North Ostrobothnia Regional Environment Centre

North Ostrobothnia Regional Environment Centre, NOREC, is one of the 13 regional environmental administration units in Finland.

The purpose of NOREC is to serve the general public and to improve the environmental situation in Northern Ostrobothnia according to the principles of sustainable development, while co-operating as widely as possible with the various parties concerned.

The Centre is also actively involved in the production of information concerning the relationship between human beings and their natural environment, while seeking to enhance the living conditions in the area.