Valga county - Valgamaa Arenguagentuur

Valga county -
Southern gate of Estonia
Estonia is the heart of the Baltic
Sea. Small country but big punch!
Area
45,227 km2 (similar in size to Denmark or the Netherlands)
Population
1.34 million (68% Estonians, 25 % Russians)
Capital Tallinn (403,000)
Official language
Estonian (belongs to Fenno-Ugric language group, similar to
Finnish language)
Currency
Euro
Time Zone
GMT+2
Member of EU and NATO
since 2004
Member of Schengen zone
since 2007
Country credit ratings
Fitch A+
S&P
AAMoody’s
A1
Valga County/ Valgamaa
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Population: 30 158 (01.03.2012),
Population Density: 15,3 inhabitants/
km²,
Size: 2 046,49km², 4,5% of the total
territory of Estonia,
13 municipalities - 2 towns, 11 rural
municipalities
The biggest municipality and
administrative centre - Valga town, 13
563 (01.05.2012) inhabitants
(Source: Rahvastikuregister and Valga Maavalitsus)
Valga County – location
and accessibility
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Tallinn Airport – 250km,
Tartu Airport – 80km,
Riga Airport and Port, 165km
Pärnu Port – 145km
Helsinki – 300km,
Russian border – 95km,
Sankt-Peterburg – 410km,
Berlin – 970km
Directly on the border of the Latvian
Republic
Mixed
Valga county
OTEPÄÄ region
Traditional
MULGIMAA
Friendly twin-town
VALGA-VALKA
Traditional VANA
VÕROMAA
Tolerant
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Valga county
Estonians
Russians
Ukrainians
Latvians
Byelorussians
Finns
Gypsies
Lithuanians
Germans
Poles
Tatars
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Strengths of the Valga county:
• Geographical position – logistically good location, close to
Latvian and Russian market.
• Good accessibility - Valga is a junction of inernational roads
(Via Baltica) and railways (Rail Baltica), good network of roads
in whole county.
• Labour force availability including Latvian labour force.
Valga twin-town Valka has population of 6000 people, the whole
Valka region up to 32 000 which forms a good source for labour
and sales.
• Cheap labour - brutto income in Valga county was on the 1312th place among 15 Estonian counties.
• Free trade Zone in Valga town.
• Free and unused industrial land exists
• Industrial parks development (2 industrial parks are been
developed – 1 in county center Valga, another in Tõrva town).
Valga county in
general terms
• Traditional industries are food and wood industry,
agricultural production, metal industry.
• There are 1856 companies registered in Valga
county. 30% of all companies in Valga County
are registred in Valga, 17% in Otepää
municipality and 17% in Tõrva town and in its
surrounding municipality Helme.
Free trade Zone in Valga town
The main activity – rendering of customs and
warehouse services to the goods delivered to the Free
zone from the EU and exported to the third countries,
no need to pay VAT. ERTS Group provides
neutralization of the documents, readdressing of
goods, changing the plan of railcar movement order to
reduce cost of the railway freight.
Vocational
education
• Valga County Vocational Training Center (VKOK) in
Valga arranges vocational training for car mechanic,
social worker, home servicing specialist, cook,
logistics customer service specialist, shop assistant,
log house constructor, garments tailor and joiner. It
is possible to get training in welding.
• Tartu Vocational Education Center (TKHK) in Tartu
arranges vocational training in fields of metal work
and machinery, incl locksmith, welding,
mechatronics, electrician.
Biggest companies in Valga County
Aclima Ltd - sports-underwear factory; located in Valga
Moon Ltd – shoe-facotory, both – own brand and subcontracting;
70 employees
Valga Gomab Ltd – 256 employees, timber furniture producer;
located in Valga
Atria Estonia Ltd – 70 employees, meat processing factory; located
in Valga
UPM Kymmene Otepää Ltd – 170 employees, ply-wood producer;
located in Otepää municipality
Meat Industry Edgar Ltd – 27 employees, high quality meatproducts; located in Otepää municipality
Meat Industry Oskar Ltd - 17 employees, high quality meatproducts; located in Otepää municipality
Skan Holtz Helme Ltd – 70 employees, log-house-producer;
located in Helme municipality
Jumek Ltd – 110 employees, timber furniture; located in Puka
municipality
Biggest companies in Valga County
Ritsu Ltd - 80 employees, log-house-producer; located in Helme
municipality
EHA Metalli- ja puidutooted – 50 employees, trailers, containers,
located in Valga.
