Stimulate economic growth in the local economy, focusing on the tourism sector

One aim is to attract visitors/tourists to the region. Development of new products based on the special prerequisites of the areas nature, climate and raw materials are therefore greatly encouraged as well as developing good ways of meeting and satisfying visitors.

Mare Boreale is a Leader-area covering the coast-line and archipelago of the Gulf of Bothnia in the north of Sweden. Significant for the area is that it holds the world´s northernmost brackish-water archipelago, a shallow archipelago with a large number of islands. The rising of the land is significant in the area, which rather rapidly influences the geography. The northern, subarctic location, the rising of the land and the brackish-water creates conditions for unique species.

The transnational cooperation project focusing on: - Attracting visitors; - Product development of tourism products based on an areas nature, climate and raw materials (inspiration and exchange of experiences); - Development of hosteness and good ways of meeting and satisfying visitors.

LAG, European partners

Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, United Kingdom, Greece, Ireland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Malta, Poland, Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Slovakia, Belgium, Germany, Finland, Romania, Cyprus, Denmark, France, Lithuania, Latvia

11/04/2009