Our region
Find out why the Highlands and Islands is a great place to live, work, and grow — with support for local businesses and opportunities to invest.
Before we saw the jobs we were sitting on a rock under Tobermory lighthouse on Mull saying to each other ‘how do we get to live and work here’ Little did we know we were looking straight across the water to what would be our home the following year.
Explore our region
The Highlands and Islands region is packed full of wonderful places to live, so we'd understand if you haven't quite made your mind up yet. Use our map to explore the region and discover other useful resources that could help you make your move.
Get help to move to Scotland
Scotland.org is a partnership between Scotland's enterprise agencies, the Scottish Government, VisitScotland, Scottish Development International and other public sector bodies. It's a fantastic resource and packed with information to support anyone looking to live and work in Scotland.
With the mountains and lochs on our doorstep this is the perfect place to live, we really rated this when the children grew up as they could roam the hills behind our home and have more freedom then they would have had if we had stayed in the Netherlands.
Case Study
Aurora Energy Services, renewable energy
David Duguid is a mechanical Engineer with Aurora Energy Services providing onshore and offshore installation, inspection and maintenance services.
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Haventus, renewable energy
Find out what drove a Marine Technical Manager from Australia to swap life down under for a career in green energy transition, right here in the Highlands of Scotland.
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Nc’nean Distillery, food and drink
Bec Chadwick, originally from Australia, chats to us about her move to Scotland with partner, Roberto, and taking up her role as office manager with Nc’Nean Distillery.
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Kishorn Port, energy
Kevin Ferguson chats to us about his return to the region and the exciting opportunities abound for those looking to build a career in renewables.
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Great Glen Charcuterie, food and drink
Anja Baak, originally from the Netherlands, set up her family-owned business, the Great Glen Charcuterie, with her husband, Jan Jacob.
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Orbex, space sector
Manon Bordeau from Paris is a structures engineer with Orbex. She tells us about her role within the Scottish space sector and being part of such a pioneering project based in the Highlands.
It's easy to make the move
Have a look through our videos to hear from people who've already made the move from across the globe to the Highlands and Islands.
Where to now?
Explore more about living, working, investing and visiting the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Work here
Find your perfect career in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Invest here
Find out about the opportunities and get support to base your business in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Visit here
Visit the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, you'll never want to leave!
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