Moodul Ltd, 50 employees, metal/ steel constructions for building
industry, containers, subcontracting; located in Valga
Otepää Metall Ltd– 20 employees; steel constructions and
containers, subcontracting; located in Otepää community
Otolux Ltd– 44 employees; containers, hunting equipment; located
in Tõlliste municipality
Sanwood Ltd - 114 employees, timber furniture; located in
Sangaste municipality
Valga Ferrum Ltd– 26 employees; production and assembly of
machines made of metal/ steel, subconrtacting; located in Valga
Techne Töökoda Ltd– 22 employees; replacement parts for
vehicles in agricultural industry, subcontracting; located in
Otepää
Labour market in Valga county
Average gross monthly wage
Registered unemployment
rate in labour force
Labour force
aged 16 - pension age
Valga
county
Estonia
733 euros
916 eurot
IV quarter
2012
9,1%
5,7%
31.12.2013
12 600
651 700
2013 average
Data of
Labour market in Valga county
% of GDP
2009
Value 2009
9,4%
14,2 mln €
Secondary sector
30,9%
46,4 mln €
Tertiary sector
59,6%
89,4 mln €
Primary sector
• Rising primary sector
• Declining service sector
• Volatile industry sector - dependence of situation in the countries of
export
Source:Valga county entrepreneurship research, 01.11.2011
Labour market in Valga county
Bachelor’s
studies
4%
Vocational
higher
education
2%
Master’s
studies
1%
No
elementary
education
1%
Basic
education
28%
Secondary or/
and vocational
education
64%
31.12.13 – 1151 unempoyment persons, rate 9,1%
Labour market in Valga County 30.06.12
Higher
fucntionaries,
managers
Armed forces
Shop-floor
Top specialists
Middle
specialists,
technicians
Office workers
and clerks
Service and
sales workers
Appliance and
machine
operators
Skilled and
handicraftsmen
Agricultural,
fishery skilled
workers
Väike-Laatsi Industrial Park in
Valga town
• Detailed plan has been approved by the town
government autumn 2008
• Industrial and commercial land based on the detail
plan
• 60 ha lands with infrastructure accessibility
• Power consumption 220 V and 380 V
• Local heating
• Water and sewerage
• Existing enterprises in the industrial area:
- Valga Moodul Ltd. – metal works
- Eha Wood and Metal Works
• Location close to the border of Estonia-Latvia, major
highways (distance 3 km) and international railway
station (distance 2 km)
Väike-Laatsi Industrial Park in Valga
town
Väike-Laatsi Industrial Park in Valga
town
Väike-Laatsi Industrial Park in Valga
town
• Adventages of the industrial area:
- Regional advantages: located close to Latvia
and 95 km from Russian border
- Transportation advantages: located close to
major highways and international railway.
- Low land price and rent
• The industrial park is suitable for light and heavy
manufacture, both for export and for mix of domestic
and international sales.
Tõrva Industrial Area, Tõrva town
Activites since 2004 made by Tõrva Town Government
• valid detailed plan
• valid infrastructure construction plan
• Cost-benefit analysis 2010-2020
• At the moment there are altogether 20 companies
connected with wood, metal and sewing industry and
trade-logistics – sewing (Hooviekspert Ltd, Saarepere
Ltd), wood (Scandinavian Furniture Ltd, Rabatec
Ltd), logistics (Heelix Grupp Ltd), trading (Vahtre VK
Ltd, Nave Ltd) and metal (RS Motorsport Ltd)
Tõrva Industrial Area, Tõrva town
Tõrva Industrial Area, Tõrva town
• Size of the industrial area is 14,5 hectares and
includes 22 cadastral units (most of these are already
built-up)
• In the area can be hired existing buildings to start-up
for action or use empty cadastral units to build new
industrial buildings.
• The existing boiler house has additional back-up
connections for 2 MW
• Electricity is in good condition (new substations) and
has free capacity for new companies
• Communications (water, canalization, telephone and
Internet) are located in cadastral units
• Routes are hard covered.
Industrial landed property
„Lekto“
• Location: Londi village, Karula parish –
just beside the border of Valga town
(6km from the town centre)
• Register identification:
28901:002:018
• Area of the plot: 18,43ha
• Water well, sewerage,
electricity.
• Partially built – building were
initially meant for production of
potato chips, which never
happened.
• This real estate has been used
for production of pellets.
Property in Puka municipality–
furniture production unit/ Jumek Ltd
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Address: Suurefarmi, Plika village,
Puka municipality
47 km from Tartu
Land register no 60802:002:2201
Belongs to Jumek Ltd, furniture
producer
Area of the plot 5,38 ha
4 buildings with area of 3 400 m2,
possiblity to expand.
One building is renovated for
furniture production.
Different buildings are connected
via galery which is also renovated.
Renovated office zone with toilets
and shower.
Enough electricity power as there is
trafo on the plot.
Property in Puka municipality–
furniture production unit/ Gomab
Furniture Ltd
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Address: Tööstuse 1, Puka hamlet
49 km from Tartu
Land register no 60803:001:0860
Belongs to Gomab Furniture Ltd,
furniture producer
Factory buildings with useful/
production area of 3 045 m2
Area beneath buildings 6 308m2,
area of total plot 30 711m2.
Existing electricity affiliation.
Water from own drilled well.
Bio-pond for sewrage (owned by
the municipality).
Property in Puka municipality–
furniture production unit/ Gomab
Furniture Ltd
Propery in Valga
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Address: Tranpordi 1, Valga
Land register no: 85401:001:0131
Area of the plot 96 151 m2
Area beneath buildings 12 960 m2
Possiblity to enlarge.
More information http://www.kv.ee/5kaarhalli-2-viilhalli-traspordihooneremonditook2064061.html?nr=1&search_key=50abc
04a2eba96bc134b32012e68c300
Property in Valga
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Address: Metsa 19, Valga
Land register no: 85401:011:0390
Area of the plot 53 167 m2
Area beneath buildings 17 116 m2
Exist electricity, water sewerage
More information about the buildings on
the plot
http://www.ehr.ee/v12.aspx?loc=0101&p
ageNr=2
Living enviroment in Valga county
• There are 24 schools in Valga County from which there are 7
high schools/ gymnasiums and 13 elementary schools.
• There are 3 health care centers in Valga County where people
are provided with special and stationary health care (Valga
Hospital, Tõrva Health Center and Otepää Health Center).
• Winter capital Otepää has gained fame with its world class
skiining possibilities and competitions.
• Well-known and filled with visitors are also concerts held on the
shores of lake Leigo, flying and airplaning days at Riidaja, the
gatherings of old American cars in Valga and festivals held
between two cities Valga and Valka.
Valga county to visit
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Valga county to enjoy
Leigo Lake Music Festival
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Valga county to live
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Contact person
Elo Mets
Investor Consultant
Valgamaa Arenguagentuur/
Valga County Developent Agency
E-mail: elo.mets@valgamaa.ee
Mob. +372 511 3932
Skype: elo.mets
www.arenguagentuur.ee