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Edinburgh is a modern European capital city and a major business centre with a sophisticated workforce.

Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, a significant conference venue and a globally important centre of the financial services industry. The population is unusually young, well educated and productive. Disposable income is 28% above the UK average.

Scotland benefits from a superb educational system, and some of the country’s finest schools and colleges from nursery through to further education, private and local authority are found in Edinburgh. There are three universities in the city, two of them carrying out five-star research, and robust links between higher education and business. Many young people who come to Edinburgh to study choose to make their homes and careers in the city.

Edinburgh is renowned throughout the world as the Festival City. Visitors flock to Edinburgh each year to experience what Edinburgh does best. The Edinburgh Festival is a generic term - it is in fact a whole series of festivals and events which add up to a major cultural explosion every summer - including the International Festival, The Fringe Festival, Edinburgh Book Festival, Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Jazz Festival and Edinburgh Mela. Later in the year, the city comes alive during the winter festivals which feature the month-long Edinburgh’s Christmas and culminates with the world famous Hogmanay celebrations, whilst Spring time sees the Science Festival and the Edinburgh Film Festival.