Special economic zone "Kulibin" is located in Dzerzhinsk, where industrial production facilities can be placed on preferential terms, including tax breaks, access to ready-made engineering and transport infrastructure, etc.
About the region
Industry
Structure of manufacturing industries:
The priority industrial sectors include the most important areas for the region – automobile industry and metallurgy, petrochemical and defense industries. These industries traditionally determine the situation in the region’s industry setting the vector for its future development.
- Automobile production – 16.8%
- Metallurgy – 14.2%
- Chemicals – 10.7%
- Metalworking – 10%
- Food industry – 8.2%
- Communications electronics – 6%
- Oil refining – 4.2%
- Wood processing – 1.2%
- Other – 28.7%
Enterprises of the Nizhny Novgorod Region provide the Russian Federation with an extensive range of products:
Buses (< 5 tons)
PVC
Trucks
Steel pipes
Newsprint
Ethylene
The industrial production index in 2023:
111.7%
Industrial production
(the average index in Russia is 104.1%)
112.1%
Manufacturing industries
(the average index in Russia 108.6%)
Trading partners of the Nizhny Novgorod Region are 130 CIS and non-CIS countries.
Machinery, mineral products, metallurgy as well as chemical industry products predominate in the commodity structure of the region’s export.
The leading places in the import of goods are occupied by chemical industry products, machinery, equipment and vehicles, food products and raw materials, as well as metals and products made from them.
Automobile Industry
1st place in Russia in the production of buses
The largest economy sector
The automobile industry is one of the strategic sectors of the Nizhny Novgorod Region’s economy, which has a multiplier effect on related industries and determines the level of social and economic development of the region. Demand in this industry generates the need for high-tech products of metallurgical, chemical, electrical and other industries, while creating a large number of jobs.
Key enterprises:
GAZ Group is the largest manufacturer of commercial and special vehicles, cars and trucks in Russia.
Key manufacturing enterprises:
- "GAZ" PJSC
- "Avtozavod GAZ" LLC
- "Pavlovo Bus Factory" LLC
- "Pavlovo Bus" PJSC
The following enterprises are engaged in the production of powerplants and vehicle components:
- Zavolzhsky Motor Plant PJSC (SOLLERS Group) – production of engines and engine spare parts for SUVs, light commercial vehicles and buses of the PAZ type
- Nizhny Novgorod Motors, LLC – production of auto parts for domestic cars, trucks and minibuses
- Autocomponent Group of Companies – production of plastic parts
- Acoustic Materials Plant “Avtotekhnika” – production of insulation materials
- Nizhny Novgorod Production Association “Autopromagregat” – production of pipelines for brake and fuel systems, lighting fixtures, gasoline vapor recovery systems and many others for Russian automobile plants GAZ, UAZ, VAZ
- JSC “Sosnovskagropromtechnika” – one of the largest manufacturers of automotive components – high-quality products made of plastic, composite materials, non-ferrous metals and rubbers
- Plant INCOM, LLC – manufacturer of harnesses, wires for vehicles, household and industrial equipment
- PC Celesta, LLC – production of automotive components. Specializes in the manufacture of composite materials for interior and exterior parts of passenger cars and trucks, special equipment
- NiAS, LLC – production of seats for buses, minibuses and special equipment
Shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the oldest branch of Nizhny Novgorod engineering
The Volga and Oka rivers are the largest waterways of the region
Access to five seas - Azov, Caspian, Black, Baltic, White
The Nizhny Novgorod Region is one of the largest industrial centers of the Russian Federation with a great potential in shipbuilding
Shipbuilders of the Nizhny Novgorod Region produce a wide range of civil and auxiliary vessels for the Navy’s needs, such as:
- Passenger cruise ships
- Tankers (for transportation of bulk crude oil and petroleum products)
- Dry bulk vessels
- Reinforced concrete structures (floating docks, landing stages)
- Trailing suction hopper dredger (for excavation and removal of soil in navigable waterways)
- Boats (sea-going speed hovercrafts and lading boats, diving support vessels, service and auxiliary boats, emergency rescue boats with special equipment)
- Icebreaking tugs and ice-class speedboats
- Port equipment and marine engineering products
- Docks
The shipbuilding industry of the Nizhny Novgorod Region includes:
Key enterprises:
- Plant “Krasnoye Sormovo”, PJSC (part of the United Shipbuilding Corporation) – production of merchant marine vessels (dry cargo vessels, tankers), passenger vessels (cruise passenger vessels of river and mixed "river-sea" navigation), fishing vessels (crab processors), oil and gas equipment for onshore drilling rigs, offshore drilling platforms, etc.
- Shipbuilding Plant “Volga”, JSC – construction of high-speed ships for various purposes (passenger vessels, cargo vessels, rescue vessels, patrol boats, recreational boats)
- ZNT Yard – construction of technical and auxiliary fleet ships, port equipment and manufacture of marine engineering products
- Sokolskaya Shipyard, JSC – production and modernization of auxiliary fleet vessels, special vessels and boats (military shipbuilding); production of barges, landing stages for ferry crossings, docks, dry cargo ships, motor yachts (civil shipbuilding)
- Okskaya Sudoverf, JSC – construction of oil and dry cargo medium-tonnage vessels of mixed navigation, container ships, special and service vessels, barges; production of mobile pontoon parks, floating road bridges
- Alekseyev Central Hydrofoil Design Bureau, JSC – design of hydrofoil ships, boats, ground-effect vehicles, air cavity landing boats, air-cushioned crafts, freight amphibious vehicles, etc.
Chemical Industry
10.7%
Chemical production
Chemical production
4.2%
Manufacture of coke, oil products and nuclear materials (oil refining)
Manufacture of coke, oil products and nuclear materials (oil refining)
3.7%
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
Chemistry and petrochemistry are the key elements of the Nizhny Novgorod Region’s economy.
