1. Ukrainian IT services and
outsourcing
Finnish Business Association Ukraine
30.11.2012

2. CEE’s Most attractive IT-outsourcing
destination
• According to A.T. Kearney, Ukraine is currently the
most attractive IT outsourcing destination in Central
and Eastern Europe
• The high quality of services is due to the advanced
mathematical and quantitative education, like in
many other former Soviet republics. This
background provides a solid foundation for
algorithm-heavy programming and R&D software
development.

3. Ukraine boasts 16,000 IT graduates each year
• 16,000 IT specialists graduate each year from
Ukraine’s universities
• Almost 1,000 outsourcing companies are registered
in the country. In addition, Ukraine has several
independent software developers and small teams.

4. 700 Ukrainian IT specialists at Microsoft HQ
• Ukraine’s IT services market is bigger than those of
Poland and Hungary combined.
• Some 700 Ukrainians work at Microsoft’s Seattle
office

5. CEE’s Largest Pool of Engineering Resources
• Ukraine boasts the largest pool of engineering
resources in Central and Eastern Europe with around
25 percent of the region’s IT offshoring market
• Ukraine’s software market possesses the highest
ratio of research and development (R&D) to IT
services in the region

6. Hint: take a closer look at Western Ukraine
• In addition to Kyiv, take a closer look at Western
Ukraine, especially the regional capital Lviv.
• It’s only 1,300 km from Helsinki along the Via Baltica

7. Hint: take a closer look at Lviv
• Besides being the largest city in Western Ukraine
with over 800,000 people, Lviv is widely regarded as
Ukraine’s most livable city
• With its lower cost of living, the salaries of IT
specialists in Lviv are also lower than those in Kyiv

8. Lviv: one of Ukraine’s most important IT hubs
• Lviv is one of the most important IT services hubs in
Ukraine
• Each year almost 1,000 IT students graduate from
Lviv’s universities. In addition, the city’s vibrant
cultural life and livability attract IT graduates from all
over Ukraine.

9. Leading Technology Companies Choose Ukraine
• Ukraine’s largest IT companies employ more than
1,000 programmers and serve world class clients
• Skype, Facebook and eBay, among others, use
Ukraine a software development location for R&D
and especially challenging IT projects

10. Find the right IT experts and service providers
• Despite offering large opportunities for IT
services, Ukraine can be a challenging business
environment, especially for companies entering its
market
• It’s important to find the right experts and service
providers to help you get a realistic picture of your
company’s chances for success in Ukraine’s IT
services market.

11. About Finnish Business Association Ukraine
• The first Finnish Business Association (FBA Ukraine)
in Ukraine
• FBA Ukraine helps Finnish companies
– Study the potential of the Ukrainian market
– Find reliable service providers
– Develop the right market entry strategy for Ukraine
• Visit us at http://www.fbaukraine.com

12. For More Information
Tim Louzonis
Co-founder, FBA Ukraine
tim.louzonis@fbaukraine.com
http://www.fbaukraine.com