Hamina Town Strategy
Hamina – a world-class small town
The Hamina Town Council approved the Hamina Town Strategy in December 2025. The town strategy centers around three topics: people, vitality and the town economy.
People together
Community structures:
- Challenging demographic developments are seen as an opportunity.
- People of all ages meet and strengthen each other's everyday support network.
Children and youth are a priority
- The well-being of children and youth is a particular area in which investments are made. Identifying the specific needs of children and youth is key to this endeavor.
- High-quality education remains a priority in decision-making.
- Young people are encouraged and given opportunities to participate in the town development work and decision-making.
Leadership is engaged in supporting change:
- Hamina's model is based on knowledge-based leadership, working together, and supporting the development of the entire town through strategic change management.
The promotion of well-being
- Connecting services and needs using up-to-date information to improve well-being of residents
Businesses as a source of town vitality
Increasing the area's business appeal:
- Services, events and culture provide vitality and staying power.
Hamina on the world map
- Hamina strives to become a significant urban developer, partner and investment destination, as well as a builder of vitality across regional and national borders.
Decision-making that supports business operations
- Taking into consideration the conditions for existing and new business activities, for example by taking into account the changing needs of business and industry in flexible planning and a more extensive selection of business plots.
Providing a home base for innovation
- The town acts as a platform and enabler for new, innovative ventures and business activities that promote business life.
- Hamina particularly attracts port-related industry and new technology companies.
Sustainable economy
Adapting the service network
- The intelligent adaptation of the service network will be implemented sustainably and flexibly, taking into account the size of the town and the needs of its residents.
Sustainable economy
- Hamina acts proactively, with a long-term perspective and in response to changes to build a sustainable path to the future.
Proactive property maintenance
- Town properties are taken care of proactively and efficiently.
- Unnecessary properties are disposed of and revenue increased by providing plots for changing needs.
Hamina's posture and values
- community-oriented and collaborative
- positive and proactive
- open and brave