- In the chemical industry in 2023, sales of manufactured products amounted to RUB 195.5 billion
- In the production of coke and petroleum products, the volume of shipped products increased by 10% in 2023
- In the sector of rubber and plastic products, sales of manufactured products amounted to RUB 67.8 billion
- The number of employees in the chemical industry is 16,980 people
- 5 chemical research institutes:
- Urea and Organic Synthesis Research Institute
- V.A. Kargin Polymer Chemistry and Technology Research Institute with pilot plant
- Chemistry Research Institute of N. I. Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry
- G.G. Devyatykh Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances
- Industry-tailored development of new advanced technologies
- Automotive and petrochemical industry innovation cluster – 112 participants
Key enterprises:
- LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez, LLC – manufacture of over 70 types of marketable petroleum products: automobile, aviation and diesel fuels, oil bitumen, paraffins, etc. It is one of the leading Russian enterprises with an oil refining capacity of 17 million tons per year
- Rusvinyl, LLC – PVC and ethylene production
- Sibur-Kstovo, LLC – production of ethylene, propylene and benzene
- Orgkhim Biochemical Holding – developer and manufacturer of large-capacity products of "green chemistry" (plasticizer oils, antioxidants, emulsifiers, turpentine products, rosin products, adhesive additives, other oil refining products)
- Biaksplen, LLC – the production of biaxially-oriented polypropylene films (BOPF)
- Zavod Syntanolov LLC of Norchem Group of Companies – a manufacturer of surfactants and polyethylene glycols as well as polyesters and special chemical products for various industries
Dzerzhinsk is the center of the chemical industry (25 km from Nizhny Novgorod)
The sales volume of chemical products in 2023
The number of employees in the industry
Ready-made infrastructure:
Access to talents:
- Universities (Dzerzhinsk branches of N.I. Lobachevsky National Research University and The Presidential Academy, Dzerzhinsk Polytechnic Institute NSTU of R.E. Alekseev)
- Resource centers (on the basis of the Dzerzhinsk Chemical College named after Red Army and Dzerzhinsky Technical College)
- Basic departments at the city’s chemical enterprises (Kristall State Research Institute JSC, NIPOM JSC)
- Targeted training at Sibur-Neftekhim PJSC (training program tailored for the company’s needs)
- Project focused training for scientific and applied projects on instructions of the companies (Polymer Research Institute, JSC; Sibur-Neftekhim, PJSC; etc.)
Key enterprises of Dzerzhinsk:
- Sibur-Neftekhim, PJSC – production of oxides of ethylene and glycol and production of acrylic acid and esters
- Dzerzhinsk Production Association “Plastic”, JSC – manufacture of plastic and polymeric products
- JSC “Tiko-Plastic” – production of flexible polymer packaging, plastic bags with full-color printing
- Korund-Cyan, LLC – manufacture of inorganic chemistry products, paints and varnishes, polyurethane foams
- Sintez Oka Group of Companies – manufacture of cement grinding intensifiers and polycarboxylate esters
Timber Industry
The total area of the forest lands, which is 49.5% of the region’s total area
of all the lands covered with forests makes up the forest fund
- Breakdown of forested areas by species of wood:
- 1,928.4 housand ha – soft-wooded broadleaf (birch, aspen, alder, linden, poplar)
- 1,491 thousand ha – coniferous (pine, spruce, larch, fir)
- The total stock of wood in the region’s forests with a predominance of conifers, birches and aspens is 595.4 million cubic metre
- 57% – commercial forests
- The region takes the 3rd place in Russia in terms of newsprint production with a share of 24.5%
- The annual volume of undeveloped wood is 2.5 - 3 million cubic metre, which is a significant resource for the further development of the industry and organization of the local production
- 3,000 small enterprises are engaged in wood production
Key enterprises:
- JSC "Volga" – a manufacturer of the premium class newsprint
- MF Olymp-Mebel, LLC – furniture production
- Unilin, LLC – flooring production
- Hygiene Technologies, LLC – production of hygiene products
- Nizhkarton, LLC – manufacture of corrugated paper and cardboard, paper and cardboard containers
- Playwood, LLC – production of glued birch plywood
- JSC "Promis" – production of paper and cardboard products
Education, science, innovations
EDUCATION
Education system of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
More than 850
secondary schools
secondary schools
"School 800"
Innovative Educational Center
Innovative Educational Center
73
secondary vocational
education institutions
education institutions
Foreign Specialists
Training Programs
Training Programs
11 higher
education
institutions and
18 branches
education
institutions and
18 branches
40 basic
departments at higher education establishments
departments at higher education establishments
100,000 students
1,700 post-graduate
students
1,700 post-graduate
students
20,000 graduates
annually
annually
The leaders in modern science and economics training are:
- Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
- National Research University “Higher School of Economics”
- Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University named after R. E. Alekseev
- Volga State University of Water Transport
- Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Science
90 organizations engaged in R&D
The 4th in Russia in terms
of the number of people employed in R&D
of the number of people employed in R&D
Federal
nuclear center
nuclear center
18,600 researchers
1,700 candidates of sciences
450 doctors of sciences
1,700 candidates of sciences
450 doctors of sciences
42,500 thousand
people employed in science
people employed in science
3 institutes
of the Russian Academy
of Sciences
of the Russian Academy
of Sciences
The region has successfully developed scientific schools recognized around the world in the following spheres:
- radiophysics and electronics
- nuclear and laser physics
- organometallic chemistry
- microbiology
- high technology in medicine
3 institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences:
- Federal Research Center Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- G.G. Devyatykh Institute of Chemistry of High-Purity Substances of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences
Research and Education Center of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Nizhny Novgorod Region has entered the top 5 pilot regions for the creation of a world-class research and education center. Research and Education Center of the Nizhny Novgorod Region is a consortium of scientific and educational organizations and business representatives.
- Joint work of universities, research institutes and enterprises
- Commercialization and implementation of scientific developments
- Attracting funding for research and development
- Training of personnel to solve major scientific and technological problems
Participants and partners
- Consortium members – 64 organizations
- Consortium partners – more than 70 organizations
- Innovative projects in the activity circuit – more than 90
INNOVATIONS
The Nizhny Novgorod Region is one of the most attractive technological regions of Russia that has extensive experience in the development and implementation of innovations.
