Valga county · Strengths of the Valga county: • Geographical position – logistically good...
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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
Estonia is the heart of the Baltic
Sea. Small country but big punch!
Country credit ratings
Fitch A+
S&P AA-
Moody’s A1
Valga County/ Valgamaa
• 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
• 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
Friendly twin-town
VALGA-VALKA
Traditional
MULGIMAA
OTEPÄÄ region
Traditional VANA
VÕROMAA
Mixed Valga county
6
Tolerant Valga county • Estonians
• Russians
• Ukrainians
• Latvians
• Byelorussians
• Finns
• Gypsies
• Lithuanians
• Germans
• Poles
• Tatars
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 13-12th 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 meat-
products; located in Otepää municipality Meat Industry Oskar Ltd - 17 employees, high quality meat-
products; 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
Valga
county Estonia Data of
Average gross monthly wage
733 euros
916 eurot IV quarter
2012
Registered unemployment
rate in labour force 9,1% 5,7% 31.12.2013
Labour force
aged 16 - pension age 12 600 651 700 2013 average
Labour market in Valga county
% of GDP
2009 Value 2009
Primary sector 9,4% 14,2 mln €
Secondary sector 30,9% 46,4 mln €
Tertiary sector 59,6% 89,4 mln €
• 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
31.12.13 – 1151 unempoyment persons, rate 9,1%
No elementary education
1%
Basic education
28%
Secondary or/ and vocational
education 64%
Vocational higher
education 2%
Bachelor’s studies
4%
Master’s studies
1%
Labour market in Valga County 30.06.12
Armed forces
Higher fucntionaries,
managers Top specialists
Middle specialists, technicians
Office workers and clerks
Service and sales workers
Agricultural, fishery skilled
workers
Skilled and handicraftsmen
Appliance and machine operators
Shop-floor
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
• 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
• 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
• 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 • 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).
Propery in Valga • 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/5-kaarhalli-2-viilhalli-traspordihoone-remonditook-2064061.html?nr=1&search_key=50abc04a2eba96bc134b32012e68c300
Property in Valga
• 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&pageNr=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.
Contact person
Elo Mets Investor Consultant Valgamaa Arenguagentuur/
Valga County Developent Agency E-mail: [email protected] Mob. +372 511 3932
Skype: elo.mets
www.arenguagentuur.ee