water and rails:baltic region

BALTIC REGION

Alisa Druzhinina Nastya Khitrina Mary Khrustaleva Anastasia Chubukova 19 March 2015, Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg on the world map

St. Petersburg

Russia

Is St. Petersburg “the gate” to Russia for Baltic Region?

St. Petersburg on the map of the Baltic region -

St. Petersburg is «the sea gate» from Europe to Russia

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St. Petersburg is the second important city (after Moscow) in the Russian Federation

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St. Petersburg is the center of the North-West of Russia

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Saint Petersburg is located near EU border

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St. Petersburg is the first city in “quality of life rating” in Russia

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St. Petersburg is a scientific, cultural, industrial and transport center

Source: www.kvs.spb.ru/ppt_presentation

Information about St. Petersburg Area of the city – 1439 km² Population – 5.2 million people Density – 3607.85 people/km² St. Petersburg

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with 91 foreign cities and 27 foreign regions 34 Consulates General of foreign countries in St. Petersburg

Trading partners:

Source: www.kvs.spb.ru/ppt_presentation

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St. Petersburg trading with 187 countries

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Major trading partners - China, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Japan, USA

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According to the agency "Expert RA" St. Petersburg investment rating 1A as the region with the highest potential and minimal risk.

Information about St. Petersburg Main industries in Northwestern Federal District: • machinery, including electronics, instrumentation; • Energy (oil, gas, coal, shale, electricity); • logging and timber processing; • ferrous and nonferrous metallurgy; • food and light industry;

• shipbuilding; • production of construction materials; • fishing and fish processing; • electricity; • Transportation and Logistics Source: www.gov.spb.ru/static/

Gross Regional Product of Northwestern Federal District

Source: www.gov.spb.ru/static/

St. Petersburg official representatives in Baltic countries

In Finland : 4 representative0s In Estonia: 2 representatives In Latvia: 1 representative In Lithuania: 1 representative

Statistics for the airport "Pulkovo" in St. Petersburg Passenger traffic

Source: www.pulkovoairport.ru

Statistics for the airport "Pulkovo" in St. Petersburg Most popular destinations (Russia)

Source: www.pulkovoairport.ru

Statistics for the airport "Pulkovo" in St. Petersburg Most popular destinations (Commonwealth of Independent Statesl)

Source: www.pulkovoairport.ru

Statistics for the airport "Pulkovo" in St. Petersburg Most popular destinations (International)

Source: www.pulkovoairport.ru

Statistics for the airport "Pulkovo" in St. Petersburg Offices of international airlines Aegean Airlines Air Baltic Air Berlin Air France Air Malta Air One Alitalia Austrian Airlines Blue Bird Airways British Airways Bulgaria Air CSA — Czech Airlines EL-AL Israel Airlines Emirates Estonian Air Finnair German Wings Source: www.pulkovoairport.ru

Hainan Airlines Iberia Express IcelandAir KLM — Royal Dutch Airlines Korean Air LOT Polish Airlines Lufthansa Montenegro Airlines New Livingston SPA Norwegian Air Shuttle Nouvelair Tunisie SAS — Scandinavian Airlines SWISS Air TAP Portugal Turkish Airlines Vueling Airlines

Official international bus transportation in St. Petersburg

Source:official sites of companies

Company name

Number of routes from St Petersburg

Lux Express (+Simple Express)

Estonia (11) Latvia (3) Finland (2) Germany (1) Lithuania (8) Poland (5)

Ecolines

Denmark (4) Estonia (7) Latvia(4) Germany (45) Lithuania(7) Poland (10)

Temptrans

Estonia (1)

International railway connections between St. Petersburg and Baltic Region

In Finland : 4 routes Estonia: 2 routes In Latvia: 1 routes In Lithuania: 1 routes Source: www. rzd.ru

Trade between St. Petersburg and Baltic Countries Legend

Source: Annual report of the Federal customs service. www.customs.ru

Goods import dynamics From Baltic region to St. Petersburg (Thousand USD)

Source: Source: Annual report of the Federal customs service

Goods import dynamics From Baltic region to St. Petersburg (Thousand USD)

Estonia

Source: Source: Annual report of the Federal customs service

Goods export dynamics From St. Petersburg to Baltic region (Thousand USD)

Source: Source: Annual report of the Federal customs service

Goods export dynamics From St. Petersburg to Baltic region (Thousand USD)

Source: Source: Annual report of the Federal customs service

The main trade partners of St. Petersburg (fish, grains, drinks) Zoom in

Source: North-West Customs Administration. http://sztu.customs.ru/

The main trade partners of St. Petersburg ÂŤZoom inÂť (fish, grains, drinks)

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Source: North-West Customs Administration. http://sztu.customs.ru/

Russian export (Northwestern Federal District) trade with all countries (fish, grains, drinks)

Source:http://www.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_main/rosstat/ru/

Scheme of directions cruise liners

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Source:Passenger Port of St. Petersburg "Marine Faรงade". www.portspb.ru

Scheme of directions cargo and tankers

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Tankers Cargo

Source:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CBgs5O1WPc

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CBgs5O1WPc

Share in total trade with the Baltic countries in 2014 (million Dollars),%

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Source: Annual report of the Federal customs service. www.customs.ru

Tourist flows from Baltic countries to Russia (thous. Visits, %)

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Source: Annual report of the Russian union of travel industry. www.rstnw.ru

Tourist flows from Baltic countries to Russia (thous. Visits, %)

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Attractive sites for turists (Culture heritage sites in St. Petersburg)

Culture heritage sites in St. Petersburg Industrial

Tourist flows from Baltic countries to Russia (thous. Visits, %) Legend

SWOT analysis

City development strategy (based on SWOT analysis)

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