Regional promotion

In addition to their statutory authority, the Regional Councils have a broad scope of nonstatutory activities and operations, which are defined and emphasised by the special characteristics of the region.

These include:

* promoting the business community and tourism
* developing and coordinating regional cultural activity, education and the preservation of local arts and crafts
* marketing the region
* improving the region´s public services
* taking environmental, traffic and housing affairs into account in authority operations and other activities
* presenting regional aims for creating a pleasant, high quality living and working environment
* supporting innovation and carrying out research dealing with the region
* information society and information technology issues