Top-10
in terms
of shipped
innovative products
in terms
of shipped
innovative products
The 4th place in Russia
in terms of innovative development
in terms of innovative development
2 800 patents
registered in
2018-2023
registered in
2018-2023
In 2023,
533 organizations
used advanced manufacturing
technologies in their activities
533 organizations
used advanced manufacturing
technologies in their activities
The 6th place in Russia
in terms of the number
of advanced production
technologies
in terms of the number
of advanced production
technologies
The number of advanced
manufacturing technologies
is 30 units
manufacturing technologies
is 30 units
Innovative Scientific and Technological Center "Quantum" Valley"
In accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 2133 of November 30, 2021, the innovative scientific and technological center "Quantum" Valley" was established in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
"Quantum" Valley" is a territory with a special tax regime for the implementation of scientific and technological activities.
The total area will be 140.3 thousand m2 and will unite 5 clusters – "V. Vysotsky", "Ac. Sakharova", "Malaya Yamskaya", "Akimova" and "Dzerzhinsk".
Main areas of activity:
- advanced digital (including quantum) technologies
- innovative production, components and materials
- ecology and elimination of accumulated environmental damage
- intelligent transport systems
- high-tech personalized medicine and medical instrumentation.
Sustainable Development Platform of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Sustainable Development Platform was launched in the Nizhny Novgorod Region, the purpose of which is to accumulate innovative practices across various industrial sectors.
Platforms services:
- Register of scientific-production organizations of the Nizhny Novgorod Region – promotion of operating enterprises and startups
- Catalogue of innovative solutions – replication of innovative projects and technologies
- Technological testing – pilot testing of new developments
- Turnkey team building – remote team building and expert engagement
- Business support measures
- Business evaluation based on the criteria of sustainable development
Information technology
The Nizhny Novgorod Region is one of the leaders in the development of the IT industry in Russia. The availability of qualified specialists, infrastructure (IT parks), the successful experience of international companies in transferring some functions to the region and the competitive cost of software development compared to IT technology centers – Moscow and St. Petersburg – makes the region attractive in terms of IT solutions.
1.994 companies in the IT industry and related fields are registered in
the region
The number of IT employees is 39,647 people
The Nizhny Novgorod Region is a supplier of IT talents:
the training is carried out in 7 universities and 5 affiliated offices located in the region
the number of IT graduates is more than 2 thousand of people annually
The main competencies of leading Nizhny Novgorod IT companies are focused in fields of
machine learning, big data, information security, computer vision, mobile development, communication
standards development, AR/VR, NLP and language models, natural language understanding, generative models,
predictive analytics and IoT
The 3th place in Russia in terms of development of the
development industry
Top-10 regions of turnover in the information and communication
technologies sector in 2023 – RUB 149.8 billion
The Nizhny Novgorod region has successful experience in creating technology parks.
Ankudinovka IT Park
- The industry specialization is information and communication technologies, instrument engineering, mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, chemical and biomedical technologies, and development of new materials
- 46 operating residents
- 7,508 – the number of jobs created
- RUB 164 billion – revenue of resident companies since 2015
- RUB 17.4 billion – investments attracted by 2023
Sarov IT Park
- The industry specialization is information technology, laser technology, energy-efficient technology, sensors and automation, materials and coatings
- 45 residents
- 871 – the number of jobs created
- RUB 5.3 billion – revenue of resident companies (at the beginning of 2024)
World-class Intercollegiate IT campus
The world-class intercollegiate IT Campus in Nizhny Novgorod is an ultramodern space for the education and residence of a new generation of innovators and talents in the field of digital technologies.
The planned construction period of the IT campus is until the end of 2025.
The basic training programs will be:
- hardware and software design of chips
- cybersecurity
- artificial intelligence and recommendation systems
All these directions will be implemented jointly with the leaders of the IT market and in partnership with the leading universities of the region (N.I.Lobachevsky National University; R.E.Alekseev NSTU, NNGASU, HSE, K.Minin NSPU)
GORKY TECH
In 2021, the Regional Center for Support and Coordination of Domestic Digital Technologies and Developers "Gorky Tech" was established in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. The organization operates on the "one-stop shop" principle of interaction between IT companies, the state and the real sector of the economy.
"Gorky Tech" forms an IT ecosystem of the Nizhny Novgorod Region:
- creates relationships between developers and customers
- organizes business cooperation with the scientific and educational community
- helps to attract state support measures and extra-budgetary resources for the development of projects related to IT technologies
The areas of work of ANO "Gorky Tech" are:: support for IT companies and developers, promotion of domestic digital technologies, development of human capital in the IT industry, analytics and consulting in the IT industry, creation and development of information systems, as well as popularization of digital technologies.
The organization has developed digital platforms that accelerate the processes of cooperation and import
substitution of foreign software and equipment:
1.Showcase of domestic digital products and competencies – portal маркетплейс.рф
2. The digital platform "Let's Make in Russia" is a regional mechanism for finding domestic equipment suppliers
The largest software companies:
Huawei – development and production of telecommunication equipment and
software, the world's leading supplier of infocommunication solutions and "smart" devices
SBER – development and implementation of software for the SBER
ecosystem, online systems for banks and payment systems, creation and support of mobile applications,
software development for business
SWTecNN – a developer of unique world-class architectural and software
solutions.
Globus IT – creation of functional complex services, a major Russian
integrator and leader in the development of complex corporate systems, applications and full-cycle IT
products
Garda Technologies – development of systems, hardware and software
solutions in the field of information security that allow you to protect your data from unauthorized access,
ensure confidentiality and integrity of information, as well as prevent data leaks
Business environment
The region has an investor support infrastructure that provides maximum assistance to businesses. Its structure includes:
- The Corporation for the Development of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, a special organization for attracting investments and managing investors
- The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
- ICANN, the organization of the international community of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, represents the interests of foreign investors
- The Nizhny Novgorod Association of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs
- The Institute of the Ombudsmen for the Protection of Rights of Entrepreneurs
- The Institute of Investment Commissioners at the local government bodies, executive authorities and territorial administrations of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Nizhny Novgorod is one of the largest business and financial centers in Russia, where large Russian and foreign companies place their representative offices and headquarters.
