, the Finnish economy developed rapidly to reach the world’s top income levels. Following a recession in the 1990’s, Finland’s governments have implemented steps inc. tax cuts, privatisation and deregulation and the country is now particularly well known for the quality of its health care and manufacturing industries. One of the most globally successful companies from Finland is the mobile phone com Nokia who have their headquarters in Espoo near Helsinki. Many companies approach officebroker.com to find offices near the Nokia HQ, especially if they do business together, using search terms inc. office rental near Nokia Finland, offices to let on Keilalahdentie, Espoo and office space close to the Nokia HQ in Finland for rent.

The majority of Finland office space is found in three main locations – offices for rent in Helsinki, commercial property in Vantaa and corporate realty in Espoo – a lot of which is considered to be serviced office space. A serviced office space in Finland is much like any other and is usually located in an executive business centre with offices that can be rented on very flexible monthly terms (unlike a leased commercial property in Finland, a sublet office / sublease offices). Most service offices inc. numerous additional benefits inc. high speed broadband with onsite IT support executives, onsite property management, high quality desks and chairs, ad hoc meeting room rental and managed secretary / receptionist services. Serviced office spaces in Finland are very popular with directors because of their flexible nature. Not only the rent terms are flexible, but layouts within serviced office suites are also highly flexible and can be designed with a director / management suite, cubicle spaces and workstations placed to best suit your business requirements - all usually within the rental costs (unless partitioning is required) unlike leasing commercial real estate where all this work is an additional cost.

Transport Infrastructure:

Commerce in Finland is supported by an efficient transport infrastructure with circa 25 airports and numerous sea ports. Searches for office space often use these transport hubs as a centre inc. office rental near Oulu Airport which is the second largest airport after Helsinki-Vantaa Airport – office spaces here are equally popular – flexible office space to rent near Vuosaari Harbour in Helsinki which is Finland’s largest container port, offices to let by Hamina Port, serviced office spaces close to Hanko Port, offices with broadband near Pori Port and flexible offices near Raumu Port. Passenger ferry services to Stockholm, Mariehamn and Tallinn also help bolster the Finnish economy with the Helsinki to Tallinn being one of the busiest passenger sea routes in the world.

Geography and Finnish Tourism:

Finland is renowned for its islands and lakes and homes 179,584 islands and 187,888 lakes that have an area of over 500 square metres. Saimaa is Finland’s largest lake and is the fourth largest lake in the whole of Europe. In general the Finnish landscape is generally flat with the highest point in the country being found in the north of Lapland between the borders of Norway and Finland and is the Halti in the municipality of Enontekiö. Lapland is actually a region within Finland which borders the Gulf of Bothnia, Troms County and Finnmark County in Norway, Murmansk Oblast in Russia, Norrbotten County in Sweden and the Finnish Region of North Ostrobothnia. Roughly 75% of the Finnish land area is covered by coniferous forests and the country is one of the few that has an expanding area due to post-glacial rebound. The distance between the northernmost and southernmost points of Finland is 898 mls between Nuorgam and Hanko.

The tourism industry in Finland is generally categorised by the Finnish tourist attractions in each region: the Aland Islands, the Finnish Lakelands, Lappi / Lapland, Lake Saimaa and the Pallastunturi Hills. Many people that visit the country chose to enjoy local traditions and activities like saunas at popular locations inc. the Jätkänkämppä smoke sauna just outside Kuopio and the Kotiharjun public sauna in Helsinki's Kallio district. Rafting and canoeing are also popular and some of the best locations inc. Oulanka National Park and the Kukkolankoski rapids for rafting and Lake Inari, Lake Saimaa and Lake Oulujärvi for canoeing. Finland is also famous for its arctic climate and many visitors chose to visit the Lumi Linna Snow Hotel in Kemi or the frosty Arctic Ice Bar in Helsinki before heading out to find the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). Finland also offers many historic castles to visit inc. Turku Castle which is the most well known and Olavinlinna Castle in Savonlinna which also hosts the Savonlinna Opera Festival.

Finland is an ideal destination for any nature lovers with 35 national parks inc. the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Archipelago National Park and skiers are well catered for too with great resorts inc. Levi ski resort in the north of the country. Possibly the most popular tourist activity in Finland has to be coastal and lakeland cruises that take in the stunning scenery with some of the most popular taking in Helsinki and Turku. Another UNESCO World Heritage Site is the traditional Lutheran Petajavesi Old Church in the small municipality of Petajavesi.