Published on: 2026-06-26
Source: Government of the Russian Federation –
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In Syktyvkar, the Deputy Chairman of the Government – the plenipotentiary representative of the President in the Far Eastern Federal District, Yuri Trutnev, held a meeting on the issues of economic development of the Komi Republic and Arctic territories, as well as meetings with investors implementing projects in the region.
“The reserves of mineral resources available to the republic in previous periods laid the foundation for the region’s development, but such reserves are not infinite. To achieve results, improve people’s lives, and create new facilities, economic diversification is necessary. To support investment projects, special instruments are being utilized in the republic by order of the President of Russia. Since 2020, the regime of the Russian Federation’s Arctic zone has been in effect in the republic. With the measures of state support, 43 projects are being implemented. Such programs as the presidential unified subsidy, the “Arctic Mortgage,” and the “Hectare in the Arctic” are being implemented.”In October 2025, the Government of Russia approved plans for the development of 15 Arctic support settlements, including the city of Vorkuta. At the same time, the situation in Vorkuta and other territories is complicated. According to the main indicators of economic development — rates of industrial production growth, investment growth — the figures in Komi are below the Russian average. “Let’s discuss how things stand and what needs to be done so that the republic develops faster and people live better,” Yuri Trutnev opened the meeting.
On the main directions of socio-economic development of the Komi Republic reported the head of the region Rostislav Goldshtein. According to the results of 2024, GRP amounted to more than 1.2 trillion rubles. By the indicator of GRP per capita, the Komi Republic maintains leading positions – it ranks fourth in the Northwestern Federal District and is among the top ten in Russia.
The republican investment portfolio includes 72 projects with a total volume of about 700 billion rubles. More than 530 billion rubles, that is, three quarters of the entire portfolio, are concentrated in the Arctic territory. The AZRF residency status was granted to 43 enterprises from Vorkuta, Inta, Usinsk, and the Ust-Tsilemsky district in the fields of processing, transport, construction, tourism, medicine, and agriculture. Investors have actually invested 700 million rubles — this is almost 25% of the planned figures.
“The strategic goal of the Komi Republic is to become one of the key economic centers of the North of Russia. With the support of the federal authorities, there are all the grounds for this: resources, people, projects,” emphasized the head of the region.
One of the priorities of the work is to support participants of the special military operation (SMO) and their families. More than 30 aid measures for fighters and their families are in place in the region. Such support measures have helped more than 12,500 families. The region is successfully implementing training programs for SMO veterans. Under the program “Per. Hero’s Path,” 38 fighters received diplomas this week.
Support for large families continues. Over five years, the number has increased by 1.8 thousand and now totals 12.5 thousand.
Under the preferential Arctic mortgage, 121 families purchased new housing, 78 citizens received land plots under the “Arctic Hectare” program. Under the “Children of the Arctic” program, more than 3,115 children from the Komi Republic rested at Russian resorts from 2022 to 2025.
For the support of the indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, 86 million rubles were allocated in 2025 for the acquisition of 26 vehicles and 20 UAVs, as well as the creation of 3 production facilities.
By the end of 2025, the level of achievement of national goals in the region reached almost 98%. Out of 198 facilities, 173 have already been completed. Another 12 will be put into operation this year. In 2026, 42 regional projects within the framework of 13 national projects will be implemented.
In 2025, 33 billion rubles will be allocated for education. Every child up to seven years old is provided a place in a kindergarten. Since 2022, 41 schools have been overhauled, 4 of them in the Arctic zone of the republic; last year a new school for 600 places was built in Izhma, the sixth Quantorium was opened in Usinsk. In 2025, 20 new school buses will be handed over to 12 municipalities.
The modernization of the healthcare system continues. In 2025, 24 FAPs (feldsher-midwife stations) will be introduced, a medical building in Vizinge (Sysolsky District), an outpatient clinic in Vustym, and 18 healthcare facilities will undergo major renovations. The pace of primary care construction has doubled compared to the previous year. This year, work was completed on the construction of the first modular emergency care unit in Komi, a new building for the republican children’s hospital was completed. Construction is nearing completion for the long-awaited republican infectious diseases hospital (95% readiness). A perinatal center is being designed. Over 4,000 units were procured in 2025.units of equipment to medical institutions. The fleet was replenished with 104 ambulances — a historic record for the republic.