- Large-scale Russian and international forums, conferences and exhibitions are held annually in the region
- Business centers are the heart of the city’s modern business life. Office premises in business centers have all the conditions for productive work of the enterprise: Internet, telephony, power network. Business centers have banks, insurance companies, canteens or cafes, conference rooms, the availability of which greatly simplifies the conduct of business
- Office centers in Nizhny Novgorod are located in all areas of the city, mainly in the Nizhegorodsky district
- Business centers in Nizhny Novgorod are divided into A, B and C classes
The key business centers are:
- The World Trade Center (it is a multifunctional Class A Business Center)
- Bohemia Palace (Class A)
- Mont Blanc (Class А)
- Lobachevsky Plaza (class A)
- KM CITY (Class А)
- Corner Place (Class А)
- Bugrov Business Park (B+ class)
- Oka Hotel Complex (B class)
- Chayka (B class)
- Orbit (B class)
- A-Real (B class)
Well-known international consulting companies and R&D centers have offices in Nizhny Novgorod.
Human resources potential
The Nizhny Novgorod Region has a comprehensive system of personnel training for enterprises in the region.
Training in professional educational organizations is carried out as part of the implementation of significant projects for the region, such as:
- Federal project “Professionalism”
- The State Program “Development of Education of the Nizhny Novgorod Regions” until 2035
The main goal of projects is to train highly qualified personnel with the implementation of international standards and the best international practices.
The training is carried out in close cooperation between industrial enterprises, the region’s Ministry of Education and Science of the Nizhny Novgorod Region and vocational education institutions.
Due to the built-up system, in general, about 15,000 workers are graduated in all specialties per year.
Professionalism
In 2022, the federal project of the Ministry of Education of Russia "Professionalism" was launched in the Nizhny Novgorod Region. This is a new system of personnel training in educational institutions of secondary vocational education.
The main task is to bring the mid-level personnel training system as close as possible to market demands in specific industries.
Among the key initiatives of the project is the creation of educational and production centers (clusters). They represent the integration of colleges and organizations of the real sector of the economy.
Currently, 6 clusters have been created in the region, and by the end of 2024 their number will increase to 10. They will train workers for such industries as:
- Metallurgy
- Car manufacturing
- Agriculture
- Construction
- Education
- Chemistry
- Radio electronics
Educational programs have been formed jointly with the supporting industrial enterprises.
Workshops
Since 2019, a network of workshops has been established in the region, on the basis of which conditions were created for the practical training of students of secondary vocational education in accordance with the priorities of the development of the Russian economy
The equipment of the workshops makes it possible to train specialists with scarce competencies, possessing advanced industry and the latest digital technologies.
- There are 88 modern workshops on the basis of 22 professional educational organizations in such areas as:
- Industrial and engineering technologies
- Information and communication technologies
- Transport service and logistics
- Construction Art
- Agriculture
- Service sector
- Social sphere
Resource centers
Currently, there are 33 resource centers in the Nizhny Novgorod Region on the bases of 26 professional educational organizations, 1 higher education organization and 1 enterprise. Work on the creation of resource centers was carried out in the region in stages together with the largest enterprises of the region, starting in 2007.
The main goal is the formation of new qualified personnel with developed scientific and industrial and high innovative potential.
Training of specialists in sectors of the economy that are priority for the region:
- Engineering and metallurgy
- Chemical and petrochemical industry
- Information technologies
- Water transport
- Agriculture
- Construction industry, housing and utilities
- Hospitality services
Transport infrastructure. Logistics
The Nizhny Novgorod Region is the largest transport and logistics center in Russia with a developed infrastructure.
The region is located in the heart of the European part of Russia. It is located at the intersection of major highways and railways from north to south and from west to east. The development of the transport logistics system and the expansion of the infrastructure of the Nizhny Novgorod Region increase the access to sales markets.
Road Transport
Highways connect the vast territory of the region, ensure the vital activity of cities and settlements, the mobility of population and access to material resources and raw materials, thereby determining opportunities of the economic development of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
The total length of roads in the Nizhny Novgorod Region is 33.5 thousand
km,
including:federal roads – 578 km
regional roads – 13 thousand km
local roads – 20 thousand km
including:
Nizhny Novgorod is the main transport hub through which federal and regional highways pass:
- M7 Volga – Moscow – Ufa
- R-158 – Nizhny Novgorod – Saratov
- R-177 Povetluzhye – Nizhny Novgorod – Yoshkar-Ola
- R-125 – Ryazhsk – Nizhny Novgorod
- R-152 – Rostov – Nizhny Novgorod
- R-159 – Nizhny Novgorod – Kirov
- In 2023, part of the M-12 Vostok – Moscow – Nizhny Novgorod – Kazan highway was launched, that will become the main part of the Europe – Western China international transport corridor
Railroad Transport
- The total length of railways of the Nizhny Novgorod Region is 1.2 thousand km
- In Nizhny Novgorod, there is the largest railway station on the Gorky Railway
- The distance from Nizhny Novgorod to Moscow is 400 km (22 passenger trains per day, 10 of them are high-speed trains, travel time is 3.5 hours)
- There is the leader of the Gorky Railway in terms of loading – the Zeletsino station near Nizhny Novgorod
- An average of 40 freight trains are formed per day at the Nizhny Novgorod-Sortirovochny station
Air Transport
- The V.P.Chkalov International Airport is located 12 km from the city center of Nizhny Novgorod
- It is compliant with ISAGO international safety standards (IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations)
- Flight from Nizhny Novgorod to Moscow (up to 10 flights per day, travel time - 1 hour)
- The passenger flow is 1.4 million people per year
- > 25 routes, 21 russian and international companies
River Transport
- The main waterway of the region is the Volga – the largest European river
- Waterways of the Nizhny Novgorod Region give access to five seas washing the European part of Russia – the White, Baltic, Azov, Black and Caspian seas
- The total length of navigable waterways of the Nizhny Novgorod Region is 937 km
- Shipping lines run along the Volga, Unzha, Oka, Vetluga, Sura rivers
- The largest ports are: Nizhny Novgorod, Dzerzhinsk, Gorodets, Bor and Kstovo
City environment
The Nizhny Novgorod Region provides all conditions for comfortable living and doing business.
