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Satakunta as a region Satakunta is located on the south western coast of Finland and is one of the 19 regions in Finland.
Satakunta was settled along the river as the population spread further inland.
Regional policy to eradicate disparities was stressed in the 1960’s whereas the environment was at the forefront in the 70’s and 80’s.
www.teesvalley-jsu.gov.uk /terra/finland1.doc   (12027 words)

  
 Local Innovation Systems   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Pori sub-region is the centre of Satakunta Region (240 000 inhabitants).
Tampere, the capital of the Pirkanmaa region, is the is the second most populated city-region in Finland after Helsinki city-region, and is one of five growing urban regions in the country.
In partnership with SENTE, the Research Unit on Regional and Urban Development Studies of the University of Tampere, we are conducting a case study of the mechanical engineering and automation industry in Tampere, the birthplace of Finnish industry.
globalization.mit.edu /area_finland.html   (1168 words)

  
 Satakunta (region) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It borders the regions of Finland Proper, Tavastia Proper, Pirkanmaa, Southern Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia.
They mainly live in the city of Pori (where they are about 0,5% of the population).
The region of Satakunta uses the coat of arms of the historical province of Satakunta, without alterations.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Satakunta_(region)   (100 words)

  
 SeniorWatch Case Study   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Satakunta Macro Pilot is a wide development project in social services and the health care sector in Satakunta region in Finland.
In the second phase the Macro Pilot is a regional project, with all the municipalities of the Satakunta region taking part in the project.
The system developed for this purpose is known as the regional information system, which uses a "smart card" based social insurance card as a guarantee of data security.
www.empirica.biz /swa/cases/case10.html   (350 words)

  
 Tampere University: Dissertation information
The study is comparative: the comparison is made between the university regions (since 1960´s) and the region of Satakunta in Finland.
If the case in those regions is like this study suggest (higher education has no positive effect on economic progress), those regions should immediately do actions to use the know-how of higher educated people more efficiently.
If the student’s origin region is the same as the university’s region, it is more probably that the student will occupy to that region after graduated.
acta.uta.fi /english/teos.phtml?10113   (2206 words)

  
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The area of Active North Satakunta Association consists of the towns of Ikaalinen, Kankaanpää and Parkano and the municipalities of Honkajoki, Jämijärvi, Karvia, Kihniö, Kiikoinen, Lavia, Merikarvia, Pomarkku, Siikainen and Suodenniemi.
The area is situated in the West Finland province and nine of the municipalities belong to Satakunta region and four to Pirkanmaa.
The North Satakunta Leader-area consists of 13 municipalities and is one of 25 Leader-areas in Finland
www.pohjois-satakunta.fi /leader/apsenglish.html   (1333 words)

  
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Satakunta Polytechnic is one of Finland's largest polytechnics.
Satakunta Polytechnic has also a unit for Research and Development and the Centre for Adult and Continuing Education, which both operate in all five towns.
The academic year 2005-2006 at Satakunta Polytechnic is divided into five periods, each approximately 8 weeks.
kesy01.cc.spt.fi /samk/samkdata.nsf/documentsadmin/3E6190DE02A6330EC2256CD9003CE49D?OpenDocument   (472 words)

  
 Centre of Expertise Programme - SATAKUNTA CENTRE OF EXPERTISE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The Satakunta Centre of Expertise utilises the expertise of the university, polytechnics and large international companies in the area to launch new businesses.
The strong industrial tradition of the region is a good platform for the use and creation of new technologies.
The Centre of Expertise Programme for the region of Satakunta is the most important project in the technological strategy of the region.
www.oske.net /in_english/centres_of_expertise/satakunta   (346 words)

  
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The Satakunta region on Western Finland with its capital city, Pori, has a long history as one of the industrial centers in Finland.
Satakunta is also going to take its part of the rapid growth of information industry.
Satakunta has put a lot of effort and money to develop education in information technology area.
www.iua.upf.es /activitats/semirec/semi-mustonen   (1983 words)

  
 www.pohjois-satakunta.fi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
The Northern-Satakunta´s Regional portal websites also include eight common theme-links which are inhabitation, entrepreneurship, studying, culture, projects, travelling, leisure and internationality.
Honkajoki is situated in the Northern Satakunta near Kankaanpää, Kauhajoki, Siikainen and Karvia.
Kankaanpää is situated in northern Satakunta, 55 km north from Pori.
www.pohjois-satakunta.fi /eng.htm   (2439 words)