Sports infrastructure is being developed. Last year, ski bases were built in Syktyvkar and Izhma, sports grounds in Namsk and Shudayaga, and the first smart playground with digital equipment in Vorkuta. Equipment was acquired for more than 10 sports schools in nine municipalities.
Cultural facilities are being built. In 2025, six model libraries and four cinemas will be opened in small settlements. Professional theaters, four children’s schools of arts, and a college of arts have received new equipment. Within the framework of participatory budgeting, 26 cultural institutions in 17 municipalities were supported.
Updating social infrastructure is facilitated by the mechanism of the Arctic presidential unified subsidy. Thanks to this support, since 2022, almost 1.6 billion rubles of federal funds have been directed towards solving priority tasks in the Arctic municipality – Vorkuta, Usinsk, Inta, Ust-Tsilemsky district. Equipment is being purchased – from aerodrome and fire trucks to ambulance vehicles. Medical equipment for high-tech diagnostics is being updated. Educational infrastructure is being developed – from interactive classrooms to school quantoriums.Roads are being repaired and public spaces are being improved. Thus, in 2026, the repair of the ring road in Vorkuta and the improvement of the city park will continue. In 2027–2028, courtyard areas will be renovated.
The implementation of the Vorkuta master plan was considered separately. By 2035, the long-term development plan for the agglomeration includes 30 projects totaling 33 billion rubles. Last year, four facilities in the field of physical culture and sports were completed – the “Vorgashorets” swimming pool was capital renovated, the “Pobeda” sports complex, the “Shakhter” sports hall, and a smart sports ground were created.Currently, six activities are in the active implementation phase: the ring road of Vorkuta is being repaired, the overhaul of the Usinsk water pipeline has begun, the improvement of yards and public areas is underway, modular feldsher-midwife stations will be installed in the remote settlements of Yeletsky and Sivomaskinsky. Another six objects are at the design stage.
“Our task is to create conditions for ensuring the diversification of the economy, the creation of new productions. The key directions of development in accordance with the master plan are the construction of the gas chemical complex, the development of the transport and logistics hub, modernization of engineering and social infrastructure. To solve the assigned tasks, it is necessary to implement key projects provided for by the long-term plan. Among them are the repair of the Usinsk water supply and the runway of Vorkuta airport, as well as measures aimed at increasing the efficiency of the urban economy.”The implementation of these projects will allow stabilizing the population, strengthening transport and socio-economic ties with neighboring regions, and ensuring sustainable development of Vorkuta in the long-term perspective. This work is already underway,” said Alexey Chekunkov, Minister for the Development of the Far East and Arctic.
Yury Trutnev instructed the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East to work out the possibility of extending the “Arctic Mortgage” program to Syktyvkar. “This concerns the creation of living conditions for people in the Arctic. We will look at the options for expanding the Arctic Mortgage. We need to create conditions so that people can live and work comfortably in the northern territories and the Arctic,” emphasized the Deputy Prime Minister.
Summing up the meeting, Yuri Trutnev drew the attention of the regional leadership and the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East to the necessity of increasing the pace of economic growth and the volume of investments attracted to the republic.
“We must pay more attention to money and pay more attention to all the reserves that exist in the Russian economy. Learn to earn more. In general, I want to remind you that, by the order of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, a special system of preferences has been created, which supports the life and work of people in remote territories. And it plays a major role in the development of our country. This is evident from the example of the Far East, which is developing faster than other territories of the country. The same must be achieved in the Arctic territories,” summed up Yuri Trutnev.
On the same day, the Deputy Prime Minister held a series of meetings with investors and discussed projects in the fields of gas chemistry, wood processing, oil refining, and the construction of a greenhouse complex. Gasification of the territories was considered separately.
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