Developed infrastructure, numerous attractions and a rich history of the capital of the Volga Federal District – Nizhny Novgorod, as well as major business and cultural events contribute to increasing the investment appeal of the region.
The urban planning system uses Smart City technologies aimed at creating an effective urban management system, safe and comfortable living conditions for citizens.
Housing
The commissioning of housing in the region shows stable growth over the past 5 years
In 2023, enterprises and organizations of all forms of incorporation, individual
entrepreneurs and the population of the Nizhny Novgorod Region built 7,464 houses with
20,635 apartments
In 2023, 1.8 million sq. m of housing was commissioned, including new
business-class buildings
In 2023, the Nizhny Novgorod Region took the 5th place among
the regions of the Volga Federal District in terms of
housing construction
Accommodation
546 collective accommodation facilities with more than 17.7 thousand rooms for 48.6 thousand guests operate in the region. Also, there are hotels of various class in the region, including 5*, 4*, 3*, 2*.
Hotels of the world's leading chains are operating in Nizhny Novgorod:
Sheraton 5* – the first five-star hotel of the international brand in the historical
center of the capital of the Volga Federal District
Courtyard by Marriott 4* – the first hotel of the Marriott international hotel operator
in the region is aimed for the business tourism segment, which implies increased requirements for comfort
Hampton by Hilton 4* - four-star hotel of an international chain, located in the
cultural and historical part of Nizhny Novgorod
Ibis Nizhny Novgorod 3* – three-star hotel, located in close proximity to the Gorky Square and the main pedestrian street of the city – Bolshaya Pokrovskaya
Cultural and Entertainment Infrastructure
Numerous festivals and celebrations are held in the region throughout the year.
- Sakharov International Art Festival with performances of world-class classical music stars
- Festivals of folk crafts "Golden Khokhloma" and "Folk Craftsmen Brotherhood", which are held in the cities of Semenov and Gorodets, are among the "Top 200 Best Events in Russia"
- The Gorky fest is a contest of contemporary Russian cinema, the program of which includes films of various formats from short films and sketch films to experimental video and documentary films. The festival is attended by Russian film stars and special foreign guests
- Festival of Modern Culture "Vyksa | Art Ovrag" is a festival of modern culture, traditionally held in the city of Vyksa, Nizhny Novgorod region, combines visual art, theater, public art, street art, architecture, music and sports
- The International Art Festival "Strelka" is designed to popularize opera art in its best world samples. The festival is attended by opera artists and symphony orchestras of Russia and Europe. The main venue of the festival is the territory of the historical warehouse complex at the confluence of the Oka and Volga - on Strelka
- The Intervals International Festival of Audiovisual Art is a new format of the festival, held at the iconic venues of Nizhny Novgorod, in which iconic foreign and Russian artists and musicians unite in order to introduce the widest audience to the world of media art
- The Boldinskaya Autumn festival is the All-Russian Pushkin Festival of Opera and Ballet Art
- The City of Potters is a festival of pottery, which is annually held in Bogorodsk, the Nizhny Novgorod Region
- The Music and Fireworks festival "Capital of Sunsets" is a festival that combines picturesque sunsets on the Nizhne-Volzhskaya embankment, musicians of different genres and pyrotechnic teams from all over Russia – the brightest event of celebrating the 800th anniversary of Nizhny Novgorod. The event received the highest award of the X National Award in the field of event tourism Russian Event Awards
In Nizhny Novgorod, there are several theaters:
- The Opera and Ballet Theater named after A. Pushkin
- The Academic Drama Theater named after M. Gorky
- The Nizhny Novgorod Comedy Theater
- The Young Spectator Theater
- The Puppet Theater
Transport
The city passenger transport system includes
Subway
Buses
Trams
Trolley buses
Electric buses
Commuter trains
River Transport
Nizhny Novgorod cableway
Buses:
- In 2023, 240 million people were transported by public buses
Pavlovsky Bus (part of the GAZ Group) is the largest producer of small and medium-sized
buses in Russia and among the ten top global manufacturers.
Subway:
The Nizhny Novgorod subway is among the 7 largest subways in the country - it includes two lines and 15 stations. The subway network covers five of the eight districts of Nizhny Novgorod.
- The Nizhny Novgorod subway passenger flow is about 32 million people per year
- 3rd place by number of stations and network length in Russia after Moscow and St. Petersburg
3 new stations are being constructed within the Nizhny Novgorod subway framework
Trams:
The Nizhny Novgorod tram connects the lines of the upper and lower parts of the city, opening wonderful views of the largest water arteries in the region – the Oka and the Volga rivers.
- The Nizhny Novgorod tram system is one of the first tram systems in Russia.
170 new MiNiN trams (Minsk and Nizhny Novgorod) of
joint Russian-Belarusian production will run on Nizhny Novgorod routes
Cableway:
The cableway connects Nizhny Novgorod with its satellite town Bor located on the left bank of the Volga.
- The Nizhny Novgorod cableway is in the European and Russian Book of Records for the largest cableway span over the water surface – 861.21 m
River Transport:
High-speed hydrofoils "Valdai 45R" and "Meteor 120R" connect six regions by river routes – Nizhny Novgorod Region, Vladimir Region (Murom), Republic of Mari El (Yurino and Kozmodemyansk), Republic of Chuvashia (Cheboksary) Republic of Tatarstan (Kazan) and Ulyanovsk Region (Ulyanovsk).
- Number of passengers transported in 2023 – 81.5 thousand people, 34 river routes.
The first hydrofoils were developed in Nizhny Novgorod in the 1940s under the leadership
of the outstanding designer R.E. Alekseev.
Today, the design bureau named after him creates hydrofoil river vessels "Meteor 120R" and "Valdai 45R".
Today, the design bureau named after him creates hydrofoil river vessels "Meteor 120R" and "Valdai 45R".
Safety Level
Reducing the crime level in the region is contributed by measures taken to combat organized crime.
In 2023:
- The crime rate in the region is below the national average
- The total number of registered crimes has decreased by 4.9% compared to 2022
- The overall disclosure rate has increased and amounted to 53.3%
Foreign students from Nizhny Novgorod Universities also assess the level of security in the city as high.