  
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Satakunta is one of the historical regions of Finland.
Satakunta is well known by its annual jazz events that draw thousands of spectators to Pori year after year.
Satakunta had 235 400 inhabitants at the end of the year 2002.
www.wfa.fi /englanti/regions/satakunta.shtml   (221 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Satakunda (Satakunta) is a historical province in south western Finland.
Satakunta (Satakunda) is the name of a geographical region in Finland which can refer to: Satakunta - a historical Province of Sweden (Historical provinces of Finland)Turun ja Porin lääni - a former Province of Finland (County of Sweden) Satakunnan maakunta - a current Region of FinlandWestern Fi..
Administrative map of Romania with Satu Mare county highlighted Satu Mare (Hungarian: Szatmár) is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Transylvania region, with the capital city at Satu Mare (population: 130,573).
www.hostingciamca.com /browse.php?title=S/SA/SAT   (10248 words)

  
 News in Brief
At the beginning of October seven municipalities of the Satakunta Region (in South-Western Finland), which are participating in the so called MicroPilot project, launched an experiment aiming to improve the effectiveness of social and health services and social security benefits, people’s independent living, privacy protection and data security.
Regional cooperation is the key to the development of specialized social and health services, says Minister Perho.
More networking and cooperation on regional level is needed, stated Minister Perho in her speech at the National Meeting on Developing Social and Health Policies.
pre20031103.stm.fi /english/current/archive/2000.htm   (1957 words)

  
 UBC - The UBC Bulletin / 2-2003
The most important branches of industry (both in terms of turnover and number of employees) are the metal industry and the manufacture of machinery and equipment.
The Centre of Expertise program of Satakunta region is one of our major projects.
The quality and atmosphere of the residential environment is indeed one of the region's assets.
www.ubc.net /bulletin/bulletin2_03/p17.html   (295 words)

  
 Sijainti   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Luvia is situated in the Satakunta Region, on the coast of the Gulf of Botnia.
Luvia has two friend towns; Salmi in the Saarenmaa region in Estonia, and Nordanstigs in central Sweden, on the coast of the Gulf of Botnia.
In the upper comprehensive school of Luvia, there were 154 pupils in the spring term (1996), 149 pupils in the autumn term (1997), and 15 teachers.
koulut.cedunet.com /luviaya/english/luvia/sijainti.html   (217 words)

  
 Regions of Western Finland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Regions of Western Finland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Province of Western Finland in Finland is divided on seven regions, 34 districts and 204 municipalities.
The article about Regions of Western Finland contains information related to Regions of Western Finland, Regions, Southern Ostrobothnia, Ostrobothnia Region, Pirkanmaa Region, Satakunta Region, Central Ostrobothnia Region, Central Finland Region, Finland Proper Region and See also.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Regions_of_Western_Finland   (88 words)

  
 Training Demand Barometer for Satakunta Region
Private funding sources are Association of Entrpreneurs of Satakunta Region, Satakunta Chamber of Commerce and Rauma Chamber of Commerce.
The aim of the project is to develop a dynamic model for the classification of working life qualification and training demand barometer for Satakunta Region.
The Employment and Economic Centre of Satakunta is a key organisation to utilise the model.
www.mol.fi /esf/ennakointi/metodit/SATAMETO.htm   (1229 words)

  
 IAMU News - Special Edition
Satakunta Polytechnic is an institution of professional higher education operating in the region of Satakunta in western Finland.
Management and leadership are both important issues already at the bachelor level as the sea captain's duty is to work as a "managing director" of the ship.
This postgraduate degree programme is for those who have already taken a polytechnic degree or an equivalent degree and who have at least three years of working experience.
www.iamu-edu.org /news/special/spstmm.php   (751 words)

  
 Noormarkku -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Noormarkku (Norrmark in (A Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland) Swedish) is a (An urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government) municipality of (Republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917) Finland.
It is located in the (The proper sphere or extent of your activities) province of (Click link for more info and facts about Western Finland) Western Finland and is part of the (Click link for more info and facts about Satakunta) Satakunta (The extended spatial location of something) region.
The municipality has a population of 6,127 (2003) and covers an area of 332.78 (Click link for more info and facts about km²) km² of which 15.83 km² is water.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/N/No/Noormarkku.htm   (170 words)

  
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Archaeological excavations reveal that there has been life on the region as early as 7 000 years ago.
The area was inhabited from the river mouth to the Hämeenlinna region.
Kokemäki was the administrative center of Satakunta region in the Middle Ages.
www.kokemaki.fi /0_hallinto/historia_en.html   (289 words)

