LAG Profile

Elävä Kainuu Leader (NGO)

LAG code: 
FI-001
Country:
  • Finlandia
Main ESI Fund: 
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)
ESIF Programme:
  • Rural Development Programme - Mainland
Contact information
Spoken languages:
  • Inglese, Finlandese
LAG email: 
LAG manager: 
Paula Seppänen
LAG manager email: 
Phone: 
+35 840 1562 210
Address: 
Kauppakatu 20
89600 Suomussalmi
Finland
LAG website: 
http://www.kainuuleader.fi
Facebook: 
https://www.facebook.com/elavakainuu
Twitter: 
https://twitter.com/elavakainuu
Additional information
Key themes of LAG strategy:
  • Innovation, Tourism / Territorial branding, Employment / job creation, Youth
Additional information on the strategy: 

 Strategia "Leave no-man behind" refers to past of our area. Entrepreneurship based on nature (Green Power), innovation (Blue ideas) and sustainability (taken as far as possible) are the key words in our strategy.

Assets & land use of the LAG area:
  • High Nature Value, Cropland, Pasture, Forest, Non-productive, Industry, Mineral extraction, Protected areas
Size of territory (km²): 
16685
No. of inhabitants: 
30000
Municipalities covered: 
Hyrynsalmi, Kuhmo, Ristijärvi, Sotkamo, Suomussalmi
Sub-municipal level: 

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Number of entities in LAG decision body: 
10
Number of LAG staff: 
2
LAG Funding
Total LAG budget: 
€ 3 965 000