Environment
The Nizhny Novgorod Region is one of the centers of environmental measures aimed at the conservation and restoration of the wealth of natural river resources.
The main measures to improve the environmental situation in Nizhny Novgorod and the Nizhny Novgorod Region are aimed at maintaining favorable and comfortable living conditions for people, preventing negative impacts on the environment and eliminating their consequences, developing cities under the condition of minimal negative effects on the environment.
- Creation of an integrated municipal solid waste management system
Introduction of a separate household waste collection system and development of
environmental consciousness of the population
Commissioning of new facilities for processing municipal solid waste
Construction of missing infrastructure facilities of the industry (including high-tech
enterprises for processing household and industrial waste, centers for the development of resource-saving
technologies and waste management – environmental technological parks, multifunctional sorting complexes)
- Preservation of unique water bodies in the Nizhny Novgorod Region
Environmental restoration of water bodies
Construction and reconstruction of drinking water supply facilities
Construction, reconstruction and modernization of treatment facilities in the territory
of municipal and urban districts of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
River Bed Clearing
- Mitigation of the negative environmental impact
Elimination of unauthorized landfills within the boundaries of cities and restoration of
relevant territories
Elimination of the most hazardous facilities with accumulated environmental damage to
the environment
- Conservation of forests and green areas
Increasing the area of artificial reforestation, improving the quality and effectiveness
of reforestation
Improving the efficiency of forest protection from fires, including by reducing the area
of dead forest plantations and diminishing the damage from forest fires
Provision of specialized forestry machinery and equipment for reforestation
Organization of annual planting of seedlings of trees and shrubs in cities
The ongoing environmental policy and the implementation of environmental measures ensure a stable environmental situation in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
In 2024, the Nizhny Novgorod Region ranks 2nd in the "Green Rating" of regions that have achieved the greatest success in the reform of solid municipal waste management, prepared by the Russian Environmental Operator.
Medical Services
The accessibility and quality of medical care for the population is one of the most important areas of healthcare.
The region has an extensive clinical base:
More than 1,700 healthcare facilities
in the Nizhny Novgorod Region
About 200 private medical centers in Nizhny Novgorod operating in
accordance with international standards
In 2024, 196 medical organizations participate in the implementation of
the Program of state guarantees of free provision of medical care to the population of the Nizhny Novgorod
region under the compulsory medical insurance, including:
– 112 state medical organizations,
– 5 federal institutions,
– 79 private medical organizations
– 112 state medical organizations,
– 5 federal institutions,
– 79 private medical organizations
As part of the national project "Healthcare" implementation, RUB 15.5
billion will be allocated to the program "Modernization of primary health care" in 2021-2025 for
measures to ensure the availability and quality of medical care
Within the framework of the Governor's Initiative “Accessible Medicine”,
for more than 5 years, a modern format of field work - "Trains of Health" has been organized
In 2023, mobile diagnostic laboratories visited 791 localities:
- 102 thousand consultations
- 55 thousand patients examined
- 35 thousand patients sent for further examination
- more than 3 thousand people hospitalized
Specialized medical care in the Nizhny Novgorod region is provided by 45 state medical organizations, including:
- Nizhny Novgorod Regional Hospital named after N.A. Semashko
- Nizhny Novgorod Regional Children's Clinical Hospital
- Research Institute – A Specialized Cardiac Surgery Clinical Hospital named after academician B.A.Korolev
- Clinical Diagnostic Center
- Research Institute of Clinical Oncology – Nizhny Novgorod Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary
High-tech medical care is provided in 18 medical organizations of the region, including:
- Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education "Privolzhsky Research Medical University" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
- The Volga District Medical Center of the FMBA of Russia
Human resources potential:
- Privolzhsky Research Medical University for over a century has been preparing specialists for medical institutions throughout Russia and occupies the highest positions among the higher medical institutions of the Russian Federation ("TOP-50 universities of the Russian Federation" and "TOP-5 universities of the Ministry of Health of Russia")
- The Rural Doctor (Rural Paramedic) program, under which a one-time compensation payment is provided
- In 2023, the Nizhny Novgorod Region entered the top-7 regions of Russia in terms of implementation of social measures to support medical students and doctors
Conditions for Foreign Citizens
All conditions have been created for comfortable living of foreign specialists in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
- Educational institutions with an option to study in a foreign language
- Multilingual kindergartens
- World level polyclinics and hospitals
- Premium hotels, including major international hotel chains
- Modern shopping and leisure centers
- Multifunctional fitness centers and fitness clubs
- Haute cuisine restaurants
Today, top managers of many foreign companies who have moved to the region with their families live in the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
To improve the quality of life in Nizhny Novgorod, a whole range of tasks is being solved for the planning and construction of urban infrastructure, the accounting and distribution of housing and utility resources, the development of a personalized city services ecosystem with a single and user-friendly interface.
The main tool for solving these tasks is widespread introduction of advanced digital and engineering Smart City solutions in the urban and municipal infrastructure.
Smart City
The project for introducing the Smart City technology is implemented as part of the national Housing and Urban Environment project and the national Digital Economy program and is based on 5 key principles:
- user orientation
- technological effectiveness of the urban infrastructure
- improving the quality of the urban resource management
- comfortable and safe environment
- focus on economic efficiency, including the service component of the urban environment
Pilot area: Nizhny Novgorod, Dzerzhinsk, Sarov
In 2023, the Smart City project was scaled to all municipalities of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
In 2023, the Smart City project was scaled to all municipalities of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
The introduction of the Smart City concept in the region occurs in several directions:
- The operation of the 112 service, traffic video recording systems and video surveillance, road traffic monitoring, weight control and forest fire monitoring are carried out using the Safe City hardware and software system
- The development of the regional navigation and information system includes the management of passenger transportation, school buses and utility vehicles
- Creation of "smart" public transport stops - installation of 334 innovative pavilions, equipped with a video surveillance system, displays showing the time of transport arrival, sensors for round-the-clock monitoring of atmospheric air quality and vending machines.
