Projects & Practice

River management plan helps Finnish farmers improve aquatic ecosystems 
 

Youth strategy tackles rural depopulation challenges in western Finland.
 

A Local Action Group (LAG) in Central Finland created a new network and the enabling conditions for young people to plan and implement their own local development ideas.
 

Promoting family care services for the elderly in sparsely populated regions in Lapland and Koillismaa.

The project aim was for the Lauhanvuori-Hämeenkangas region to reach UNESCO Global Geopark status and this was achieved in summer 2020. Through project activities regional municipalities, Metsähallitus, Natural Resources Institute Finland, companies, associations, educational institutions and individual residents have worked together to develop the region and to construct a sustainable nature tourism destination.
 

The ReWI project inspires young people to examine entrepreneurship from the perspective of the circular economy. The project has opened up a wide range of opportunities for young people, resulting in 40 new circular economy enterprises.
 

A TNC cooperation project in which partner areas with long coastlines worked together to strike a balance between protecting the environment and opening up their areas to tourists in a sustainable way.

Communities coming together to collaboratively develop locally suited, innovative actions to mitigate climate change in rural Finland.
 

A transnational cooperation project to promote DIY solutions for renewable energy production in rural communities.
 

A project to help keep elderly people living at home safe and happy.