The goal of Northeast Finland’s Kuusamo Region’s business strategy is to make the Kuusamo region (Kuusamo, Taivalkoski, Posio) Europe’s best nature-oriented region of expertise and entrepreneurship by 2010. Kuusamo Region’s leading areas of development are international tourism and service production for the information society. Kuusamo Region is also investing in the development of the timber industry, primary production, wellness services, and the refining industry.