  
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Eura municipality is located in the Satakunta region on South West coast of Finland.
According to the EU Satakunta region is consider as a regressing industrial area and thus the European Regional Development Found support 2 area.
When listing the strengths of the Satakunta region cultural heritage rates high: the prehistory and history are very rich in the area, for example two out of five Finnish World Heritage Sites are situated in Satakunta.
www.durys.org /konferencija_en/Wahlqvist_Koivisto.doc   (897 words)

  
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Light and Joy - the Week of Arts in the Satakunta Region is an event promoting arts and culture during the darkest period of the year.
Arts Council of Satakunta has set up and published the event program based on applications sent by public and private actors in arts.
All the participants have arranged their events themselves while the Arts Council of Satakunta has offered support by promoting the events across the Satakunta region.
www.satakunnantaidetoimikunta.fi /ilojavalo/in_english.htm   (125 words)

  
 Virittäjä-lehden hakemistot
Satakunta region of western Finland is acoustically almost the mirror image of the declination model: the pitch rises steadily in a series of peaks and is followed by a sharp fall after the final peak.
This final drop in pitch is distinct and easy to hear, especially if its intensity remains strong.
auditive analysis of one multi-part narrative in which a male speaker born in upper Satakunta in 1886 describes how he got married.
www.kotikielenseura.fi /virittaja/hakemistot/jutut/yliluukko1_2001.html   (350 words)

  
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The goal of this project is to increase the amount of girls entering the metal and electrical engineering technologies at vocational schools and institutions..
The project co-operates with regional schools and employers: The project is using networks created before with training providers and within former ESF -projects.
Regional implementation of the project: Co-operation will be carried out with the school authorities and the business sector of the Satakunta region.
www.mirror4u.net /english/osaprojektit_alaoikea.html   (2449 words)

  
 Satakunta (región)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Satakunta es una región (maakunta / landskap) de Finlandia.
Confina las regiones de Finlandia apropiadas, de Tavastia apropiado, de Pirkanmaa, de Ostrobothnia meridional y de Ostrobothnia.
La región de Satakunta utiliza la capa de brazos de la provincia histórica de Satakunta, sin alteraciones.
www.yotor.net /wiki/es/sa/Satakunta%20%28regi%F3n%29.htm   (81 words)

  
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The Province of Satakunta is located on the west coast of Finland.
City of Pori is a regional centre in Satakunta with approximately 77 000 inhabitants.
There are ferries from Stockholm to Turku and good bus connection leaving directly from the harbour for the various towns in the Satakunta region.
kesy01.cc.spt.fi /samk/samkdata.nsf/documentsadmin/9A2303AA87439836C2256CD900391DB8?OpenDocument   (201 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
It is often regarded as being an event of equal significance to Australian history as the storming of the Bastille was to French history or the Battle of th..
It is located in a largely mountainous coastal region on the South Coast of New South Wales.
The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages is a European convention (ETS 148) adopted in 1992 under the auspices of the Council of Europe to protect and promote historical regional and minority languages in Europe.
www.alanaditescili.net /browse.php?title=E/EU/EUR   (10397 words)

  
 INFORMATION SOCIETY & THE BALTIC REGION
Different regional initiatives gain publicity through the Alliance and naturally all organisations and individuals are welcomed to contribute information to the Internet-based system.
A regional strategy is also a tool for project financers when they consider wheather to finance an individual project or not.
Satakunta is believed to be one of the leading districts in the world in the use of health care information technology.
www.ubc.net /bulletin/bulletin1_97/it.htm   (5222 words)

  
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SATAKUNTA MOVING PICTURE CENTRE (SMPC) / MEKA TV Satakunta Moving Picture Centre is the regional centre for the motion picture.
One of the essential functions of the centre is to offer local people various kind of media education.
Elokuvakipinä is co-operation with Arts Council of Satakunta and Satakunta Moving Picture Centre/MEKA TV.
www.mediavaunu.net /english/esiteen.htm   (481 words)

  
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The partnerships responsible for each vertical theme sent a template with the structure for the regional analysis, for six weeks before the meeting on that theme.
The regional analysis of each region was prepared (about 10 pages in Word/Excel) according to the question templates and sent to the web master about a week before the meeting, to be put on the web so that all partners could read them before the meeting.
Based on their own regional analysis, each partners had a presentations on the theme during the meeting.
www.r3l.net /reports.html   (197 words)

  
 Global Art Information Registration   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
Raumars is an artist-in-residence programme, which organizes public- and community art projects in the Satakunta region, in Finland.
The programme is artistically wide ranged; it includes visual arts, applied art, design, architecture, dance,music and literature.
Apart from the projects, the artists are entitled on their own time to practise their art.
www.globalartinfo.com /jsp/residencies/516.htm   (112 words)

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