- Development of an electronic public services system: currently, the portal of public services of the Nizhny Novgorod Region provides information on the procedure for obtaining 2,265 services
- Implementation of projects aimed at involving citizens in the process of governing the region and developing e-democracy: the “Nizhny Novgorod Region Government Team”. and a website for public discussion of the Development Strategy of the Nizhny Novgorod Region
- Implementation of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Resident's Card project – a convenient digital platform for accessing city services, benefits and bonuses
- Implementation of the project "Guest Card – Nizhny Card" aimed at a comfortable stay for guests of the region. The guest card provides the possibility:
– to visit 17 museums, galleries and exhibition halls
– special offers and discounts in the best institutions of the city (restaurants, cafes, hotels, etc.)
– free public transport
– convenient mobile application, a travel guide; the card also has a banking application
According to the results of 2023, Nizhny Novgorod entered the top 10 of the federal
rating of the Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities on digitalization of urban economy (IQ of
cities)
Agriculture and agro-industrial complex
Today, the Nizhny Novgorod Region is a developing agricultural area that occupies a leading positions in the production and processing of agricultural products.
The space of agriculturally used areas is 2,700.6 thousand ha, including:
- Arable land – 1,886 thousand ha
- Suitable for cultivation land – 111.1 thousand ha
- Hayfields, pastures & other – 703.4 thousand ha
The Nizhny Novgorod Region occupies high positions in the agricultural sector
egg production
1,118.9
million eggs
million eggs
POTATO PRODUCTION
514.3
thousand tons
thousand tons
MEAT PRODUCTION
187.9
thousand tons
thousand tons
milk production
626.3
thousand tons
thousand tons
production of grain and legumes
2,122
thousand tons
thousand tons
- 1st place in the Volga Federal District in terms of potato production – 514.3 thousand tons
- 3rd place in the Volga Federal district in terms of fiber flax production – 1.3 thousand tons
- 4th place in the Volga Federal District by egg production – 1,118.9 million eggs
- 5th place in the Volga Federal District by milk production – 626.3 thousand tons
- 6th place in the Volga Federal District by sugar beet production – 469 thousand tons
- 6th place in the Volga Federal District by meat production – 187.9 thousand tons
- 7th place in the Volga Federal District by grain and leguminous crops production – 2,122 thousand tons
- 8th place in the Volga Federal District by vegetable production – 55.8 thousand tons
The largest share of agricultural production belongs to agricultural organizations and farms – 72.2%.
Key enterprises:
- "NNPP" LLC , "NNPP-2" LLC (RBPI Group) – reproduction, raising, fattening and selling of pigs
- "Moloko" JSC, "Knyagininskoe moloko" JSC, "Gorodetsky MZ" JSC – the largest milk processing centers
- Poultry farm "Pavlovskaya" LLC, "Agrofirma "Poultry farm Seymovskaya" JSC – poultry meat and egg production
- "Agrokombinat "Gorkovsky" JSC , "TK "Nizhegorodsky" LLC (GC Rost) – agricultural greenhouse enterprises for the production of vegetables on the protected ground
- "Volodarsky Flour Mill" LLC is a leader in grain processing
Tourism
According to the Federal State Statistics Service, the growth rate of tourist flow to the Nizhny Novgorod Region is one of the highest in Russia: the number of tourists in the region is increasing every year.
There are more than 3 600 monuments of historical and cultural heritage of Russia in the Nizhny Novgorod Region
In 2023, the tourist flow to Nizhny Novgorod Region amounted more than 4.1 million people.
In 2024, Nizhny Novgorod became the first city in the country to receive the status of "Cultural Capital of Russia". The projected growth of tourist flow is 5% per year.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
The Pushkins’ family estate located in the village of Bolshoe Boldino, where the great
Russian poet A.S. Pushkin lived and worked
Unique natural sites, such as Bornukovskaya cave, Kerzhensky Reserve, Ichalkovsky
Reserve
Monuments of nature - Vadskoe lake and Svetloyar lake, where, according to legend,
Kitezh-grad immersed in the first half of the XIV century
At the mouth of the Kerzhenets River, there is the Zheltovodsky Makaryev Convent founded
in the first half of the 15th century by the Monk and Wonderworker Makariyм
The Diveyevo Monastery is a place of Orthodox pilgrimage
NIZHNY NOVGOROD IS AN OPEN-AIR MUSEUM CITY
The Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin is the heart of the historical part of Nizhny Novgorod and
the oldest architectural monument of the city
Volga and Oka embankments. Verkhnevolzhskaya embankment is located in the historical
center of the city, parallel to Nizhnevolzhskaya embankment, from which you can see Strelka - the confluence
of the Volga and Oka rivers
Bolshaya Pokrovskaya is the main pedestrian street of Nizhny Novgorod, where many
architectural and historical monuments are located
Rozhdestvenskaya Street is one of the oldest and most picturesque in Nizhny Novgorod, it
preserves the spirit of the merchant city of the 17th - 19th centuries
The Nizhny Novgorod Fair is a historical district where the largest fair of the Russian
Empire was held
Warehouses located on the territory of the former cargo port on Strelka are a cultural space and a new landmark site of the city
MUSEUMS WITH UNIQUE COLLECTIONS
Kashirin’s House, where the writer M. Gorky spent his childhood
In Gorodets, there are numerous museums dedicated to needlework and craftsmanship, life
and history of the Volga people
The only cave complex in Russia with an underground Mining museum in Peshelan
V.P. Chkalov Memorial Museum – a complex built in honor of the pilot, Hero of the Soviet
Union
Folk arts and crafts
The Nizhny Novgorod Region left a strong imprint in the history of traditional Russian arts
Khokhloma painting
Golden Khokhloma is one of the oldest original Russian folk crafts, which for centuries has shaped the way of life of entire generations and is an integral part of the Russian culture. A Khokhloma feature is the manufacture of gilded wooden dishes without the use of precious metals and a peculiar plant and grass painting. The symbol of Khokhloma painting is a fiery firebird decorated with bright flowers.
