Projects & Practice

"Lernort Bauernhof" – the farm as a place of learning

Keywords:: Agriculture, Knowledge transfer, Local food, Product quality
Countries:: Germany

A CAP-funded educational programme raises awareness about agriculture among school students and creates a new income stream for farms as providers of educational services.

The most pessimistic town in Finland

Keywords:: Communication, Culture, Information & promotion activities, LEADER Innovation, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Tourism, Youth
Countries:: Finland

An original territorial marketing initiative

Agro-fibres to replace plastic: Establishing a research centre in a small Finnish municipality

Keywords:: Environmental sustainability, LEADER/CLLD, Market development, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Finland

Finnish agro-fibre research centre helps reduce fossil fuel reliance

A biogas plant investment: From local farming to a new partnership in circular economy

Keywords:: Added value, Competitiveness, Energy efficiency, GHG & ammonia emissions, Irrigation, Rural business, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees
Countries:: Finland

Investment in a biogas plant allows for formation of a new partnership between local farmers and a food producer contributing to the circular economy.

Mobiililuotsi - Mobile Guide for refugees and other new rural residents

Keywords:: Digitisation, Information & Communications Technology (ICT), Migrants, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Rural services, Social inclusion
Countries:: Finland

An app to favour social integration and use of services by newcomers.

The Oriniemenjoki River catchment area water protection project

Keywords:: Environmental protection, Information & promotion activities, Stakeholder involvement, Sustainability, Water management
Countries:: Finland

River management plan helps Finnish farmers improve aquatic ecosystems

Rural Working Hubs

Keywords:: Demography, Digitisation, Entrepreneurship, Inter-territorial/Transnational cooperation, LEADER/CLLD, Rural services
Countries:: Finland

Demonstrating the feasibility of rural working hubs in Finland and Ireland

‘MaasDigiboksi’ - Rural transport and mobility

Keywords:: Information & promotion activities, Knowledge transfer, Rural services, Sustainability
Countries:: Finland

Mobilising rural awareness in Finland about sustainable transport opportunities

Elderly family care in the arctic north

Keywords:: Demography, Healthcare, Social services, Sustainability
Countries:: Finland

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

Sustainable development in Geopark - Finland

Keywords:: Digitisation, Nature conservation, Protected areas, Rural Inspiration Awards: nominees, Tourism
Countries:: Finland

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.