Golden Khokhloma is one of the oldest original Russian folk crafts, which for centuries has shaped the way of life of entire generations and is an integral part of the Russian culture. A Khokhloma feature is the manufacture of gilded wooden dishes without the use of precious metals and a peculiar plant and grass painting. The symbol of Khokhloma painting is a fiery firebird decorated with bright flowers.
Kazakovskaya filigree
Kazakovskaya filigree is one of the oldest types of artistic metal working – “skan” (from old Russian “to twist”) or filigree, as this kind of jewelry technique is also called. Kazakovskoe Enterprise of Art Products, CJSC, produces a wide range of art products: decorative vases and bowls, music boxes, cup holders, vases, candy bowls, women's jewelry, teaspoons, cups, medals, badges, orders and insignia for the Russian army.
Kazakovskaya filigree is one of the oldest types of artistic metal working – “skan” (from old Russian “to twist”) or filigree, as this kind of jewelry technique is also called. Kazakovskoe Enterprise of Art Products, CJSC, produces a wide range of art products: decorative vases and bowls, music boxes, cup holders, vases, candy bowls, women's jewelry, teaspoons, cups, medals, badges, orders and insignia for the Russian army.
Gorodets golden embroidery
Gorodets golden embroidery is one of the oldest and most unique types of highly artistic folk arts in Russia. Embroidery, clothes and scarves richly decorated with gold were mandatory clothing items of wealthy ladies of merchant cities of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, including the city of Gorodets. A sparkling pattern adorned women’s festive clothing, which was the pride of the family, it was carefully stored and passed from mother to daughter as a reliable, never depreciating capital.
Gorodets golden embroidery is one of the oldest and most unique types of highly artistic folk arts in Russia. Embroidery, clothes and scarves richly decorated with gold were mandatory clothing items of wealthy ladies of merchant cities of the Nizhny Novgorod Region, including the city of Gorodets. A sparkling pattern adorned women’s festive clothing, which was the pride of the family, it was carefully stored and passed from mother to daughter as a reliable, never depreciating capital.
Balakhna lace-making
Russian lacework appeared in the 17th century. It not only preserved and developed the best traditions of craftswomen of European countries, but also became a genuine national artistic phenomenon, the independence of which is expressed in the richness of color, a variety of techniques and the graphic nature of the ornament. One of the famous lace centers in the 18th - 19th centuries was an ancient city on the Volga – Balakhna.
Russian lacework appeared in the 17th century. It not only preserved and developed the best traditions of craftswomen of European countries, but also became a genuine national artistic phenomenon, the independence of which is expressed in the richness of color, a variety of techniques and the graphic nature of the ornament. One of the famous lace centers in the 18th - 19th centuries was an ancient city on the Volga – Balakhna.
Pottery and art ceramics
Pottery in Bogorodsk has existed since the foundation of the village of Bogorodskoye in 1570. The heyday of pottery occurred at the end of the 19th, beginning of the 20th centuries, when the products of Bogorodsk craftsmen became known to most of Russia. Bogorodsk potters made a wide variety of pottery for all occasions: pots, bowls, milk jars, ewers, trays, milk buckets, field buckets, earthenware pots, jars, Easter plates, jelly cups and even samovars. Another center of pottery and art ceramics is the city of Balakhna. Here people used the old technique of oxygen-free wood burning.
Pottery in Bogorodsk has existed since the foundation of the village of Bogorodskoye in 1570. The heyday of pottery occurred at the end of the 19th, beginning of the 20th centuries, when the products of Bogorodsk craftsmen became known to most of Russia. Bogorodsk potters made a wide variety of pottery for all occasions: pots, bowls, milk jars, ewers, trays, milk buckets, field buckets, earthenware pots, jars, Easter plates, jelly cups and even samovars. Another center of pottery and art ceramics is the city of Balakhna. Here people used the old technique of oxygen-free wood burning.
Leather works
Leatherworking in the Nizhny Novgorod governorate began to develop in the second half of the 17th century and spread to many cities. Its development was contributed by the availability of local material: oak and potash lime. The production was quite profitable. People made leather and consumer articles of it using various kinds of finishes.
Leatherworking in the Nizhny Novgorod governorate began to develop in the second half of the 17th century and spread to many cities. Its development was contributed by the availability of local material: oak and potash lime. The production was quite profitable. People made leather and consumer articles of it using various kinds of finishes.
Semenov painting
One of the symbols of Russia is the traditional Russian nesting doll – a bright elegant beauty with pink cheeks and scarlet roses on her apron. The ancient folk craft of making wooden toys with paintings originated in the rich in talents Nizhny Novgorod land at the beginning of the 20th century.
One of the symbols of Russia is the traditional Russian nesting doll – a bright elegant beauty with pink cheeks and scarlet roses on her apron. The ancient folk craft of making wooden toys with paintings originated in the rich in talents Nizhny Novgorod land at the beginning of the 20th century.
Glass blowing
Glass-blowing of Christmas tree decorations appeared in Nizhny Novgorod in the 60s of the last century. Glassblowers then worked in the old fashioned way and used simple kerosene burners for blowing. Toys were blown out using glass tubes. The factory of glass Christmas-tree decorations “Ariel” continues the traditions of the production of Christmas-tree decorations made of glass, which were laid down in 1936 in Gorky, and currently has the status of an enterprise of folk art crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
Glass-blowing of Christmas tree decorations appeared in Nizhny Novgorod in the 60s of the last century. Glassblowers then worked in the old fashioned way and used simple kerosene burners for blowing. Toys were blown out using glass tubes. The factory of glass Christmas-tree decorations “Ariel” continues the traditions of the production of Christmas-tree decorations made of glass, which were laid down in 1936 in Gorky, and currently has the status of an enterprise of folk art crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
Novinki wooden toy
In the Nizhny Novgorod Region, there were several centers for the production of axe-chip toys. The earliest of them is Chkalovsky. Early toys of the end of the 18th – beginning of the 19th centuries include push-wheels, propellers, spinners, blacksmiths on movable slats.
In the Nizhny Novgorod Region, there were several centers for the production of axe-chip toys. The earliest of them is Chkalovsky. Early toys of the end of the 18th – beginning of the 19th centuries include push-wheels, propellers, spinners, blacksmiths on movable slats.
